Analysts Set Emerson Electric Co. (NYSE:EMR) Target Price at $162.38

Emerson Electric Co. (NYSE:EMR) has been assigned a consensus rating of “Hold” from the twenty-three ratings firms that are presently covering the firm, MarketBeat reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, ten have assigned a hold recommendation and twelve have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average twelve-month price objective among brokerages that have covered the stock in the last year is $162.3810.

Several research analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft cut shares of Emerson Electric from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $170.00 target price on the stock. in a report on Thursday, February 5th. Weiss Ratings cut shares of Emerson Electric from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 4th. Rothschild & Co Redburn raised their target price on shares of Emerson Electric from $154.00 to $165.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, February 9th. UBS Group upgraded shares of Emerson Electric from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and raised their target price for the stock from $131.00 to $168.00 in a report on Monday, January 5th. Finally, Evercore raised their target price on shares of Emerson Electric from $170.00 to $185.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, February 5th.

Emerson Electric Trading Up 0.3%

EMR stock opened at $146.82 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $82.51 billion, a PE ratio of 35.90, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.33 and a beta of 1.28. Emerson Electric has a one year low of $95.31 and a one year high of $165.15. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $140.47 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $138.43. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37, a quick ratio of 0.62 and a current ratio of 0.84.

Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 3rd. The industrial products company reported $1.46 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.41 by $0.05. Emerson Electric had a net margin of 12.72% and a return on equity of 17.25%. The firm had revenue of $4.35 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.37 billion. During the same period last year, the firm posted $1.38 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was up 4.1% compared to the same quarter last year. Emerson Electric has set its FY 2026 guidance at 6.400-6.550 EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.500-1.550 EPS. As a group, analysts predict that Emerson Electric will post 6.51 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Emerson Electric Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 10th. Investors of record on Friday, February 13th were issued a $0.555 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, February 13th. This represents a $2.22 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.5%. Emerson Electric’s payout ratio is 54.28%.

Insider Activity at Emerson Electric

In related news, VP Nicholas J. Piazza sold 6,703 shares of Emerson Electric stock in a transaction on Monday, February 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $159.07, for a total value of $1,066,246.21. Following the sale, the vice president owned 31,664 shares in the company, valued at $5,036,792.48. The trade was a 17.47% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, CEO Surendralal Lanca Karsanbhai sold 5,700 shares of Emerson Electric stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $142.32, for a total transaction of $811,224.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 281,393 shares in the company, valued at approximately $40,047,851.76. This trade represents a 1.99% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold a total of 13,879 shares of company stock worth $2,116,818 over the last quarter. Corporate insiders own 0.23% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Emerson Electric

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in EMR. Brighton Jones LLC boosted its holdings in Emerson Electric by 74.1% in the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 11,392 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $1,412,000 after acquiring an additional 4,850 shares in the last quarter. Dynamic Technology Lab Private Ltd purchased a new position in Emerson Electric during the first quarter valued at $232,000. Caxton Associates LLP purchased a new position in Emerson Electric during the first quarter valued at $275,000. Sivia Capital Partners LLC purchased a new position in Emerson Electric during the second quarter valued at $203,000. Finally, Jump Financial LLC lifted its position in Emerson Electric by 121.5% during the second quarter. Jump Financial LLC now owns 10,543 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $1,406,000 after buying an additional 5,783 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 74.30% of the company’s stock.

Emerson Electric Company Profile

Emerson Electric Co is a global technology and engineering company that designs and manufactures products and provides services for industrial, commercial and consumer markets. Founded in 1890, the company is headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri, and has built a long-standing presence in automation, control and climate-related technologies. Emerson’s offerings are aimed at improving productivity, energy efficiency and reliability for a wide range of end markets.

Emerson operates through two principal platforms—Automation Solutions and Commercial & Residential Solutions—providing process automation systems, measurement and analytical instrumentation, valves and actuators, control software, and related aftermarket services, alongside products for heating, ventilation and refrigeration, residential and commercial climate controls, tools and storage solutions.