Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) Stock Price Expected to Rise, BNP Paribas Exane Analyst Says

Posted by Brenda Bartman on Aug 7th, 2026

Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR – Get Free Report) had its price target increased by equities research analysts at BNP Paribas Exane from $180.00 to $185.00 in a research note issued on Thursday,MarketScreener reports. BNP Paribas Exane’s price objective points to a potential upside of 18.01% from the stock’s current price.

Other research analysts also recently issued research reports about the stock. Barclays lifted their price objective on shares of Emerson Electric from $140.00 to $144.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 6th. Sanford C. Bernstein lowered their target price on shares of Emerson Electric from $175.00 to $169.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, July 20th. BMO Capital Markets lifted their price target on shares of Emerson Electric from $150.00 to $157.00 in a report on Friday, May 8th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded Emerson Electric from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and set a $157.00 price objective for the company in a report on Friday, July 17th. Finally, DA Davidson assumed coverage on Emerson Electric in a research report on Tuesday, June 16th. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $145.00 price objective for the company. Thirteen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, ten have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $165.78.

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Emerson Electric Trading Down 3.5%

EMR opened at $156.76 on Thursday. The company has a current ratio of 0.90, a quick ratio of 0.64 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37. The firm has a market cap of $87.80 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.30, a PEG ratio of 2.42 and a beta of 1.24. Emerson Electric has a 12 month low of $122.64 and a 12 month high of $165.15. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $143.85 and a 200-day moving average price of $142.52.

Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR – Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, August 4th. The industrial products company reported $1.71 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.68 by $0.03. The company had revenue of $4.87 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.80 billion. Emerson Electric had a return on equity of 17.58% and a net margin of 13.83%.The firm’s quarterly revenue was up .0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $1.52 earnings per share. Emerson Electric has set its FY 2026 guidance at 6.550-6.550 EPS and its Q4 2026 guidance at 1.850-1.850 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that Emerson Electric will post 6.56 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Emerson Electric

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. Fisher Asset Management LLC boosted its stake in Emerson Electric by 14.8% in the fourth quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 7,191,118 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $954,405,000 after acquiring an additional 928,548 shares in the last quarter. Truist Financial Corp increased its position in Emerson Electric by 4.6% during the fourth quarter. Truist Financial Corp now owns 1,185,160 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $157,294,000 after buying an additional 52,440 shares during the period. Legal & General Group Plc boosted its holdings in shares of Emerson Electric by 2.1% in the fourth quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 4,114,470 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $546,072,000 after acquiring an additional 84,064 shares during the period. Axxcess Wealth Management LLC grew its position in shares of Emerson Electric by 86.9% during the fourth quarter. Axxcess Wealth Management LLC now owns 81,093 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $10,763,000 after acquiring an additional 37,702 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Emerson Electric by 0.6% in the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 12,328,324 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $1,628,638,000 after acquiring an additional 76,488 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 74.30% of the company’s stock.

Emerson Electric Company Profile

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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.