Wells Fargo & Company Cuts Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) Price Target to $135.00

Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) had its price objective cut by stock analysts at Wells Fargo & Company from $160.00 to $135.00 in a note issued to investors on Wednesday,MarketScreener reports. The firm currently has an “equal weight” rating on the industrial products company’s stock. Wells Fargo & Company‘s price objective suggests a potential upside of 1.80% from the stock’s current price.

Several other research firms have also recently commented on EMR. KeyCorp raised their price target on shares of Emerson Electric from $155.00 to $185.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, February 5th. TD Cowen downgraded shares of Emerson Electric from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $150.00 target price for the company. in a research report on Friday, January 9th. HSBC boosted their price target on shares of Emerson Electric from $165.00 to $170.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, February 5th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft downgraded shares of Emerson Electric from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $170.00 price target on the stock. in a research note on Thursday, February 5th. Finally, Stephens lifted their price objective on Emerson Electric from $145.00 to $155.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Monday, February 9th. Twelve investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, ten have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $163.43.

Emerson Electric Stock Up 1.2%

Shares of EMR stock traded up $1.59 on Wednesday, reaching $132.61. 898,853 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 3,443,465. The company has a market capitalization of $74.53 billion, a P/E ratio of 32.43, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.96 and a beta of 1.24. Emerson Electric has a 12-month low of $90.06 and a 12-month high of $165.15. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37, a quick ratio of 0.62 and a current ratio of 0.84. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $143.69 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $137.60.

Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 3rd. The industrial products company reported $1.46 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.41 by $0.05. Emerson Electric had a return on equity of 17.25% and a net margin of 12.72%.The firm had revenue of $4.35 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.37 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $1.38 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 4.1% on a year-over-year basis. 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. On average, equities analysts forecast that Emerson Electric will post 5.96 earnings per share for the current year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

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

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Emerson Electric

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Emerson Electric by 1.1% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 54,909,180 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $7,287,546,000 after purchasing an additional 578,242 shares during the period. State Street Corp grew its position in Emerson Electric by 2.0% during the fourth quarter. State Street Corp now owns 27,483,440 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $3,647,602,000 after buying an additional 541,887 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its stake in Emerson Electric by 0.6% during the fourth 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. Wells Fargo & Company MN raised its holdings in Emerson Electric by 1.3% in the 4th quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 10,840,109 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $1,438,699,000 after acquiring an additional 134,049 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Norges Bank bought a new stake in shares of Emerson Electric in the 4th quarter worth approximately $1,050,040,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 74.30% of the company’s stock.

About Emerson Electric

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.