Barclays Cuts Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) Price Target to $140.00

Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) had its price objective trimmed by Barclays from $145.00 to $140.00 in a report published on Wednesday morning, MarketBeat.com reports. The firm currently has an equal weight rating on the industrial products company’s stock.

Several other equities research analysts have also recently issued reports on EMR. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price objective on shares of Emerson Electric from $145.00 to $160.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 4th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price target on shares of Emerson Electric from $150.00 to $157.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, January 16th. Robert W. Baird raised their price target on shares of Emerson Electric from $143.00 to $164.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, January 16th. Wolfe Research decreased their price objective on Emerson Electric from $177.00 to $176.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, February 27th. Finally, Citigroup increased their price objective on Emerson Electric from $165.00 to $174.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 4th. Twelve 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 stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $163.43.

Emerson Electric Stock Performance

Shares of Emerson Electric stock opened at $131.71 on Wednesday. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $142.66 and its 200 day moving average price is $137.49. The company has a market cap of $74.02 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.20, a PEG ratio of 2.10 and a beta of 1.28. 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 has a one year low of $90.06 and a one year high of $165.15.

Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, February 3rd. The industrial products company reported $1.46 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.41 by $0.05. Emerson Electric had a return on equity of 17.25% and a net margin of 12.72%.The business had revenue of $4.35 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.37 billion. During the same period last year, the company earned $1.38 EPS. The company’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, research analysts predict that Emerson Electric will post 5.96 EPS for the current year.

Emerson Electric Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 10th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 13th were paid a $0.555 dividend. This represents a $2.22 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 13th. Emerson Electric’s payout ratio is 54.28%.

Insider Transactions at Emerson Electric

In related news, Director Matthew S. Levatich sold 1,476 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $162.16, for a total transaction of $239,348.16. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 24,349 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,948,433.84. This trade represents a 5.72% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Surendralal Lanca Karsanbhai sold 5,700 shares of Emerson Electric stock in a transaction that occurred 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 of the company’s stock, valued at $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. In the last three months, insiders have sold 13,879 shares of company stock worth $2,116,818. 0.23% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Emerson Electric

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Brighton Jones LLC grew its holdings in shares of 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 purchasing an additional 4,850 shares in the last quarter. Dynamic Technology Lab Private Ltd acquired a new stake in Emerson Electric during the 1st quarter worth approximately $232,000. Caxton Associates LLP purchased a new position in Emerson Electric in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $275,000. Sivia Capital Partners LLC purchased a new position in Emerson Electric in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $203,000. Finally, Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership acquired a new position in shares of Emerson Electric in the second quarter worth $12,179,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds 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.