Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) Coverage Initiated by Analysts at Sanford C. Bernstein

Research analysts at Sanford C. Bernstein assumed coverage on shares of Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) in a research note issued on Wednesday. The brokerage set an “outperform” rating and a $175.00 price target on the industrial products company’s stock. Sanford C. Bernstein’s price objective points to a potential upside of 22.93% from the company’s current price.

Several other research firms have also recently weighed in on EMR. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price objective on Emerson Electric from $135.00 to $155.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Thursday, May 7th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Emerson Electric in a research report on Monday, May 4th. Loop Capital lifted their target price on Emerson Electric from $155.00 to $180.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 12th. Daiwa Securities Group dropped their target price on Emerson Electric from $177.00 to $156.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, May 15th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets lifted their target price on Emerson Electric from $150.00 to $157.00 in a research report on Friday, May 8th. Thirteen investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, ten have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $163.77.

Emerson Electric Price Performance

Shares of EMR opened at $142.35 on Wednesday. The company has a current ratio of 0.87, a quick ratio of 0.64 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37. Emerson Electric has a 1 year low of $122.64 and a 1 year high of $165.15. The stock has a market cap of $79.73 billion, a P/E ratio of 32.88, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.22 and a beta of 1.25. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $139.02 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $140.26.

Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, May 5th. The industrial products company reported $1.54 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.53 by $0.01. Emerson Electric had a return on equity of 17.18% and a net margin of 13.35%.The firm had revenue of $4.56 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.59 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $1.48 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was up 2.9% compared to the same quarter last year. Emerson Electric has set its FY 2026 guidance at 6.450-6.550 EPS and its Q3 2026 guidance at 1.650-1.700 EPS. On average, equities analysts predict that Emerson Electric will post 6.49 earnings per share for the current year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Basso Capital Management L.P. acquired a new position in shares of Emerson Electric during the 4th quarter worth approximately $25,000. IFC & Insurance Marketing Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Emerson Electric during the 4th quarter worth approximately $27,000. Motiv8 Investments LLC acquired a new position in shares of Emerson Electric during the 4th quarter worth approximately $27,000. Darwin Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Emerson Electric during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $29,000. Finally, Ares Financial Consulting LLC acquired a new position in shares of Emerson Electric during the 4th quarter worth approximately $29,000. 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.