Emerson Electric Co. (EMR) to Issue Quarterly Dividend of $0.56 on September 10th

Emerson Electric Co. (NYSE:EMR) declared a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, August 4th. Investors of record on Friday, August 14th will be given a dividend of 0.555 per share by the industrial products company on Thursday, September 10th. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, August 14th.

Emerson Electric has increased its dividend by an average of 0.0%annually over the last three years and has increased its dividend every year for the last 68 years. Emerson Electric has a payout ratio of 34.4% meaning its dividend is sufficiently covered by earnings. Analysts expect Emerson Electric to earn $7.14 per share next year, which means the company should continue to be able to cover its $2.22 annual dividend with an expected future payout ratio of 31.1%.

Emerson Electric Stock Up 2.2%

Emerson Electric stock opened at $162.30 on Thursday. 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 company has a fifty day simple moving average of $143.55 and a 200 day simple moving average of $142.47. The company has a market cap of $90.91 billion, a P/E ratio of 35.51, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.40 and a beta of 1.24.

Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August 4th. The industrial products company reported $1.71 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.68 by $0.03. The company had revenue of $4.87 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.80 billion. Emerson Electric had a net margin of 13.83% and a return on equity of 17.60%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up .0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $1.52 EPS. 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. Research analysts anticipate that Emerson Electric will post 6.49 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities research analysts have recently issued reports on EMR shares. Daiwa Securities Group dropped their price objective on Emerson Electric from $177.00 to $156.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, May 15th. KeyCorp decreased their price objective on shares of Emerson Electric from $185.00 to $170.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, July 13th. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price target on Emerson Electric from $135.00 to $155.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 7th. Citigroup raised their price target on Emerson Electric from $174.00 to $182.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday. Finally, BMO Capital Markets boosted their price objective on Emerson Electric from $150.00 to $157.00 in a report on Friday, May 8th. Thirteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, ten have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $163.18.

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.