Brokerages Set Emerson Electric Co. (NYSE:EMR) PT at $163.24

Shares of Emerson Electric Co. (NYSE:EMR) have been given an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by the twenty-four brokerages that are presently covering the firm, Marketbeat.com reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, ten have issued a hold recommendation, twelve have assigned a buy recommendation and one has issued a strong buy recommendation on the company. The average 1 year price objective among brokerages that have covered the stock in the last year is $163.7727.

Several equities analysts have recently weighed in on the company. BMO Capital Markets lifted their price target on Emerson Electric from $150.00 to $157.00 in a research report on Friday, May 8th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Emerson Electric in a research report on Monday, May 4th. Barclays lifted their price target on Emerson Electric from $140.00 to $144.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 6th. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price target on Emerson Electric from $135.00 to $155.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 7th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group assumed coverage on Emerson Electric in a research report on Tuesday, March 31st. They issued a “buy” rating and a $175.00 price target for the company.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Emerson Electric

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Rooted Wealth Advisors Inc. grew its position in Emerson Electric by 3.0% during the fourth quarter. Rooted Wealth Advisors Inc. now owns 2,195 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $291,000 after buying an additional 64 shares in the last quarter. Institute for Wealth Management LLC. grew its position in Emerson Electric by 1.6% during the fourth quarter. Institute for Wealth Management LLC. now owns 4,546 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $603,000 after buying an additional 71 shares in the last quarter. Cary Street Partners Investment Advisory LLC grew its position in Emerson Electric by 2.4% during the fourth quarter. Cary Street Partners Investment Advisory LLC now owns 3,098 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $411,000 after buying an additional 72 shares in the last quarter. Cornell Pochily Investment Advisors Inc. grew its position in Emerson Electric by 0.3% during the fourth quarter. Cornell Pochily Investment Advisors Inc. now owns 29,260 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $3,883,000 after buying an additional 76 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Zhang Financial LLC grew its position in Emerson Electric by 2.7% during the fourth quarter. Zhang Financial LLC now owns 2,892 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $384,000 after buying an additional 76 shares in the last quarter. 74.30% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Emerson Electric Stock Performance

Shares of EMR opened at $143.06 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $80.13 billion, a PE ratio of 33.04, a PEG ratio of 2.28 and a beta of 1.25. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $139.73 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $140.47. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37, a current ratio of 0.87 and a quick ratio of 0.64. Emerson Electric has a 1 year low of $122.64 and a 1 year high of $165.15.

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, beating the consensus estimate of $1.53 by $0.01. The firm had revenue of $4.56 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.59 billion. Emerson Electric had a return on equity of 17.18% and a net margin of 13.35%.The business’s revenue was up 2.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $1.48 earnings per share. 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 research analysts forecast that Emerson Electric will post 6.49 EPS for the current year.

Emerson Electric Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, June 10th. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 15th were given a $0.555 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, May 15th. This represents a $2.22 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.6%. Emerson Electric’s payout ratio is 51.27%.

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.