Stephens Boosts Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) Price Target to $160.00

Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) had its price target boosted by equities researchers at Stephens from $155.00 to $160.00 in a report released on Thursday,MarketScreener reports. Stephens’ price objective points to a potential upside of 2.07% from the company’s current price.

Several other analysts have also commented on the company. Citigroup raised their price objective on Emerson Electric from $174.00 to $182.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday. Daiwa Securities Group decreased their target price on shares of Emerson Electric from $177.00 to $156.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, May 15th. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their target price on Emerson Electric from $135.00 to $155.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Thursday, May 7th. DA Davidson began coverage on Emerson Electric in a report on Tuesday, June 16th. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $145.00 price target for the company. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded Emerson Electric from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and set a $157.00 price objective on the stock in a research report on Friday, July 17th. Thirteen research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, ten have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Emerson Electric presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $165.78.

Emerson Electric Stock Down 3.5%

EMR stock opened at $156.76 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $87.80 billion, a P/E ratio of 34.30, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.42 and a beta of 1.24. Emerson Electric has a 12 month low of $122.64 and a 12 month high of $165.15. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $143.85 and its 200-day simple moving average is $142.52. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37, a current ratio of 0.90 and a quick ratio of 0.64.

Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August 4th. The industrial products company reported $1.71 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.68 by $0.03. Emerson Electric had a return on equity of 17.58% and a net margin of 13.83%.The company had revenue of $4.87 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.80 billion. During the same period last year, the business earned $1.52 earnings per share. Emerson Electric’s quarterly revenue was up .0% on a year-over-year basis. 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. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Emerson Electric will post 6.56 earnings per share for the current year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. acquired a new position in Emerson Electric during the 2nd quarter worth $201,099,000. OneDigital Investment Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Emerson Electric in the 2nd quarter valued at about $1,997,000. Plato Investment Management Ltd purchased a new position in shares of Emerson Electric in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $2,010,000. Bell Investment Advisors Inc acquired a new position in shares of Emerson Electric in the second quarter valued at approximately $197,000. Finally, AMG National Trust Bank acquired a new stake in shares of Emerson Electric during the second quarter worth $1,443,000. 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.