Analysts Set Emerson Electric Co. (NYSE:EMR) Price Target at $166.96

Emerson Electric Co. (NYSE:EMR) has been given an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by the twenty-four research firms that are covering the company, Marketbeat.com reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have assigned a hold rating and thirteen have issued a buy rating on the company. The average 1-year price objective among brokers that have covered the stock in the last year is $166.9565.

A number of analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. BNP Paribas Exane lifted their price objective on shares of Emerson Electric from $180.00 to $185.00 in a report on Thursday, August 6th. Rothschild & Co Redburn increased their target price on Emerson Electric from $165.00 to $180.00 in a research note on Thursday, August 6th. HSBC raised their price target on Emerson Electric from $170.00 to $180.00 in a research report on Thursday, August 6th. KeyCorp dropped their price target on Emerson Electric from $185.00 to $170.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, July 13th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein increased their price objective on Emerson Electric from $169.00 to $186.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, August 14th.

Emerson Electric Stock Down 0.0%

EMR stock opened at $157.21 on Friday. The company’s 50 day moving average is $148.04 and its 200 day moving average is $143.42. The stock has a market cap of $88.05 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.40, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.34 and a beta of 1.24. The company has a current ratio of 0.90, a quick ratio of 0.66 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 $166.35.

Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, August 4th. The industrial products company reported $1.71 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.68 by $0.03. Emerson Electric had a net margin of 13.83% and a return on equity of 17.58%. The business had revenue of $4.87 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.80 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $1.52 earnings per share. Emerson Electric’s revenue for the quarter 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. Sell-side analysts predict that Emerson Electric will post 6.55 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Emerson Electric Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 10th. Shareholders of record on Friday, August 14th will be paid a $0.555 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, August 14th. This represents a $2.22 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.4%. Emerson Electric’s dividend payout ratio is currently 48.58%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Emerson Electric news, CEO Surendralal Lanca Karsanbhai sold 9,650 shares of Emerson Electric stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $161.91, for a total transaction of $1,562,431.50. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 271,743 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $43,997,909.13. This trade represents a 3.43% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. 0.23% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Emerson Electric

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in EMR. Basso Capital Management L.P. purchased a new stake in Emerson Electric during the fourth quarter valued at about $25,000. Allied Private Wealth LLC purchased a new position in shares of Emerson Electric in the second quarter worth about $27,000. IFC & Insurance Marketing Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Emerson Electric in the 4th quarter valued at about $27,000. Motiv8 Investments LLC purchased a new stake in Emerson Electric during the 4th quarter valued at about $27,000. Finally, Ares Financial Consulting LLC bought a new position in Emerson Electric during the 4th quarter worth approximately $29,000. Institutional investors 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.