Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) Stock Price Expected to Rise, JPMorgan Chase & Co. Analyst Says

Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) had its target price boosted by equities research analysts at JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $150.00 to $157.00 in a report issued on Friday,Benzinga reports. The brokerage currently has a “neutral” rating on the industrial products company’s stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co.‘s price objective suggests a potential upside of 5.04% from the company’s current price.

A number of other research analysts have also recently commented on the stock. Daiwa Capital Markets boosted their target price on shares of Emerson Electric from $150.00 to $153.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, September 24th. Wolfe Research raised their target price on Emerson Electric from $168.00 to $172.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday. Evercore ISI initiated coverage on Emerson Electric in a research note on Monday, December 15th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $170.00 price target on the stock. UBS Group upgraded Emerson Electric from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and raised their price objective for the company from $131.00 to $168.00 in a research note on Monday, January 5th. Finally, TD Cowen lowered Emerson Electric from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $150.00 target price on the stock. in a research report on Friday, January 9th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have given a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $154.76.

Emerson Electric Stock Up 1.0%

Shares of NYSE EMR opened at $149.47 on Friday. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $135.41 and a 200 day moving average price of $135.25. The company has a current ratio of 0.88, a quick ratio of 0.65 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.41. Emerson Electric has a 12-month low of $90.06 and a 12-month high of $151.34. The company has a market cap of $84.05 billion, a P/E ratio of 37.00, a P/E/G ratio of 2.42 and a beta of 1.26.

Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, November 5th. The industrial products company reported $1.62 EPS for the quarter, hitting analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.62. Emerson Electric had a return on equity of 15.87% and a net margin of 12.73%.The company had revenue of $4.86 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.91 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $1.48 earnings per share. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 5.1% on a year-over-year basis. Emerson Electric has set its FY 2026 guidance at 6.350-6.550 EPS and its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.400-1.400 EPS. Research analysts anticipate that Emerson Electric will post 5.96 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Emerson Electric announced that its board has initiated a stock buyback plan on Wednesday, November 5th that permits the company to buyback $0.00 in outstanding shares. This buyback authorization permits the industrial products company to purchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are often an indication that the company’s management believes its stock is undervalued.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Emerson Electric news, CEO Surendralal Lanca Karsanbhai sold 7,263 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, December 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $133.00, for a total transaction of $965,979.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 196,292 shares in the company, valued at $26,106,836. The trade was a 3.57% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. 0.23% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Dorato Capital Management acquired a new position in Emerson Electric in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $143,000. Trust Co. of Vermont boosted its position in Emerson Electric by 3.6% during the 4th quarter. Trust Co. of Vermont now owns 163,786 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $21,738,000 after purchasing an additional 5,633 shares during the period. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management grew its stake in Emerson Electric by 6.2% during the 4th quarter. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management now owns 3,967 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $526,000 after buying an additional 230 shares during the last quarter. Capital Advisors Inc. OK increased its position in Emerson Electric by 0.9% in the fourth quarter. Capital Advisors Inc. OK now owns 88,417 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $11,735,000 after buying an additional 759 shares during the period. Finally, Frank Rimerman Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Emerson Electric by 18.1% in the fourth quarter. Frank Rimerman Advisors LLC now owns 5,350 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $710,000 after buying an additional 821 shares during the last quarter. 74.30% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.