Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) Receives “Market Perform” Rating from Oppenheimer

Oppenheimer reaffirmed their market perform rating on shares of Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) in a research report report published on Tuesday, Marketbeat reports.

Several other equities analysts have also recently issued reports on EMR. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft boosted their price target on Emerson Electric from $157.00 to $159.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 2nd. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of Emerson Electric in a research note on Wednesday, January 21st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price target on Emerson Electric from $150.00 to $157.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, January 16th. UBS Group raised shares of Emerson Electric from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and increased their price objective for the company from $131.00 to $168.00 in a research note on Monday, January 5th. Finally, Barclays increased their target price on Emerson Electric from $135.00 to $145.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 7th. Ten research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $154.76.

Emerson Electric Price Performance

Shares of EMR opened at $147.78 on Tuesday. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $138.16 and a 200 day moving average price of $135.71. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.41, a current ratio of 0.88 and a quick ratio of 0.65. Emerson Electric has a 1-year low of $90.06 and a 1-year high of $151.74. The stock has a market cap of $83.10 billion, a PE ratio of 36.58, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.42 and a beta of 1.26.

Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, November 5th. The industrial products company reported $1.62 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, meeting analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.62. The firm had revenue of $4.86 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.91 billion. Emerson Electric had a return on equity of 15.87% and a net margin of 12.73%.The business’s revenue was up 5.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $1.48 EPS. 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. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Emerson Electric will post 5.96 EPS for the current year.

Emerson Electric announced that its Board of Directors has initiated a share buyback program on Wednesday, November 5th that allows the company to buyback $0.00 in outstanding shares. This buyback authorization allows the industrial products company to purchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are usually an indication that the company’s board believes its shares are undervalued.

Emerson Electric Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, December 10th. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 14th were given a dividend of $0.555 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, November 14th. This is a positive change from Emerson Electric’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.53. This represents a $2.22 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.5%. Emerson Electric’s dividend payout ratio is presently 54.95%.

Insider Transactions at Emerson Electric

In other Emerson Electric news, CEO Surendralal Lanca Karsanbhai sold 7,263 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, December 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $133.00, for a total value of $965,979.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 196,292 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $26,106,836. This represents a 3.57% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. 0.23% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Emerson Electric

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Impact Capital Partners LLC grew its position in shares of Emerson Electric by 3.9% in the 2nd quarter. Impact Capital Partners LLC now owns 1,909 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $255,000 after acquiring an additional 71 shares in the last quarter. C2P Capital Advisory Group LLC d.b.a. Prosperity Capital Advisors increased its holdings in shares of Emerson Electric by 1.7% during the second quarter. C2P Capital Advisory Group LLC d.b.a. Prosperity Capital Advisors now owns 4,338 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $578,000 after purchasing an additional 71 shares during the period. Institute for Wealth Management LLC. raised its position in shares of Emerson Electric by 1.6% during the 4th 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. Jag Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in Emerson Electric by 1.9% during the second quarter. Jag Capital Management LLC now owns 3,954 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $527,000 after purchasing an additional 72 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Cornell Pochily Investment Advisors Inc. raised its stake in shares of Emerson Electric by 0.3% in the 4th 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. Institutional investors 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.