Emerson Electric Co. (NYSE:EMR) Receives Average Recommendation of “Hold” from Analysts

Shares of Emerson Electric Co. (NYSE:EMR) have earned a consensus recommendation of “Hold” from the nineteen brokerages that are currently covering the stock, Marketbeat.com reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, eight have given a hold recommendation and ten have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average 12 month price target among analysts that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $154.7647.

Several brokerages have recently issued reports on EMR. Evercore ISI initiated coverage on shares of Emerson Electric in a report on Monday, December 15th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $170.00 price target for the company. Robert W. Baird boosted their target price on Emerson Electric from $143.00 to $164.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, January 16th. Jefferies Financial Group raised their price target on Emerson Electric from $145.00 to $150.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 15th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their target price on Emerson Electric from $150.00 to $157.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, January 16th. Finally, Wolfe Research upped their price target on shares of Emerson Electric from $168.00 to $172.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, January 15th.

Emerson Electric Price Performance

Shares of EMR opened at $147.04 on Monday. The stock has a market cap of $82.68 billion, a P/E ratio of 36.40, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.38 and a beta of 1.26. Emerson Electric has a 1 year low of $90.06 and a 1 year high of $152.50. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $139.49 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $135.89. 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 (NYSE:EMR) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, November 5th. The industrial products company reported $1.62 earnings per share for the quarter, meeting analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.62. The business had revenue of $4.86 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.91 billion. Emerson Electric had a net margin of 12.73% and a return on equity of 15.87%. Emerson Electric’s revenue for the quarter was up 5.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company posted $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. On average, equities analysts predict that Emerson Electric will post 5.96 earnings per share for the current year.

Emerson Electric Increases Dividend

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

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

Insider Buying and Selling at Emerson Electric

In related news, CEO Surendralal Lanca Karsanbhai sold 7,263 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, December 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $133.00, for a total transaction of $965,979.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 196,292 shares in the company, valued at approximately $26,106,836. This trade represents a 3.57% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. 0.23% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Trading of Emerson Electric

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Emerson Electric in the 4th quarter valued at $302,000. Cardinal Capital Management grew its holdings in shares of Emerson Electric by 0.3% in the 4th quarter. Cardinal Capital Management now owns 89,171 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $11,835,000 after acquiring an additional 258 shares in the last quarter. Bogart Wealth LLC increased its position in shares of Emerson Electric by 0.7% in the fourth quarter. Bogart Wealth LLC now owns 74,049 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $9,828,000 after acquiring an additional 538 shares during the last quarter. Pekin Hardy Strauss Inc. boosted its position in Emerson Electric by 3.2% during the fourth quarter. Pekin Hardy Strauss Inc. now owns 12,793 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $1,698,000 after purchasing an additional 400 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Interchange Capital Partners LLC grew its stake in Emerson Electric by 187.4% in the fourth quarter. Interchange Capital Partners LLC now owns 5,162 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $685,000 after purchasing an additional 3,366 shares in the last quarter. 74.30% of the stock is currently 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.