Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) Given New $165.00 Price Target at Rothschild & Co Redburn

Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) had its price objective lifted by Rothschild & Co Redburn from $154.00 to $165.00 in a research note published on Monday morning,MarketScreener reports. Rothschild & Co Redburn currently has a buy rating on the industrial products company’s stock.

EMR has been the subject of a number of other research reports. Barclays raised their price objective on Emerson Electric from $135.00 to $145.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 7th. TD Cowen lowered Emerson Electric from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $150.00 price target for the company. in a research report on Friday, January 9th. KeyCorp increased their price objective on shares of Emerson Electric from $155.00 to $185.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 5th. Daiwa Securities Group lifted their target price on shares of Emerson Electric from $153.00 to $177.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, February 5th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada upped their target price on shares of Emerson Electric from $153.00 to $176.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 4th. Ten equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, ten have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Emerson Electric presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $164.11.

Emerson Electric Stock Up 1.8%

Shares of Emerson Electric stock opened at $160.25 on Monday. Emerson Electric has a 1 year low of $90.06 and a 1 year high of $161.02. The firm has a market cap of $90.06 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 39.18, a PEG ratio of 2.50 and a beta of 1.26. The company has a 50-day moving average of $142.26 and a 200 day moving average of $136.30. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37, a current ratio of 0.84 and a quick ratio of 0.62.

Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 3rd. The industrial products company reported $1.46 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.41 by $0.05. Emerson Electric had a net margin of 12.72% and a return on equity of 17.25%. The business had revenue of $4.35 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.37 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $1.38 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was up 4.1% compared to the same quarter last year. Emerson Electric has set its FY 2026 guidance at 6.400-6.550 EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.500-1.550 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Emerson Electric will post 5.96 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Emerson Electric Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 10th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 13th will be issued a dividend of $0.555 per share. This represents a $2.22 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 13th. Emerson Electric’s payout ratio is presently 54.28%.

Emerson Electric declared that its Board of Directors has authorized a share buyback plan on Wednesday, November 5th that authorizes the company to buyback $0.00 in outstanding shares. This buyback authorization authorizes the industrial products company to buy shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are usually an indication that the company’s leadership believes its shares are undervalued.

Insider Buying and Selling

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

Institutional Trading of Emerson Electric

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Norges Bank bought a new position in Emerson Electric in the second quarter valued at about $918,830,000. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its position in shares of Emerson Electric by 75.0% during the 2nd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 12,538,402 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $1,671,762,000 after purchasing an additional 5,371,585 shares during the last quarter. Schroder Investment Management Group lifted its stake in shares of Emerson Electric by 51.6% in the 2nd quarter. Schroder Investment Management Group now owns 6,346,398 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $846,165,000 after purchasing an additional 2,159,126 shares during the period. Ameriprise Financial Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Emerson Electric by 185.7% in the third quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 3,192,982 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $418,730,000 after buying an additional 2,075,425 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Fisher Asset Management LLC grew its position in Emerson Electric by 43.0% during the second quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 5,193,448 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $692,442,000 after buying an additional 1,561,600 shares during the period. 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.