Loop Capital Forecasts Strong Price Appreciation for Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) Stock

Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) had its target price increased by investment analysts at Loop Capital from $155.00 to $180.00 in a research note issued on Thursday,MarketScreener reports. The brokerage presently has a “buy” rating on the industrial products company’s stock. Loop Capital’s target price would suggest a potential upside of 21.33% from the company’s current price.

Several other research firms have also recently weighed in on EMR. UBS Group raised Emerson Electric from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and lifted their price target for the stock from $131.00 to $168.00 in a report on Monday, January 5th. Wolfe Research boosted their target price on shares of Emerson Electric from $172.00 to $177.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 5th. Barclays raised their price target on shares of Emerson Electric from $135.00 to $145.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 7th. Daiwa Securities Group boosted their price objective on shares of Emerson Electric from $153.00 to $177.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, February 5th. Finally, Stephens raised their target price on shares of Emerson Electric from $145.00 to $155.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Monday, February 9th. Eleven research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, ten have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Emerson Electric presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $164.90.

Emerson Electric Trading Up 2.3%

EMR stock opened at $148.35 on Thursday. Emerson Electric has a one year low of $90.06 and a one year high of $165.15. The stock has a market cap of $83.37 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 36.27, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.30 and a beta of 1.26. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $143.65 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $136.57. 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 issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 3rd. The industrial products company reported $1.46 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.41 by $0.05. The company had revenue of $4.35 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.37 billion. Emerson Electric had a net margin of 12.72% and a return on equity of 17.25%. The company’s revenue was up 4.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $1.38 earnings per share. 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. Equities analysts anticipate that Emerson Electric will post 5.96 EPS for the current year.

Emerson Electric announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a share buyback plan on Wednesday, November 5th that allows the company to repurchase $0.00 in outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization allows the industrial products company to buy shares of its stock through open market purchases. Shares repurchase plans are generally an indication that the company’s board believes its stock is undervalued.

Insider Transactions at Emerson Electric

In other news, CEO Surendralal Lanca Karsanbhai sold 7,263 shares of the stock in a transaction dated 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 transaction, the chief executive officer owned 196,292 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $26,106,836. This represents a 3.57% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, VP Nicholas J. Piazza sold 6,703 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $159.07, for a total transaction of $1,066,246.21. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president owned 31,664 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,036,792.48. The trade was a 17.47% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last quarter, insiders sold 15,442 shares of company stock valued at $2,271,573. Corporate insiders own 0.23% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Emerson Electric

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Norges Bank bought a new stake in Emerson Electric in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $1,050,040,000. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its position in shares of Emerson Electric by 75.0% in the 2nd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 12,538,402 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $1,671,762,000 after purchasing an additional 5,371,585 shares during the period. Schroder Investment Management Group boosted 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 valued at $846,165,000 after purchasing an additional 2,159,126 shares during the last quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. increased its position in shares of Emerson Electric by 185.7% during 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 period. Finally, Fisher Asset Management LLC raised its stake 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 worth $692,442,000 after buying an additional 1,561,600 shares during 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.