BMO Capital Markets Begins Coverage on Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR)

Investment analysts at BMO Capital Markets began coverage on shares of Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) in a report issued on Friday, Marketbeat Ratings reports. The firm set a “market perform” rating and a $150.00 price target on the industrial products company’s stock. BMO Capital Markets’ target price would indicate a potential upside of 19.67% from the stock’s current price.

A number of other research firms have also commented on EMR. Stephens raised their price objective on Emerson Electric from $145.00 to $155.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Monday, February 9th. Weiss Ratings downgraded Emerson Electric from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 4th. Evercore raised their price target on Emerson Electric from $170.00 to $185.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 5th. Jefferies Financial Group boosted their price target on Emerson Electric from $150.00 to $160.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 5th. Finally, HSBC upped their price target on shares of Emerson Electric from $165.00 to $170.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, February 5th. Eleven research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eleven have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $164.14.

Emerson Electric Stock Performance

NYSE EMR opened at $125.35 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $70.44 billion, a PE ratio of 30.65, a P/E/G ratio of 2.00 and a beta of 1.24. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37, a quick ratio of 0.62 and a current ratio of 0.84. Emerson Electric has a 52-week low of $90.06 and a 52-week high of $165.15. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $144.50 and a 200-day moving average of $137.70.

Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 3rd. The industrial products company reported $1.46 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.41 by $0.05. The business had revenue of $4.35 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.37 billion. Emerson Electric had a return on equity of 17.25% and a net margin of 12.72%.The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 4.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $1.38 EPS. 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. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Emerson Electric will post 5.96 EPS for the current year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Emerson Electric news, VP Nicholas J. Piazza sold 6,703 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $159.07, for a total value of $1,066,246.21. Following 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 position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, Director Matthew S. Levatich sold 1,476 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $162.16, for a total value of $239,348.16. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 24,349 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,948,433.84. The trade was a 5.72% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last three months, insiders have sold 13,879 shares of company stock valued at $2,116,818. 0.23% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of EMR. Basso Capital Management L.P. bought a new position in Emerson Electric during the fourth quarter worth $25,000. IFC & Insurance Marketing Inc. acquired a new stake in Emerson Electric in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Motiv8 Investments LLC bought a new position in shares of Emerson Electric in the 4th quarter worth $27,000. Ares Financial Consulting LLC acquired a new stake in Emerson Electric in the 4th quarter valued at $29,000. Finally, Darwin Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in Emerson Electric during the 2nd quarter valued at $29,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 74.30% of the company’s stock.

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.