Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) Price Target Lowered to $135.00 at Wells Fargo & Company

Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) had its price objective lowered by Wells Fargo & Company from $160.00 to $135.00 in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday morning, Marketbeat Ratings reports. The brokerage currently has an equal weight rating on the industrial products company’s stock.

A number of other equities analysts have also weighed in on EMR. Royal Bank Of Canada increased their price target on Emerson Electric from $153.00 to $176.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 4th. Citigroup upped their price objective on shares of Emerson Electric from $165.00 to $174.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 4th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft cut shares of Emerson Electric from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $170.00 target price for the company. in a report on Thursday, February 5th. Oppenheimer restated a “market perform” rating on shares of Emerson Electric in a report on Tuesday, January 27th. Finally, Weiss Ratings downgraded shares of Emerson Electric from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 4th. Twelve research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, ten have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Emerson Electric has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $163.43.

Emerson Electric Trading Up 1.0%

Shares of NYSE:EMR opened at $132.35 on Wednesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $74.38 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.36, a PEG ratio of 2.09 and a beta of 1.28. Emerson Electric has a 1-year low of $90.06 and a 1-year high of $165.15. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $143.35 and a 200 day moving average price of $137.56. 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 (NYSE:EMR) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 3rd. The industrial products company reported $1.46 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.41 by $0.05. The company 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 company’s quarterly revenue was up 4.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $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, research analysts anticipate that Emerson Electric will post 5.96 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Emerson Electric Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 10th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 13th were paid a dividend of $0.555 per share. This represents a $2.22 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 13th. Emerson Electric’s payout ratio is 54.28%.

Insider Transactions at Emerson Electric

In other news, VP Nicholas J. Piazza sold 6,703 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $159.07, for a total value of $1,066,246.21. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president directly owned 31,664 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $5,036,792.48. This represents a 17.47% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, Director Matthew S. Levatich sold 1,476 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $162.16, for a total transaction of $239,348.16. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 24,349 shares in the company, valued at $3,948,433.84. The trade was a 5.72% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold 13,879 shares of company stock valued at $2,116,818 over the last three months. 0.23% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Emerson Electric

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Murphy Middleton Hinkle & Parker Inc. increased its stake in shares of Emerson Electric by 229.1% during the 4th quarter. Murphy Middleton Hinkle & Parker Inc. now owns 46,467 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $6,167,000 after purchasing an additional 32,346 shares during the last quarter. AustralianSuper Pty Ltd acquired a new stake in shares of Emerson Electric in the 3rd quarter valued at $950,000. Cahill Financial Advisors Inc. bought a new stake in Emerson Electric in the third quarter worth $823,000. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its position in Emerson Electric by 0.4% during the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 54,330,938 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $7,127,132,000 after buying an additional 201,040 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Marshall Wace LLP raised its holdings in Emerson Electric by 74.4% during the second quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 1,286,755 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $171,563,000 after buying an additional 548,795 shares in the last quarter. 74.30% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Key Stories Impacting Emerson Electric

Here are the key news stories impacting Emerson Electric this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Jefferies upgraded EMR to Buy and raised its price target to $175, citing strong order momentum, a roughly $7.9B backlog and improving free‑cash‑flow visibility — a clear bullish catalyst supporting upside. Emerson Electric Receives Wall Street Upgrade to Buy and Price Target to $175
• Neutral Sentiment: Several media pieces highlight broad Wall Street optimism and debate whether analysts’ recommendations are reliable; these writeups can amplify short‑term flows but don’t add new company fundamentals. The Bull Case For Emerson Electric (EMR) Could Change Following Jefferies’ Backlog-Driven Upgrade
• Negative Sentiment: Barclays trimmed its price target to $140 and kept an “equal weight” rating — a downward revision that reduces analyst‑driven upside and can pressure sentiment among relative‑value investors. Barclays adjusts price target on Emerson Electric to $140
• Negative Sentiment: Wells Fargo lowered its target to $135 and maintains an “equal weight” view, another downward revision that narrows implied upside and contributes to mixed analyst signals. Wells Fargo adjusts price target on Emerson Electric to $135
• Negative Sentiment: Recent intraday coverage noted EMR had traded down in a prior session, reflecting market sensitivity to the mixed analyst actions and broader market moves. Emerson Electric (EMR) Dips More Than Broader Market

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.