Royal Bank Of Canada Raises Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) Price Target to $176.00

Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) had its price objective boosted by Royal Bank Of Canada from $153.00 to $176.00 in a research report issued on Wednesday,MarketScreener reports. The brokerage currently has an “outperform” rating on the industrial products company’s stock. Royal Bank Of Canada’s target price would suggest a potential upside of 16.36% from the stock’s previous close.

Other equities analysts also recently issued reports about the company. Wells Fargo & Company increased their target price on Emerson Electric from $140.00 to $145.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 7th. TD Cowen downgraded Emerson Electric from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $150.00 target price for the company. in a report on Friday, January 9th. Wolfe Research upped their price target on shares of Emerson Electric from $168.00 to $172.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 15th. Barclays raised their price objective on shares of Emerson Electric from $135.00 to $145.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 7th. Finally, UBS Group raised shares of Emerson Electric from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and increased their target price for the company from $131.00 to $168.00 in a report on Monday, January 5th. Ten analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, nine have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $163.50.

Emerson Electric Stock Performance

NYSE:EMR opened at $151.26 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37, a current ratio of 0.84 and a quick ratio of 0.65. The firm has a market cap of $85.01 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 36.98, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.52 and a beta of 1.26. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $141.22 and its 200 day moving average price is $136.23. Emerson Electric has a 1-year low of $90.06 and a 1-year high of $160.13.

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

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

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CEO Surendralal Lanca Karsanbhai sold 7,263 shares of the firm’s 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 sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 196,292 shares in the company, valued at $26,106,836. This trade represents a 3.57% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. 0.23% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Trading of Emerson Electric

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Integrated Investment Consultants LLC increased its holdings in Emerson Electric by 80.3% in the fourth quarter. Integrated Investment Consultants LLC now owns 14,289 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $1,896,000 after buying an additional 6,364 shares during the last quarter. RiverFront Investment Group LLC grew its position in shares of Emerson Electric by 3.5% in the 4th quarter. RiverFront Investment Group LLC now owns 28,055 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $3,723,000 after acquiring an additional 950 shares in the last quarter. Sapient Capital LLC increased its holdings in shares of Emerson Electric by 5.0% in the 4th quarter. Sapient Capital LLC now owns 6,286 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $850,000 after acquiring an additional 300 shares during the last quarter. North Dakota State Investment Board acquired a new stake in shares of Emerson Electric during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $2,565,000. Finally, Elyxium Wealth LLC acquired a new position in Emerson Electric in the fourth quarter worth $117,000. Institutional investors own 74.30% of the company’s stock.

Key Headlines Impacting Emerson Electric

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

• Positive Sentiment: Company raised FY‑2026 EPS guidance to $6.40–$6.55 and reported Q1 results that beat profit estimates; management cited AI‑enabled products and strong North America orders as growth drivers. This is the main fundamental positive supporting the rally in analyst targets. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Large price‑target upgrades from full‑service brokers highlight upside expectations: Evercore and KeyCorp moved targets to $185 (both citing stronger outlooks), signaling ~22%+ upside from recent levels. Evercore note KeyCorp note
• Positive Sentiment: Additional upward PT revisions from Citigroup, RBC, Wolfe, Daiwa, HSBC and others — examples include Citigroup to $174, RBC to $176, Wolfe/Daiwa to the $177–$177 range — reinforcing analyst conviction after results. These moves underpin longer‑term upside narratives. Citigroup/Benzinga RBC note
• Neutral Sentiment: Company declared a quarterly dividend (payment in March; ex‑dividend Feb 13), which supports income investors but is unlikely to move the stock materially on its own. Dividend announcement / transcript
• Neutral Sentiment: Unusually large options activity with elevated call buying was reported, indicating some traders are positioning for upside — a near‑term bullish signal but not definitive. Options activity
• Neutral Sentiment: Media mentions (e.g., CNBC items) included Emerson among other final trades; such coverage can increase flow but is not a primary driver versus earnings and analyst actions. CNBC mention
• Negative Sentiment: Deutsche Bank downgraded EMR from Buy to Hold (PT $170), introducing some sell‑side conflict and likely contributing to intraday weakness as investors digest mixed analyst views. Deutsche Bank note Finviz

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.