Analysts Set Emerson Electric Co. (NYSE:EMR) Price Target at $163.32

Shares of Emerson Electric Co. (NYSE:EMR) have been given a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by the twenty-four brokerages that are covering the company, MarketBeat reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eleven have assigned a hold rating, eleven have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. The average twelve-month price target among analysts that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $163.3182.

A number of equities research analysts recently commented on the stock. Sanford C. Bernstein initiated coverage on shares of Emerson Electric in a research report on Wednesday, June 10th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $175.00 price objective for the company. BMO Capital Markets lifted their price target on Emerson Electric from $150.00 to $157.00 in a research note on Friday, May 8th. Wolfe Research cut their price objective on Emerson Electric from $176.00 to $169.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, April 8th. Jefferies Financial Group began coverage on shares of Emerson Electric in a research report on Tuesday, March 31st. They set a “buy” rating and a $175.00 target price on the stock. Finally, Barclays raised their price objective on shares of Emerson Electric from $140.00 to $144.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 6th.

Emerson Electric Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE EMR traded down $3.87 during trading hours on Thursday, reaching $137.69. The stock had a trading volume of 268,796 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,149,196. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $140.97 and a 200-day moving average of $141.62. The firm has a market cap of $77.12 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.91, a PEG ratio of 2.22 and a beta of 1.25. The company has a current ratio of 0.87, a quick ratio of 0.64 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37. Emerson Electric has a fifty-two week low of $122.64 and a fifty-two week high of $165.15.

Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, May 5th. The industrial products company reported $1.54 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.53 by $0.01. The company had revenue of $4.56 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.59 billion. Emerson Electric had a net margin of 13.35% and a return on equity of 17.18%. Emerson Electric’s revenue for the quarter was up 2.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm posted $1.48 EPS. Emerson Electric has set its FY 2026 guidance at 6.450-6.550 EPS and its Q3 2026 guidance at 1.650-1.700 EPS. Equities research analysts predict that Emerson Electric will post 6.49 earnings per share for the current year.

Emerson Electric Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, June 10th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 15th were issued a dividend of $0.555 per share. This represents a $2.22 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.6%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, May 15th. Emerson Electric’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 51.27%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Emerson Electric

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Norges Bank acquired a new position in Emerson Electric during the fourth quarter worth about $1,050,040,000. Bank of America Corp DE lifted its holdings in Emerson Electric by 13.1% in the 1st quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 19,941,844 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $2,612,780,000 after acquiring an additional 2,302,055 shares during the last quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. boosted its position in shares of Emerson Electric by 185.7% during the 3rd quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 3,192,982 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $418,730,000 after purchasing an additional 2,075,425 shares in the last quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC grew its stake in shares of Emerson Electric by 95.7% in the 1st quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC now owns 2,207,707 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $289,262,000 after purchasing an additional 1,079,665 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp raised its holdings in shares of Emerson Electric by 17.8% in the 4th quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 6,198,148 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $822,618,000 after purchasing an additional 938,051 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds 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.