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

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

A number of other analysts have also issued reports on EMR. HSBC raised their target price on shares of Emerson Electric from $165.00 to $170.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 5th. Wolfe Research reduced their price target on Emerson Electric from $177.00 to $176.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, February 27th. Rothschild & Co Redburn raised their price objective on Emerson Electric from $154.00 to $165.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, February 9th. KeyCorp upped their target price on Emerson Electric from $155.00 to $185.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 5th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets assumed coverage on Emerson Electric in a research report on Friday, March 27th. They set a “market perform” rating and a $150.00 target price on the stock. Twelve investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, ten have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $163.43.

Emerson Electric Trading Up 0.0%

Emerson Electric stock opened at $131.71 on Wednesday. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $142.66 and a 200 day moving average price of $137.49. Emerson Electric has a 52 week low of $90.06 and a 52 week high of $165.15. The stock has a market cap of $74.02 billion, a PE ratio of 32.20, a P/E/G ratio of 2.10 and a beta of 1.28. The company has a current ratio of 0.84, a quick ratio of 0.62 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37.

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, topping the consensus estimate of $1.41 by $0.05. The company had revenue of $4.35 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.37 billion. Emerson Electric had a net margin of 12.72% and a return on equity of 17.25%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 4.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company 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. Equities research analysts predict that Emerson Electric will post 5.96 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Emerson Electric Announces Dividend

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

Insider Transactions at Emerson Electric

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 transaction of $1,066,246.21. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president directly owned 31,664 shares in the company, valued at $5,036,792.48. This represents a 17.47% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, Director Matthew S. Levatich sold 1,476 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $162.16, for a total value of $239,348.16. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 24,349 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,948,433.84. This trade represents a 5.72% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold a total of 13,879 shares of company stock worth $2,116,818 in the last ninety days. Insiders own 0.23% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Emerson Electric

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of EMR. Hsbc Holdings PLC raised its holdings in Emerson Electric by 55.2% in the fourth quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 1,672,161 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $222,151,000 after buying an additional 594,835 shares during the period. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. grew its stake in Emerson Electric by 33.8% during the fourth quarter. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. now owns 1,156,874 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $153,541,000 after buying an additional 292,170 shares during the period. Bank of New Hampshire increased its position in shares of Emerson Electric by 21.2% in the fourth quarter. Bank of New Hampshire now owns 2,143 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $284,000 after acquiring an additional 375 shares in the last quarter. World Investment Advisors raised its stake in shares of Emerson Electric by 11.8% in the 4th quarter. World Investment Advisors now owns 22,897 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $3,039,000 after acquiring an additional 2,412 shares during the period. Finally, Farmers National Bank lifted its holdings in shares of Emerson Electric by 1.8% during the 4th quarter. Farmers National Bank now owns 5,187 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $688,000 after acquiring an additional 92 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.