Emerson Electric Co. (NYSE:EMR) Given Average Rating of “Moderate Buy” by Brokerages

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

EMR has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. Royal Bank Of Canada upped their price objective on Emerson Electric from $161.00 to $169.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 6th. Barclays raised their target price on Emerson Electric from $140.00 to $144.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 6th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Emerson Electric in a research note on Monday, May 4th. Daiwa Securities Group cut their price target on shares of Emerson Electric from $177.00 to $156.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, May 15th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price objective on shares of Emerson Electric from $135.00 to $155.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 7th.

Emerson Electric Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:EMR opened at $136.64 on Thursday. 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 1-year low of $122.64 and a 1-year high of $165.15. The stock has a market capitalization of $76.53 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.56, a P/E/G ratio of 2.20 and a beta of 1.25. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $140.78 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $141.75.

Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, May 5th. The industrial products company reported $1.54 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.53 by $0.01. The firm had revenue of $4.56 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.59 billion. Emerson Electric had a net margin of 13.35% and a return on equity of 17.18%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 2.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $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 analysts predict that Emerson Electric will post 6.49 earnings per share for the current year.

Emerson Electric Announces Dividend

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

Institutional Trading of Emerson Electric

Hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Pine Haven Investment Counsel Inc grew its stake in Emerson Electric by 2.4% in the second quarter. Pine Haven Investment Counsel Inc now owns 11,196 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $1,603,000 after acquiring an additional 267 shares during the period. Crumly & Associates Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Emerson Electric by 6.3% during the 2nd quarter. Crumly & Associates Inc. now owns 4,430 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $634,000 after purchasing an additional 264 shares in the last quarter. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Emerson Electric by 11.9% during the 2nd quarter. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. now owns 3,218 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $461,000 after purchasing an additional 343 shares in the last quarter. Eldred Rock Partners LLC grew its position in shares of Emerson Electric by 6.5% in the 2nd quarter. Eldred Rock Partners LLC now owns 103,551 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $14,823,000 after purchasing an additional 6,355 shares during the period. Finally, Shulman DeMeo Asset Management LLC increased its stake in Emerson Electric by 4.4% during the 2nd quarter. Shulman DeMeo Asset Management LLC now owns 2,686 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $385,000 after purchasing an additional 114 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.