Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) Hits New 1-Year High – What’s Next?

Emerson Electric Co. (NYSE:EMR)’s stock price hit a new 52-week high on Friday . The company traded as high as $151.74 and last traded at $150.12, with a volume of 2061221 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at $149.57.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities research analysts have commented on EMR shares. Wolfe Research upped their target price on shares of Emerson Electric from $168.00 to $172.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 15th. Jefferies Financial Group upped their price objective on shares of Emerson Electric from $145.00 to $150.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 15th. Robert W. Baird lifted their target price on Emerson Electric from $143.00 to $164.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, January 16th. TD Cowen downgraded Emerson Electric from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $150.00 price target for the company. in a report on Friday, January 9th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price objective on Emerson Electric from $140.00 to $145.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 7th. Ten analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $154.76.

Emerson Electric Stock Up 0.4%

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.41, a current ratio of 0.88 and a quick ratio of 0.65. The company has a market capitalization of $84.41 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 37.16, a PEG ratio of 2.42 and a beta of 1.26. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $136.89 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $135.58.

Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, November 5th. The industrial products company reported $1.62 EPS for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $1.62. The firm had revenue of $4.86 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.91 billion. Emerson Electric had a return on equity of 15.87% and a net margin of 12.73%.The business’s quarterly revenue was up 5.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $1.48 EPS. Emerson Electric has set its FY 2026 guidance at 6.350-6.550 EPS and its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.400-1.400 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Emerson Electric Co. will post 5.96 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Emerson Electric Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, December 10th. Investors of record on Friday, November 14th were given a $0.555 dividend. This represents a $2.22 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.5%. This is an increase from Emerson Electric’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.53. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, November 14th. Emerson Electric’s payout ratio is 54.95%.

Emerson Electric announced that its Board of Directors has initiated a stock repurchase plan on Wednesday, November 5th that allows the company to repurchase $0.00 in outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization allows the industrial products company to repurchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are often a sign that the company’s management believes its shares are undervalued.

Insider Activity at Emerson Electric

In other news, CEO Surendralal Lanca Karsanbhai sold 7,263 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, December 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $133.00, for a total transaction of $965,979.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 196,292 shares in the company, valued at $26,106,836. This represents a 3.57% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. 0.23% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Darwin Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Emerson Electric in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Wealth Watch Advisors INC bought a new stake in Emerson Electric during the third quarter worth $33,000. Winnow Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in Emerson Electric in the second quarter valued at $34,000. PFS Partners LLC grew its position in shares of Emerson Electric by 65.9% in the 2nd quarter. PFS Partners LLC now owns 272 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $36,000 after acquiring an additional 108 shares during the period. Finally, Traub Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Emerson Electric during the 2nd quarter worth about $37,000. 74.30% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.