Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) Price Target Raised to $157.00

Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) had its target price hoisted by JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $150.00 to $157.00 in a research note published on Friday morning,Benzinga reports. They currently have a neutral rating on the industrial products company’s stock.

Several other equities analysts have also recently commented on the stock. Royal Bank Of Canada decreased their price target on shares of Emerson Electric from $155.00 to $153.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, November 6th. Jefferies Financial Group lifted their target price on Emerson Electric from $145.00 to $150.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday. Morgan Stanley upped their price target on Emerson Electric from $115.00 to $125.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a report on Friday, January 9th. 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 research note on Wednesday, January 7th. Finally, Evercore ISI initiated coverage on shares of Emerson Electric in a research note on Monday, December 15th. They set an “outperform” rating and a $170.00 target price on the stock. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have given a Buy rating, seven have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $154.76.

Emerson Electric Stock Performance

NYSE EMR opened at $149.47 on Friday. 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 cap of $84.05 billion, a P/E ratio of 37.00, a P/E/G ratio of 2.42 and a beta of 1.26. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $135.41 and a two-hundred day moving average of $135.23. Emerson Electric has a 1-year low of $90.06 and a 1-year high of $151.34.

Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, November 5th. The industrial products company reported $1.62 EPS for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $1.62. The business had revenue of $4.86 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.91 billion. Emerson Electric had a net margin of 12.73% and a return on equity of 15.87%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 5.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $1.48 earnings per share. 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, analysts anticipate that Emerson Electric will post 5.96 EPS for the current year.

Emerson Electric declared that its Board of Directors has approved a stock buyback plan on Wednesday, November 5th that authorizes the company to repurchase $0.00 in outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization authorizes the industrial products company to repurchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are usually a sign that the company’s leadership believes its stock is undervalued.

Emerson Electric Increases Dividend

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

Insider Buying and Selling at Emerson Electric

In other news, CEO Surendralal Lanca Karsanbhai sold 7,263 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on 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 sale, the chief executive officer owned 196,292 shares in the company, valued at approximately $26,106,836. The trade was a 3.57% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Corporate insiders own 0.23% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Emerson Electric

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Coldstream Capital Management Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Emerson Electric by 18.3% during the 2nd quarter. Coldstream Capital Management Inc. now owns 21,378 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $2,850,000 after acquiring an additional 3,308 shares during the period. Marshall Wace LLP increased its position in Emerson Electric by 74.4% during the second quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 1,286,755 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $171,563,000 after purchasing an additional 548,795 shares during the last quarter. CORDA Investment Management LLC. purchased a new position in Emerson Electric during the second quarter worth approximately $1,173,000. Legal & General Group Plc boosted its holdings in shares of Emerson Electric by 5.0% in the 2nd quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 3,600,518 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $480,057,000 after purchasing an additional 172,507 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Cordatus Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Emerson Electric during the 3rd quarter valued at $2,403,000. 74.30% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.