Stephens Increases Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) Price Target to $155.00

Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) had its price target raised by stock analysts at Stephens from $145.00 to $155.00 in a research report issued to clients and investors on Monday,Benzinga reports. The brokerage currently has an “equal weight” rating on the industrial products company’s stock. Stephens’ price objective indicates a potential downside of 4.28% from the company’s previous close.

Several other equities research analysts have also recently issued reports on EMR. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft cut Emerson Electric from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $170.00 price objective on the stock. in a report on Thursday, February 5th. Weiss Ratings lowered Emerson Electric from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 4th. Royal Bank Of Canada upped their price objective on shares of Emerson Electric from $153.00 to $176.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 4th. Robert W. Baird raised their target price on shares of Emerson Electric from $143.00 to $164.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, January 16th. Finally, Evercore upped their price target on shares of Emerson Electric from $170.00 to $185.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 5th. Ten investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, ten have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $164.11.

Emerson Electric Price Performance

Emerson Electric stock opened at $161.93 on Monday. The stock has a market capitalization of $91.00 billion, a P/E ratio of 39.59, a P/E/G ratio of 2.54 and a beta of 1.26. Emerson Electric has a 12-month low of $90.06 and a 12-month high of $163.54. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37, a current ratio of 0.84 and a quick ratio of 0.62. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $142.86 and its two-hundred day moving average is $136.38.

Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 3rd. The industrial products company reported $1.46 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.41 by $0.05. The business had revenue of $4.35 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.37 billion. Emerson Electric had a net margin of 12.72% and a return on equity of 17.25%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 4.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $1.38 earnings per share. 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 analysts predict that Emerson Electric will post 5.96 earnings per share for the current year.

Emerson Electric announced that its board has initiated a stock repurchase program on Wednesday, November 5th that allows the company to repurchase $0.00 in shares. This repurchase authorization allows the industrial products company to reacquire shares of its stock through open market purchases. Shares repurchase programs are usually a sign that the company’s leadership believes its shares are undervalued.

Insider Buying and Selling at Emerson Electric

In related news, CEO Surendralal Lanca Karsanbhai sold 7,263 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction 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 directly owned 196,292 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $26,106,836. This represents a 3.57% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Insiders own 0.23% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its stake in shares of Emerson Electric by 1.1% in the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 54,909,180 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $7,287,546,000 after buying an additional 578,242 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp boosted its holdings in Emerson Electric by 3.0% in the 2nd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 27,053,019 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $3,606,979,000 after acquiring an additional 784,987 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its position in Emerson Electric by 75.0% in the second quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 12,538,402 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $1,671,762,000 after acquiring an additional 5,371,585 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Emerson Electric by 0.6% during the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 12,328,324 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $1,628,638,000 after purchasing an additional 76,488 shares during the period. Finally, Nordea Investment Management AB boosted its stake in shares of Emerson Electric by 19.5% in the second quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB now owns 9,195,005 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $1,223,947,000 after purchasing an additional 1,499,000 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 74.30% of the company’s stock.

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.