Oppenheimer Reaffirms Market Perform Rating for Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR)

Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR)‘s stock had its “market perform” rating restated by analysts at Oppenheimer in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, MarketBeat Ratings reports.

A number of other equities research analysts have also weighed in on the company. Barclays raised their price objective on Emerson Electric from $135.00 to $145.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 7th. UBS Group raised shares of Emerson Electric from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and raised their price target for the stock from $131.00 to $168.00 in a research report on Monday, January 5th. Robert W. Baird upped their price target on shares of Emerson Electric from $143.00 to $164.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, January 16th. Royal Bank Of Canada decreased their price objective on shares of Emerson Electric from $155.00 to $153.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, November 6th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group upped their target price on shares of Emerson Electric from $145.00 to $150.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 15th. Ten analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Emerson Electric currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $154.76.

Emerson Electric Price Performance

Shares of EMR stock opened at $148.54 on Tuesday. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $138.57 and a 200-day simple moving average of $135.80. The company has a market capitalization of $83.52 billion, a PE ratio of 36.77, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.39 and a beta of 1.26. Emerson Electric has a twelve month low of $90.06 and a twelve month high of $151.74. The company has a current ratio of 0.88, a quick ratio of 0.65 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.41.

Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, November 5th. The industrial products company reported $1.62 EPS for the quarter, hitting analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.62. The firm had revenue of $4.86 billion for 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 firm’s 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. Equities research analysts anticipate that Emerson Electric will post 5.96 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Emerson Electric announced that its board has authorized a stock repurchase program on Wednesday, November 5th that allows the company to buyback $0.00 in outstanding shares. This buyback authorization allows the industrial products company to buy shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are typically an indication that the company’s leadership believes its shares are undervalued.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Emerson Electric news, CEO Surendralal Lanca Karsanbhai sold 7,263 shares of Emerson Electric stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, December 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $133.00, for a total value 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. The trade was a 3.57% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. 0.23% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Trading of Emerson Electric

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Darwin Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in Emerson Electric in the second quarter valued at $29,000. Steph & Co. bought a new stake in Emerson Electric in the 4th quarter valued at about $33,000. Wealth Watch Advisors INC acquired a new position in Emerson Electric during the 3rd quarter valued at about $33,000. Winnow Wealth LLC bought a new position in Emerson Electric in the 2nd quarter worth about $34,000. Finally, Traub Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Emerson Electric in the second quarter valued at approximately $37,000. Institutional investors 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.