Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) Price Target Raised to $172.00

Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) had its price objective lifted by Wolfe Research from $168.00 to $172.00 in a research report sent to investors on Thursday,MarketScreener reports. They currently have an outperform rating on the industrial products company’s stock.

Several other research firms have also issued reports on EMR. Evercore ISI started coverage on Emerson Electric in a research note on Monday, December 15th. They set an “outperform” rating and a $170.00 price objective for the company. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft raised their price target on Emerson Electric from $157.00 to $159.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, October 2nd. Royal Bank Of Canada reduced their price objective on Emerson Electric from $155.00 to $153.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, November 6th. Daiwa Capital Markets raised their target price on Emerson Electric from $150.00 to $153.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, September 24th. Finally, UBS Group upgraded shares of Emerson Electric from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and upped their price target for the stock from $131.00 to $168.00 in a research report on Monday, January 5th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have assigned a Buy rating, seven have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $154.76.

Emerson Electric Stock Performance

NYSE:EMR opened at $149.47 on Thursday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.65, a current ratio of 0.88 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.41. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $135.41 and a 200 day moving average price of $135.25. The firm has a market capitalization of $84.05 billion, a PE ratio of 37.00, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.42 and a beta of 1.26. Emerson Electric has a 12-month low of $90.06 and a 12-month high of $151.34.

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

Emerson Electric declared 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 buy shares of its stock through open market purchases. Shares repurchase plans are often a sign that the company’s management believes its shares are undervalued.

Emerson Electric Increases Dividend

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

Insider Buying and Selling at Emerson Electric

In related 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 directly owned 196,292 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $26,106,836. The trade was a 3.57% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. 0.23% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in EMR. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its stake in Emerson Electric by 0.4% in the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 54,330,938 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $7,127,132,000 after buying an additional 201,040 shares during the period. State Street Corp raised its position in shares of 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 valued at $3,606,979,000 after acquiring an additional 784,987 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its stake in Emerson Electric by 75.0% during the 2nd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 12,538,402 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $1,671,762,000 after acquiring an additional 5,371,585 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in Emerson Electric by 0.7% during the second quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 12,143,357 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $1,610,958,000 after purchasing an additional 89,192 shares during the period. Finally, Nordea Investment Management AB raised its holdings in 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 worth $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.