Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) Earns Market Perform Rating from Oppenheimer

Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR)‘s stock had its “market perform” rating reissued by Oppenheimer in a research note issued on Tuesday,Benzinga reports.

A number of other analysts also recently issued reports on EMR. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price objective on Emerson Electric from $150.00 to $157.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, January 16th. TD Cowen cut shares of Emerson Electric from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $150.00 price target on the stock. in a research report on Friday, January 9th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of Emerson Electric in a research report on Wednesday, January 21st. Royal Bank Of Canada reduced their target price on shares of Emerson Electric from $155.00 to $153.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, November 6th. Finally, Barclays increased their price target on shares of Emerson Electric from $135.00 to $145.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 7th. Ten equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to 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 NYSE:EMR opened at $149.23 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.41, a quick ratio of 0.65 and a current ratio of 0.88. The firm has a market cap of $83.91 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 36.94, a P/E/G ratio of 2.39 and a beta of 1.26. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $137.74 and a 200 day moving average price of $135.65. Emerson Electric has a fifty-two week low of $90.06 and a fifty-two week high of $151.74.

Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, November 5th. The industrial products company reported $1.62 EPS for the quarter, hitting the consensus estimate of $1.62. The business had revenue of $4.86 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.91 billion. Emerson Electric had a net margin of 12.73% and a return on equity of 15.87%. 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 company earned $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 expect that Emerson Electric will post 5.96 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Emerson Electric announced that its board has authorized a share buyback program on Wednesday, November 5th that permits the company to repurchase $0.00 in outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization permits the industrial products company to purchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Shares repurchase programs are often a sign that the company’s board of directors believes its stock is undervalued.

Insider Activity

In other news, CEO Surendralal Lanca Karsanbhai sold 7,263 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, December 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $133.00, for a total transaction of $965,979.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 196,292 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $26,106,836. This represents a 3.57% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. 0.23% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Emerson Electric

Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of EMR. Asset Management One Co. Ltd. increased its stake in Emerson Electric by 9.8% in the fourth quarter. Asset Management One Co. Ltd. now owns 281,359 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $37,965,000 after purchasing an additional 25,019 shares during the period. GHP Investment Advisors Inc. increased its stake in Emerson Electric by 1.9% in the 4th quarter. GHP Investment Advisors Inc. now owns 100,905 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $13,392,000 after buying an additional 1,911 shares during the period. CWC Advisors LLC. bought a new stake in Emerson Electric during the 4th quarter valued at about $275,000. Trivium Point Advisory LLC grew its stake in Emerson Electric by 13.5% in the 4th quarter. Trivium Point Advisory LLC now owns 6,162 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $818,000 after acquiring an additional 733 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Merit Financial Group LLC increased its position in shares of Emerson Electric by 2.6% during the fourth quarter. Merit Financial Group LLC now owns 28,696 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $3,809,000 after acquiring an additional 717 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 74.30% of the company’s stock.

Emerson Electric Company Profile

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.