BMO Capital Markets Issues Positive Forecast for Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) Stock Price

Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) had its price target upped by BMO Capital Markets from $150.00 to $157.00 in a research note released on Friday,MarketScreener reports.

Several other brokerages also recently issued reports on EMR. Evercore upped their target price on shares of Emerson Electric from $170.00 to $185.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 5th. Wolfe Research decreased their price objective on shares of Emerson Electric from $176.00 to $169.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, April 8th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft downgraded Emerson Electric from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $170.00 target price on the stock. in a research note on Thursday, February 5th. Oppenheimer restated a “market perform” rating on shares of Emerson Electric in a research note on Tuesday, January 27th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company boosted their target price on Emerson Electric from $135.00 to $155.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Thursday. Twelve investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, ten have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $164.24.

Emerson Electric Trading Up 0.1%

Shares of Emerson Electric stock opened at $141.20 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $79.09 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.61, a PEG ratio of 2.25 and a beta of 1.26. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $138.50 and its 200-day moving average price is $139.26. Emerson Electric has a 12-month low of $112.00 and a 12-month high of $165.15. The company has a current ratio of 0.87, a quick ratio of 0.62 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37.

Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, May 5th. The industrial products company reported $1.54 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.53 by $0.01. Emerson Electric had a return on equity of 17.18% and a net margin of 13.35%.The company had revenue of $4.56 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.59 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $1.48 EPS. Emerson Electric’s revenue was up 2.9% compared to the same quarter last year. Emerson Electric has set its FY 2026 guidance at 6.450-6.550 EPS and its Q3 2026 guidance at 1.650-1.700 EPS. On average, equities analysts expect that Emerson Electric will post 6.5 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Emerson Electric Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, June 10th. Investors of record on Friday, May 15th will be issued a $0.555 dividend. This represents a $2.22 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.6%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, May 15th. Emerson Electric’s dividend payout ratio is 51.27%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Emerson Electric

In other news, Director Matthew S. Levatich sold 1,476 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $162.16, for a total transaction of $239,348.16. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 24,349 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,948,433.84. This represents a 5.72% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, CEO Surendralal Lanca Karsanbhai sold 5,700 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $142.32, for a total value of $811,224.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 281,393 shares in the company, valued at $40,047,851.76. This trade represents a 1.99% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 13,879 shares of company stock valued at $2,116,818. Company insiders own 0.23% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Emerson Electric

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Oslo Pensjonsforsikring AS acquired a new position in Emerson Electric in the first quarter valued at $377,000. Mathes Company Inc. increased its stake in Emerson Electric by 4.2% in the 1st quarter. Mathes Company Inc. now owns 22,565 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $2,956,000 after buying an additional 900 shares during the period. HORAN Wealth LLC boosted its stake in shares of Emerson Electric by 7.5% during the 1st quarter. HORAN Wealth LLC now owns 1,718 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $225,000 after buying an additional 120 shares during the period. Andra AP fonden increased its stake in shares of Emerson Electric by 129.8% in the first quarter. Andra AP fonden now owns 113,513 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $14,872,000 after acquiring an additional 64,113 shares during the last quarter. Finally, DUTCH ASSET Corp acquired a new position in Emerson Electric in the 1st quarter worth about $1,080,000. 74.30% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.