Wolfe Research Issues Pessimistic Forecast for Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) Stock Price

Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) had its price target decreased by investment analysts at Wolfe Research from $177.00 to $176.00 in a research report issued on Friday,MarketScreener reports. The brokerage presently has an “outperform” rating on the industrial products company’s stock. Wolfe Research’s price objective indicates a potential upside of 16.81% from the stock’s previous close.

A number of other equities research analysts also recently issued reports on EMR. Weiss Ratings downgraded shares of Emerson Electric from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 4th. Loop Capital boosted their price objective on shares of Emerson Electric from $155.00 to $180.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 12th. Wells Fargo & Company increased their target price on Emerson Electric from $145.00 to $160.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 4th. Barclays boosted their price target on Emerson Electric from $135.00 to $145.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 7th. Finally, Robert W. Baird raised their price objective on Emerson Electric from $143.00 to $164.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, January 16th. Eleven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, ten have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $164.85.

Emerson Electric Trading Down 1.3%

Shares of EMR opened at $150.67 on Friday. Emerson Electric has a fifty-two week low of $90.06 and a fifty-two week high of $165.15. The company has a market capitalization of $84.67 billion, a PE ratio of 36.84, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.40 and a beta of 1.26. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $146.53 and a two-hundred day moving average of $137.30. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37, a quick ratio of 0.62 and a current ratio of 0.84.

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

Emerson Electric announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a stock buyback plan on Wednesday, November 5th that permits the company to repurchase $0.00 in shares. This repurchase authorization permits the industrial products company to repurchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Shares repurchase plans are usually an indication that the company’s leadership believes its shares are undervalued.

Insider Buying and Selling at Emerson Electric

In other Emerson Electric news, Director Matthew S. Levatich sold 1,476 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $162.16, for a total transaction of $239,348.16. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 24,349 shares in the company, valued at $3,948,433.84. The trade was a 5.72% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, CEO Surendralal Lanca Karsanbhai sold 7,263 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, December 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $133.00, for a total transaction of $965,979.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 196,292 shares in the company, valued at approximately $26,106,836. The trade was a 3.57% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold 15,442 shares of company stock worth $2,271,573 over the last quarter. 0.23% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Emerson Electric

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Brighton Jones LLC boosted its position in Emerson Electric by 74.1% during the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 11,392 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $1,412,000 after purchasing an additional 4,850 shares during the period. Dynamic Technology Lab Private Ltd acquired a new position in shares of Emerson Electric during the first quarter valued at $232,000. Caxton Associates LLP bought a new position in shares of Emerson Electric during the first quarter worth about $275,000. Sivia Capital Partners LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Emerson Electric in the 2nd quarter worth about $203,000. Finally, Ignite Planners LLC acquired a new position in Emerson Electric during the 2nd quarter valued at about $237,000. 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.