Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) Now Covered by Analysts at BMO Capital Markets

BMO Capital Markets initiated coverage on shares of Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) in a report issued on Friday, MarketBeat reports. The firm issued a market perform rating and a $150.00 price objective on the industrial products company’s stock.

A number of other equities research analysts have also recently issued reports on EMR. Jefferies Financial Group boosted their target price on shares of Emerson Electric from $150.00 to $160.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 5th. Robert W. Baird increased their target price on shares of Emerson Electric from $143.00 to $164.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, January 16th. Barclays raised their target price on shares of Emerson Electric from $135.00 to $145.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 7th. Loop Capital boosted their price target on Emerson Electric from $155.00 to $180.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 12th. Finally, Morgan Stanley increased their price target on Emerson Electric from $115.00 to $125.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a research report on Friday, January 9th. Eleven investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eleven have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $164.14.

Emerson Electric Trading Down 0.8%

Shares of EMR stock opened at $125.35 on Friday. Emerson Electric has a 12-month low of $90.06 and a 12-month high of $165.15. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $144.50 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $137.66. The company has a quick ratio of 0.62, a current ratio of 0.84 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37. The company has a market capitalization of $70.44 billion, a PE ratio of 30.65, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.01 and a beta of 1.24.

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

Emerson Electric Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 10th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 13th were paid a $0.555 dividend. This represents a $2.22 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.8%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, February 13th. Emerson Electric’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 54.28%.

Insider Activity at Emerson Electric

In related news, Director Matthew S. Levatich sold 1,476 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred 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 transaction, the director directly owned 24,349 shares in the company, valued at $3,948,433.84. This represents a 5.72% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, VP Nicholas J. Piazza sold 6,703 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $159.07, for a total transaction of $1,066,246.21. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president directly owned 31,664 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,036,792.48. The trade was a 17.47% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last three months, insiders have sold 13,879 shares of company stock valued at $2,116,818. 0.23% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Emerson Electric

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Hsbc Holdings PLC raised its holdings in Emerson Electric by 55.2% in the 4th quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 1,672,161 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $222,151,000 after buying an additional 594,835 shares during the last quarter. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. raised its stake in shares of Emerson Electric by 33.8% during the fourth quarter. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. now owns 1,156,874 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $153,541,000 after acquiring an additional 292,170 shares during the last quarter. Bank of New Hampshire raised its stake in shares of Emerson Electric by 21.2% during the fourth quarter. Bank of New Hampshire now owns 2,143 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $284,000 after acquiring an additional 375 shares during the last quarter. World Investment Advisors lifted its holdings in shares of Emerson Electric by 11.8% during the fourth quarter. World Investment Advisors now owns 22,897 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $3,039,000 after purchasing an additional 2,412 shares during the period. Finally, Farmers National Bank grew its stake in shares of Emerson Electric by 1.8% in the fourth quarter. Farmers National Bank now owns 5,187 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $688,000 after purchasing an additional 92 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds 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.