Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) Posts Earnings Results, Beats Expectations By $0.10 EPS

Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday. The industrial products company reported $1.38 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.28 by $0.10, Zacks reports. Emerson Electric had a return on equity of 11.73% and a net margin of 11.25%. Emerson Electric updated its Q2 2025 guidance to 1.380-1.420 EPS and its FY 2025 guidance to 5.850-6.050 EPS.

Emerson Electric Trading Down 2.2 %

NYSE:EMR traded down $2.77 on Friday, hitting $124.71. 967,861 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 3,062,691. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $126.68 and a 200-day moving average of $116.74. The stock has a market cap of $71.02 billion, a PE ratio of 36.52, a PEG ratio of 2.22 and a beta of 1.34. Emerson Electric has a fifty-two week low of $96.62 and a fifty-two week high of $134.85. The company has a current ratio of 1.77, a quick ratio of 1.40 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.26.

Emerson Electric Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 10th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 14th will be issued a $0.5275 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 14th. This represents a $2.11 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.69%. Emerson Electric’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 61.70%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

EMR has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. Jefferies Financial Group started coverage on Emerson Electric in a research report on Thursday, December 12th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $160.00 price target on the stock. Daiwa America raised Emerson Electric to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 28th. Barclays upped their price objective on shares of Emerson Electric from $116.00 to $135.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Thursday, December 5th. BNP Paribas began coverage on Emerson Electric in a research note on Wednesday, November 13th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $155.00 price target for the company. Finally, Robert W. Baird upped their price target on Emerson Electric from $117.00 to $118.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, November 4th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have given a hold rating, fourteen have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $136.90.

About Emerson Electric

Emerson Electric Co, a technology and software company, provides various solutions for customers in industrial, commercial, and consumer markets in the Americas, Asia, the Middle East, Africa, and Europe. It operates in six segments: Final Control, Control Systems & Software, Measurement & Analytical, AspenTech, Discrete Automation, and Safety & Productivity.