Rothschild & Co Redburn Issues Positive Forecast for Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) Stock Price

Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) had its price objective boosted by stock analysts at Rothschild & Co Redburn from $154.00 to $165.00 in a research note issued on Monday,MarketScreener reports. The brokerage currently has a “buy” rating on the industrial products company’s stock. Rothschild & Co Redburn’s target price would suggest a potential upside of 3.66% from the stock’s previous close.

EMR has been the subject of a number of other reports. Evercore upped their target price on shares of Emerson Electric from $170.00 to $185.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday. Wolfe Research lifted their target price on Emerson Electric from $172.00 to $177.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised 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. Robert W. Baird raised their target price on shares of Emerson Electric from $143.00 to $164.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, January 16th. Finally, Citigroup increased their price objective on shares of Emerson Electric from $165.00 to $174.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 4th. Ten 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. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $163.58.

Emerson Electric Stock Up 1.1%

Emerson Electric stock opened at $159.17 on Monday. Emerson Electric has a 12 month low of $90.06 and a 12 month high of $160.13. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $141.69 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $136.20. The company has a current ratio of 0.84, a quick ratio of 0.62 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37. The firm has a market cap of $89.46 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 39.25, a PEG ratio of 2.50 and a beta of 1.26.

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

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

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CEO Surendralal Lanca Karsanbhai sold 7,263 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, December 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $133.00, for a total value of $965,979.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 196,292 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $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 is available through this hyperlink. 0.23% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Ares Financial Consulting LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Emerson Electric during the 4th quarter valued at $29,000. Darwin Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Emerson Electric during the second quarter worth approximately $29,000. Steph & Co. bought a new stake in Emerson Electric in the fourth quarter valued at about $33,000. Wealth Watch Advisors INC bought a new position in shares of Emerson Electric in the 3rd quarter worth about $33,000. Finally, Winnow Wealth LLC bought a new position in Emerson Electric during the 2nd quarter worth $34,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 74.30% of the company’s stock.

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.