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

Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) had its price target lifted by Loop Capital from $155.00 to $180.00 in a research note published on Thursday,MarketScreener reports. The firm currently has a buy rating on the industrial products company’s stock.

Several other research firms have also commented on EMR. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price target on shares of Emerson Electric from $150.00 to $157.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, January 16th. TD Cowen cut Emerson Electric from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $150.00 target price on the stock. in a research report on Friday, January 9th. KeyCorp boosted their price target on Emerson Electric from $155.00 to $185.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 5th. Jefferies Financial Group raised their price target on Emerson Electric from $150.00 to $160.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, February 5th. Finally, Wolfe Research upped their price objective on shares of Emerson Electric from $172.00 to $177.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, February 5th. Eleven analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, ten have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $164.90.

Emerson Electric Stock Performance

NYSE EMR traded up $2.65 during trading hours on Thursday, hitting $147.63. The company had a trading volume of 553,798 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,769,963. The company has a market cap of $82.97 billion, a PE ratio of 36.10, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.46 and a beta of 1.26. The business has a 50 day moving average of $143.43 and a 200-day moving average of $136.57. 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 has a 1-year low of $90.06 and a 1-year high of $165.15.

Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, February 3rd. The industrial products company reported $1.46 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.41 by $0.05. The company had revenue of $4.35 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations 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% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $1.38 EPS. 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, equities research analysts expect that Emerson Electric will post 5.96 EPS for the current year.

Emerson Electric announced that its board has approved a share 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 buy shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are often a sign that the company’s management believes its stock is undervalued.

Emerson Electric Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 10th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 13th will be paid a $0.555 dividend. This represents a $2.22 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.5%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 13th. Emerson Electric’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 54.28%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Emerson Electric

In other Emerson Electric news, Director Matthew S. Levatich sold 1,476 shares of the 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 transaction, the director directly owned 24,349 shares in the company, valued at $3,948,433.84. This trade represents a 5.72% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, VP Nicholas J. Piazza sold 6,703 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $159.07, for a total transaction of $1,066,246.21. Following the sale, the vice president owned 31,664 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,036,792.48. This represents a 17.47% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 15,442 shares of company stock valued at $2,271,573. Company insiders own 0.23% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Ieq Capital LLC boosted its stake in shares of Emerson Electric by 83.5% in the 4th quarter. Ieq Capital LLC now owns 6,619 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $878,000 after buying an additional 3,012 shares during the last quarter. Vontobel Holding Ltd. lifted its stake in shares of Emerson Electric by 7.6% in the 4th quarter. Vontobel Holding Ltd. now owns 171,447 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $22,754,000 after purchasing an additional 12,059 shares during the period. First National Bank of Omaha boosted its holdings in shares of Emerson Electric by 1,306.7% in the fourth quarter. First National Bank of Omaha now owns 74,866 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $10,115,000 after buying an additional 69,544 shares during the last quarter. Alchemi Wealth LLC bought a new stake in Emerson Electric during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $1,290,000. Finally, Storgate LLC purchased a new stake in Emerson Electric during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $483,000. 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.