Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) Stock Rating Upgraded by Sanford C. Bernstein

Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) was upgraded by research analysts at Sanford C. Bernstein to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday,Zacks.com reports.

EMR has been the topic of several other research reports. Rothschild & Co Redburn increased their price objective on Emerson Electric from $154.00 to $165.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, February 9th. Jefferies Financial Group started coverage on Emerson Electric in a research report on Tuesday, March 31st. They set a “buy” rating and a $175.00 price objective on the stock. BMO Capital Markets increased their price objective on Emerson Electric from $150.00 to $157.00 in a research report on Friday, May 8th. Barclays increased their price objective on Emerson Electric from $140.00 to $144.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 6th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company increased their price objective on Emerson Electric from $135.00 to $155.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 7th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have issued a Buy rating, ten have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $163.77.

Emerson Electric Trading Down 3.7%

Shares of Emerson Electric stock opened at $137.16 on Tuesday. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $139.29 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $140.35. Emerson Electric has a 1 year low of $122.64 and a 1 year high of $165.15. The company has a market capitalization of $76.82 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.68, a P/E/G ratio of 2.27 and a beta of 1.25. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37, a current ratio of 0.87 and a quick ratio of 0.64.

Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, May 5th. The industrial products company reported $1.54 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.53 by $0.01. The business had revenue of $4.56 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.59 billion. Emerson Electric had a return on equity of 17.18% and a net margin of 13.35%.The company’s quarterly revenue was up 2.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $1.48 EPS. Emerson Electric has set its FY 2026 guidance at 6.450-6.550 EPS and its Q3 2026 guidance at 1.650-1.700 EPS. Research analysts forecast that Emerson Electric will post 6.49 EPS for the current year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its position in shares of Emerson Electric by 1.1% in the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 54,909,180 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $7,287,546,000 after purchasing an additional 578,242 shares during the period. State Street Corp increased its position in shares of Emerson Electric by 2.0% in the fourth quarter. State Street Corp now owns 27,483,440 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $3,647,602,000 after purchasing an additional 541,887 shares during the period. Bank of America Corp DE increased its position in shares of Emerson Electric by 13.1% in the first quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 19,941,844 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $2,612,780,000 after purchasing an additional 2,302,055 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its position in Emerson Electric by 0.6% in the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 12,328,324 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $1,628,638,000 after acquiring an additional 76,488 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company MN grew its position in Emerson Electric by 1.3% in the fourth quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 10,840,109 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $1,438,699,000 after acquiring an additional 134,049 shares during the last quarter. 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.