Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) Given New $180.00 Price Target at Rothschild & Co Redburn

Key Points

• Rothschild & Co Redburn raised Emerson Electric’s price target to $180 from $165, implying 14.82% potential upside from the reported $156.76 share price.
• Analyst sentiment remains positive, with 13 Buy ratings, 10 Holds and one Sell; the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $165.78.
• Emerson beat quarterly expectations with EPS of $1.71 versus the $1.68 consensus and revenue of $4.87 billion versus $4.80 billion expected. Institutional investors own approximately 74.3% of the company.

Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR - Get Free Report) had its target price raised by investment analysts at Rothschild & Co Redburn from $165.00 to $180.00 in a report issued on Thursday,MarketScreener reports. Rothschild & Co Redburn's price objective suggests a potential upside of 14.82% from the company's current price.

EMR has been the topic of a number of other research reports. BMO Capital Markets raised their price target on shares of Emerson Electric from $157.00 to $175.00 in a report on Thursday. Stephens increased their price objective on shares of Emerson Electric from $155.00 to $160.00 in a research report on Thursday. Daiwa Securities Group cut their target price on shares of Emerson Electric from $177.00 to $156.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research report on Friday, May 15th. Sanford C. Bernstein lowered their price target on Emerson Electric from $175.00 to $169.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a report on Monday, July 20th. Finally, BNP Paribas Exane upped their price objective on Emerson Electric from $180.00 to $185.00 in a research report on Thursday. Thirteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, ten have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Emerson Electric currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $165.78.

Emerson Electric Stock Down 3.5%

Shares of NYSE EMR opened at $156.76 on Thursday. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $143.85 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $142.52. The firm has a market capitalization of $87.80 billion, a PE ratio of 34.30, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.42 and a beta of 1.24. The company has a current ratio of 0.90, a quick ratio of 0.64 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37. Emerson Electric has a 12 month low of $122.64 and a 12 month high of $165.15.

Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, August 4th. The industrial products company reported $1.71 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.68 by $0.03. Emerson Electric had a return on equity of 17.58% and a net margin of 13.83%.The company had revenue of $4.87 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $4.80 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $1.52 EPS. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up .0% compared to the same quarter last year. Emerson Electric has set its FY 2026 guidance at 6.550-6.550 EPS and its Q4 2026 guidance at 1.850-1.850 EPS. Equities analysts expect that Emerson Electric will post 6.56 earnings per share for the current year.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Emerson Electric

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. bought a new position in shares of Emerson Electric during the second quarter worth $201,099,000. OneDigital Investment Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Emerson Electric in the 2nd quarter worth $1,997,000. Plato Investment Management Ltd bought a new position in shares of Emerson Electric during the 2nd quarter valued at about $2,010,000. Bell Investment Advisors Inc purchased a new position in shares of Emerson Electric during the second quarter valued at about $197,000. Finally, AMG National Trust Bank bought a new stake in shares of Emerson Electric in the second quarter worth about $1,443,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors 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.

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