Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) Stock Price Expected to Rise, BMO Capital Markets Analyst Says

Key Points

• BMO Capital Markets raised Emerson Electric’s price target from $157 to $175, implying 11.63% upside from the previous close.
• Analyst sentiment remains positive, with 13 Buy, 10 Hold and one Sell rating; the stock has a consensus “Moderate Buy” rating and an average target price of $165.78.
• Emerson recently exceeded quarterly expectations, reporting $1.71 in EPS versus the $1.68 consensus and $4.87 billion in revenue versus $4.80 billion expected.

Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR - Get Free Report) had its target price lifted by research analysts at BMO Capital Markets from $157.00 to $175.00 in a research report issued on Thursday,MarketScreener reports. BMO Capital Markets' price objective points to a potential upside of 11.63% from the stock's previous close.

Several other equities analysts have also recently issued reports on EMR. Barclays upped their price objective on Emerson Electric from $140.00 to $144.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 6th. Royal Bank Of Canada boosted their price objective on shares of Emerson Electric from $169.00 to $179.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Wednesday. Daiwa Securities Group decreased 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 note on Friday, May 15th. BNP Paribas Exane raised their target price on shares of Emerson Electric from $180.00 to $185.00 in a research note on Thursday. Finally, Citigroup upped their price target on Emerson Electric from $174.00 to $182.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday. Thirteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, ten have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $165.78.

Emerson Electric Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:EMR opened at $156.76 on Thursday. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $143.85 and a 200-day moving average price of $142.52. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37, a current ratio of 0.90 and a quick ratio of 0.64. The company has a market capitalization of $87.80 billion, a PE ratio of 34.30, a PEG ratio of 2.42 and a beta of 1.24. Emerson Electric has a 1-year low of $122.64 and a 1-year high of $165.15.

Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August 4th. The industrial products company reported $1.71 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.68 by $0.03. The company had revenue of $4.87 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $4.80 billion. Emerson Electric had a net margin of 13.83% and a return on equity of 17.58%. Emerson Electric's revenue was up .0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $1.52 EPS. 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. As a group, equities analysts expect that Emerson Electric will post 6.56 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Basso Capital Management L.P. bought a new position in shares of Emerson Electric in the 4th quarter worth $25,000. Allied Private Wealth LLC purchased a new position in Emerson Electric in the second quarter valued at about $27,000. IFC & Insurance Marketing Inc. bought a new position in Emerson Electric in the fourth quarter worth about $27,000. Motiv8 Investments LLC bought a new stake in shares of Emerson Electric in the 4th quarter valued at about $27,000. Finally, Ares Financial Consulting LLC purchased a new position in shares of Emerson Electric in the 4th quarter worth approximately $29,000. 74.30% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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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