Q3 EPS Forecast for Emerson Electric Decreased by Analyst

Emerson Electric Co. (NYSE:EMR - Free Report) - Equities researchers at Zacks Research cut their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Emerson Electric in a report issued on Wednesday, May 28th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the industrial products company will post earnings per share of $1.52 for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $1.54. The consensus estimate for Emerson Electric's current full-year earnings is $5.96 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Emerson Electric's FY2025 earnings at $6.02 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.42 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.77 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $6.34 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $1.53 EPS and Q2 2027 earnings at $1.65 EPS.

EMR has been the topic of several other research reports. Barclays raised their price objective on Emerson Electric from $104.00 to $112.00 and gave the stock an "underweight" rating in a research note on Friday. Wall Street Zen raised Emerson Electric from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, May 9th. Morgan Stanley raised their price objective on Emerson Electric from $105.00 to $112.00 and gave the stock an "underweight" rating in a research note on Thursday, February 6th. Citigroup raised their price objective on Emerson Electric from $119.00 to $127.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, May 8th. Finally, KeyCorp decreased their price objective on Emerson Electric from $158.00 to $125.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, April 8th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, four have given a hold rating, twelve have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $133.53.

Emerson Electric Stock Performance

NYSE:EMR traded down $0.65 on Friday, hitting $119.27. The stock had a trading volume of 4,057,167 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,931,099. The stock has a market cap of $67.09 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.47, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.49 and a beta of 1.26. The company has a quick ratio of 1.17, a current ratio of 1.54 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.25. The business's 50-day simple moving average is $108.64 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $118.83. Emerson Electric has a 52-week low of $90.06 and a 52-week high of $134.85.

Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 7th. The industrial products company reported $1.48 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.41 by $0.07. Emerson Electric had a return on equity of 12.08% and a net margin of 13.74%. The company had revenue of $4.43 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $4.42 billion. During the same period last year, the firm posted $1.36 earnings per share. Emerson Electric's revenue was up 1.3% compared to the same quarter last year.

Institutional Trading of Emerson Electric

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Orion Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Emerson Electric in the 4th quarter worth approximately $25,000. Stephens Consulting LLC purchased a new position in shares of Emerson Electric in the 4th quarter worth approximately $25,000. Vega Investment Solutions purchased a new position in shares of Emerson Electric in the 4th quarter worth approximately $27,000. Saudi Central Bank purchased a new position in shares of Emerson Electric in the 1st quarter worth approximately $25,000. Finally, Murphy & Mullick Capital Management Corp purchased a new position in shares of Emerson Electric in the 4th quarter worth approximately $28,000. Institutional investors own 74.30% of the company's stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Emerson Electric news, CEO Surendralal Lanca Karsanbhai sold 16,698 shares of Emerson Electric stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, May 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $113.33, for a total value of $1,892,384.34. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 164,957 shares of the company's stock, valued at $18,694,576.81. The trade was a 9.19% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Corporate insiders own 0.50% of the company's stock.

Emerson Electric Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, June 10th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 16th will be paid a $0.5275 dividend. This represents a $2.11 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.77%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, May 16th. Emerson Electric's payout ratio is 50.48%.

Emerson Electric Company Profile

Emerson Electric Co, a technology and software company, provides various solutions for customers in industrial, commercial, and consumer markets in the Americas, Asia, the Middle East, Africa, and Europe. It operates in six segments: Final Control, Control Systems & Software, Measurement & Analytical, AspenTech, Discrete Automation, and Safety & Productivity.