Zacks Research Analysts Increase Earnings Estimates for EMR

Emerson Electric Co. (NYSE:EMR - Free Report) - Equities researchers at Zacks Research raised their Q1 2026 earnings per share estimates for Emerson Electric in a report released on Monday, July 7th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the industrial products company will post earnings per share of $1.43 for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $1.42. 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 Q2 2026 earnings at $1.55 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.78 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $6.37 EPS.

Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, May 7th. The industrial products company reported $1.48 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.41 by $0.07. The firm had revenue of $4.43 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.42 billion. Emerson Electric had a return on equity of 13.22% and a net margin of 13.60%. Emerson Electric's revenue was up 1.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business posted $1.36 earnings per share.

A number of other brokerages also recently issued reports on EMR. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price target on shares of Emerson Electric from $135.00 to $150.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 1st. Barclays lifted their price target on Emerson Electric from $118.00 to $125.00 and gave the stock an "underweight" rating in a report on Wednesday. TD Cowen raised Emerson Electric to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Tuesday. Citigroup boosted their price objective on shares of Emerson Electric from $133.00 to $146.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, June 4th. Finally, Robert W. Baird reduced their price objective on shares of Emerson Electric from $140.00 to $130.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, May 8th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, four have issued a hold rating, twelve have given a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $139.83.

Emerson Electric Stock Up 0.6%

Emerson Electric stock traded up $0.84 during trading on Wednesday, reaching $140.64. The stock had a trading volume of 2,237,601 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,007,734. Emerson Electric has a 52-week low of $90.06 and a 52-week high of $142.31. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $124.48 and a 200 day moving average price of $118.90. The company has a quick ratio of 0.59, a current ratio of 0.80 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.42. The stock has a market cap of $79.11 billion, a PE ratio of 33.65, a P/E/G ratio of 2.71 and a beta of 1.29.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Emerson Electric

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Dominguez Wealth Management Solutions Inc. increased its position in Emerson Electric by 0.4% in the 2nd quarter. Dominguez Wealth Management Solutions Inc. now owns 22,556 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $3,007,000 after purchasing an additional 84 shares during the last quarter. Hohimer Wealth Management LLC increased its position in Emerson Electric by 0.3% in the 1st quarter. Hohimer Wealth Management LLC now owns 27,963 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $3,066,000 after purchasing an additional 95 shares during the last quarter. Clearstead Trust LLC increased its stake in shares of Emerson Electric by 7.4% during the 1st quarter. Clearstead Trust LLC now owns 1,406 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $154,000 after purchasing an additional 97 shares during the last quarter. Unison Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of Emerson Electric by 0.5% during the 4th quarter. Unison Advisors LLC now owns 21,213 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $2,629,000 after purchasing an additional 98 shares during the last quarter. Finally, One Wealth Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of Emerson Electric by 5.7% during the 1st quarter. One Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,846 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $202,000 after purchasing an additional 99 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 74.30% of the company's stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Emerson Electric news, CEO Surendralal Lanca Karsanbhai sold 16,698 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Thursday, May 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $113.33, for a total transaction of $1,892,384.34. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 164,957 shares in the company, valued at approximately $18,694,576.81. This represents a 9.19% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. 0.50% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Emerson Electric Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 10th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 16th were paid a dividend of $0.5275 per share. This represents a $2.11 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.50%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, May 16th. Emerson Electric's dividend payout ratio is presently 50.48%.

About Emerson Electric

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.