NYSE:EMREmerson Electric Stock Price, Forecast & News

Emerson Electric's stock was trading at $52.14 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus (COVID-19) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, EMR shares have increased by 18.2% and is now trading at $61.65. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus.

15 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Emerson Electric in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating, 8 hold ratings and 6 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View analyst ratings for Emerson Electric.

Emerson Electric is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, August 4th 2020. View our earnings forecast for Emerson Electric.

Emerson Electric Co. (NYSE:EMR) announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, April, 21st. The industrial products company reported $0.89 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.77 by $0.12. The industrial products company had revenue of $4.57 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.29 billion. Emerson Electric had a return on equity of 26.66% and a net margin of 12.04%. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 9.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.84 earnings per share. View Emerson Electric's earnings history.

Emerson Electric announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, May 6th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 15th will be paid a dividend of $0.50 per share on Wednesday, June 10th. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.24%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, May 14th. View Emerson Electric's dividend history.

Emerson Electric updated its FY20 earnings guidance on Tuesday, April, 21st. The company provided earnings per share guidance of $3.00-3.20 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus earnings per share estimate of $3.17. The company issued revenue guidance of (11%) - (9%) to $16.53-16.72 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $16.86 billion.

15 Wall Street analysts have issued 12-month price targets for Emerson Electric's shares. Their forecasts range from $49.00 to $88.00. On average, they expect Emerson Electric's share price to reach $64.79 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 5.1% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Emerson Electric.

News headlines about EMR stock have been trending negative this week, InfoTrie reports. The research group ranks the sentiment of media coverage by reviewing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Emerson Electric earned a coverage optimism score of -2.8 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned press coverage about the industrial products company a news buzz of 7.0 out of 10, indicating that recent media coverage is likely to have an impact on the company's share price in the near term. View the latest news about Emerson Electric.

Emerson Electric saw a drop in short interest in the month of June. As of June 15th, there was short interest totaling 10,190,000 shares, a drop of 5.5% from the May 31st total of 10,780,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 5,140,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 2.0 days. Currently, 1.7% of the company's stock are short sold. View Emerson Electric's Current Options Chain.

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Emerson Electric trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "EMR."

Emerson Electric's stock is owned by a variety of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Park National Corp OH (0.04%), Thomasville National Bank (0.01%), Red Spruce Capital LLC (0.00%) and First Financial Bank Trust Division (0.00%). Company insiders that own Emerson Electric stock include Arthur F Golden, Bell Katherine Button, Edward L Monser, Frank J Dellaquila, Mark A Blinn, Michael H Train, Robert T Sharp, Sara Yang Bosco, Steven J Pelch and Surendralal Lanca Karsanbhai. View institutional ownership trends for Emerson Electric.

EMR stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Park National Corp OH, First Financial Bank Trust Division, and Thomasville National Bank. Company insiders that have sold Emerson Electric company stock in the last year include Bell Katherine Button, Frank J Dellaquila, Robert T Sharp, Sara Yang Bosco, Steven J Pelch, and Surendralal Lanca Karsanbhai. View insider buying and selling activity for Emerson Electric.

EMR stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Red Spruce Capital LLC. Company insiders that have bought Emerson Electric stock in the last two years include Arthur F Golden, and Mark A Blinn. View insider buying and selling activity for Emerson Electric.

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One share of EMR stock can currently be purchased for approximately $61.65.

Emerson Electric has a market capitalization of $36.83 billion and generates $18.37 billion in revenue each year. The industrial products company earns $2.31 billion in net income (profit) each year or $3.69 on an earnings per share basis. Emerson Electric employs 88,000 workers across the globe.

The official website for Emerson Electric is www.emerson.com.

Emerson Electric's mailing address is 8000 West Florissant Avenue P O BOX 4100, St. Louis MO, 63136. The industrial products company can be reached via phone at 314-553-2000.