Zacks Research Has Positive Estimate for EMR Q1 Earnings

Emerson Electric Co. (NYSE:EMR) – Analysts at Zacks Research raised their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Emerson Electric in a research note issued to investors on Monday, November 4th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the industrial products company will earn $1.26 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $1.25. The consensus estimate for Emerson Electric’s current full-year earnings is $5.48 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Emerson Electric’s Q2 2025 earnings at $1.43 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $1.54 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.60 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $5.82 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.35 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $6.08 EPS.

Other equities research analysts also recently issued reports about the stock. Royal Bank of Canada cut their target price on shares of Emerson Electric from $140.00 to $139.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, August 8th. Morgan Stanley assumed coverage on shares of Emerson Electric in a research note on Friday, September 6th. They issued an “underweight” rating and a $105.00 price objective on the stock. Robert W. Baird raised their target price on Emerson Electric from $117.00 to $118.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price target on Emerson Electric from $137.00 to $128.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, August 8th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered Emerson Electric from an “overweight” rating to a “neutral” rating and cut their price objective for the stock from $132.00 to $115.00 in a research note on Wednesday, August 14th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have assigned a hold rating and eleven have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $125.53.

Emerson Electric Stock Performance

Shares of EMR stock opened at $117.67 on Wednesday. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $107.04 and its 200-day moving average price is $108.92. Emerson Electric has a 12 month low of $83.10 and a 12 month high of $119.61. The company has a current ratio of 1.16, a quick ratio of 0.86 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.27. The firm has a market capitalization of $67.39 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 39.49, a PEG ratio of 1.66 and a beta of 1.30.

Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, November 5th. The industrial products company reported $1.48 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.47 by $0.01. The company had revenue of $4.62 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.58 billion. Emerson Electric had a return on equity of 11.41% and a net margin of 10.12%.

Emerson Electric Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, December 10th. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 15th will be given a dividend of $0.5275 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, November 15th. This represents a $2.11 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.79%. This is an increase from Emerson Electric’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.53. Emerson Electric’s dividend payout ratio is currently 70.47%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Emerson Electric

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Newport Trust Company LLC bought a new position in Emerson Electric in the 2nd quarter worth about $574,908,000. Legal & General Group Plc lifted its holdings in shares of Emerson Electric by 5.2% in the second quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 4,510,496 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $496,877,000 after buying an additional 224,784 shares in the last quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp lifted its holdings in shares of Emerson Electric by 107.2% in the third quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 3,896,889 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $422,852,000 after buying an additional 2,016,075 shares in the last quarter. DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale grew its stake in Emerson Electric by 3.3% during the third quarter. DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale now owns 2,738,701 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $297,653,000 after acquiring an additional 88,294 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Swedbank AB increased its holdings in Emerson Electric by 127.3% during the 3rd quarter. Swedbank AB now owns 2,544,439 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $278,285,000 after acquiring an additional 1,424,800 shares during the period. 74.30% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

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.