Zacks Research Issues Pessimistic Forecast for EMR Earnings

Emerson Electric Co. (NYSE:EMR) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research cut their Q2 2026 earnings estimates for shares of Emerson Electric in a research note issued to investors on Monday, November 4th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the industrial products company will post earnings of $1.50 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $1.51. 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 Q3 2026 earnings at $1.58 EPS.

A number of other brokerages have also recently commented on EMR. Morgan Stanley initiated coverage on Emerson Electric in a report on Friday, September 6th. They set an “underweight” rating and a $105.00 target price on the stock. Stephens cut Emerson Electric from an “overweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and lowered their target price for the company from $135.00 to $120.00 in a report on Wednesday, October 16th. Robert W. Baird increased their target price on Emerson Electric from $117.00 to $118.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday. StockNews.com upgraded Emerson Electric from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company increased their target price on Emerson Electric from $128.00 to $135.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have issued a hold rating and twelve have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $127.65.

Emerson Electric Price Performance

Shares of NYSE EMR opened at $126.86 on Thursday. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $107.50 and its 200 day moving average price is $109.05. The stock has a market cap of $72.65 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 42.57, a PEG ratio of 1.68 and a beta of 1.30. The company has a current ratio of 1.16, a quick ratio of 0.86 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.27. Emerson Electric has a 52 week low of $83.10 and a 52 week high of $127.74.

Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August 7th. The industrial products company reported $1.43 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.42 by $0.01. The business had revenue of $4.38 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.44 billion. Emerson Electric had a net margin of 10.12% and a return on equity of 11.41%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 11.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $1.29 EPS.

Emerson Electric Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, December 10th. Investors of record on Friday, November 15th will be given a $0.5275 dividend. This is a positive change from Emerson Electric’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.53. This represents a $2.11 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.66%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, November 15th. Emerson Electric’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 70.47%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Peterson Financial Group Inc. purchased a new position in Emerson Electric in the third quarter valued at about $53,000. Frazier Financial Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Emerson Electric in the third quarter valued at about $33,000. Natixis Advisors LLC raised its position in Emerson Electric by 5.5% in the third quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC now owns 331,966 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $36,307,000 after purchasing an additional 17,372 shares during the period. Coastline Trust Co raised its position in Emerson Electric by 0.7% in the third quarter. Coastline Trust Co now owns 27,219 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $2,977,000 after purchasing an additional 202 shares during the period. Finally, Linscomb Wealth Inc. raised its position in Emerson Electric by 1.4% in the third quarter. Linscomb Wealth Inc. now owns 35,019 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $3,830,000 after purchasing an additional 485 shares during the period. 74.30% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.