Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) Releases Q1 Earnings Guidance

Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) issued an update on its first quarter earnings guidance on Tuesday morning. The company provided earnings per share guidance of $1.25-1.30 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of $1.28. Emerson Electric also updated its FY 2025 guidance to 5.850-6.050 EPS.

Emerson Electric Trading Up 1.2 %

Shares of Emerson Electric stock opened at $109.81 on Tuesday. Emerson Electric has a 1 year low of $83.10 and a 1 year high of $119.53. The company has a market capitalization of $62.89 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 36.85, a P/E/G ratio of 1.66 and a beta of 1.30. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $106.76 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $108.86. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.27, a current ratio of 1.16 and a quick ratio of 0.86.

Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August 7th. The industrial products company reported $1.43 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates 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%. Emerson Electric’s quarterly revenue was up 11.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $1.29 EPS. Research analysts forecast that Emerson Electric will post 5.48 EPS for the current year.

Emerson Electric Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 10th. Investors of record on Friday, August 16th were paid a $0.525 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, August 16th. This represents a $2.10 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.91%. Emerson Electric’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 70.47%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research analysts have weighed in on the company. Stephens cut Emerson Electric from an “overweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and lowered their price objective for the stock from $135.00 to $120.00 in a research report on Wednesday, October 16th. Barclays lowered their price target on shares of Emerson Electric from $110.00 to $103.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, August 8th. Robert W. Baird boosted their price objective on shares of Emerson Electric from $117.00 to $118.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday. Morgan Stanley initiated coverage on shares of Emerson Electric in a report on Friday, September 6th. They set an “underweight” rating and a $105.00 target price on the stock. Finally, Redburn Atlantic began coverage on Emerson Electric in a research note on Monday, July 8th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $135.00 price target for the company. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have assigned a hold rating and eleven have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $125.53.

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.