Emerson Electric (EMR) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

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. The Final Control segment provides control, isolation, shutoff, pressure relief, and pressure safety valves, actuators, and regulators for process and hybrid industries. The Measurement & Analytical segment offers intelligent instrumentation measuring the physical properties of liquids or gases, such as pressure, temperature, level, flow, acoustics, corrosion, pH, conductivity, water quality, toxic gases, and flame. The Discrete Automation segment offers solenoid and pneumatic valves, valve position indicators, pneumatic cylinders, air preparation equipment, pressure and temperature switches, electric linear motion solutions, programmable automation control systems, electrical distribution equipment, and materials joining solutions. The Safety & Productivity segment offers tools for professionals and homeowners; pipe-working tools, including pipe wrenches, pipe cutters, pipe threading and roll grooving equipment, battery hydraulic tools; electrical tools; and other professional tools. The Control Systems & Software segment provides distributed control systems, safety instrumented systems, SCADA systems, application software, digital twins, asset performance management, and cybersecurity. The Test & Measurement provides software-connected automated test and measurement systems. The AspenTech segment provides asset optimization software that enables industrial manufacturers to design, operate, and maintain operations for enhancing performance through a combination of decades of modeling, simulation, and optimization capabilities. The company was incorporated in 1890 and is headquartered in Saint Louis, Missouri.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $121.09 to $124.75
• 50-Day Range: $108.15 to $134.34
• 52-Week Range: $91.64 to $134.85
• Volume: 10.43 million shs
• Average Volume: 2.79 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $70.67 billion
• P/E Ratio: 36.28
• Dividend Yield: 1.70%
• Price Target: $134.58
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Emerson Electric Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Emerson Electric scored higher than 89% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 32nd out of 178 stocks in the industrial products sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Emerson Electric has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.63, and is based on 13 buy ratings, 5 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Emerson Electric has been the subject of 12 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 7.93%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Emerson Electric are expected to grow by 7.93% in the coming year, from $5.93 to $6.40 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Emerson Electric is 36.28, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 113.39.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Emerson Electric is 36.28, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Industrial Products sector average P/E ratio of about 21.08.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Emerson Electric has a PEG Ratio of 2.20. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Emerson Electric has a P/B Ratio of 2.58. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.98% of the float of Emerson Electric has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Emerson Electric has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.9, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Emerson Electric has recently decreased by 0.44%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

Emerson Electric pays a meaningful dividend of 1.62%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Emerson Electric has been increasing its dividend for 68 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Emerson Electric is 61.70%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Emerson Electric will have a dividend payout ratio of 32.97% next year. This indicates that Emerson Electric will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 2.1 / 5
• Environmental Score: -2.61

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.98% of the float of Emerson Electric has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Emerson Electric has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.9, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Emerson Electric has recently decreased by 0.44%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.4 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.47

News Sentiment

Emerson Electric has a news sentiment score of 0.47. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.71 average news sentiment score of Industrial Products companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 5 news articles for Emerson Electric this week, compared to 14 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 19 people have searched for EMR on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -32% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 9 people have added Emerson Electric to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -25% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Emerson Electric insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $2,711,289.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 0.25% of the stock of Emerson Electric is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

74.30% of the stock of Emerson Electric is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

EMR Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have EMR shares performed this year?

Emerson Electric's stock was trading at $97.33 at the start of the year. Since then, EMR stock has increased by 27.5% and is now trading at $124.09.
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How were Emerson Electric's earnings last quarter?

Emerson Electric Co. (NYSE:EMR) released its earnings results 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. Emerson Electric's revenue was up 11.0% on a year-over-year basis.
Read the conference call transcript.

Does Emerson Electric have any subsidiaries?

Emerson Electric subsidiaries include Open Systems International, Progea, American Governor, Verdant Environmental Technologies, Bioproduction Group, AE Valves, Endura-Greenlee Tools, and others.

Who are Emerson Electric's major shareholders?

Emerson Electric's top institutional investors include State Street Corp (4.53%), Wellington Management Group LLP (2.55%), Geode Capital Management LLC (2.01%) and Stifel Financial Corp (0.77%). Insiders that own company stock include Frank J Dellaquila, Michael H Train, Surendralal Lanca Karsanbhai, Sara Yang Bosco, Arthur F Golden, Lisa Flavin, Vidya Ramnath, Mark A Blinn and Mark J Bulanda.
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How do I buy shares of Emerson Electric?

Shares of EMR stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.
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What other stocks do shareholders of Emerson Electric own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Emerson Electric investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Broadcom (AVGO), Exxon Mobil (XOM), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Salesforce (CRM) and General Electric (GE).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/07/2024
• Ex-Dividend for 12/10 Dividend: 11/15/2024
• Dividend Payable: 12/10/2024
• Today: 12/22/2024
• Fiscal Year End: 9/30/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Industrial Products
• Industry: Electronic, electrical equipment & components, except computer equipment
• Sub-Industry: Electrical Components & Equipment
• Current Symbol: NYSE:EMR
• CUSIP: 29101110
• CIK: 32604
• Web: www.emerson.com
• Phone: (314) 553-2000
• Fax: 314-553-3713
• Employees: 73,000
• Year Founded: 1890

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $134.58
• High Stock Price Target: $160.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $105.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +8.5%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.63
• Research Coverage: 19 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $3.42
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 36.28
• Forward P/E Ratio: 20.93
• P/E Growth: 2.2
• Net Income: $1.97 billion
• Net Margins: 11.25%
• Pretax Margin: 11.55%
• Return on Equity: 11.73%
• Return on Assets: 6.90%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.26
• Current Ratio: 1.77
• Quick Ratio: 1.40

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $17.49 billion
• Price / Sales: 4.04
• Cash Flow: $8.40 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 14.78
• Book Value: $48.03 per share
• Price / Book: 2.58

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 569,531,000
• Free Float: 568,107,000
• Market Cap: $70.67 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.34