Zacks Research Has Positive Forecast for EMR Q2 Earnings

Emerson Electric Co. (NYSE:EMR) – Zacks Research lifted their Q2 2026 EPS estimates for shares of Emerson Electric in a report issued on Monday, January 20th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the industrial products company will post earnings of $1.52 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $1.51. The consensus estimate for Emerson Electric’s current full-year earnings is $5.91 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Emerson Electric’s Q3 2026 earnings at $1.61 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.72 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $6.20 EPS and Q1 2027 earnings at $1.54 EPS.

Other equities research analysts have also issued research reports about the stock. Royal Bank of Canada dropped their price objective on shares of Emerson Electric from $139.00 to $138.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, November 6th. StockNews.com lowered shares of Emerson Electric from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 1st. Barclays boosted their price objective on shares of Emerson Electric from $116.00 to $135.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 5th. Stephens lowered shares of Emerson Electric from an “overweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and dropped their price objective for the stock from $135.00 to $120.00 in a research note on Wednesday, October 16th. Finally, Robert W. Baird boosted their price objective on shares of Emerson Electric from $117.00 to $118.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, November 4th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have assigned a hold rating and thirteen have given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $135.89.

Emerson Electric Trading Up 1.0 %

Shares of EMR opened at $131.20 on Wednesday. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $126.98 and its 200-day moving average price is $115.65. The firm has a market capitalization of $74.72 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 38.36, a PEG ratio of 2.21 and a beta of 1.35. The company has a current ratio of 1.77, a quick ratio of 1.40 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.26. Emerson Electric has a 1-year low of $91.64 and a 1-year high of $134.85.

Emerson Electric Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 10th. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 15th were issued a dividend of $0.5275 per share. This represents a $2.11 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.61%. This is a boost from Emerson Electric’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.53. The ex-dividend date was Friday, November 15th. Emerson Electric’s payout ratio is presently 61.70%.

Insider Activity

In other Emerson Electric news, SVP Michael H. Train sold 21,525 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, November 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $125.96, for a total transaction of $2,711,289.00. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president now directly owns 262,408 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $33,052,911.68. This represents a 7.58 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. 0.50% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Trading of Emerson Electric

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in EMR. Pacer Advisors Inc. boosted its position in shares of Emerson Electric by 8.7% in the second quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 52,061 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $5,735,000 after purchasing an additional 4,176 shares during the period. Sei Investments Co. boosted its position in shares of Emerson Electric by 8.4% in the second quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 263,161 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $28,985,000 after purchasing an additional 20,332 shares during the period. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans boosted its position in shares of Emerson Electric by 1.2% in the second quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 29,956 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $3,301,000 after purchasing an additional 347 shares during the period. Ensign Peak Advisors Inc boosted its position in shares of Emerson Electric by 4.9% in the second quarter. Ensign Peak Advisors Inc now owns 53,718 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $5,918,000 after purchasing an additional 2,485 shares during the period. Finally, Frank Rimerman Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of Emerson Electric by 22,000.0% in the second quarter. Frank Rimerman Advisors LLC now owns 4,641 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $511,000 after purchasing an additional 4,620 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.