Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) Issues FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) updated its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Tuesday. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 5.850-6.050 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 5.480. The company issued revenue guidance of $18.1 billion-$18.5 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $17.4 billion. Emerson Electric also updated its FY25 guidance to $5.85-6.05 EPS.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

EMR has been the topic of a number of research reports. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft increased their target price on shares of Emerson Electric from $136.00 to $140.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday. KeyCorp upped their price target on shares of Emerson Electric from $125.00 to $140.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered shares of Emerson Electric from an “overweight” rating to a “neutral” rating and lowered their price target for the stock from $132.00 to $115.00 in a research report on Wednesday, August 14th. Morgan Stanley started coverage on shares of Emerson Electric in a research report on Friday, September 6th. They issued an “underweight” rating and a $105.00 target price for the company. Finally, Oppenheimer increased their target price on shares of Emerson Electric from $120.00 to $125.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, September 26th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have issued a hold rating and twelve have issued a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $127.65.

Emerson Electric Price Performance

NYSE EMR traded up $0.48 on Thursday, reaching $127.34. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 2,752,279 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,728,485. Emerson Electric has a twelve month low of $84.61 and a twelve month high of $127.74. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.27, a quick ratio of 0.86 and a current ratio of 1.16. The stock has a market cap of $72.93 billion, a PE ratio of 42.69, a PEG ratio of 1.68 and a beta of 1.30. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $107.50 and its two-hundred day moving average is $109.05.

Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) last posted its quarterly earnings data 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. Emerson Electric had a net margin of 10.12% and a return on equity of 11.41%. The company had revenue of $4.38 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.44 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $1.29 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 11.0% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that Emerson Electric will post 5.48 EPS for the current year.

Emerson Electric Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, December 10th. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 15th will be paid a dividend of $0.5275 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, November 15th. This is a positive change from Emerson Electric’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.53. This represents a $2.11 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.66%. Emerson Electric’s dividend payout ratio is currently 70.47%.

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.