Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) Updates FY25 Earnings Guidance

Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) updated its FY25 earnings guidance on Tuesday. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $5.85-6.05 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of $5.91. The company issued revenue guidance of ~$18.10-18.45 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $18.23 billion. Emerson Electric also updated its FY 2025 guidance to 5.850-6.050 EPS.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several analysts have recently commented on the stock. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price objective on shares of Emerson Electric from $128.00 to $135.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday. Barclays increased their price target on shares of Emerson Electric from $103.00 to $116.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Wednesday. Royal Bank of Canada lowered their price target on shares of Emerson Electric from $139.00 to $138.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. downgraded 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 report on Wednesday, August 14th. Finally, Oppenheimer upped their price objective on shares of Emerson Electric from $120.00 to $125.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, September 26th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have issued a hold rating and twelve have given a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $127.65.

Emerson Electric Price Performance

Shares of NYSE EMR traded up $9.19 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, reaching $126.86. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 7,064,736 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,728,374. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $107.50 and a two-hundred day moving average of $109.05. The stock has a market capitalization of $72.65 billion, a P/E ratio of 42.57, a P/E/G ratio of 1.66 and a beta of 1.30. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.27, a quick ratio of 0.86 and a current ratio of 1.16. Emerson Electric has a 1-year low of $83.10 and a 1-year high of $127.74.

Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) last issued its 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 during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.44 billion. Emerson Electric had a net margin of 10.12% and a return on equity of 11.41%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 11.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $1.29 earnings per share. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that Emerson Electric will post 5.48 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Emerson Electric Increases Dividend

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

Emerson Electric Company Profile

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.