How did Emerson Electric Co. (EMR) surprise investors with its report?

A share price of Emerson Electric Co. [EMR] is currently trading at $113.04, down -0.44%. An important factor to consider is whether the stock is rising or falling in short-term value. The EMR shares have lost -0.36% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 3.69%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.

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On 28, March 2024, Emerson Earns 2024 ENERGY STAR® Partner of the Year Award for Energy Management. In a post published today on Yahoo Finance, Award recognizes Emerson’s sustained excellence in energy management and long-term commitment to accelerate decarbonization across the globe.

From an analyst’s perspective:

Emerson Electric Co. [NYSE: EMR] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on January 04, 2024, when Mizuho upgraded its rating to a Buy and also boosted its price target to $118 from $95. Previously, KeyBanc Capital Markets started tracking the stock with Overweight rating on October 03, 2023, and set its price target to $120. On October 03, 2023, downgrade downgraded it’s rating to Neutral and revised its price target to $104 on the stock. Vertical Research upgraded its rating to a Buy but stick to its price target of $120 on September 15, 2023. Argus upgraded its rating to a Buy but $110 remained the price target by the analyst firm on August 28, 2023. In a note dated August 22, 2023, JP Morgan upgraded an Overweight rating on this stock and boosted its target price from $83 to $107.

Emerson Electric Co. experienced fluctuations in its stock price throughout the past year between $76.94 and $114.19. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $107.47 within the next 12 months. Emerson Electric Co. [NYSE: EMR] shares were valued at $113.04 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential drop of -4.93% based on the average EMR price forecast.

Analyzing the EMR fundamentals

Trailing Twelve Months sales for Emerson Electric Co. [NYSE:EMR] were 15.91B which represents 22.02% growth. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.49% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.13%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.15%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.68%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.23, Equity is 0.59 and Total Capital is 0.06. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of0.56.

Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 112.14 points at the first support level, and at 111.24 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 114.44, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 115.83.

Emerson Electric Co. [EMR] reported earnings per share of $1.22 for its fiscal quarter that ended on 12/30/2023. Based on the Wall Street analysts’ estimates, the company was expected to report earnings of $1.04/share, meaning a difference of $0.18 and a surprise factor of 17.30%. By comparison, the stated earnings for the previous quarter ended on 9/29/2023 were $1.29 per share as compared to estimates of $1.31 per share, a difference of -$0.02 representing a surprise of -1.50%.

Ratios To Look Out For

To put it in perspective, the Current Ratio for Emerson Electric Co. [NYSE:EMR] is 1.12. On the other hand, the Quick Ratio is 0.80, and the Cash Ratio is 0.27. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 4.06, the price to book ratio is 3.13 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 156.74.

Transactions by insiders

Recent insider trading involved Piazza Nicholas J., Senior VP & CPO, that happened on Mar 04 ’24 when 2200.0 shares were sold. Director, LEVATICH MATTHEW S completed a deal on Feb 15 ’24 to sell 1933.0 shares. Meanwhile, President & CEO Karsanbhai Surendralal Lanca sold 2344.0 shares on Feb 14 ’24.

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