Is Emerson Electric Co (EMR) Stock a Good Buy for Short-term Investors?

At the time of writing, Emerson Electric Co [EMR] stock is trading at $123.29, up 2.13%. In order to assess the stock’s recent performance, you can check whether its short-term value is rising or falling. The EMR shares have gain 2.49% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -5.31%, and not seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.

From an analyst’s perspective:

Emerson Electric Co [NYSE: EMR] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on December 12, 2024, when Jefferies initiated its Buy rating and assigned the stock a price target of $160. On November 13, 2024, Exane BNP Paribas initiated with a Outperform rating and assigned a price target of $155 on the stock. Stephens downgraded its rating to a Equal-Weight and decreased its price target to $120 on October 16, 2024. Morgan Stanley initiated its recommendation with a Underweight and recommended $105 as its price target on September 06, 2024. JP Morgan downgraded its rating to Neutral for this stock on August 14, 2024, and downed its price target to $115. In a note dated July 08, 2024, Redburn Atlantic initiated an Buy rating and provided a target price of $135 on this stock.

For the past year, the stock price of Emerson Electric Co fluctuated between $91.64 and $134.85. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $137.11 within the next 12 months. Emerson Electric Co [NYSE: EMR] shares were valued at $123.29 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 11.21% based on the average EMR price forecast.

Analyzing the EMR fundamentals

According to Emerson Electric Co [NYSE:EMR], the company’s sales were 17.49B for trailing twelve months, which represents an 12.91% jump. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.31% with Operating Profit Margin at -0.03%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.11%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.11%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.04, Equity is 0.09 and Total Capital is -0.01. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of0.38.

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 121.37 points at the first support level, and at 119.45 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 124.35, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 125.42.

Ratios To Look Out For

It is important to note that Emerson Electric Co [NYSE:EMR] has a current ratio of 1.77. In addition, the Quick Ratio stands at 1.40 and the Cash Ratio stands at 0.62. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 4.01, the price to book ratio is 3.25 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 35.96.

Transactions by insiders

Recent insider trading involved Karsanbhai Surendralal Lanca, CEO and President, that happened on Nov 13 ’24 when 52409.0 shares were sold. SVP & Chief Sustain Officer, Train Michael H. completed a deal on Nov 06 ’24 to sell 21525.0 shares. Meanwhile, Officer Train Michael H. bought 21525.0 shares on Nov 06 ’24.

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