What is the best trade option for Emerson Electric Co (EMR) stock?

At the time of writing, Emerson Electric Co [EMR] stock is trading at $113.59, down -1.48%. It is a good measure of the stock’s recent performance to check whether the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The EMR shares have gain 1.07% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -5.12%, and not seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.

From an analyst’s perspective:

Previously, Barclays downgraded its rating to Underweight on March 10, 2025, and dropped its price target to $110. On January 28, 2025, Daiwa Securities initiated with a Outperform rating and assigned a price target of $147 on the stock. Jefferies started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and suggested a price target of $160 on December 12, 2024. Exane BNP Paribas started tracking with a Outperform rating for this stock on November 13, 2024, and assigned it a price target of $155. In a note dated October 16, 2024, Stephens downgraded an Equal-Weight rating on this stock and revised its target price from $135 to $120.

For the past year, the stock price of Emerson Electric Co fluctuated between $96.62 and $134.85. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $137.5 within the next 12 months. Emerson Electric Co [NYSE: EMR] shares were valued at $113.59 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 21.05% based on the average EMR price forecast.

Analyzing the EMR fundamentals

According to Emerson Electric Co [NYSE:EMR], the company’s sales were 17.55B for trailing twelve months, which represents an 1.38% jump. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.32% with Operating Profit Margin at -0.01%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.15%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.14%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.06, Equity is 0.11 and Total Capital is -0.0. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of0.29.

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 112.38 points at the first support level, and at 111.16 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 115.46, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 117.32.

Ratios To Look Out For

It is important to note that Emerson Electric Co [NYSE:EMR] has a current ratio of 1.54. Further, the Quick Ratio stands at 1.17, while the Cash Ratio is 0.48. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 3.65, the price to book ratio is 3.13 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 27.01.

Transactions by insiders

Recent insider trading involved BLINN MARK A, Director, that happened on Feb 12 ’25 when 20.0 shares were sold. Director, LEVATICH MATTHEW S completed a deal on Feb 12 ’25 to sell 1867.0 shares. Meanwhile, Director BLINN MARK A sold 1867.0 shares on Feb 10 ’25.

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