Emerson Electric Co (NYSE: EMR)’s stock price has surge by 1.64relation to previous closing price of 133.33. Nevertheless, the company has seen a 3.66% surge in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. seekingalpha.com reported 2025-07-01 that Emerson Electric’s strategic M&A has shifted its portfolio from hardware to higher-growth, higher-margin software, now comprising 31% of revenue. Our analysis shows Emerson’s software segment enjoys both organic and inorganic growth, with competitive advantages in specialized industries like oil & gas, semiconductors, and life sciences. Strong integration between Emerson’s hardware and software drives cross-selling, recurring revenue, and customer stickiness, leveraging its large installed base.
Is It Worth Investing in Emerson Electric Co (NYSE: EMR) Right Now?
Emerson Electric Co (NYSE: EMR) has a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.34x that is above its average ratio. Additionally, the 36-month beta value for EMR is 1.28. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 19 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 3 rating it as “overweight,” 6 rating it as “hold,” and 1 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for EMR is 561.08M and currently, short sellers hold a 2.38% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of EMR on July 02, 2025 was 3.21M shares.
EMR’s Market Performance
EMR’s stock has seen a 3.66% increase for the week, with a 13.51% rise in the past month and a 23.60% gain in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.71%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 1.74% for Emerson Electric Co The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 6.01% for EMR’s stock, with a 14.78% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of EMR
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for EMR stocks, with Citigroup repeating the rating for EMR by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for EMR in the upcoming period, according to Citigroup is $132 based on the research report published on March 17, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Barclays, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see EMR reach a price target of $110, previously predicting the price at $135. The rating they have provided for EMR stocks is “Underweight” according to the report published on March 10th, 2025.
Daiwa Securities gave a rating of “Outperform” to EMR, setting the target price at $147 in the report published on January 28th of the current year.
EMR Trading at 14.16% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought EMR to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was able to rebound, for now settling with 0.49% of gains for the given period.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at EMR starting from Train Michael H., who sale 28,305 shares at the price of $119.44 back on May 12 ’25. After this action, Train Michael H. now owns 232,669 shares of Emerson Electric Co, valued at $3,380,749 using the latest closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for EMR
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.18 for the present operating margin
- 0.51 for the gross margin
The net margin for Emerson Electric Co stands at 0.14. The total capital return value is set at 0.1. Equity return is now at value 9.82, with 4.46 for asset returns.
Based on Emerson Electric Co (EMR), the company’s capital structure generated 0.44 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.21. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.77. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 15.21.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 4.03 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 2.86. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 5.07. The receivables turnover for the company is 6.07for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.42. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.80.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Emerson Electric Co (EMR) has seen better performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others rating it as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
