Key Facts for EMR Investors – Stay Informed Now

By Chris Stiles • Thursday, August 08 07:50 • Permanent Link

Emerson Electric logged a -7.6% change during today's morning session, and is now trading at a price of $99.54 per share. The S&P 500 index moved -1.0%. EMR's trading volume is 7,054,432 compared to the stock's average volume of 2,446,845.

Emerson Electric trades -23.98% away from its average analyst target price of $130.94 per share. The 20 analysts following the stock have set target prices ranging from $110.0 to $140.0, and on average have given Emerson Electric a rating of buy.

If you are considering an investment in EMR, you'll want to know the following:

Emerson Electric's current price is -26.9% below its Graham number of $136.25, which implies the stock has a margin of safety
Emerson Electric has moved 4.2% over the last year, and the S&P 500 logged a change of 16.4%
Based on its trailing earnings per share of 2.96, Emerson Electric has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 33.6 while the S&P 500 average is 28.21
EMR has a forward P/E ratio of 16.6 based on its forward 12 month price to earnings (EPS) of $6.01 per share
The company has a price to earnings growth (PEG) ratio of 1.34 — a number near or below 1 signifying that Emerson Electric is fairly valued compared to its estimated growth potential
Its Price to Book (P/B) ratio is 2.74 compared to its sector average of 4.11
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.
Based in Saint Louis, the company has 67,000 full time employees and a market cap of $56.94 Billion. Emerson Electric currently returns an annual dividend yield of 0.5%.

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