Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Emerson Electric Co shares valued at $3,380,749 were sold by Train Michael H. on May 12 ’25. At $119.44 per share, Train Michael H. sold 28,305 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 232,669 shares worth approximately $29.48 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Train Michael H. purchased 28,305 shares, netting a total of over 3,379,476 in proceeds.
Before that, Karsanbhai Surendralal Lanca had sold 16,698 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $1,892,384, the President & CEO traded Emerson Electric Co shares for $113.33 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 16,698 shares, worth approximately $20.9 million.
Analysts at Barclays downgraded the stock from ‘”an Equal weight”‘ to ‘”an Underweight”‘ outlook in a report released in early March. As of January 28, 2025, Daiwa Securities has initiated its “an Outperform” rating for EMR. Earlier on December 12, 2024, Jefferies initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “a Buy” for EMR stock.
Analyzing EMR Stock Performance
On last trading session,, Emerson Electric Co [NYSE: EMR] rose 0.18% to $126.72. The stock’s lowest price that day was $124.78, but it reached a high of $126.86 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 3.44%. Over the course of the year, Emerson Electric Co shares have jumped approximately 2.25%.
Support And Resistance Levels for Emerson Electric Co (EMR)
RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 72.30 on the 14-day chart, showing overbought technical sentiment.
Is Emerson Electric Co subject to short interest?
Stocks of Emerson Electric Co saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-05-30 jumping by 2.68 million shares to 12.05 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-04-30 was 9.36 million shares. A jump of 22.28% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 3.79 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 3.79.
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In terms of Emerson Electric Co share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 122.5 in the next 12 months, down nearly -3.15% from the previous closing price of $126.49. Analysts anticipate Emerson Electric Co stock to reach 135 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 110. In spite of this, 17 analysts ranked Emerson Electric Co stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On November 13, 2024, UBS assigned a price target of “a Neutral” to the stock and resumed coverage with a $135.