The buying and selling of stock by a company’s insider give investors a sense that the stock will rise or fall in the future. 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 $30.91 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 $21.91 million.
As published in a research note from Barclays on August 07, 2025, Emerson Electric Co [EMR] has been rated up from an Underweight to an Equal weight and the price target has been revised to $127. Earlier on March 10, 2025, Barclays downgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “an Underweight” for EMR stock which previously was a “an Equal weight”.
Analyzing EMR Stock Performance
On last trading session, Emerson Electric Co [NYSE: EMR] plunged -0.82% to $132.83. The stock’s lowest price that day was $131.0002, but it reached a high of $135.985 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -8.71%. Over the course of the year, Emerson Electric Co shares have jumped approximately 24.85%.
Is Emerson Electric Co subject to short interest?
Stocks of Emerson Electric Co saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-07-15 dropping by -1.42 million shares to 11.94 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-06-13 was 13.36 million shares. A decline of -11.91% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 4.18 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 4.18.
Which companies own the most shares of Emerson Electric Co (EMR)?
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 -8.53% from the previous closing price of $133.93. 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 January 28, 2025, Daiwa Securities assigned a price target of “an Outperform” to the stock and initiated coverage with a $147.
