As of Friday close, Emerson Electric Co.’s (NYSE:EMR) stock was down -$1.08, moving down -1.32 percent to $80.84. The average number of shares traded per day over the past five days has been 4,670,820 shares. 2 times new highs have been achieved over the past 5 days, with a -$1.33 fall in that time frame. In the last twenty days, the average volume was 3,701,190, while in the previous 50 days, it was 3,835,122.
Since last month, EMR stock retreated -6.99%. Shares of the company fell to $79.03 on 03/15/23, the lowest level in the past month. A 52-week high of $100.00 was reached on 01/09/23 after having rallying from a 52-week low of $72.40. Since the beginning of this year, EMR’s stock price has dropped by -15.84% or -$15.22, and marked a new high 3 times. However, the stock has declined by -19.16% since its 52-week high.
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EMR stock investors should be aware that Emerson Electric Co. (EMR) stock had its last reported insider trading activity 122 days ago on Nov 16. Karsanbhai Surendralal Lanca, the CEO and President of the company, disposed of 4,603 shares for $95.86 on Nov 16. It resulted in a $441,244 divestment by the insider. DELLAQUILA FRANK J sold 83,073 shares at an average price of $91.07 on Nov 08. The insider now owns 271,785 shares following the transaction. On Nov 08, Sr. VP, Secy and Gen. Counsel Bosco Sara Yang sold 10,977 shares at $91.13 apiece. The transaction was valued at $1,000,334.
Valuation Metrics
Right now, Emerson Electric Co. (EMR) has a P/E ratio of about 18.04. The stock’s beta is 1.39. Besides these, the trailing price-to-sales (P/S) ratio of 2.53, the price-to-book (PB) ratio of 4.40, and the price-to-cash flow ratio of 41.84 may also be considered.
The latest dividend of $0.52 per share was paid out, remained unchanged from last year’s $0.52. On Monday October 31 2022, a $0.0050 dividend increase was announced.
Financial Health
In the recent quarter, Emerson Electric Co.’s quick ratio stood at 0.90, while its current ratio was 1.10, showing that the company is not able to pay off its debt. According to company report, the long-term debt-to-equity ratio for the recent quarter was 0.76, and the total debt-to-equity ratio was 0.93. On the profitability front, the trailing twelve-month gross margin is 43.10% percent. In the recent year, operating margins totaled 16.50%. Based on annual data, EMR earned $8.19 billion in gross profit and brought in $19.63 billion in revenue.
A company’s management is another factor that investors consider when determining the profitability of an investment. In the past year, return on investment (ROI) was 11.90%. Return on equity (ROE) for the past 12 months was 44.50%.
According to the earnings report, the company had a lower net income in the recent quarter than it did in the previous quarter. EMR’s revenue fell -32.61% to $5.36 billion during the quarter, while net income inched up to $3.37 billion. During the quarter, the company generated $850.0 million in EBITDA. The liabilities of Emerson Electric Co. were 19.53 billion at the end of its most recent quarter, and its total debt was $10.39 billion. The value of shareholders’ equity is $571.4 million.
Technical Picture
This quick technical analysis looks at Emerson Electric Co.’s (EMR) price momentum. With a historical volatility rate of 23.72%, the RSI 9-day stood at 36.98% on 17 March.
With respect to its five-day moving average, the current Emerson Electric Co. price is down by -1.62% percent or -$1.33. At present, EMR shares trade -5.67% below its 20-day simple moving average and -2.79% percent below its 100-day simple moving average. However, the stock is currently trading approximately -15.28% below its SMA50 and -8.82% below its SMA200.
Stochastic coefficient K was 22.02% and Stochastic coefficient D was 22.93%, while ATR was 2.23. Given the Stochastic reading of 19.29% for the 14-day period, the RSI (14) reading has been calculated as 37.77%. As of today, the MACD Oscillator reading stands at -1.72, while the 14-day reading stands at -2.30.
Analyst Ratings
UBS upgraded its rating on Emerson Electric Co. (NYSE: EMR) to a Buy in a note to investors on March 06, 2023. The analysts firm previously had a Neutral rating on the stock.Emerson Electric Co. (EMR) has been rated Overweight by analysts. According to 0 brokerage firms, EMR is a sell, and 12 firms recommend it is a Hold. There are 0 analysts who say the stock is underweight. A total of 1 analyst rate Emerson Electric Co. stock as buy, with 8 recommending it as overweight.