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Emerson Electric (EMR) Declines More Than Market: Some Information for Investors

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In the latest close session, Emerson Electric (EMR - Free Report) was down 1.06% at $128.89. This move lagged the S&P 500's daily loss of 0.63%. Elsewhere, the Dow lost 0.65%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq lost 0.47%.

Shares of the maker of process controls systems, valves and analytical instruments witnessed a loss of 0.56% over the previous month, trailing the performance of the Industrial Products sector with its gain of 0.99%, and the S&P 500's gain of 0.92%.

Investors will be eagerly watching for the performance of Emerson Electric in its upcoming earnings disclosure. The company's earnings report is set to be unveiled on November 5, 2025. The company is forecasted to report an EPS of $1.62, showcasing a 9.46% upward movement from the corresponding quarter of the prior year. Meanwhile, the Zacks Consensus Estimate for revenue is projecting net sales of $4.89 billion, up 5.93% from the year-ago period.

EMR's full-year Zacks Consensus Estimates are calling for earnings of $6 per share and revenue of $18.05 billion. These results would represent year-over-year changes of +9.29% and 0%, respectively.

Investors should also pay attention to any latest changes in analyst estimates for Emerson Electric. These revisions typically reflect the latest short-term business trends, which can change frequently. With this in mind, we can consider positive estimate revisions a sign of optimism about the business outlook.

Based on our research, we believe these estimate revisions are directly related to near-term stock moves. We developed the Zacks Rank to capitalize on this phenomenon. Our system takes these estimate changes into account and delivers a clear, actionable rating model.

The Zacks Rank system, ranging from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), possesses a remarkable history of outdoing, externally audited, with #1 stocks returning an average annual gain of +25% since 1988. Over the past month, the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate has moved 0.4% higher. Emerson Electric is holding a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold) right now.

In the context of valuation, Emerson Electric is at present trading with a Forward P/E ratio of 20.07. This denotes a discount relative to the industry average Forward P/E of 24.68.

It's also important to note that EMR currently trades at a PEG ratio of 2.26. Comparable to the widely accepted P/E ratio, the PEG ratio also accounts for the company's projected earnings growth. The Manufacturing - Electronics industry had an average PEG ratio of 1.95 as trading concluded yesterday.

The Manufacturing - Electronics industry is part of the Industrial Products sector. This group has a Zacks Industry Rank of 62, putting it in the top 26% of all 250+ industries.

The Zacks Industry Rank assesses the strength of our separate industry groups by calculating the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks contained within the groups. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.

Make sure to utilize Zacks.com to follow all of these stock-moving metrics, and more, in the coming trading sessions.


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