Is Emerson Electric (EMR) Getting Too Stretched After Its 84% Run?

Emerson Electric has delivered a strong multi year run, and the question now is whether the current share price at US$158.23 is still in step with the earnings that support it. With investors also weighing fresh expansion plans in the Middle East, the focus shifts to what the current profit stream can reasonably justify. Over the past 5 years, Emerson Electric has returned 83.6%, which puts real pressure on the current earnings profile to support that kind of wealth creation. The plan to...