** Engineering solutions provider Emerson Electric EMR.N slightly raised its annual profit forecast on Wednesday, banking on reduced cost exposure to tariffs and higher demand for its intelligent devices segment
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** Mizuho ("outperform", PT: $155) sees co executing well in choppy macro conditions; notes order rates and business momentum prospects continue to improve
** BofA Global Research ("buy", PO: $165) says incremental margins in FY26 to be boosted by synergies from both the National Instruments and AspenTech acquisitions
** Wolfe Research ("outperform", PT: $173) sees EMR's margin weakness as a "bump in the road" and expects no negative implications going into the next two years
** Morningstar (fair value: $111) says the growing skilled labor shortage benefits Emerson as manufacturers look to support human capital with smart robotics
(Reporting by Kanchana Chakravarty in Bengaluru)
((Kanchana.Chakravarty@thomsonreuters.com))