Embraer-Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica (NYSE:ERJ) Upgraded at Zacks Research

Zacks Research upgraded shares of Embraer-Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica (NYSE:ERJ) from a strong sell rating to a hold rating in a report published on Monday morning,Zacks.com reports. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Embraer-Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.78 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.67 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.76 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $2.76 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $2.75 EPS.

Several other equities research analysts also recently commented on ERJ. HSBC upgraded Embraer-Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and lifted their price objective for the stock from $45.00 to $57.00 in a report on Wednesday, June 4th. Hsbc Global Res upgraded shares of Embraer-Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, June 4th. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Embraer-Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, August 9th. Bank of America increased their price objective on shares of Embraer-Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica from $55.00 to $65.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, September 11th. Finally, Wolfe Research raised shares of Embraer-Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica from a “peer perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $64.00 target price for the company in a research report on Thursday, July 31st. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, four have given a Buy rating, one has assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $59.40.

Embraer-Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica Stock Performance

Shares of Embraer-Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica stock opened at $56.65 on Monday. Embraer-Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica has a 1 year low of $32.26 and a 1 year high of $62.09. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $55.55 and its 200 day moving average is $51.19. The stock has a market cap of $10.40 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.63 and a beta of 1.87. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.58, a current ratio of 1.33 and a quick ratio of 0.60.

Embraer-Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica (NYSE:ERJ) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August 5th. The aerospace company reported ($0.02) earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.47 by ($0.49). The firm had revenue of $1.82 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.67 billion. Embraer-Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica had a return on equity of 13.38% and a net margin of 5.43%.During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.44 earnings per share. Embraer-Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica has set its FY 2025 guidance at EPS. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Embraer-Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica will post 2.04 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Rexford Capital Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Embraer-Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica during the 2nd quarter valued at $203,000. AlpenGlobal Capital LLC purchased a new position in Embraer-Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica during the second quarter valued at $1,115,000. BI Asset Management Fondsmaeglerselskab A S bought a new stake in Embraer-Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica during the second quarter valued at about $336,000. Ameriprise Financial Inc. raised its stake in shares of Embraer-Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica by 1.5% in the second quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 803,640 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $45,735,000 after buying an additional 12,131 shares during the period. Finally, NewEdge Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Embraer-Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica by 99.2% in the second quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 16,795 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $956,000 after buying an additional 8,365 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 34.65% of the company’s stock.

About Embraer-Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica

Embraer SA designs, develops, manufactures, and sells aircraft and systems in North America, Latin America, the Asia Pacific, Brazil, Europe, and internationally. The company operates through Commercial Aviation; Defense & Security; Executive Aviation; Services & Support; and Other segments. The Commercial Aviation segment designs, develops, manufactures, and sells commercial jets, as well as leases aircraft.