EMCOR Group, Inc. (NYSE:EME) Given Consensus Rating of "Moderate Buy" by Brokerages

Key Points

• Analysts give EMCOR a consensus rating of Moderate Buy from 13 brokerages (nine buys, three holds, one strong buy), with an average 12‑month target around $799 and recent individual targets raised as high as $945.
• EMCOR reported a quarterly earnings beat — $6.84 EPS vs. $5.90 expected and $4.63B revenue (up 19.7% year-over-year) — and issued FY2026 guidance of 28.25–29.75 EPS (analysts forecast ~28.53).
• CEO Anthony Guzzi sold 36,000 shares (~$26.3M), cutting his stake by 17.45%, while insiders hold just 0.83% and institutional/hedge fund ownership is 92.59%.

Shares of EMCOR Group, Inc. (NYSE:EME - Get Free Report) have received a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" from the thirteen brokerages that are presently covering the company, Marketbeat reports. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, nine have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. The average 12-month target price among analysts that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $799.2857.

A number of research analysts have recently issued reports on the company. Stifel Nicolaus set a $918.00 target price on EMCOR Group in a report on Thursday. Robert W. Baird boosted their target price on EMCOR Group from $713.00 to $808.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Friday, February 27th. Cantor Fitzgerald started coverage on EMCOR Group in a research note on Tuesday, March 10th. They issued an "overweight" rating and a $848.00 price target on the stock. Wall Street Zen upgraded EMCOR Group from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Saturday. Finally, UBS Group lifted their price target on EMCOR Group from $900.00 to $945.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, March 6th.

EMCOR Group Trading Up 0.0%

NYSE:EME opened at $903.72 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $40.16 billion, a P/E ratio of 30.32 and a beta of 1.17. The stock's 50 day simple moving average is $774.16 and its 200-day simple moving average is $707.25. EMCOR Group has a 12-month low of $415.72 and a 12-month high of $905.72.

EMCOR Group (NYSE:EME - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The construction company reported $6.84 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $5.90 by $0.94. The business had revenue of $4.63 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.20 billion. EMCOR Group had a return on equity of 35.19% and a net margin of 7.54%.The company's revenue for the quarter was up 19.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $5.41 earnings per share. EMCOR Group has set its FY 2026 guidance at 28.250-29.750 EPS. Research analysts forecast that EMCOR Group will post 28.53 EPS for the current fiscal year.

EMCOR Group Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, April 30th. Investors of record on Thursday, April 16th were paid a $0.40 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, April 16th. This represents a $1.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.2%. EMCOR Group's payout ratio is 5.37%.

Insider Buying and Selling at EMCOR Group

In related news, CEO Anthony Guzzi sold 36,000 shares of EMCOR Group stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, March 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $729.48, for a total value of $26,261,280.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 170,299 shares in the company, valued at $124,229,714.52. The trade was a 17.45% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. 0.83% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Trading of EMCOR Group

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its stake in shares of EMCOR Group by 17.6% in the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 5,332,636 shares of the construction company's stock valued at $3,463,760,000 after buying an additional 798,975 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp raised its holdings in EMCOR Group by 2.2% during the fourth quarter. State Street Corp now owns 1,893,792 shares of the construction company's stock worth $1,158,603,000 after purchasing an additional 40,801 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in EMCOR Group by 0.5% during the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 1,425,523 shares of the construction company's stock worth $869,343,000 after purchasing an additional 7,790 shares during the last quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. raised its holdings in EMCOR Group by 34.5% during the fourth quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 1,276,966 shares of the construction company's stock worth $781,239,000 after purchasing an additional 327,606 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Invesco Ltd. raised its holdings in EMCOR Group by 10.5% during the fourth quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 799,271 shares of the construction company's stock worth $488,986,000 after purchasing an additional 75,692 shares during the last quarter. 92.59% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

EMCOR Group Company Profile

EMCOR Group, Inc is a provider of mechanical and electrical construction, industrial and energy infrastructure, and facilities services to commercial, institutional and industrial clients. The company delivers a broad range of services that include design-build and traditional construction of mechanical, electrical and plumbing systems; ongoing facilities maintenance and operations; and specialized industrial services for sectors such as manufacturing, data centers, healthcare and utilities.

EMCOR's service offerings encompass HVAC, plumbing, electrical installation and maintenance, fire protection, building automation and controls, commissioning, testing and balancing, and energy management solutions.

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