Abacus FCF Advisors LLC Purchases New Shares in EMCOR Group, Inc. $EME

Key Points

• Abacus FCF Advisors LLC opened a new position in EMCOR (NYSE:EME) in Q4, buying 14,514 shares worth about $8.88 million, and institutional investors now own roughly 92.59% of the stock with Vanguard, State Street and others materially increasing their stakes.
• Analysts have been lifting targets and ratings—Robert W. Baird to $808 (outperform) and UBS to $945 (buy)—leaving a consensus target near $796.86 with nine Buys and four Holds (average "Moderate Buy").
• EMCOR beat quarterly expectations with $7.19 EPS vs. $6.68 expected and $4.51B revenue, set FY2026 guidance of $27.25–$29.25 EPS (analysts ~28.24), and its CEO sold 36,000 shares for about $26.26 million, trimming his holding by 17.45%.

Abacus FCF Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of EMCOR Group, Inc. (NYSE:EME - Free Report) during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund purchased 14,514 shares of the construction company's stock, valued at approximately $8,880,000.

Other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its position in shares of EMCOR Group by 17.6% during 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 acquiring an additional 798,975 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp boosted its position in EMCOR Group by 15.2% in the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 1,852,991 shares of the construction company's stock worth $1,203,592,000 after purchasing an additional 244,494 shares during the last quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. grew its stake in EMCOR Group by 48.8% in the 3rd quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 949,360 shares of the construction company's stock valued at $572,351,000 after purchasing an additional 311,474 shares during the period. AQR Capital Management LLC grew its stake in EMCOR Group by 0.9% in the 3rd quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 627,507 shares of the construction company's stock valued at $405,295,000 after purchasing an additional 5,488 shares during the period. Finally, Qube Research & Technologies Ltd increased its position in shares of EMCOR Group by 68.3% during the 3rd quarter. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd now owns 489,658 shares of the construction company's stock valued at $318,052,000 after purchasing an additional 198,657 shares during the last quarter. 92.59% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

EME has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. Robert W. Baird lifted their target price on EMCOR Group from $713.00 to $808.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Friday, February 27th. UBS Group raised their price objective on shares of EMCOR Group from $900.00 to $945.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Friday, March 6th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a "buy (b)" rating on shares of EMCOR Group in a research report on Monday, April 20th. Stifel Nicolaus set a $901.00 target price on shares of EMCOR Group in a research note on Thursday, April 16th. Finally, Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of EMCOR Group from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Saturday, April 18th. Nine equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $796.86.

Insider Activity at EMCOR Group

In related news, CEO Anthony Guzzi sold 36,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, March 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $729.48, for a total value of $26,261,280.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 170,299 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $124,229,714.52. This trade represents a 17.45% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Insiders own 0.83% of the company's stock.

EMCOR Group Stock Performance

EME stock opened at $869.81 on Friday. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $768.38 and a 200-day moving average of $701.75. EMCOR Group, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $374.64 and a fifty-two week high of $881.96. The company has a market capitalization of $38.65 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 30.81 and a beta of 1.11.

EMCOR Group (NYSE:EME - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 26th. The construction company reported $7.19 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $6.68 by $0.51. The business had revenue of $4.51 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $4.28 billion. EMCOR Group had a return on equity of 35.89% and a net margin of 7.49%.The firm's quarterly revenue was up 19.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $6.32 EPS. EMCOR Group has set its FY 2026 guidance at 27.250-29.250 EPS. Equities analysts predict that EMCOR Group, Inc. will post 28.24 EPS for the current year.

EMCOR Group Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, April 30th. Investors of record on Thursday, April 16th will be paid a dividend of $0.40 per share. This represents a $1.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.2%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, April 16th. EMCOR Group's dividend payout ratio is presently 5.67%.

About EMCOR Group

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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