Zacks Research Has Positive Forecast for Embraer Q4 Earnings

Embraer S.A. (NYSE:ERJ - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at Zacks Research increased their Q4 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Embraer in a report released on Wednesday, June 4th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the aerospace company will post earnings of $0.45 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $0.41. The consensus estimate for Embraer's current full-year earnings is $2.04 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Embraer's Q1 2026 earnings at $0.35 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.36 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at ($0.15) EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at ($0.01) EPS, FY2026 earnings at $0.55 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $0.97 EPS.

ERJ has been the topic of a number of other research reports. HSBC upgraded shares of Embraer from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and boosted their target price for the company from $45.00 to $57.00 in a report on Wednesday, June 4th. UBS Group reiterated a "sell" rating and issued a $39.00 price target (up previously from $35.00) on shares of Embraer in a research note on Thursday, April 24th. Wolfe Research reiterated a "peer perform" rating on shares of Embraer in a research note on Monday, March 24th. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Embraer from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Monday, March 10th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group upped their price target on shares of Embraer from $54.00 to $60.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Monday, May 12th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have given a hold rating, three have assigned a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Embraer presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $50.40.

Embraer Stock Up 4.0%

Shares of ERJ stock traded up $1.86 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $48.37. 1,276,235 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,513,523. Embraer has a 12 month low of $25.24 and a 12 month high of $56.61. The company has a market cap of $8.88 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.78 and a beta of 1.68. The company has a quick ratio of 0.76, a current ratio of 1.56 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.74. The company's 50-day moving average price is $45.65 and its 200-day moving average price is $43.34.

Embraer (NYSE:ERJ - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, May 6th. The aerospace company reported $0.40 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.21 by $0.19. Embraer had a net margin of 8.24% and a return on equity of 11.61%. The firm had revenue of $1.10 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.17 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted ($0.48) EPS. The company's quarterly revenue was up 23.0% on a year-over-year basis.

Embraer Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a -- dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 2nd. Investors of record on Friday, May 16th were paid a $0.049 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, May 16th. Embraer's payout ratio is 1.85%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Embraer

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Principal Financial Group Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Embraer by 5.3% during the 4th quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 177,602 shares of the aerospace company's stock valued at $6,514,000 after acquiring an additional 8,938 shares during the last quarter. QRG Capital Management Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Embraer during the 4th quarter valued at about $243,000. Quantinno Capital Management LP purchased a new stake in shares of Embraer during the 4th quarter valued at about $227,000. Truist Financial Corp boosted its holdings in shares of Embraer by 8.1% during the 4th quarter. Truist Financial Corp now owns 6,298 shares of the aerospace company's stock valued at $231,000 after acquiring an additional 470 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. purchased a new stake in shares of Embraer during the 4th quarter valued at about $42,313,000. Institutional investors own 34.65% of the company's stock.

Embraer Company Profile

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.