Research Analysts Set Expectations for ERJ Q3 Earnings

Key Points

• Zacks Research has raised its Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimate for Embraer to $0.69, up from a prior forecast of $0.67, despite maintaining a "Strong Sell" rating on the stock.
• Embraer's recent earnings report revealed a loss of ($0.02) EPS for the last quarter, significantly missing the consensus estimate of $0.47 by ($0.49), while the company achieved a revenue of $1.82 billion.
• Major institutional investors have increased their stakes in Embraer, indicating strong interest in the stock, with 34.65% of shares owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Embraer-Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica (NYSE:ERJ - Free Report) - Analysts at Zacks Research raised their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Embraer-Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, August 27th. Zacks Research analyst Team now expects that the aerospace company will post earnings per share of $0.69 for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $0.67. Zacks Research currently has a "Strong Sell" rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Embraer-Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica's current full-year earnings is $2.04 per share.

Embraer-Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica (NYSE:ERJ - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results 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). Embraer-Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica had a net margin of 5.43% and a return on equity of 13.38%. The company had revenue of $1.82 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.67 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $0.44 EPS. Embraer-Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica has set its FY 2025 guidance at EPS.

A number of other equities analysts have also weighed in on ERJ. Hsbc Global Res upgraded Embraer-Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, June 4th. UBS Group raised their price objective on Embraer-Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica from $39.00 to $44.00 and gave the stock a "sell" rating in a research report on Friday, August 15th. HSBC upgraded Embraer-Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and raised their price objective for the stock from $45.00 to $57.00 in a research report on Wednesday, June 4th. The Goldman Sachs Group raised their price objective on Embraer-Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica from $60.00 to $67.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, August 7th. Finally, Wall Street Zen lowered Embraer-Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Saturday, August 9th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, four have assigned a Buy rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $54.67.

Embraer-Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica Trading Down 0.3%

Shares of NYSE:ERJ traded down $0.19 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $56.27. The company had a trading volume of 1,544,727 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,631,817. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.58, a quick ratio of 0.60 and a current ratio of 1.33. Embraer-Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica has a 1-year low of $31.76 and a 1-year high of $61.65. The firm has a market cap of $10.33 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.45 and a beta of 1.87. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $55.27 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $49.93.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Embraer-Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in ERJ. Brighton Jones LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Embraer-Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica during the 4th quarter valued at about $502,000. Barclays PLC acquired a new stake in Embraer-Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica in the 4th quarter worth approximately $471,000. First Trust Advisors LP acquired a new stake in Embraer-Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica in the 4th quarter worth approximately $275,000. Stifel Financial Corp lifted its holdings in Embraer-Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica by 0.8% in the 4th quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 75,785 shares of the aerospace company's stock worth $2,780,000 after purchasing an additional 566 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Tudor Investment Corp ET AL lifted its holdings in Embraer-Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica by 13.4% in the 4th quarter. Tudor Investment Corp ET AL now owns 6,689 shares of the aerospace company's stock worth $245,000 after purchasing an additional 789 shares during the last quarter. 34.65% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.