Zacks Research Issues Negative Estimate for ERJ Earnings

Key Points

• Zacks Research has revised its Q1 2026 earnings estimate for Embraer-Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica from $0.70 to $0.68 per share, maintaining a "Hold" rating on the stock.
• Embraer reported a loss of $0.02 per share in its last quarterly earnings, significantly below the consensus estimate of a profit of $0.47.
• Despite the mixed financial performance, analysts have varying ratings on the stock, with two analysts giving it a Strong Buy rating and others rating it as a Hold or Sell.

Embraer-Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica (NYSE:ERJ - Free Report) - Zacks Research lowered their Q1 2026 earnings estimates for shares of Embraer-Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, October 22nd. Zacks Research analyst Team now anticipates that the aerospace company will post earnings per share of $0.68 for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.70. Zacks Research has a "Hold" rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Embraer-Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica's current full-year earnings is $2.04 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Embraer-Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica's Q2 2026 earnings at $0.62 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.92 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $0.39 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $1.13 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $3.32 EPS.

Embraer-Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica (NYSE:ERJ - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August 5th. The aerospace company reported ($0.02) EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.47 by ($0.49). The company had revenue of $1.82 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.67 billion. Embraer-Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica had a net margin of 5.43% and a return on equity of 13.38%. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.44 earnings per share. Embraer-Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica has set its FY 2025 guidance at EPS.

A number of other analysts also recently issued reports on the company. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a "hold (c+)" rating on shares of Embraer-Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. UBS Group boosted their target price on shares of Embraer-Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica from $39.00 to $44.00 and gave the stock a "sell" rating in a report on Friday, August 15th. Citigroup lifted their price objective on shares of Embraer-Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica from $59.00 to $70.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 15th. The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their price target 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, Wolfe Research upgraded 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 note on Thursday, July 31st. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, five have issued a Buy rating, two have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Embraer-Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $61.17.

Embraer-Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica Trading Down 1.2%

NYSE ERJ opened at $63.04 on Thursday. The stock has a market capitalization of $11.58 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 30.75, a PEG ratio of 5.61 and a beta of 1.82. Embraer-Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica has a 52 week low of $33.06 and a 52 week high of $63.99. The stock's 50 day moving average price is $58.43 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $52.81. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.58, a quick ratio of 0.60 and a current ratio of 1.33.

Institutional Trading of Embraer-Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. WPG Advisers LLC acquired a new position in Embraer-Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica during the first quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Jones Financial Companies Lllp increased its stake in shares of Embraer-Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica by 98.2% in the 1st quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 1,508 shares of the aerospace company's stock valued at $70,000 after acquiring an additional 747 shares in the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. grew its holdings in shares of Embraer-Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica by 241.6% during the first quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 1,766 shares of the aerospace company's stock valued at $82,000 after buying an additional 1,249 shares during the last quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. increased its holdings in Embraer-Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica by 1,608.7% during the 2nd quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. now owns 2,170 shares of the aerospace company's stock worth $123,000 after purchasing an additional 2,043 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Farther Finance Advisors LLC raised its position in Embraer-Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica by 15.7% in the 3rd quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 2,149 shares of the aerospace company's stock valued at $130,000 after buying an additional 291 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 34.65% of the company's stock.

Embraer-Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica 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.

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