Zacks Research Issues Pessimistic Estimate for ERJ Earnings

Key Points

• Zacks Research has lowered its Q4 2025 earnings per share estimate for Embraer to $0.77, down from a previous estimate of $0.78, maintaining a "Hold" rating on the stock.
• HSBC and Goldman Sachs have upgraded their ratings for Embraer, contributing to a current consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $59.40.
• Embraer recently reported a net loss of $0.02 EPS for the last quarter, significantly missing the analysts' expectations of $0.47, despite revenue exceeding forecasts at $1.82 billion.

Embraer-Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica (NYSE:ERJ - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at Zacks Research dropped their Q4 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Embraer-Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica in a research report issued on Tuesday, September 23rd. Zacks Research analyst Team now expects that the aerospace company will earn $0.77 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.78. Zacks Research currently 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.

A number of other equities research analysts also recently weighed in on ERJ. HSBC raised Embraer-Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and raised their price objective for the company from $45.00 to $57.00 in a research report on Wednesday, June 4th. Hsbc Global Res upgraded shares of Embraer-Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, June 4th. The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their target price on Embraer-Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica from $60.00 to $67.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, August 7th. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Embraer-Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Saturday, August 9th. Finally, UBS Group boosted their price target on Embraer-Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica from $39.00 to $44.00 and gave the company a "sell" rating in a research note on Friday, August 15th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, four have assigned a Buy rating, one has given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $59.40.

Embraer-Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica Stock Down 0.8%

Embraer-Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica stock opened at $60.24 on Thursday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.60, a current ratio of 1.33 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.58. The firm has a market cap of $11.06 billion, a P/E ratio of 29.39, a P/E/G ratio of 3.67 and a beta of 1.87. The business has a fifty day moving average of $56.15 and a two-hundred day moving average of $51.47. Embraer-Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica has a twelve month low of $32.26 and a twelve month high of $62.09.

Embraer-Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica (NYSE:ERJ - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, August 5th. The aerospace company reported ($0.02) EPS 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 business had revenue of $1.82 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.67 billion. During the same period last year, the business posted $0.44 EPS. Embraer-Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica has set its FY 2025 guidance at EPS.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Embraer-Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in ERJ. WPG Advisers LLC purchased a new position in Embraer-Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica in the first quarter valued at $25,000. Jones Financial Companies Lllp raised its holdings in 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 worth $70,000 after purchasing an additional 747 shares during the period. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. boosted its position in 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 worth $82,000 after purchasing an additional 1,249 shares in the last quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC grew its holdings in Embraer-Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica by 673.0% in the first quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 2,466 shares of the aerospace company's stock valued at $114,000 after purchasing an additional 2,147 shares during the period. Finally, First Horizon Advisors Inc. grew its stake in Embraer-Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica by 1,608.7% in the 2nd quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. now owns 2,170 shares of the aerospace company's stock valued at $123,000 after acquiring an additional 2,043 shares during the period. 34.65% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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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