Zacks Research Issues Pessimistic Forecast for ERJ Earnings

Key Points

• Zacks Research has revised its Q3 2025 earnings per share estimate for Embraer (ERJ) down to $0.62, from an earlier estimate of $0.70.
• Embraer's recent earnings report showed a loss of ($0.02) EPS, missing the consensus estimate by ($0.49).
• Currently, the stock holds a "Hold" rating from Zacks Research, while other analysts have varying ratings, leading to an average price target of $61.17.

Embraer-Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica (NYSE:ERJ - Free Report) - Analysts at Zacks Research dropped their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Embraer-Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, October 22nd. Zacks Research analyst Team now anticipates that the aerospace company will post earnings of $0.62 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.70. 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. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Embraer-Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica's FY2025 earnings at $0.96 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.74 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $2.96 EPS and Q1 2027 earnings at $0.55 EPS.

Embraer-Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica (NYSE:ERJ - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, August 5th. The aerospace company reported ($0.02) EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.47 by ($0.49). Embraer-Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica had a return on equity of 13.38% and a net margin of 5.43%.The business had revenue of $1.82 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.67 billion. During the same quarter 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.

ERJ has been the subject of several other reports. Bank of America lifted their target price on Embraer-Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica from $55.00 to $65.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, September 11th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a "hold (c+)" rating on shares of Embraer-Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Wall Street Zen downgraded Embraer-Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Saturday, August 9th. UBS Group lifted their target price on Embraer-Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica from $39.00 to $44.00 and gave the stock a "sell" rating in a research note on Friday, August 15th. Finally, Wolfe Research upgraded Embraer-Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica from a "peer perform" rating to an "outperform" rating and set a $64.00 price target for the company in a research note on Thursday, July 31st. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, five have assigned a Buy rating, two have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $61.17.

Embraer-Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE ERJ opened at $64.17 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 1.33, a quick ratio of 0.60 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.58. Embraer-Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica has a 12 month low of $33.06 and a 12 month high of $64.44. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $58.52 and a 200-day moving average of $52.97. The company has a market capitalization of $11.79 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.30, a P/E/G ratio of 5.54 and a beta of 1.82.

Institutional Trading of Embraer-Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. WPG Advisers LLC bought a new stake in Embraer-Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica in the 1st 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 valued at $70,000 after acquiring an additional 747 shares in the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. raised its holdings in Embraer-Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica by 241.6% in the 1st quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 1,766 shares of the aerospace company's stock valued at $82,000 after acquiring an additional 1,249 shares in the last quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC raised its holdings 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 acquiring an additional 291 shares in the last quarter. Finally, First Horizon Advisors Inc. raised its holdings 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 in the last quarter. 34.65% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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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