Zacks Research Issues Negative Outlook for Embraer Earnings

Embraer S.A. (NYSE:ERJ) – Analysts at Zacks Research lowered their Q4 2025 earnings estimates for Embraer in a report released on Thursday, January 16th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the aerospace company will earn $0.05 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.11. The consensus estimate for Embraer’s current full-year earnings is $2.06 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Embraer’s Q2 2026 earnings at $1.01 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $2.86 EPS.

Embraer (NYSE:ERJ) last issued its earnings results on Friday, November 8th. The aerospace company reported $1.20 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.28 by $0.92. Embraer had a return on equity of 11.61% and a net margin of 8.24%. The company had revenue of $1.69 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.63 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.18 EPS.

ERJ has been the subject of a number of other research reports. UBS Group cut Embraer from a “neutral” rating to a “sell” rating and boosted their price target for the stock from $29.00 to $32.00 in a research report on Tuesday, November 19th. TD Cowen raised Embraer to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, December 19th. StockNews.com raised Embraer from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, December 25th. Finally, Bank of America boosted their price objective on Embraer from $40.00 to $55.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 21st. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has given a hold rating, five have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $37.43.

Embraer Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:ERJ opened at $41.49 on Monday. Embraer has a fifty-two week low of $17.19 and a fifty-two week high of $41.67. The business has a 50-day moving average of $37.67 and a two-hundred day moving average of $34.58. The stock has a market capitalization of $7.62 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.25 and a beta of 1.71. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.74, a current ratio of 1.56 and a quick ratio of 0.76.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Embraer

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in ERJ. Sunbelt Securities Inc. bought a new position in Embraer during the second quarter valued at about $41,000. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. increased its stake in Embraer by 25.0% during the second quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 2,280 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $59,000 after acquiring an additional 456 shares during the period. Signaturefd LLC increased its stake in Embraer by 7.9% during the third quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 5,676 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $201,000 after acquiring an additional 414 shares during the period. Brendel Financial Advisors LLC bought a new position in Embraer during the third quarter valued at about $202,000. Finally, Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC bought a new position in Embraer during the third quarter valued at about $242,000. 34.65% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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.