Embraer S.A. (NYSE:ERJ) Receives Consensus Rating of "Moderate Buy" from Analysts

Shares of Embraer S.A. (NYSE:ERJ - Get Free Report) have received a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" from the seven research firms that are presently covering the company, Marketbeat reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has assigned a hold rating, four have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating on the company. The average twelve-month price target among brokers that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $37.43.

A number of equities research analysts recently issued reports on ERJ shares. Bank of America upped their target price on Embraer from $40.00 to $55.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, November 21st. UBS Group downgraded Embraer from a "neutral" rating to a "sell" rating and upped their price objective for the stock from $29.00 to $32.00 in a report on Tuesday, November 19th. StockNews.com upgraded Embraer from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, December 25th. Finally, TD Cowen upgraded Embraer to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Thursday, December 19th.

Embraer Stock Performance

ERJ remained flat at $37.64 during trading on Friday. The company's stock had a trading volume of 660,627 shares, compared to its average volume of 725,388. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $37.25 and a two-hundred day moving average of $33.96. The company has a market capitalization of $6.91 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.84 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. Embraer has a 12 month low of $16.89 and a 12 month high of $40.34.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of ERJ. Townsquare Capital LLC boosted its position in shares of Embraer by 1.2% during the 3rd quarter. Townsquare Capital LLC now owns 26,007 shares of the aerospace company's stock valued at $920,000 after acquiring an additional 310 shares in the last quarter. Angeles Investment Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Embraer by 3.0% in the third quarter. Angeles Investment Advisors LLC now owns 11,753 shares of the aerospace company's stock worth $416,000 after acquiring an additional 338 shares during the last quarter. LVW Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Embraer by 3.4% in the third quarter. LVW Advisors LLC now owns 10,320 shares of the aerospace company's stock worth $365,000 after acquiring an additional 340 shares during the last quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC raised its stake in shares of Embraer by 1.8% during the second quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC now owns 22,209 shares of the aerospace company's stock worth $573,000 after buying an additional 390 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Signaturefd LLC raised its stake in shares of Embraer by 7.9% during the third quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 5,676 shares of the aerospace company's stock worth $201,000 after buying an additional 414 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 34.65% of the company's stock.

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.