Kirr Marbach & Co. LLC IN Has $31.74 Million Holdings in EMCOR Group, Inc. (NYSE:EME)

Kirr Marbach & Co. LLC IN decreased its position in shares of EMCOR Group, Inc. (NYSE:EME - Free Report) by 2.3% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 69,925 shares of the construction company's stock after selling 1,614 shares during the quarter. EMCOR Group makes up approximately 6.9% of Kirr Marbach & Co. LLC IN's portfolio, making the stock its 2nd biggest position. Kirr Marbach & Co. LLC IN owned 0.15% of EMCOR Group worth $31,739,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of EME. Koshinski Asset Management Inc. grew its stake in shares of EMCOR Group by 4.1% in the fourth quarter. Koshinski Asset Management Inc. now owns 656 shares of the construction company's stock worth $298,000 after purchasing an additional 26 shares during the last quarter. Cumberland Partners Ltd grew its stake in shares of EMCOR Group by 60.0% in the third quarter. Cumberland Partners Ltd now owns 4,000 shares of the construction company's stock worth $1,722,000 after purchasing an additional 1,500 shares during the last quarter. Wolff Wiese Magana LLC grew its stake in shares of EMCOR Group by 3,510.5% in the fourth quarter. Wolff Wiese Magana LLC now owns 686 shares of the construction company's stock worth $311,000 after purchasing an additional 667 shares during the last quarter. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. grew its stake in shares of EMCOR Group by 173.0% in the third quarter. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. now owns 54,521 shares of the construction company's stock worth $23,473,000 after purchasing an additional 34,553 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Independent Advisor Alliance grew its stake in shares of EMCOR Group by 25.0% in the third quarter. Independent Advisor Alliance now owns 5,252 shares of the construction company's stock worth $2,261,000 after purchasing an additional 1,049 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 92.59% of the company's stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several brokerages recently weighed in on EME. Stifel Nicolaus began coverage on shares of EMCOR Group in a research note on Friday, November 15th. They issued a "buy" rating and a $600.00 price objective on the stock. The Goldman Sachs Group began coverage on shares of EMCOR Group in a research note on Friday, November 22nd. They issued a "sell" rating and a $445.00 price objective on the stock. Northcoast Research started coverage on shares of EMCOR Group in a research note on Friday, November 22nd. They issued a "buy" rating and a $600.00 price objective on the stock. Finally, StockNews.com cut shares of EMCOR Group from a "strong-buy" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Monday. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $518.75.

EMCOR Group Stock Performance

Shares of EME stock traded up $3.98 during trading hours on Wednesday, hitting $442.25. 225,851 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 472,964. EMCOR Group, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $226.51 and a fifty-two week high of $545.29. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $487.24 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $438.26. The firm has a market cap of $20.34 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.47 and a beta of 1.12.

EMCOR Group (NYSE:EME - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, October 31st. The construction company reported $5.80 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $4.98 by $0.82. The business had revenue of $3.70 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.77 billion. EMCOR Group had a return on equity of 34.99% and a net margin of 6.51%. The firm's revenue was up 15.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $3.61 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that EMCOR Group, Inc. will post 20.74 EPS for the current fiscal year.

EMCOR Group Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, January 31st. Investors of record on Thursday, January 16th will be issued a $0.25 dividend. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.23%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, January 16th. EMCOR Group's dividend payout ratio is currently 5.08%.

About EMCOR Group

EMCOR Group, Inc provides construction and facilities, building, and industrial services in the United States and the United Kingdom. It offers design, integration, installation, start-up, operation, and maintenance services related to power transmission, distribution, and generation systems; energy solutions; premises electrical and lighting systems; process instrumentation; low-voltage systems; voice and data communications systems; roadway and transit lighting, signaling, and fiber optic lines; computerized traffic control systems, and signal and communication equipment; heating, ventilation, air conditioning, refrigeration, and geothermal solutions; clean-room process ventilation systems; fire protection and suppression systems; plumbing, process, and high-purity piping systems; controls and filtration systems; water and wastewater treatment systems; central plant heating and cooling systems; crane and rigging services; millwright services; and steel fabrication, erection, and welding services.