U S Global Investors Inc. Has $5.36 Million Holdings in Embraer S.A. (NYSE:ERJ)

U S Global Investors Inc. increased its stake in Embraer S.A. (NYSE:ERJ - Free Report) by 4.5% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 145,991 shares of the aerospace company's stock after buying an additional 6,220 shares during the quarter. Embraer makes up 0.5% of U S Global Investors Inc.'s holdings, making the stock its 27th biggest position. U S Global Investors Inc. owned about 0.08% of Embraer worth $5,355,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Creative Planning acquired a new stake in Embraer during the 3rd quarter valued at $329,000. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC lifted its holdings in Embraer by 82.3% during the 3rd quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 17,390 shares of the aerospace company's stock valued at $615,000 after purchasing an additional 7,852 shares during the last quarter. Diversify Wealth Management LLC lifted its holdings in Embraer by 5.2% during the 3rd quarter. Diversify Wealth Management LLC now owns 32,664 shares of the aerospace company's stock valued at $1,136,000 after purchasing an additional 1,614 shares during the last quarter. Stephens Inc. AR acquired a new stake in Embraer during the 3rd quarter valued at $725,000. Finally, Leavell Investment Management Inc. acquired a new stake in Embraer during the 3rd quarter valued at $285,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 34.65% of the company's stock.

Embraer Price Performance

Shares of NYSE ERJ traded up $2.32 during mid-day trading on Monday, reaching $49.97. The company had a trading volume of 4,250,764 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,551,964. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.74, a quick ratio of 0.76 and a current ratio of 1.56. Embraer S.A. has a one year low of $20.74 and a one year high of $52.00. The firm has a market cap of $9.18 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.37 and a beta of 1.71. The business's 50-day simple moving average is $40.52 and its 200 day simple moving average is $37.24.

Embraer (NYSE:ERJ - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 27th. The aerospace company reported $0.94 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.47 by $0.47. Embraer had a return on equity of 11.61% and a net margin of 8.24%. The company had revenue of $2.31 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $2.21 billion. On average, research analysts predict that Embraer S.A. will post 2.04 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts have issued reports on the company. StockNews.com raised Embraer from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Sunday. Bank of America increased 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. UBS Group cut Embraer from a "neutral" rating to a "sell" rating and increased their price objective for the stock from $29.00 to $32.00 in a research report on Tuesday, November 19th. TD Cowen upgraded Embraer to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, December 19th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group increased their price objective on Embraer from $44.00 to $50.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Monday. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Embraer has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $43.00.

About Embraer

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.