11,973 Shares in Embraer S.A. (NYSE:ERJ) Purchased by U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors LLC

U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Embraer S.A. (NYSE:ERJ) during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund bought 11,973 shares of the aerospace company’s stock, valued at approximately $221,000.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Advisors Preferred LLC acquired a new position in Embraer during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Allworth Financial LP acquired a new position in Embraer during the third quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Blue Trust Inc. grew its holdings in Embraer by 189.6% during the fourth quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 2,563 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $47,000 after purchasing an additional 1,678 shares during the last quarter. Bruce G. Allen Investments LLC acquired a new position in Embraer during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $47,000. Finally, Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services Ltd. grew its holdings in Embraer by 19.8% during the third quarter. Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services Ltd. now owns 5,390 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $73,000 after purchasing an additional 890 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 34.65% of the company’s stock.

Embraer Stock Down 0.7 %

Shares of ERJ stock opened at $26.38 on Thursday. Embraer S.A. has a one year low of $12.48 and a one year high of $27.47. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $24.61 and a 200 day moving average price of $19.90. The company has a quick ratio of 0.93, a current ratio of 1.65 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.91.

Embraer (NYSE:ERJ) last issued its earnings results on Monday, March 18th. The aerospace company reported $0.42 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.27 by $0.15. The firm had revenue of $1.98 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.21 billion. Embraer had a return on equity of 2.80% and a net margin of 3.11%. Research analysts anticipate that Embraer S.A. will post 1.36 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts have recently weighed in on the company. HSBC cut Embraer from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and increased their price objective for the company from $18.00 to $19.00 in a research report on Tuesday, February 6th. StockNews.com cut Embraer from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price objective on Embraer from $21.00 to $40.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, March 22nd. UBS Group reissued a “neutral” rating and issued a $28.50 price objective (up from $21.00) on shares of Embraer in a research report on Tuesday, March 26th. Finally, Morgan Stanley increased their price objective on Embraer from $19.50 to $40.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, March 14th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $29.75.

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.