Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services Ltd. increased its holdings in shares of Embraer S.A. (NYSE:ERJ – Get Rating) by 80.0% during the second quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 9,000 shares of the aerospace company's stock after acquiring an additional 4,000 shares during the period. Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services Ltd.'s holdings in Embraer were worth $79,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. National Asset Management Inc. lifted its stake in Embraer by 48.6% in the 1st quarter. National Asset Management Inc. now owns 28,173 shares of the aerospace company's stock valued at $357,000 after buying an additional 9,213 shares in the last quarter. Mirabella Financial Services LLP lifted its stake in Embraer by 304.9% in the 4th quarter. Mirabella Financial Services LLP now owns 223,141 shares of the aerospace company's stock valued at $3,961,000 after buying an additional 168,037 shares in the last quarter. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A. lifted its stake in Embraer by 179.4% in the 1st quarter. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A. now owns 32,080 shares of the aerospace company's stock valued at $412,000 after buying an additional 20,600 shares in the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE lifted its stake in Embraer by 152.4% in the 1st quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 2,957,356 shares of the aerospace company's stock valued at $37,292,000 after buying an additional 1,785,803 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Becker Capital Management Inc. lifted its stake in Embraer by 3.6% in the 1st quarter. Becker Capital Management Inc. now owns 3,463,743 shares of the aerospace company's stock valued at $43,678,000 after buying an additional 119,486 shares in the last quarter. 37.57% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research analysts recently weighed in on the stock. StockNews.com lowered shares of Embraer from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 31st. TheStreet raised shares of Embraer from a "d+" rating to a "c" rating in a research note on Thursday, September 1st. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $20.00.

Embraer Trading Down 3.5 %

Embraer (NYSE:ERJ – Get Rating) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 4th. The aerospace company reported $0.21 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($0.05) by $0.26. The firm had revenue of $1.02 billion for the quarter. Embraer had a negative net margin of 0.01% and a negative return on equity of 0.56%. Analysts expect that Embraer S.A. will post 0.54 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Embraer Company Profile

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Embraer SA designs, develops, manufactures, and sells aircrafts and systems in Brazil, North America, Latin America, the Asia Pacific, Brazil, Europe, and internationally. It operates through Commercial Aviation; Defense and Security; Executive Jets; Service & Support; and Other segments. The Commercial Aviation segment designs, develops, and manufactures a variety of commercial aircrafts.

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