EMCOR Group, Inc. (NYSE:EME – Get Free Report) CAO Maxine Lum Mauricio sold 1,250 shares of EMCOR Group stock in a transaction dated Thursday, March 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $370.07, for a total value of $462,587.50. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief accounting officer now owns 27,642 shares in the company, valued at $10,229,474.94. The trade was a 4.33 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website.
EMCOR Group Trading Up 4.4 %
NYSE EME opened at $389.29 on Friday. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $442.26 and its two-hundred day moving average is $449.70. The company has a market capitalization of $17.70 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.77 and a beta of 1.14. EMCOR Group, Inc. has a 1-year low of $319.49 and a 1-year high of $545.30.
EMCOR Group (NYSE:EME – Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 26th. The construction company reported $6.32 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $5.53 by $0.79. The company had revenue of $3.77 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.81 billion. EMCOR Group had a return on equity of 34.99% and a net margin of 6.51%. On average, analysts predict that EMCOR Group, Inc. will post 20.74 earnings per share for the current year.
EMCOR Group Announces Dividend
EMCOR Group declared that its Board of Directors has approved a stock repurchase program on Wednesday, February 26th that allows the company to repurchase $500.00 million in outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization allows the construction company to repurchase up to 2.6% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase programs are often a sign that the company’s board of directors believes its shares are undervalued.
Institutional Inflows and Outflows
Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Continuum Advisory LLC boosted its holdings in shares of EMCOR Group by 53.7% in the 4th quarter. Continuum Advisory LLC now owns 83 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $38,000 after acquiring an additional 29 shares in the last quarter. Dogwood Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of EMCOR Group in the 4th quarter worth approximately $40,000. Summit Securities Group LLC acquired a new position in shares of EMCOR Group in the 4th quarter worth approximately $45,000. Park Square Financial Group LLC acquired a new position in shares of EMCOR Group in the 4th quarter worth approximately $48,000. Finally, True Wealth Design LLC boosted its holdings in shares of EMCOR Group by 3,466.7% in the 3rd quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 107 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $46,000 after acquiring an additional 104 shares in the last quarter. 92.59% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
Analyst Ratings Changes
EME has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. Northcoast Research initiated coverage on EMCOR Group in a research report on Friday, November 22nd. They set a “buy” rating and a $600.00 target price on the stock. StockNews.com downgraded EMCOR Group from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 25th. The Goldman Sachs Group initiated coverage on EMCOR Group in a research report on Friday, November 22nd. They set a “sell” rating and a $445.00 target price on the stock. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus decreased their target price on EMCOR Group from $600.00 to $514.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, February 27th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating and four have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, EMCOR Group has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $497.25.
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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.
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