Capstone Investment Advisors LLC Makes New Investment in EMCOR Group, Inc. $EME

Capstone Investment Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of EMCOR Group, Inc. (NYSE:EME) during the second quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor bought 1,825 shares of the construction company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,515,000.

Several other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of EME. Swiss RE Ltd. acquired a new stake in EMCOR Group during the 4th quarter worth $25,000. Ascentis Independent Advisors acquired a new position in shares of EMCOR Group in the 1st quarter valued at $27,000. Zions Bancorporation National Association UT acquired a new position in shares of EMCOR Group in the 4th quarter valued at $28,000. Activest Wealth Management boosted its position in shares of EMCOR Group by 800.0% in the 4th quarter. Activest Wealth Management now owns 54 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $33,000 after purchasing an additional 48 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Basecamp Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of EMCOR Group by 4,700.0% in the 1st quarter. Basecamp Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 48 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $35,000 after purchasing an additional 47 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 92.59% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research firms recently commented on EME. UBS Group upped their price objective on EMCOR Group from $975.00 to $1,065.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, July 31st. Wall Street Zen upgraded EMCOR Group from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, May 2nd. Oppenheimer upped their price target on EMCOR Group from $1,100.00 to $1,200.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, July 31st. Stifel Nicolaus set a $918.00 price target on shares of EMCOR Group in a research report on Thursday, April 30th. Finally, Zacks Research raised shares of EMCOR Group from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, June 30th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have assigned a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, EMCOR Group currently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $965.86.

EMCOR Group Stock Performance

Shares of EME opened at $775.48 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $34.21 billion, a P/E ratio of 24.12 and a beta of 1.14. EMCOR Group, Inc. has a twelve month low of $564.92 and a twelve month high of $951.96. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $791.50 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $801.71.

EMCOR Group (NYSE:EME) last released its earnings results on Thursday, July 30th. The construction company reported $9.06 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $7.23 by $1.83. The firm had revenue of $5.15 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.71 billion. EMCOR Group had a return on equity of 35.49% and a net margin of 7.74%.The company’s revenue was up 19.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $6.72 EPS. EMCOR Group has set its FY 2026 guidance at 32.000-33.250 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that EMCOR Group, Inc. will post 33.04 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

EMCOR Group Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, July 31st. Investors of record on Wednesday, July 15th were issued a dividend of $0.40 per share. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, July 15th. This represents a $1.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.2%. EMCOR Group’s dividend payout ratio is presently 4.98%.

Insider Activity at EMCOR Group

In other news, Director Carol P. Lowe sold 950 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, June 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $844.50, for a total value of $802,275.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 17,278 shares in the company, valued at $14,591,271. This trade represents a 5.21% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. 0.73% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

EMCOR Group Profile

EMCOR Group, Inc is a provider of mechanical and electrical construction, industrial and energy infrastructure, and facilities services to commercial, institutional and industrial clients. The company delivers a broad range of services that include design-build and traditional construction of mechanical, electrical and plumbing systems; ongoing facilities maintenance and operations; and specialized industrial services for sectors such as manufacturing, data centers, healthcare and utilities.

EMCOR’s service offerings encompass HVAC, plumbing, electrical installation and maintenance, fire protection, building automation and controls, commissioning, testing and balancing, and energy management solutions.