William Blair Issues Positive Outlook for Boeing Earnings

The Boeing Company (NYSE:BA - Free Report) - Stock analysts at William Blair lifted their Q4 2025 earnings estimates for Boeing in a report issued on Wednesday, March 19th. William Blair analyst L. Dipalma now anticipates that the aircraft producer will earn $0.65 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $0.52. The consensus estimate for Boeing's current full-year earnings is ($2.58) per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Boeing's FY2026 earnings at $3.79 EPS.

Other research analysts also recently issued reports about the company. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft upped their price target on Boeing from $184.00 to $215.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, January 2nd. Susquehanna upped their target price on shares of Boeing from $200.00 to $205.00 and gave the stock a "positive" rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 29th. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price target on shares of Boeing from $103.00 to $113.00 and gave the company an "underweight" rating in a report on Monday, March 17th. UBS Group increased their price objective on shares of Boeing from $208.00 to $217.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, January 29th. Finally, Barclays raised Boeing from an "equal weight" rating to an "overweight" rating and lifted their target price for the stock from $190.00 to $210.00 in a report on Monday, January 6th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have given a hold rating, fourteen have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Boeing currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $195.68.

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Boeing Price Performance

Shares of NYSE BA traded up $1.81 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $182.71. The company's stock had a trading volume of 7,157,704 shares, compared to its average volume of 8,646,303. Boeing has a 52 week low of $137.03 and a 52 week high of $196.95. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $173.50 and a two-hundred day moving average of $163.90. The firm has a market capitalization of $137.05 billion, a PE ratio of -9.97 and a beta of 1.53.

Boeing (NYSE:BA - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, January 28th. The aircraft producer reported ($5.90) earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($1.60) by ($4.30). During the same period in the prior year, the company earned ($0.47) EPS.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Prostatis Group LLC lifted its stake in shares of Boeing by 23.3% during the 4th quarter. Prostatis Group LLC now owns 8,096 shares of the aircraft producer's stock worth $1,433,000 after acquiring an additional 1,531 shares during the last quarter. Chancellor Financial Group WB LP purchased a new stake in Boeing in the fourth quarter worth $313,000. Objective Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Boeing during the fourth quarter worth $219,000. 111 Capital purchased a new stake in shares of Boeing during the fourth quarter valued at $681,000. Finally, Thoma Capital Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Boeing in the fourth quarter worth about $508,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 64.82% of the company's stock.

Insider Activity

In related news, EVP Uma M. Amuluru sold 3,159 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $180.69, for a total transaction of $570,799.71. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 19,213 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,471,596.97. This represents a 14.12 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Insiders own 0.09% of the company's stock.

Boeing Company Profile

The Boeing Company, together with its subsidiaries, designs, develops, manufactures, sells, services, and supports commercial jetliners, military aircraft, satellites, missile defense, human space flight and launch systems, and services worldwide. The company operates through Commercial Airplanes; Defense, Space & Security; and Global Services segments.