William Blair Comments on Boeing's Q1 Earnings (NYSE:BA)

The Boeing Company (NYSE:BA - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at William Blair issued their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Boeing in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, January 28th. William Blair analyst L. Dipalma anticipates that the aircraft producer will post earnings of ($3.98) per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for Boeing's current full-year earnings is ($1.61) per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Boeing's Q2 2025 earnings at ($2.01) EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at ($1.08) EPS and FY2025 earnings at ($6.54) EPS.

Other equities analysts have also recently issued reports about the stock. Morgan Stanley lowered their price objective on shares of Boeing from $195.00 to $170.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, October 24th. TD Cowen lowered their price target on Boeing from $200.00 to $190.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a report on Monday, October 14th. DZ Bank lowered Boeing from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating and set a $152.00 price objective for the company. in a research report on Tuesday, October 15th. UBS Group lifted their target price on Boeing from $208.00 to $217.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company increased their price target on shares of Boeing from $85.00 to $103.00 and gave the stock an "underweight" rating in a research report on Wednesday. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have assigned a hold rating, thirteen have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Boeing presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $195.00.

Boeing Stock Down 1.5 %

Shares of Boeing stock traded down $2.71 during trading on Friday, hitting $176.82. The stock had a trading volume of 3,465,287 shares, compared to its average volume of 8,618,842. The company has a market capitalization of $109.31 billion, a PE ratio of -9.65 and a beta of 1.52. Boeing has a 1 year low of $137.03 and a 1 year high of $214.63. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $168.96 and a 200 day simple moving average of $164.37.

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

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Boeing

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Clearbridge Investments LLC increased its position in Boeing by 6,763.5% in the 2nd quarter. Clearbridge Investments LLC now owns 287,237 shares of the aircraft producer's stock worth $52,280,000 after buying an additional 283,052 shares during the period. Strategic Investment Solutions Inc. IL acquired a new position in Boeing during the 2nd quarter valued at $82,000. Sanctuary Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Boeing during the 2nd quarter valued at $21,405,000. Heritage Wealth Management Inc. bought a new stake in Boeing in the 2nd quarter valued at $483,000. Finally, Czech National Bank grew its position in Boeing by 8.4% in the 3rd quarter. Czech National Bank now owns 119,243 shares of the aircraft producer's stock worth $18,130,000 after purchasing an additional 9,281 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 64.82% 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.