William Blair Issues Positive Forecast for Boeing Earnings

The Boeing Company (NYSE:BA - Free Report) - Equities researchers at William Blair lifted their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Boeing in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, March 19th. William Blair analyst L. Dipalma now anticipates that the aircraft producer will post earnings of ($3.01) per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of ($3.98). The consensus estimate for Boeing's current full-year earnings is ($2.58) per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Boeing's Q2 2025 earnings at ($1.14) EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at ($0.01) EPS and FY2025 earnings at ($3.51) EPS.

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

BA has been the subject of a number of other reports. Melius Research raised shares of Boeing from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Monday. UBS Group lifted their price objective on Boeing from $208.00 to $217.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, January 29th. Melius upgraded shares of Boeing from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Monday. StockNews.com upgraded shares of Boeing to a "sell" rating in a research note on Wednesday, March 12th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada reaffirmed an "outperform" rating and issued a $200.00 price target on shares of Boeing in a report on Wednesday, January 29th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, six have given a hold rating, fourteen have given a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $195.68.

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Boeing Trading Up 0.4 %

Shares of NYSE:BA traded up $0.63 during midday trading on Monday, reaching $179.18. The company had a trading volume of 4,762,957 shares, compared to its average volume of 8,614,416. The stock has a market cap of $134.40 billion, a P/E ratio of -9.78 and a beta of 1.53. The company's 50 day moving average price is $173.74 and its 200 day moving average price is $164.00. Boeing has a 52-week low of $137.03 and a 52-week high of $196.95.

Insider Activity

In other news, EVP Uma M. Amuluru sold 3,159 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $180.69, for a total value of $570,799.71. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now owns 19,213 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $3,471,596.97. The trade was a 14.12 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. 0.09% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Boeing

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of BA. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its stake in shares of Boeing by 24.4% during the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 64,442,717 shares of the aircraft producer's stock valued at $11,406,361,000 after buying an additional 12,641,715 shares during the period. State Street Corp boosted its stake in shares of Boeing by 2.3% during the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 27,778,195 shares of the aircraft producer's stock valued at $4,223,397,000 after purchasing an additional 636,594 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its position in shares of Boeing by 29.5% during the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 15,171,869 shares of the aircraft producer's stock valued at $2,677,170,000 after buying an additional 3,452,075 shares during the period. Northern Trust Corp raised its stake in Boeing by 33.6% in the fourth quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 6,504,610 shares of the aircraft producer's stock worth $1,151,316,000 after buying an additional 1,634,231 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Fisher Asset Management LLC lifted its holdings in Boeing by 3.4% in the fourth quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 5,030,899 shares of the aircraft producer's stock worth $890,469,000 after buying an additional 164,042 shares during the period. 64.82% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.