William Blair Issues Positive Estimate for Boeing Earnings

The Boeing Company (NYSE:BA) – Equities research analysts at William Blair increased their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Boeing in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, March 19th. William Blair analyst L. Dipalma now expects that the aircraft producer will post earnings of ($3.01) per share for the quarter, up from their previous 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.

BA has been the subject of several other research reports. Melius upgraded Boeing from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Monday. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft upped their price target on shares of Boeing from $184.00 to $215.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 2nd. UBS Group lifted their price target on shares of Boeing from $208.00 to $217.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 29th. Northcoast Research upgraded Boeing from a “sell” rating to a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, December 12th. Finally, StockNews.com raised Boeing to a “sell” rating in a research report on Wednesday, March 12th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have assigned a hold rating, fourteen have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $195.68.

Boeing Stock Up 1.6 %

BA stock opened at $180.90 on Monday. The stock has a market capitalization of $135.69 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -9.87 and a beta of 1.53. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $173.19 and its 200-day simple moving average is $163.72. Boeing has a 52-week low of $137.03 and a 52-week high of $196.95.

Boeing (NYSE:BA) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, January 28th. The aircraft producer reported ($5.90) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of ($1.60) by ($4.30). During the same period in the previous year, the business posted ($0.47) EPS.

Insider Buying and Selling at Boeing

In related news, EVP Uma M. Amuluru sold 3,159 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, February 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $180.69, for a total transaction of $570,799.71. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 19,213 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,471,596.97. This trade represents a 14.12 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. 0.09% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Keynote Financial Services LLC boosted its position in shares of Boeing by 3.8% during the 4th quarter. Keynote Financial Services LLC now owns 1,542 shares of the aircraft producer’s stock valued at $273,000 after purchasing an additional 57 shares in the last quarter. Chaney Capital Management Inc. lifted its stake in Boeing by 2.1% in the fourth quarter. Chaney Capital Management Inc. now owns 2,870 shares of the aircraft producer’s stock valued at $508,000 after buying an additional 58 shares during the period. Farmers & Merchants Investments Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Boeing by 0.6% during the 4th quarter. Farmers & Merchants Investments Inc. now owns 10,608 shares of the aircraft producer’s stock worth $1,878,000 after buying an additional 59 shares in the last quarter. Center for Financial Planning Inc. grew its position in shares of Boeing by 12.0% during the 4th quarter. Center for Financial Planning Inc. now owns 562 shares of the aircraft producer’s stock worth $99,000 after buying an additional 60 shares during the period. Finally, Trek Financial LLC increased its stake in shares of Boeing by 2.7% in the 4th quarter. Trek Financial LLC now owns 2,307 shares of the aircraft producer’s stock valued at $408,000 after acquiring an additional 60 shares in the last quarter. 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.