Boeing (NYSE:BA) Cut to “Strong Sell” at Zacks Research

Zacks Research downgraded shares of Boeing (NYSE:BA) from a hold rating to a strong sell rating in a research report released on Wednesday morning,Zacks.com reports. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Boeing’s Q3 2025 earnings at ($2.60) EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at ($0.71) EPS, FY2025 earnings at ($5.04) EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.14 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.15 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.17 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.26 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $0.72 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $1.24 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $0.43 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $0.56 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $2.91 EPS.

A number of other equities research analysts have also recently commented on the company. Jefferies Financial Group set a $255.00 target price on Boeing in a research report on Tuesday, September 30th. Royal Bank Of Canada restated an “outperform” rating and set a $250.00 target price on shares of Boeing in a research report on Monday, September 29th. KGI Securities upgraded Boeing from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 24th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their target price on Boeing from $251.00 to $240.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday. Finally, Weiss Ratings restated a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of Boeing in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have issued a Buy rating, three have given a Hold rating and four have given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $242.79.

Boeing Stock Performance

NYSE BA opened at $201.24 on Wednesday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $220.17 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $212.37. The firm has a market capitalization of $152.17 billion, a P/E ratio of -14.71 and a beta of 1.47. Boeing has a fifty-two week low of $128.88 and a fifty-two week high of $242.69.

Boeing (NYSE:BA) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October 29th. The aircraft producer reported ($7.47) earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.51) by ($6.96). The business had revenue of $23.27 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $21.61 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned ($10.44) EPS. The business’s revenue was up 30.4% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, analysts forecast that Boeing will post -2.58 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Activity

In other news, Director Mortimer J. Buckley acquired 2,200 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 19th. The shares were bought at an average cost of $226.10 per share, for a total transaction of $497,420.00. Following the acquisition, the director owned 2,200 shares in the company, valued at approximately $497,420. This represents a ∞ increase in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, EVP David Christopher Raymond sold 3,771 shares of Boeing stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $229.94, for a total value of $867,103.74. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 35,873 shares in the company, valued at approximately $8,248,637.62. The trade was a 9.51% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders own 0.09% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in BA. Kingstone Capital Partners Texas LLC acquired a new position in shares of Boeing during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $378,459,000. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Boeing by 1.9% during the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 65,655,044 shares of the aircraft producer’s stock worth $11,197,468,000 after purchasing an additional 1,212,327 shares during the last quarter. Ninety One UK Ltd acquired a new position in shares of Boeing during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $192,734,000. Amundi boosted its holdings in shares of Boeing by 75.5% during the 2nd quarter. Amundi now owns 1,776,634 shares of the aircraft producer’s stock worth $376,700,000 after purchasing an additional 764,236 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Newport Trust Company LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Boeing by 2.5% during the 3rd quarter. Newport Trust Company LLC now owns 29,198,446 shares of the aircraft producer’s stock worth $6,301,901,000 after purchasing an additional 707,490 shares during the last quarter. 64.82% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.