The Boeing Company $BA Shares Purchased by Western Wealth Management LLC

Western Wealth Management LLC raised its position in shares of The Boeing Company (NYSE:BA) by 31.8% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 10,984 shares of the aircraft producer’s stock after purchasing an additional 2,648 shares during the quarter. Western Wealth Management LLC’s holdings in Boeing were worth $2,186,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its stake in shares of Boeing by 5.1% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 70,989,438 shares of the aircraft producer’s stock worth $15,413,227,000 after buying an additional 3,460,021 shares in the last quarter. Alyeska Investment Group L.P. boosted its stake in Boeing by 245.7% during the fourth quarter. Alyeska Investment Group L.P. now owns 2,252,450 shares of the aircraft producer’s stock valued at $489,052,000 after buying an additional 1,600,909 shares in the last quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC grew its holdings in Boeing by 43.1% during the fourth quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC now owns 3,907,876 shares of the aircraft producer’s stock worth $840,204,000 after acquiring an additional 1,176,074 shares during the period. Viking Global Investors LP grew its holdings in Boeing by 31.3% during the fourth quarter. Viking Global Investors LP now owns 3,953,087 shares of the aircraft producer’s stock worth $858,294,000 after acquiring an additional 942,536 shares during the period. Finally, Diamant Asset Management Inc. raised its position in Boeing by 19,623.0% in the first quarter. Diamant Asset Management Inc. now owns 872,348 shares of the aircraft producer’s stock worth $173,623,000 after acquiring an additional 867,925 shares in the last quarter. 64.82% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Key Headlines Impacting Boeing

Here are the key news stories impacting Boeing this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Boeing’s commercial-airplane recovery remains the key catalyst. Reports indicate accelerating deliveries, with the company targeting as many as 600 commercial aircraft in 2026 and forecasting $1 billion to $3 billion in cash flow. Stronger deliveries could improve liquidity and help convert backlog into earnings and free cash flow. Boeing’s Delivery Pace Is Finally Accelerating Boeing’s recovery momentum surges with $24.6B revenue in Q2
• Positive Sentiment: Boeing has offered a new contract to roughly 17,000 commercial-airplane engineers and technical workers, and union negotiators have endorsed the proposal. A successful agreement could reduce the risk of another labor disruption affecting production and deliveries. Boeing sends contract offer to engineers union
• Positive Sentiment: JPMorgan raised its Boeing price target to $290, signaling greater confidence in the recovery outlook, although target changes are analyst opinions rather than guarantees. JPMorgan boosts Boeing price target
• Neutral Sentiment: Coverage portrays Boeing as rebuilding customer and investor trust after years of safety and execution problems. The longer-term opportunity is significant, but the company still must demonstrate sustained profitability and operational consistency. The return of Boeing, and the long road to restore their reputation
• Neutral Sentiment: RBC lowered its Boeing price target to $265, contrasting with JPMorgan’s increase and highlighting disagreement among analysts about the pace and reliability of the turnaround. RBC lowers Boeing price target
• Negative Sentiment: A Government Accountability Office report found that Boeing’s $21 billion B-52 modernization program is already experiencing cost increases and schedule delays. Further overruns could pressure margins and raise concerns about execution in Boeing’s defense business. Boeing’s $21 billion B-52 upgrade faces cost overruns
• Negative Sentiment: WestJet has begun parking Boeing 737 aircraft while negotiations with flight attendants remain unresolved. A strike or other labor disruption could temporarily reduce aircraft utilization and delay deliveries or related revenue, adding to Boeing’s broader labor and production risks. WestJet starts parking Boeing 737 jets

Analysts Set New Price Targets

BA has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of Boeing in a report on Tuesday, July 21st. William Blair restated an “outperform” rating on shares of Boeing in a report on Tuesday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their target price on shares of Boeing from $270.00 to $290.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Btg Pactual set a $260.00 price target on shares of Boeing in a research report on Tuesday, July 14th. Finally, Wolfe Research reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $275.00 price objective on shares of Boeing in a research report on Thursday, April 23rd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirteen have given a Buy rating, four have given a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $264.11.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director Bradley D. Tilden purchased 1,370 shares of Boeing stock in a transaction on Wednesday, May 20th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $218.50 per share, with a total value of $299,345.00. Following the acquisition, the director directly owned 1,370 shares in the company, valued at approximately $299,345. This trade represents a ? increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. 0.10% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Boeing Trading Down 1.9%

Shares of BA stock opened at $216.64 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $171.23 billion, a PE ratio of 93.78 and a beta of 1.21. The Boeing Company has a 12 month low of $176.77 and a 12 month high of $254.35. The company has a quick ratio of 0.35, a current ratio of 1.14 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 6.77. The business’s 50 day moving average is $219.14 and its two-hundred day moving average is $223.92.

Boeing (NYSE:BA) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, July 28th. The aircraft producer reported ($0.76) earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.34) by ($0.42). Boeing had a negative return on equity of 346.82% and a net margin of 2.41%.The firm had revenue of $24.56 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $24.26 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned ($1.24) EPS. The firm’s revenue was up 8.0% on a year-over-year basis. Equities analysts predict that The Boeing Company will post -0.81 EPS for the current year.

Boeing Company Profile

Boeing Company (NYSE: BA) is an American multinational corporation that designs, manufactures and services commercial airplanes, defense systems, and space and security technologies. Founded in 1916 by William E. Boeing in Seattle, the company today operates as an integrated aerospace and defense contractor with a global customer base. Boeing relocated its corporate headquarters to Arlington, Virginia in 2022 and maintains extensive engineering, manufacturing and service operations across the United States and around the world.

Boeing’s principal lines of business include Commercial Airplanes, which produces and supports a range of jetliners used by airlines globally; Defense, Space & Security, which develops military aircraft, rotorcraft, surveillance and reconnaissance systems, satellites, and launch and missile systems; and Boeing Global Services, which provides aftermarket maintenance, training, spare parts, digital analytics and logistics support.