Optiver Holding B.V. Acquires Shares of 4,454 The Boeing Company $BA

Optiver Holding B.V. bought a new stake in shares of The Boeing Company (NYSE:BA) in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm bought 4,454 shares of the aircraft producer’s stock, valued at approximately $886,000.

A number of other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its position in Boeing by 5.1% during the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 70,989,438 shares of the aircraft producer’s stock valued at $15,413,227,000 after buying an additional 3,460,021 shares during the period. Newport Trust Company LLC raised its position in Boeing by 1.0% in the fourth quarter. Newport Trust Company LLC now owns 29,485,294 shares of the aircraft producer’s stock worth $6,401,847,000 after acquiring an additional 286,848 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in Boeing by 3.2% in the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 17,025,435 shares of the aircraft producer’s stock valued at $3,679,592,000 after acquiring an additional 533,753 shares during the last quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC boosted its stake in Boeing by 2.5% in the fourth quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 5,640,900 shares of the aircraft producer’s stock valued at $1,224,752,000 after acquiring an additional 135,860 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. grew its position in shares of Boeing by 3.3% during the 4th quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 4,370,415 shares of the aircraft producer’s stock valued at $948,905,000 after acquiring an additional 138,469 shares during the period. 64.82% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Key Boeing News

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

Boeing Price Performance

Boeing stock opened at $216.64 on Friday. The Boeing Company has a one year low of $176.77 and a one year high of $254.35. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $219.14 and a 200-day moving average price of $223.92. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 6.77, a current ratio of 1.14 and a quick ratio of 0.35. The firm has a market capitalization of $171.23 billion, a P/E ratio of 93.78 and a beta of 1.21.

Boeing (NYSE:BA) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July 28th. The aircraft producer reported ($0.76) earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.34) by ($0.42). Boeing had a net margin of 2.41% and a negative return on equity of 346.82%. The company had revenue of $24.56 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $24.26 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted ($1.24) earnings per share. Boeing’s revenue for the quarter was up 8.0% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that The Boeing Company will post -0.81 EPS for the current year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, Director Bradley D. Tilden bought 1,370 shares of Boeing stock in a transaction on Wednesday, May 20th. The stock was acquired at an average price of $218.50 per share, with a total value of $299,345.00. Following the acquisition, the director directly owned 1,370 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $299,345. This represents a ∞ increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. 0.10% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities research analysts have recently issued reports on BA shares. Morgan Stanley raised their price target on shares of Boeing from $245.00 to $250.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 23rd. Royal Bank Of Canada dropped their price objective on Boeing from $275.00 to $265.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday. William Blair reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of Boeing in a report on Tuesday. Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of Boeing in a research report on Tuesday, July 21st. Finally, Robert W. Baird set a $300.00 target price on Boeing in a research note on Wednesday. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirteen have issued a Buy rating, four have given a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $264.11.

Boeing 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.