Optiver Holding B.V. Invests $886,000 in The Boeing Company $BA

Optiver Holding B.V. acquired a new stake in The Boeing Company (NYSE:BA) in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund acquired 4,454 shares of the aircraft producer’s stock, valued at approximately $886,000.

Other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Purus Wealth Management LLC increased its stake in Boeing by 3.6% in the fourth quarter. Purus Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,177 shares of the aircraft producer’s stock valued at $256,000 after purchasing an additional 41 shares in the last quarter. West Wealth Group LLC boosted its position in shares of Boeing by 0.6% during the 4th quarter. West Wealth Group LLC now owns 7,279 shares of the aircraft producer’s stock worth $1,581,000 after purchasing an additional 42 shares in the last quarter. XML Financial LLC grew its stake in shares of Boeing by 0.5% in the 4th quarter. XML Financial LLC now owns 8,905 shares of the aircraft producer’s stock valued at $1,933,000 after buying an additional 43 shares during the period. Global Financial Private Client LLC grew its stake in shares of Boeing by 1.1% in the 4th quarter. Global Financial Private Client LLC now owns 4,025 shares of the aircraft producer’s stock valued at $874,000 after buying an additional 44 shares during the period. Finally, North Star Investment Management Corp. increased its position in Boeing by 1.6% in the 4th quarter. North Star Investment Management Corp. now owns 2,833 shares of the aircraft producer’s stock valued at $615,000 after buying an additional 44 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 64.82% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, Director Bradley D. Tilden purchased 1,370 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, May 20th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of $218.50 per share, for a total transaction of $299,345.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the director owned 1,370 shares in the company, valued at $299,345. This trade represents a ∞ increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Company insiders own 0.10% of the company’s stock.

Boeing News Roundup

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

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research analysts recently weighed in on BA shares. William Blair reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of Boeing in a research note on Tuesday. Morgan Stanley raised their price objective on Boeing from $245.00 to $250.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 23rd. Wolfe Research restated an “outperform” rating and set a $275.00 price objective on shares of Boeing in a report on Thursday, April 23rd. Robert W. Baird set a $300.00 target price on Boeing in a research report on Wednesday. Finally, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of Boeing in a research report on Tuesday, July 21st. 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 given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $264.11.

Boeing Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:BA opened at $216.64 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 1.14, a quick ratio of 0.35 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 6.77. The stock has a market cap of $171.23 billion, a PE ratio of 93.78 and a beta of 1.21. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $219.14 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $223.92. The Boeing Company has a 1-year low of $176.77 and a 1-year high of $254.35.

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

About Boeing

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.