Boeing (NYSE:BA) Shares Down 1.1% – Time to Sell?

The Boeing Company (NYSE:BA – Get Free Report) shares were down 1.1% during mid-day trading on Wednesday. The company traded as low as $183.38 and last traded at $184.3910. 5,133,846 shares traded hands during trading, a decline of 25% from the average daily volume of 6,824,323 shares. The stock had previously closed at $186.49.

Key Headlines Impacting Boeing

Here are the key news stories impacting Boeing this week:

  • Positive Sentiment: Improving deliveries: Boeing delivered 57 aircraft in September, its highest monthly total of 2026, including 51 commercial jets. Third-quarter commercial deliveries totaled 161 aircraft, led by 124 737s, indicating progress in the company’s production ramp-up. Boeing delivers 57 jets in September
  • Positive Sentiment: Defense and backlog support: Boeing continues to benefit from military-program wins, including Israel’s new deal and the U.S. Navy’s selection of Boeing for the F/A-XX carrier-based fighter. Analysts and commentators also point to Boeing’s roughly $715 billion order book as a long-term revenue opportunity. Boeing new deal with Israel
  • Positive Sentiment: More constructive analyst view: Barclays initiated coverage with an Overweight rating, suggesting the firm sees potential upside as Boeing’s commercial and defense businesses recover. Barclays initiates coverage of Boeing
  • Neutral Sentiment: Certification reform discussions: The U.S. transportation secretary is meeting with Boeing and GE Aerospace executives regarding aircraft-certification reforms. Streamlined approvals could eventually help Boeing, but the near-term effect and policy outcome remain uncertain. Aircraft certification reform meeting
  • Negative Sentiment: Execution and financial concerns remain: Boeing continues to underperform the broader market, with bearish technical commentary and limited visibility into cash flow. High leverage, negative cash flow, pending regulatory approvals, high oil prices and reported 737 MAX-related issues are weighing on sentiment. Reasons Boeing stock is struggling

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research firms have recently issued reports on BA. Rothschild & Co Redburn upped their target price on shares of Boeing from $260.00 to $285.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 30th. Sanford C. Bernstein cut their price target on shares of Boeing from $298.00 to $278.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Monday. Royal Bank Of Canada restated a “buy” rating on shares of Boeing in a report on Wednesday, September 30th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of Boeing in a research report on Tuesday, July 21st. Finally, Tigress Financial increased their price objective on shares of Boeing from $295.00 to $305.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 6th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eighteen have issued a Buy rating, four have issued a Hold rating and three have assigned 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 $269.16.

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Boeing Trading Down 1.1%

The stock has a market capitalization of $145.74 billion, a PE ratio of 79.82 and a beta of 1.26. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $207.81 and a 200-day moving average price of $215.84. The company has a current ratio of 1.14, a quick ratio of 0.33 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 6.77.

Boeing (NYSE:BA – Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly 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). The company had revenue of $24.56 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $24.26 billion. Boeing had a negative return on equity of 346.82% and a net margin of 2.41%. Boeing’s quarterly revenue was up 8.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm posted ($1.24) earnings per share. As a group, equities analysts forecast that The Boeing Company will post -0.94 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Jupiter Topco LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Boeing during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $911,878,000. Bank of New York Mellon Corp bought a new position in Boeing in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $747,763,000. Legal & General Group Plc purchased a new position in Boeing in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $710,816,000. Deutsche Bank AG purchased a new position in Boeing in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $539,456,000. Finally, Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. purchased a new position in Boeing in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $441,997,000. 64.82% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

About Boeing

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The Boeing Company (NYSE: BA) is a global aerospace company that designs, manufactures and supports commercial airplanes, military aircraft, spacecraft and related systems. Its commercial portfolio includes the 737, 787 Dreamliner and 777 families, as well as the 777X program. Boeing sells aircraft to airlines, cargo operators and leasing companies around the world.

Through its defense and space operations, Boeing provides products and services for the U.S. government, allied governments and other institutional customers.

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