William Blair Has Negative Forecast for Boeing Q2 Earnings

The Boeing Company (NYSE:BA - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at William Blair lowered their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Boeing in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, May 14th. William Blair analyst L. Dipalma now anticipates that the aircraft producer will post earnings of ($0.79) per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of ($0.64). The consensus estimate for Boeing's current full-year earnings is ($2.58) per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Boeing's Q3 2025 earnings at ($0.35) EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.02 EPS, FY2025 earnings at ($1.61) EPS and FY2026 earnings at $3.65 EPS.

Boeing (NYSE:BA - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 23rd. The aircraft producer reported ($0.49) earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of ($1.39) by $0.90. The firm had revenue of $19.50 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $19.57 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned ($1.13) earnings per share. Boeing's revenue was up 17.7% on a year-over-year basis.

A number of other research firms also recently commented on BA. Melius Research set a $204.00 target price on shares of Boeing in a research report on Monday, March 24th. TD Securities reaffirmed a "buy" rating and issued a $180.00 target price on shares of Boeing in a research report on Thursday, April 24th. Cowen reaffirmed a "buy" rating on shares of Boeing in a research report on Wednesday, May 7th. Wells Fargo & Company reaffirmed an "underweight" rating and issued a $140.00 target price (up previously from $111.00) on shares of Boeing in a research report on Wednesday, April 23rd. Finally, Morgan Stanley lifted their target price on shares of Boeing from $185.00 to $200.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research report on Friday. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, four have assigned a hold rating, seventeen have given a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Boeing has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $204.35.

Boeing Trading Down 0.2%

NYSE:BA opened at $205.88 on Monday. Boeing has a 12 month low of $128.88 and a 12 month high of $209.66. The company has a market cap of $155.23 billion, a PE ratio of -11.24 and a beta of 1.41. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $171.81 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $168.78.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, EVP David Christopher Raymond sold 3,899 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Friday, May 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $187.01, for a total value of $729,151.99. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 42,513 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $7,950,356.13. The trade was a 8.40% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Jeffrey S. Shockey sold 3,205 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, May 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $202.87, for a total transaction of $650,198.35. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 20,513 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $4,161,472.31. This represents a 13.51% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last quarter, insiders sold 10,263 shares of company stock worth $1,950,150. Corporate insiders own 0.09% of the company's stock.

Institutional Trading of Boeing

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Sierra Ocean LLC purchased a new stake in Boeing in the 4th quarter worth $26,000. American National Bank & Trust raised its position in shares of Boeing by 474.1% during the 1st quarter. American National Bank & Trust now owns 155 shares of the aircraft producer's stock valued at $26,000 after buying an additional 128 shares in the last quarter. Sugar Maple Asset Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Boeing during the 4th quarter valued at about $27,000. Fiduciary Advisors Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Boeing during the 4th quarter valued at about $28,000. Finally, HighMark Wealth Management LLC raised its position in shares of Boeing by 121.6% during the 4th quarter. HighMark Wealth Management LLC now owns 164 shares of the aircraft producer's stock valued at $29,000 after buying an additional 90 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 64.82% of the company's stock.

About Boeing

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.

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