Boeing (BA) Stock Forecast & Price Target

Q: What analysts cover Boeing?

Boeing has been rated by research analysts at Argus , Bank of America , Barclays , BNP Paribas Exane , Btg Pactual , Cantor Fitzgerald , Citigroup , JPMorgan Chase & Co. , Robert W. Baird , Royal Bank Of Canada , Sanford C. Bernstein , The Goldman Sachs Group , Tigress Financial , UBS Group , Weiss Ratings , William Blair , and Wolfe Research in the past 90 days.

$198.38 +1.38 (+0.70%)

Closing price 09/18/2026 03:59 PM Eastern

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$198.57 +0.18 (+0.09%)

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Boeing - Analysts' Recommendations and Stock Price Forecast (2026)

Consensus Rating

Moderate Buy

Based on 23 Analyst Ratings

Sell
3

Hold
6

Buy
14

Based on 23 Wall Street analysts who have issued ratings for Boeing in the last 12 months, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy." Out of the 23 analysts, 3 have given a sell rating, 6 have given a hold rating, 13 have given a buy rating, and 1 has given a strong buy rating for BA.

Consensus Price Target

$272.45
37.33% Upside

According to the 23 analysts' twelve-month price targets for Boeing, the average price target is $272.45. The highest price target for BA is $305.00, while the lowest price target for BA is $223.00. The average price target represents a forecasted upside of 37.33% from the current price of $198.38.

MarketBeat calculates consensus analyst ratings for stocks using the most recent rating from each Wall Street analyst that has rated a stock within the last twelve months. Each analyst's rating is normalized to a standardized rating score of 1 (sell), 2 (hold), 3 (buy) or 4 (strong buy). Analyst consensus ratings scores are calculated using the mean average of the number of normalized sell, hold, buy and strong buy ratings from Wall Street analysts. Each stock's consensus analyst rating is derived from its calculated consensus ratings score (0 to .5 = Strong Sell, .5 to 1 = Sell, 1 to 1.5 = Reduce, 1.5 to 2.5 = Hold, 2.5 to 3.0 = Moderate Buy, 3.0 to 3.5 = Buy, >3.5 = Strong Buy). MarketBeat's consensus price targets are a mean average of the most recent available price targets set by each analyst that has set a price target for the stock in the last twelve months. MarketBeat's consensus ratings and consensus price targets may differ from those calculated by other firms due to differences in methodology and available data.

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BA Analyst Ratings Over Time

Type	Current Forecast 9/19/25 to 9/19/26	1 Month Ago 8/20/25 to 8/20/26	3 Months Ago 6/21/25 to 6/21/26	1 Year Ago 9/19/24 to 9/19/25
Strong Buy	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)
Buy	13 Buy rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	15 Buy rating(s)	17 Buy rating(s)
Hold	6 Hold rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)
Sell	3 Sell rating(s)	3 Sell rating(s)	2 Sell rating(s)	2 Sell rating(s)
Consensus Price Target	$272.45	$272.58	$262.32	$228.67
Forecasted Upside	37.33% Upside	26.65% Upside	17.36% Upside	6.03% Upside
Consensus Rating	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy

BA Analyst Recommendations By Month

The chart below shows how a company's ratings by analysts have changed over time. Each bar represents the previous year of ratings for that month. Within each bar, the sell ratings are shown in red, the hold ratings are shown in yellow, the buy ratings are shown in green, and the strong buy ratings are shown in dark green.

BA Price Targets by Month

The chart below shows how a company's share price and consensus price target have changed over time. The dark blue line represents the company's actual price. The lighter blue line represents the stock's consensus price target. The even lighter blue range in the background of the two lines represents the low price target and the high price target for each stock.

Boeing Stock vs. The Competition

Type	Boeing	Industrials Companies	Broader Market
Consensus Rating Score	2.52	2.30	2.53
Consensus Rating	Moderate Buy	Hold	Moderate Buy
Predicted Upside	37.33% Upside	102.39% Upside	18.42% Upside
News Sentiment Rating	Neutral News See Recent BA News	Positive News	Positive News

Recent Analyst Forecasts and Stock Ratings

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Date	Brokerage	Analyst	Action	Rating	Price Target	Report Date Upside/Downside
9/18/2026	Bank of America 4 of 5 stars	Ronald Epstein 4 of 5 stars	Reiterated Rating	Buy	$270.00	+36.43%
8/11/2026	Citigroup 4 of 5 stars	John Godyn Not Rated	Downgrade	Buy ➝ Sell
8/11/2026	Sanford C. Bernstein 3 of 5 stars		Initiated Coverage	Outperform
8/11/2026	Wolfe Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Downgrade	Outperform ➝ Hold
8/11/2026	Cantor Fitzgerald Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Downgrade	Neutral
8/11/2026	Barclays Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Downgrade	Equal Weight ➝ Underweight
8/11/2026	The Goldman Sachs Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Downgrade	Buy ➝ Hold
8/11/2026	UBS Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Initiated Coverage	Buy
8/11/2026	Argus Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Kristina Ruggeri Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Upgrade	Hold ➝ Buy	$265.00	+13.75%
8/6/2026	Tigress Financial Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Ivan Feinseth Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Buy	$295.00 ➝ $305.00	+30.74%
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8/3/2026	BNP Paribas Exane Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Matthew Akers Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Upgrade	Underperform ➝ Outperform	$230.00 ➝ $300.00	+38.48%
7/29/2026	Robert W. Baird Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Peter Arment Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Set Target		$300.00	+34.93%
7/29/2026	JPMorgan Chase & Co. Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Seth Seifman Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Overweight	$270.00 ➝ $290.00	+34.79%
7/29/2026	Royal Bank Of Canada Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Ken Herbert Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Outperform	$275.00 ➝ $265.00	+22.23%
7/28/2026	William Blair Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Outperform
7/21/2026	Weiss Ratings Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Sell (D+)
7/14/2026	Btg Pactual Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Set Target		$260.00	+19.66%
4/23/2026	Morgan Stanley Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Kristine Liwag Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Equal Weight	$245.00 ➝ $250.00	+7.27%
4/1/2026	Wells Fargo & Company Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	David Strauss Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Initiated Coverage	Overweight	$250.00	+25.61%
3/4/2026	Jefferies Financial Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Sheila Kahyaoglu Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Buy
1/28/2026	TD Cowen Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Buy
1/27/2026	Vertical Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Robert Stallard Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Buy	$281.00	+14.82%
1/15/2026	Susquehanna Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Charles Minervino Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Positive	$280.00	+12.90%
12/9/2025	New Street Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Set Target		$257.00	+28.16%
12/2/2025	Zacks Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Upgrade	Strong Sell ➝ Hold
11/3/2025	Loop Capital Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Sergey Glinyanov Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Set Target		$223.00	+10.81%
10/30/2025	Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Downgrade	Buy ➝ Hold	$240.00	+12.27%
7/24/2025	KGI Securities Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Upgrade	Hold ➝ Strong-Buy
6/27/2025	Rothschild & Co Redburn Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Upgrade	Neutral ➝ Buy	$180.00 ➝ $275.00	+35.73%
5/22/2025	TD Securities Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Downgrade	Cautious
4/21/2025	Benchmark Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Josh Sullivan Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Buy	$250.00 ➝ $215.00	+35.83%
3/24/2025	Melius Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	R. Spingarn Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Set Target		$204.00	+20.86%
12/12/2024	Northcoast Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	C. Olin Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Upgrade	Sell ➝ Neutral
10/15/2024	DZ Bank Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Downgrade	Buy ➝ Hold	$152.00	+1.95%

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Should I Buy Boeing Stock? BA Pros and Cons Explained

These pros and cons were generated based on recent news and financial data from MarketBeat in order to provide readers with the fastest and most accurate insights. They were last updated on Tuesday, September 15, 2026. Please send any questions or comments about these Boeing pros and cons to contact@marketbeat.com.

Boeing
Bull Case

Here are some ways that investors could benefit from investing in The Boeing Company:

The Pentagon recently expanded the potential value of The Boeing Company's KC-46 Pegasus Combat Capability contract by $13.4 billion, increasing the ceiling from $5.7 billion to $19.1 billion and including Foreign Military Sales, which provides substantial long-term revenue visibility for the defense segment through 2035.
The company is currently trading at $209.61, a level that is below the consensus price target of $272.58 held by analysts who maintain a Moderate Buy rating, suggesting potential for significant upside if the company continues to execute on its recovery strategy.
Adjusted free cash flow has improved significantly, shifting from negative $331 million in the second quarter of 2025 to positive $631 million in the second quarter of 2026, indicating a strengthening balance sheet and improved operational efficiency.
The Boeing Company has secured multiple high-profile defense contracts, including a $131.23 billion ceiling contract for the F-15 Eagle Crest program and framework agreements with the Pentagon to increase production of SM-3 interceptors, which supports stable income and defense growth prospects.
Commercial operations are showing signs of stabilization as the company delivered 51 jets in August and is close to finalizing a delayed order for 150 737 MAX jets from Turkish Airlines, which helps rebuild customer confidence and supports the commercial airplane backlog.

Boeing
Bear Case

Investors should be bearish about investing in The Boeing Company for these reasons:

The company reported a loss of $0.76 per share in the most recent quarter, missing the consensus estimate of a $0.34 loss, and remains the only major aerospace and defense peer running an operating loss despite growing revenue, raising concerns about profitability margins.
The stock has a high P/E ratio of 90.74, which is significantly elevated compared to typical industrial standards, reflecting the market's uncertainty about the company's ability to sustain earnings growth and recover from past financial difficulties.
Recent executive roster changes and leadership restructuring have created near-term uncertainty regarding execution and strategy, contributing to investor caution and potential volatility in the stock price.
Short interest has increased slightly, with shares shorted rising to 15,920,835 in the most recent reporting period, indicating that some investors are betting against the stock's performance and expecting further declines.
The company faces ongoing challenges in its commercial segment, including disputes over engine maintenance and the need to salvage delayed orders, which could impact customer relationships and future revenue if not resolved effectively.

BA Forecast - Frequently Asked Questions

According to the research reports of 23 Wall Street equities research analysts, the average twelve-month stock price forecast for Boeing is $272.45, with a high forecast of $305.00 and a low forecast of $223.00.

23 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Boeing in the last year. There are currently 3 sell ratings, 6 hold ratings, 13 buy ratings and 1 strong buy rating for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "moderate buy" BA shares.

According to analysts, Boeing's stock has a predicted upside of 37.33% based on their 12-month stock forecasts.

Over the previous 90 days, Boeing's stock had 5 downgrades and 2 upgrades by analysts.

Boeing has been rated by research analysts at Argus, Bank of America, Barclays, BNP Paribas Exane, Btg Pactual, Cantor Fitzgerald, Citigroup, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Robert W. Baird, Royal Bank Of Canada, Sanford C. Bernstein, The Goldman Sachs Group, Tigress Financial, UBS Group, Weiss Ratings, William Blair, and Wolfe Research in the past 90 days.

Analysts like Boeing more than other "industrials" companies. The consensus rating for Boeing is Moderate Buy while the average consensus rating for "industrials" companies is Hold. Learn more on how BA compares to other companies.

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Boeing (BA) Stock Forecast & Price Target