Vanguard Capital Wealth Advisors Has $3.65 Million Stock Position in The Boeing Company $BA

Vanguard Capital Wealth Advisors boosted its position in shares of The Boeing Company (NYSE:BA) by 29.6% during the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 16,874 shares of the aircraft producer’s stock after purchasing an additional 3,850 shares during the quarter. Boeing makes up approximately 2.5% of Vanguard Capital Wealth Advisors’ investment portfolio, making the stock its 8th biggest position. Vanguard Capital Wealth Advisors’ holdings in Boeing were worth $3,653,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC bought a new stake in shares of Boeing during the fourth quarter worth $201,000. Sivia Capital Partners LLC boosted its holdings in Boeing by 16.5% in the second quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC now owns 1,529 shares of the aircraft producer’s stock valued at $320,000 after acquiring an additional 217 shares during the last quarter. AXA S.A. boosted its holdings in Boeing by 1,225.7% in the second quarter. AXA S.A. now owns 34,655 shares of the aircraft producer’s stock valued at $7,261,000 after acquiring an additional 32,041 shares during the last quarter. Ieq Capital LLC increased its position in Boeing by 243.8% in the second quarter. Ieq Capital LLC now owns 33,485 shares of the aircraft producer’s stock worth $7,016,000 after purchasing an additional 23,746 shares during the period. Finally, Alliancebernstein L.P. increased its position in Boeing by 4.2% in the second quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 1,334,451 shares of the aircraft producer’s stock worth $279,608,000 after purchasing an additional 53,736 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 defense and space business is gaining momentum, supported by approximately $85 billion in backlog and several programs moving into low-rate production. This could provide a steadier growth driver beyond commercial aircraft and improve long-term revenue visibility. Can Boeing’s Defense Business Become a Bigger Growth Driver?
• Positive Sentiment: Boeing is gradually increasing aircraft production after receiving additional regulatory approvals, while its enormous commercial backlog—potentially covering more than a decade of deliveries—offers substantial future revenue support. Boeing Stock Analysis: Sales Increase 8% to $24.6 Billion. Time to Buy?
• Neutral Sentiment: Industry research projects continued growth in the global freighter-aircraft market, driven by e-commerce, express shipping and fleet replacement. The trend could benefit Boeing, although the report describes an industry opportunity rather than a new contract or forecast revision for BA. Global Freighter Aircraft Market to Reach $12.11 Billion by 2031
• Negative Sentiment: Boeing and the union representing roughly 17,000 engineers and technical workers will resume contract negotiations on September 8. Workers previously rejected Boeing’s four-year offers and authorized a potential strike, creating a significant execution, cost and production risk if talks fail. Boeing, Engineers Union Agree to Resume Contract Talks
• Negative Sentiment: The latest quarterly results showed improving revenue but continued earnings pressure: sales rose 8% to $24.56 billion, while Boeing reported a $0.76-per-share loss that missed the $0.34 consensus loss estimate. High leverage, weak liquidity metrics and an estimated full-year loss reinforce concerns about the pace and cost of the turnaround. Boeing Stock Analysis: Sales Increase 8% to $24.6 Billion

Boeing Trading Down 1.0%

NYSE:BA opened at $205.63 on Wednesday. The company has a current ratio of 1.14, a quick ratio of 0.33 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 6.77. The Boeing Company has a 1-year low of $176.77 and a 1-year high of $254.35. The firm has a market capitalization of $162.52 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 89.02 and a beta of 1.21. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $220.11 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $220.73.

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 company had revenue of $24.56 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates 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 quarter in the previous year, the firm posted ($1.24) earnings per share. On average, equities analysts expect that The Boeing Company will post -0.87 earnings per share for the current year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research analysts have issued reports on BA shares. Citigroup downgraded shares of Boeing from a “buy” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 11th. BNP Paribas Exane upgraded shares of Boeing from an “underperform” rating to an “outperform” rating and lifted their price target for the stock from $230.00 to $300.00 in a research report on Monday, August 3rd. Barclays downgraded shares of Boeing from an “equal weight” rating to an “underweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 11th. The Goldman Sachs Group lowered shares of Boeing from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, August 11th. Finally, Btg Pactual set a $260.00 price objective on shares of Boeing in a research note on Tuesday, July 14th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have assigned a Buy rating, six have given a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Boeing currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $272.58.

Boeing Company 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.