Commonwealth Equity Services LLC Has $73.43 Million Stake in The Boeing Company (NYSE:BA)

Commonwealth Equity Services LLC raised its position in shares of The Boeing Company (NYSE:BAFree Report) by 2.3% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 414,874 shares of the aircraft producer’s stock after purchasing an additional 9,152 shares during the quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC owned 0.06% of Boeing worth $73,433,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of BA. AdvisorNet Financial Inc grew its position in Boeing by 54.2% during the fourth quarter. AdvisorNet Financial Inc now owns 2,021 shares of the aircraft producer’s stock valued at $358,000 after purchasing an additional 710 shares in the last quarter. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. boosted its stake in shares of Boeing by 8.8% during the 3rd quarter. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. now owns 473,917 shares of the aircraft producer’s stock valued at $72,075,000 after buying an additional 38,300 shares during the period. Carnegie Investment Counsel grew its holdings in shares of Boeing by 175.6% during the 4th quarter. Carnegie Investment Counsel now owns 4,619 shares of the aircraft producer’s stock valued at $818,000 after acquiring an additional 2,943 shares in the last quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. increased its stake in shares of Boeing by 6.1% in the third quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 666,244 shares of the aircraft producer’s stock worth $101,296,000 after acquiring an additional 38,332 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Jennison Associates LLC raised its holdings in shares of Boeing by 9.9% during the third quarter. Jennison Associates LLC now owns 6,700,706 shares of the aircraft producer’s stock worth $1,018,775,000 after acquiring an additional 602,143 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 64.82% of the company’s stock.

Boeing Trading Up 0.2 %

Shares of Boeing stock opened at $159.05 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $119.30 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -8.68 and a beta of 1.53. The Boeing Company has a 1 year low of $137.03 and a 1 year high of $196.95. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $173.39 and its 200-day simple moving average is $163.76.

Boeing (NYSE:BAGet Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, January 28th. The aircraft producer reported ($5.90) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($1.60) by ($4.30). During the same period in the prior year, the business posted ($0.47) EPS. As a group, research analysts forecast that The Boeing Company will post -2.58 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

BA has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. UBS Group boosted their target price on Boeing from $208.00 to $217.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 29th. Royal Bank of Canada reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $200.00 price target on shares of Boeing in a research note on Wednesday, January 29th. Susquehanna increased their price objective on Boeing from $200.00 to $205.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 29th. Citigroup lifted their target price on shares of Boeing from $207.00 to $210.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, February 10th. Finally, Northcoast Research upgraded shares of Boeing from a “sell” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 12th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have given a hold rating, thirteen have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Boeing has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $195.16.

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Insider Buying and Selling

In other Boeing news, EVP Uma M. Amuluru sold 3,159 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, February 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $180.69, for a total value of $570,799.71. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now owns 19,213 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,471,596.97. This trade represents a 14.12 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. 0.16% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

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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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