BA - The Boeing Company
| Previous Close | 371.84 |
| Open | 372.95 |
| Bid | 375.17 x 800 |
| Ask | 375.24 x 1800 |
| Day's Range | 372.10 - 375.47 |
| 52 Week Range | 292.47 - 446.01 |
| Volume | 1,305,412 |
| Avg. Volume | 5,366,471 |
| Market Cap | 211.041B |
| Beta (3Y Monthly) | 1.41 |
| PE Ratio (TTM) | 21.47 |
| EPS (TTM) | 17.47 |
| Earnings Date | Jul 23, 2019 - Jul 29, 2019 |
| Forward Dividend & Yield | 8.22 (2.21%) |
| Ex-Dividend Date | 2019-05-09 |
| 1y Target Est | 421.05 |
- Yahoo Finance•yesterday
Economist: The market is 'a little bit frothy right now'
U.S. stocks hit record highs this week, but new manufacturing data hints at a looming economic slowdown.
- American City Business Journals•25 minutes ago
Boeing gave IAG 'substantial discount' in 737 Max megadeal
IAG committed to a mix of 737 Max 8 jets and larger 737 Max 10 that could be delivered between 2023 and 2027.
- Investor's Business Daily•56 minutes ago
Defense Stocks To Watch: Boeing, Lockheed Supplier TransDigm Flies Into Buy Zone
TransDigm stock is among the top defense stocks to watch. The components maker supplies aircraft firms such as Boeing, Lockheed and Northrop Grumman.
- Investor's Business Daily•1 hour ago
Why The Air Force Is So Interested In Tonight's SpaceX Falcon Heavy Launch
Tonight's Falcon Heavy launch for the Pentagon's Space Test Program-2 will be SpaceX's "most difficult launch ever," hitting multiple orbits with Air Force payloads aboard for the first time.
- American City Business Journals•2 hours ago
Report: American Airlines CEO says politics could delay 737 MAX return
The airline executive told employees that he doesn't believe the FAA wants to act alone in returning the jet to service.
- MarketWatch•3 hours ago
Dow climbs, powered by Goldman, Boeing but broader market struggles for traction higher
U.S. stock benchmarks on Monday attempt to gain altitude, extending last week’s sharp gains, as investors look ahead to a meeting between President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping, while also tracking tensions between the U.S. and Iran.
- Reuters•5 hours ago
US STOCKS-Wall Street set to open higher with trade talks in focus
Wall Street's main indexes were set to open slightly higher on Monday, with investors pinning their hopes on a meeting between Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping later this week to de-escalate a trade war that is damaging the global economy. The S&P 500 index hit a record high last week, boosted by rising expectations that the Federal Reserve would cut interest rates and optimism over a revival in trade talks between the United States and China. Shares of trade-sensitive Boeing Co were up 0.3% in premarket trading, while chip companies, which have a major exposure to China, were also trading higher.
- Motley Fool•6 hours ago
Why the United Technologies-Raytheon Merger Could Mean Trouble for General Electric
The deal could turn Pratt & Whitney's geared turbofan aircraft engines into more robust challengers to GE's market-leading engines.
- Investing.com•8 hours ago
Stocks - Wall Street Flat as U.S-Iranian Tensions Counter Trade Talk Progress
The S&P; 500 inched down 0.7 points by 9:53 AM ET (13:53 GMT). The Dow was up 60 points and tech-heavy Nasdaq composite fell 5 points.
- Reuters•22 hours ago
U.S. arms makers see booming European demand as threats multiply
U.S. arms makers say European demand for fighter jets, missile defenses and other weapons is growing fast amid heightened concerns about Russia and Iran. The U.S. government sent a group of unusually high-ranking officials including Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross to the Paris Airshow this year, where nearly 400 U.S. companies were showcasing equipment as the United States and Iran neared open confrontation in the Persian Gulf.
- Motley Fool•yesterday
Good News for Boeing and Northrop: A-10 Warthogs Will Keep Flying Through 2030
Don't be frightened -- this warplane is actually smiling its happy face.
- American City Business Journals•yesterday
Need to know: Boeing caps Parisian affair, Amazon applauded in Alabama and old Times building reimagined
Business Journal Managing Editor Rob Johnson recaps the week in Seattle business news and looks at the week ahead, including an interview with the CEO of the region's newest unicorn.
- Benzinga•2 days ago
Barron's Picks And Pans: Humana, Marriott, Boeing And More
In “How to Navigate a World of Easy Money,” Avi Salzman and Nicholas Jasinski look at how investors are having to adjust. Other featured articles examine Humana and the Medicare Advantage plan, Marriott International’s recent strength and an update on Boeing’s efforts to recover from the 737 Max groundings. Josh Nathan-Kavis takes a look at Humana Inc (NYSE: HUM), noting that the bull case for the health care company’s stock centers on the Medicare Advantage program.
- Barrons.com•2 days ago
Amazon, GE, and Boeing Strike a Deal That Could Only Happen in Paris
Amazon signed a deal with General; Electric’s aircraft leasing unit at the Paris air show. The deal reveals a lot about the three companies.
- Barrons.com•2 days ago
Boeing Passes a Crucial Test That Will Make Investors the Winners
Orders for the 737 MAX at the Paris air show offered the beleaguered jet manufacturer the chance to show that it is making progress following the tragedy.
- Motley Fool•3 days ago
Is the Air Force Ready to Go All In on Kratos' Drones?
The Valkyrie gets a favorable mention from a key Pentagon official.
- GuruFocus.com•3 days ago
Is the Bottom in for Boeing?
Analyzing the aircraft manufacturer's investment prospects in detail
- Investor's Business Daily•3 days ago
Stock Market Rally Soars On Fed, China Trade Hopes; Facebook Cryptocurrency, Boeing 737 Max Order, Adobe, Oracle Earnings
The S&P; 500 hit a new high as stocks soared on Fed rate cut and China trade hopes. Facebook unveiled a cryptocurrency and Boeing got a big 737 Max order. Adobe, Oracle broke out on earnings.
- Bloomberg•3 days ago
Paris Air Show Lands on an Optimistic Note
(Bloomberg Opinion) -- Clouds of worry have been gathering over the commercial aviation industry, but the sun was shining in Paris this week as planemakers and suppliers gathered for the biennial Air Show.I mean that both literally — it was hot — and figuratively, with every executive I talked to adopting the same tone of cautious optimism. They conceded the market is slowing: Amid sputtering air traffic growth, weakening airline profits and a slowing global economy, orders at the Paris Air Show trailed the tally from last year’s Farnborough Air Show on both a unit and dollar basis, according to an analysis by Bloomberg Intelligence’s George Ferguson and Francois Duflot. And the orders that were announced weren’t always written in stone. Vertical Research Partners analyst Rob Stallard counted about 610 commitments for new planes between Boeing Co. and Airbus SE (short of his forecast for 800), but only about 160 of those are firm orders for large aircraft and all of those belong to Airbus.(1) Some orders for Airbus’s new A321XLR — a longer-range version of its top-selling narrow-body jet that was unveiled as expected this week — were converted from existing commitments for previous A320-family models. But there were orders, including a surprise bid from British Airways parent IAG SA for Boeing’s embattled 737 Max jets (more on that later). While everyone no doubt would have preferred a stronger showing, no one was panicking, either.Global growth in demand for commercial aviation is likely to slow to a pace of about 5% this year from around 7.5% to 8% in the past few years, according to the International Air Transport Association. “That’s still a pretty good place to be — look at what many other industries are doing,” Tony Wood, CEO of aircraft braking and fire-protection equipment maker Meggitt Plc, said in an interview. “It’s certainly quicker than the world is growing.” Tim Mahoney, CEO of Honeywell International Inc.’s aerospace unit, pointed out that airlines are filling the capacity they lost when two fatal crashes prompted a global grounding of Boeing’s Max through leases and older aircraft that are staying in service longer than planned. Jet Airways India Ltd. suspended operations in April after running out of cash and is heading to bankruptcy court, but some of its fleet has already been reallocated, Mahoney said. “It’s a validation that the demand from the flying public is there and it continues to grow,” he said. Boeing, meanwhile, now expects the commercial aviation market to need 44,040 new jets and $9.1 trillion of services over the next 20 years. That compares with last year’s prediction of 42,730 jets and $8.8 trillion of services.So, Boeing and Airbus’s backlogs are likely safe in their robustness for the time being. But as I said going into the show, the question is whether they’ve already saturated the market and whether those backlogs will continue to grow. Executives from CFM International, the engine joint venture between General Electric Co. and Safran SA, weren’t super enthusiastic about production rate increases for Airbus’s A320 family. It’s not clear that the supply chain is capable of handling a more aggressive pace, particularly the forging and casting companies, which have been the primary source of delays over the past few years. At a media briefing on Saturday, CFM executives said they also want to be sure any production rate increase is sustainable and will serve the market over the long-term — not just at its peak. The relative dearth of orders at this year’s Air Show would seem to support their cautious stance.ALL’S FAIR IN LOVE AND THE MAXBoeing’s Air Show order tally fell about $10 billion short of Airbus’s haul, but IAG’s commitment to buy 200 Max jets means more for the company than the final total. IAG CEO Willie Walsh, a former 737 pilot, said he would feel comfortable boarding a Max tomorrow. He can’t actually do that because the planes remain grounded globally, but it was a huge vote of confidence when Boeing needed one desperately. That kind of endorsement most likely didn’t come cheap: the list price for the planes IAG intends to buy is $24 billion, but the true price is likely much lower after adjusting for standard discounts and probably a few extra incentives. It’s not a done deal just yet. IAG only signed a letter of intent, which gives it an out in case the Max runs into more problems or if Airbus comes up with a better offer. Airbus sales chief Christian Scherer said his company was never invited to bid on the deal but would very much like to. Either way, IAG’s willingness to back the Max gets Boeing out of the aviation industry’s version of timeout. This was always inevitable. Customers have been resolute in their confidence that Boeing will make the fuel-efficient Max safe to fly again. IAG had previously relied largely on Airbus models for its shorter hauls, so the fact that it’s the one stepping up with a Max order is a testament to airlines’ desire to maintain competition between the two companies. But I do wonder whether that kind of dynamic properly incentivizes Boeing to address the transparency, communication and oversight issues that allowed the Max’s shortcomings to morph into a full-blown crisis. Meanwhile, a good chunk of Airbus’s orders were for the freshly rolled-out XLR, with American Airlines Group Inc. agreeing to buy 20 of the planes and convert existing orders into 30 more. Boeing’s sales chief Ihssane Mounir said in a closing press conference that the XLR addressed only a “sliver” of the middle market and that there’s still an untapped opportunity for a rival offering it’s contemplating. That was backed up by comments from the CEOs of JetBlue Airways Corp. (which ordered 13 XLRs) and Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA (which is thinking about buying the Airbus jet), with both advocating for the range advantages of a possible Boeing new middle-market aircraft. But while Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg said there was no plan to accelerate the development of a successor to the 737 model, the Max crisis and advances in manufacturing and engine technology may force it to give that kind of project precedence over a middle-market jet. MEGADEAL SHOWCASEFor all the optimism about continuing growth, I thought it was interesting that Raytheon Co.’s CEO Tom Kennedy and CFO Toby O’Brien chose to cast their company’s merger with United Technologies Corp. as a bet on the long-term value of resiliency. Eventually, the booming growth the aerospace and defense sector have enjoyed simultaneously the past few years is going to come to an end; it’s rare that the two sectors move in tandem. Revenue for the combined United Technologies-Raytheon will split nearly equally between commercial and defense products and between domestic and international markets. “We didn’t have to do this,” O’Brien said. But the combination “makes for a really resilient company through all cycles. If you’re in it for the long haul, why wouldn’t you want that?” Kennedy said he’s not concerned about a slowdown in defense spending in the near-term, given governments’ continuing concerns about geopolitical turmoil. He pointed to backing from both the U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate for more increases in the Defense Department’s budget for research, development, test and evaluation. The deal with United Technologies will help Raytheon compete more aggressively for the next generation of military franchises by giving it new technological capabilities, Kennedy and O’Brien said. The potential for advancements in compact, high-energy power generation, thermal management and hypersonics is intriguing, and the combined company’s $8 billion annual R&D budget will give it an exorbitant amount of money to play with. But revenue synergies are notoriously more fungible than cold hard cost cuts. So the companies’ willingness to share about half of the $1 billion-plus in annual cost savings they’re targeting with the U.S. government may prove the bigger competitive advantage.The synergies number struck analysts as quite low at only about 1% of the combined company’s $74 billion in sales. O’Brien acknowledged the figure is conservative but said the deal was light on integration work because the Raytheon businesses will continue largely as their own units rather than having their contents strewn about between existing United Technologies operations. While that limits the cost savings, it also makes it harder for United Technologies to foul up the deal as it juggles the Raytheon purchase with the continuing integration of Rockwell Collins Inc. and a pending three-way split. With plenty of time and opportunity for something to go wrong here, United Technologies’ wager on scale is relatively untested and GE and Honeywell aren’t so sure that a bigger aerospace and defense company is necessarily going to be a better one. Both argue they have technology advantages that will keep them competitive. But GE again made interesting noises about possible M&A, with aviation head David Joyce noting that he didn’t feel compelled to act by the United Technologies-Raytheon tie-up but “wouldn’t rule out anything.” SOMETHING TO PROVEWith the United Technologies-Raytheon merger looming large and questions mounting about cash flow for GE’s aviation unit, Joyce used the Paris Air Show to strike back at critics. GE Aviation and its CFM engine joint venture tallied $55 billion orders for engines and services at the event. Not all of that was technically new, but the haul was anchored by a legitimately impressive $20 billion order for Leap engines and services from Indian budget carrier IndiGo, which had previously relied exclusively on United Technologies jet engines to power its Airbus A320neo fleet. Joyce also laid out the most in-depth road map for a unit’s free cash flow that I’ve ever seen GE provide. But in what has become an unfortunate pattern for GE, what was probably a well-intentioned attempt at transparency sparked only more questions. Analysts continued to pick apart whether the aviation unit’s $4.2 billion in free cash flow last year reflects the full tax, pension and overhead cost burden it would bear if the business were to stand alone. While GE hasn’t voiced any plans to spin off the aviation unit — and I’m highly doubtful it would be able to do that given continuing challenges in the power and long-term care insurance operations — many investors rely on a sum-of-the-parts analysis to determine the stock’s appropriate valuation. So the legitimacy of that $4.2 billion number as the basis for an independent aviation unit is at the crux of the debate over where the share price goes from here. After walking through the numbers with GE, I feel more comfortable about how they arrived at the $4.2 billion number. But no one knows for sure how all the numbers would shake out if aviation was ever detached from the mothership and the financial benefits inherent in that structure. United Technologies is taking about 18 months to split itself into three parts, and its structure is arguably less difficult to untangle. So I don’t think this debate is going away.QUICK NOTE ON GECASGE’s jet-lessor arm announced a deal to lease 15 additional Boeing 737-800 converted cargo aircraft to Amazon.com Inc., expanding on an earlier agreement to provide the retail giant with five planes. Amazon aims to have 70 aircraft flying on its network by 2021 in just the latest reminder that its logistics aspirations are a real and growing threat to FedEx Corp. and United Parcel Service Inc. In a presentation announcing the latest deal with Amazon, GECAS executives said it costs about $8 million to convert a Boeing 737-800 into a cargo plane. In a separate conversation, Sarah Rhoads, the director of Amazon Air, said the company put out requests for proposals to other lessors and that its ultimate choice had to be cost-effective. She said she felt good about partnering with GECAS. In a meeting with analysts this week, Alec Burger, who heads GECAS, acknowledged that the forecast for the air-cargo market was flat in 2019 amid escalating trade tensions but said the continuing shift to online shopping will continue to support demand in the long term and he’s looking to “modestly grow” the share of the lessor’s portfolio that’s devoted to that market. He said Amazon is not a “must-win account.”DEALS, ACTIVISTS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCECrane Co. is following through on its threat to take its $45-a-share takeover offer directly to Circor International Inc.’s shareholders. It’s rare to see a true hostile tender offer, so for the M&A nerd in me, this is exciting. Circor’s board said on Monday that it would review the offer and make a recommendation to shareholders within 10 business days. It had previously rebuffed Crane’s offer as opportunistic and said it undervalued the company, a point of view that some shareholders pushed back on, given the choppy — and lately lower — stock price. Mario Gabelli, whose Gamco Investors Inc. is the largest shareholder of Circor, has also criticized the company’s lack of transparency in disclosing Crane’s interest. We are still awaiting the release of a business plan that Circor promised would show a path to greater valuation creation, but Crane’s willingness to go hostile forces Circor into an even tighter corner. Delta Air Lines Inc. bought a 4.3% stake in Hanjin Kal Corp., the largest shareholder in Korean Air Lines Co. Delta and Korean Air have a trans-Pacific joint venture that allows the two carriers to coordinate on flights in Asia and the U.S. Delta expects to boost its stake to 10% over time. The stake purchase is the latest in a string of similar deals with other partners including Brazil’s Gol Linhas Aereas Inteligentes SA and China Eastern Airlines Corp. But the deal also puts Delta in the middle of an activist shareholder’s campaign to push Hanjin Kal to provide more transparency and improve corporate governance. Shares of Hanjin Kal, whose operations also span logistics services, plunged on news of Delta’s investment in an apparent sign that investors see the company’s stake as a roadblock to the activists’ goals. Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. appears to be moving forward with its interest in acquiring Bombardier Inc.’s CRJ regional jet program. A takeover “would make a lot of sense,” Steve Haro, vice president in charge of global marketing and strategy at Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp., told Bloomberg News at the Paris Air Show. He said news about “new strategic partnerships” would be forthcoming. Recall that Nikkei had reported earlier this month that Mitsubishi wanted to only carve out the aircraft maintenance network of the CRJ program, but Bombardier had insisted on the unit being sold in its entirety.BONUS READING New York Fed Factory Gauge Drops by Record to Two-Year Low Siemens to Cut 2,700 Jobs at Energy Unit Due for Listing Fight for Survival on Doomed Jet Came Down to Two Cockpit Wheels Southwest Pilots to Seek Recovery of 737 Max Costs From Boeing Airbus Says It Must Slash A350 Costs to Win Wide-Body Price War Craft Breweries Are Booming Even as Americans Drink Less BeerIf you’d like to get these weekly industrial insights delivered to your inbox, please email me directly at bsutherland7@bloomberg.net, and ask to join the list. Thanks!(1) Stallard excludes announcements for options or future purchase rights and planes that will be taken throughaircraft lessors.To contact the author of this story: Brooke Sutherland at bsutherland7@bloomberg.netTo contact the editor responsible for this story: Daniel Niemi at dniemi1@bloomberg.netThis column does not necessarily reflect the opinion of the editorial board or Bloomberg LP and its owners.Brooke Sutherland is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist covering deals and industrial companies. She previously wrote an M&A column for Bloomberg News.For more articles like this, please visit us at bloomberg.com/opinion©2019 Bloomberg L.P.
- SmarterAnalyst•3 days ago
With the 737 Max Due Back Soon, Will General Electric (GE) Move Higher?
For the first time in a long time, General Electric (GE) news isn’t about its restructuring process.The company on Tuesday made headlines from the Paris Air Show, as many in the aircraft industry are saying Boeing’s (BA) 737 Max will be ready to fly soon. The Max was grounded earlier in 2019 after two fatal crashes came within six months of each other, with blame pointed to the MCAS safety system. With the grounding, Boeing announced it would seriously cut production of the Max aircraft, which had a ripple effect down the supply chain, including with GE who manufactures its LEAP engine. But with the Max expected back in the air soon, production — and sourcing from GE — should ramp up.Analyst Andrew Obin of Merrill Lynch isn’t changing his tune, though, as he keeps his Neutral rating on General Electric stock, with $12 price target. (To watch Obin's track record, click here)GE saw good news in the form of increased orders of its LEAP engine, manufactured by the company through a joint venture with Safran. Indian carrier IndiGo ordered $20 billion of the LEAP engines to be used on its Airbus A320 and A321 aircraft. GE also picked picked up a victory with IAG placing 200 orders for the Boeing 737, which uses the CFM56 engine, also manufactured by GE through its joint venture.On the Max, Obin says GE management was “more optimistic than other suppliers...at the show about 737 MAX re-certification ‘sooner rather than later.’” But while optimistic, the analyst says GE “expects about $300 million of working capital outflow in 2Q due to the grounding.” As cash flow is a major challenge for GE and focus for investors, many will keep an eye on this moving forward.Overall, the 737 Max is providing GE with an external challenge, one that isn’t too common for the company right now. The main focus for GE is restructuring. CEO Larry Culp is being praised for his efforts to this point, as the company has rebounded from a terrible 2018 and is showing promise that it is returning to a stable stock. The Boeing challenge is expected to be short-term, as many on Wall Street continue to focus on the bigger picture of restructuring.All in all, with the Max airplane expected to return to service soon and restructuring moving well, analysts are becoming more confident with GE stock. TipRanks analysis of 10 analyst ratings shows a consensus Moderate Buy rating, with four analysts rating Buy, four rating Hold and two suggesting Sell. However, the average price target of $10.86 suggests a slight upside from current levels.Read more on GE: * Not Out of Woods Yet, But Is General Electric (GE) Stock a Buy? * General Electric (GE) Stock Is Still Poised for a Comeback * Wall Street Remains Divided on Buying General Electric (GE) Stock * Putting General Electric Management Under the Microscope Is Bad News for GE Stock More recent articles from Smarter Analyst: * Will Qualcomm (QCOM) Stock Win Again? Canaccord Remains Bullish * CannTrust Holdings (CTST): Even With Entry Into U.S. Market, Investors Must Remain Patient * Deutsche Bank Remains Bullish on UBER and Facebook Stocks * Facebook's (FB) Libra Could Be the Next Big Thing
- American City Business Journals•3 days ago
Airbus hopes to counter Boeing’s big Paris Air Show order
Airbus may have taken home the order crown at the Paris Air Show, but it also leaves the event hoping to take a bite out of its rival’s biggest deal of the week. The Boeing Co. stole the headlines from Paris earlier this week when it announced that International Airlines Group had signed a letter of intent for 200 of the company’s still-grounded 737 MAX jets.
- PR Newswire•3 days ago
EVA Air Takes Delivery of Its First Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C., June 21, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- EVA Air today celebrated the delivery of its first Boeing [NYSE:BA] 787-10 Dreamliner, marking the first of 20 super-efficient 787-10s the carrier plans to use on high-density routes within Asia later this summer. "The 787 Dreamliner has become the flagship of our fleet and we will leverage the airplane's unrivaled fuel efficiency, reliability and size to operate high-density markets in Asia," said Steve Lin, Chairman of EVA Air.
- GuruFocus.com•3 days ago
Boeing Aims for a Reset at the Paris Air Show
The embattled 737 MAX has won an important vote of confidence from one of the world's biggest airline operators
- Zacks•3 days ago
Boeing Crisis Continues as Airbus Steals Thunder in Air Show
Can Boeing (BA) resume its flight in the global aviation market on fresh orders acquired at the Paris Air Show?
- Yahoo Finance•3 days ago
All-electric aircraft maker sees 'America First' opportunity as it wins first US customer
Eviation Aircraft's all-electric plane scores its first commercial deal with U.S.-based Cape Air--shaking up an intensifying race to get hybrid-electric aircraft into the skies.
