Avestar Capital LLC Boosts Stock Holdings in The Boeing Company (NYSE:BA)

Avestar Capital LLC grew its position in The Boeing Company (NYSE:BAFree Report) by 43.9% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 2,926 shares of the aircraft producer’s stock after acquiring an additional 893 shares during the quarter. Avestar Capital LLC’s holdings in Boeing were worth $518,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

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

Boeing Price Performance

Shares of Boeing stock opened at $185.75 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $139.33 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -10.14 and a beta of 1.52. The business has a 50-day moving average of $173.77 and a 200 day moving average of $164.10. The Boeing Company has a 12 month low of $137.03 and a 12 month high of $208.10.

Boeing (NYSE:BAGet Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, January 28th. The aircraft producer reported ($5.90) EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($1.60) by ($4.30). During the same quarter last year, the firm earned ($0.47) EPS. Equities research analysts anticipate that The Boeing Company will post -2.3 earnings per share for the current year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts recently commented on the company. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price target on Boeing from $85.00 to $103.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 29th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their target price on Boeing from $190.00 to $200.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 29th. Citigroup boosted their price target on shares of Boeing from $207.00 to $210.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday. Northcoast Research raised shares of Boeing from a “sell” rating to a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, December 12th. Finally, Benchmark reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $250.00 target price on shares of Boeing in a research note on Thursday, October 24th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have issued a hold rating, thirteen have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Boeing presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $195.16.

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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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