Boeing (BA) Given a $363.00 Price Target at Royal Bank of Canada

Boeing (NYSE:BA) received a $363.00 price objective from equities research analysts at Royal Bank of Canada in a note issued to investors on Wednesday. The firm currently has a “neutral” rating on the aircraft producer’s stock. Royal Bank of Canada’s target price indicates a potential upside of 1.75% from the company’s previous close.

Several other equities research analysts have also commented on BA. Cowen restated a “buy” rating and set a $415.00 target price on shares of Boeing in a research report on Wednesday. Vetr upgraded Boeing from a “strong sell” rating to a “sell” rating and set a $303.48 target price on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, January 16th. Berenberg Bank set a $395.00 target price on Boeing and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday. Seaport Global Securities restated a “buy” rating and set a $430.00 target price on shares of Boeing in a research report on Thursday, January 18th. Finally, Canaccord Genuity upped their target price on Boeing from $245.00 to $250.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 26th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have assigned a hold rating and sixteen have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. The stock presently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $315.52.

Shares of Boeing (NYSE:BA) traded up $19.04 during trading on Wednesday, hitting $356.75. The company had a trading volume of 5,808,421 shares, compared to its average volume of 4,780,000. Boeing has a 52 week low of $160.82 and a 52 week high of $360.97. The company has a current ratio of 1.18, a quick ratio of 0.39 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 8.54. The company has a market cap of $212,420.00, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.82, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.17 and a beta of 1.23.

Boeing declared that its board has authorized a share repurchase program on Monday, December 11th that permits the company to buyback $18.00 billion in outstanding shares. This buyback authorization permits the aircraft producer to repurchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are generally an indication that the company’s board believes its shares are undervalued.

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of BA. Stonehearth Capital Management LLC bought a new position in Boeing during the fourth quarter valued at $105,000. Solaris Asset Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Boeing in the fourth quarter worth $111,000. Lipe & Dalton bought a new position in shares of Boeing in the third quarter worth $100,000. Burt Wealth Advisors bought a new position in shares of Boeing in the third quarter worth $100,000. Finally, Cerebellum GP LLC bought a new position in shares of Boeing in the fourth quarter worth $128,000. 70.81% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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Boeing Company Profile

The Boeing Company is an aerospace company. The Company’s segments include Commercial Airplanes; Defense, Space & Security (BDS), such as Boeing Military Aircraft (BMA), Network & Space Systems (N&SS) and Global Services & Support (GS&S), and Boeing Capital (BCC). The Commercial Airplanes segment develops, produces and markets commercial jet aircraft and provides related support services, to the commercial airline industry.

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