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Why Boeing (BA) Outpaced the Stock Market Today

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Boeing (BA - Free Report) closed the most recent trading day at $215.92, moving +1.83% from the previous trading session. This change outpaced the S&P 500's 0.83% gain on the day. Elsewhere, the Dow gained 0.77%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq added 1.02%.

Heading into today, shares of the airplane builder had gained 0.02% over the past month, lagging the Aerospace sector's gain of 2.79% and the S&P 500's gain of 4.99%.

Analysts and investors alike will be keeping a close eye on the performance of Boeing in its upcoming earnings disclosure. The company's earnings report is set to go public on July 29, 2025. It is anticipated that the company will report an EPS of -$0.92, marking a 68.28% rise compared to the same quarter of the previous year. Meanwhile, the latest consensus estimate predicts the revenue to be $19.79 billion, indicating a 17.35% increase compared to the same quarter of the previous year.

For the full year, the Zacks Consensus Estimates are projecting earnings of -$1.8 per share and revenue of $83.54 billion, which would represent changes of +91.17% and +25.59%, respectively, from the prior year.

Investors should also note any recent changes to analyst estimates for Boeing. These revisions typically reflect the latest short-term business trends, which can change frequently. As such, positive estimate revisions reflect analyst optimism about the business and profitability.

Research indicates that these estimate revisions are directly correlated with near-term share price momentum. To utilize this, we have created the Zacks Rank, a proprietary model that integrates these estimate changes and provides a functional rating system.

The Zacks Rank system, ranging from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), possesses a remarkable history of outdoing, externally audited, with #1 stocks returning an average annual gain of +25% since 1988. Over the past month, the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate has shifted 2.67% downward. Boeing is holding a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold) right now.

The Aerospace - Defense industry is part of the Aerospace sector. This industry currently has a Zacks Industry Rank of 65, which puts it in the top 27% of all 250+ industries.

The Zacks Industry Rank is ordered from best to worst in terms of the average Zacks Rank of the individual companies within each of these sectors. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.

Remember to apply Zacks.com to follow these and more stock-moving metrics during the upcoming trading sessions.


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