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. The Commercial Airplanes segment develops, produces, and markets commercial jet aircraft for passenger and cargo requirements, as well as provides fleet support services. The Defense, Space & Security segment engages in the research, development, production, and modification of manned and unmanned military aircraft and weapons systems; strategic defense and intelligence systems, which include strategic missile and defense systems, command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, cyber and information solutions, and intelligence systems; and satellite systems, such as government and commercial satellites, and space exploration. The Global Services segment offers products and services, including supply chain and logistics management, engineering, maintenance and modifications, upgrades and conversions, spare parts, pilot and maintenance training systems and services, technical and maintenance documents, and data analytics and digital services to commercial and defense customers. The Boeing Company was incorporated in 1916 and is based in Arlington, Virginia.

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L3Harris Technologies, Inc. LHX reported fourth-quarter 2025 adjusted earnings (from continuing operations) of $2.86 per share, which beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.76 by 3.6%.
For 2025, the company reported adjusted earnings of $10.73 per share compared with $9.70 a year ago.
LHX’s Total Revenues
Revenues totaled $5.65 billion, which missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $5.79 billion by 2.6%. However, the top line improved 2.3% from the year-ago quarter’s $5.52 billion.
For 2025, the company reported revenues of $21.87 billion compared with $21.33 billion last year.
L3Harris Technologies Inc Price, Consensus and EPS Surprise
LHX’s Segmental Performance
Integrated Mission Systems: The segment recorded net revenues of $1.72 billion, flat year over year.
Operating income was $191 million, down 19.4% year over year. The segment’s operating margin decreased 270 bps to 11.1%, caused by the CAS divestiture and unfavorable Maritime program performance.
Space and Airborne Systems: Net revenues from the segment were $1.74 billion, reflecting a year-over-year improvement of 1%.
The segment’s operating income improved to $238 million from $186 million in the year-ago quarter. The operating margin increased 290 bps to 13.7% driven by stabilized program performance on classified space programs.
Communication Systems: Net revenues from this segment increased 3% to $1.48 billion.
The unit’s operating income improved to $369 million from $326 million in the year-ago quarter. The adjusted operating margin increased 50 bps to 24.9%.
Aerojet Rocketdyne: This segment reported revenues of $763 million, which improved 10% year over year. This rise was driven by increased production volume across key missile and munitions programs and new program ramp-up.
The unit’s operating income of $5 million declined from $73 million in the fourth quarter of 2024. The adjusted operating margin increased 130 bps to 11.8%.
Financial Position of LHX
As of Jan. 2, 2026, L3Harris had $1.07 billion in cash and cash equivalents compared with $0.62 billion as of Jan. 3, 2025.
The long-term debt as of the same date was $10.44 billion compared with $11.08 billion as of Jan. 3, 2025.
The net cash flow from operating activities was $3.11 billion in 2025 compared with $2.56 billion last year.
LHX 2026 Guidance
It now expects to generate approximately $23-23.5 billion in revenues. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for 2026 revenues is pegged at $23.4 billion, which is higher than the midpoint of the company’s guidance.
L3Harris expects adjusted earnings to be in the range of $11.30-$11.50 per share. The consensus estimate for adjusted earnings is pegged at $12.39 per share, which is currently higher than the company’s guided range.
It expects adjusted free cash flow to be around $3 billion.
LHX’s Zacks Rank
L3Harris currently carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). You can see the complete list of today's Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.
Recent Defense Release
RTX Corporation’s RTX fourth-quarter 2025 adjusted earnings per share (EPS) of $1.55 beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.46 by 5.9%. The bottom line also improved 0.6% from the year-ago quarter’s level of $1.54.
RTX’s fourth-quarter sales totaled $24.24 billion, which surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $22.74 billion by 6.6%. The top line also surged a solid 12.1% from $21.62 billion recorded for the fourth quarter of 2024.
The Boeing Company BA incurred an adjusted loss of $1.91 per share in the fourth quarter of 2025, wider than the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of 40 cents. However, the bottom line improved from the year-ago quarter’s reported loss of $5.90 per share.
BA’s revenues amounted to $23.95 billion, which outpaced the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $21.73 billion by 8%. The top line also surged 57.1% from the year-ago quarter’s reported figure of $15.24 billion.
Northrop Grumman Corporation NOC reported fourth-quarter 2025 adjusted earnings of $7.23 per share, which topped the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $7 by 3.3%. The bottom line also increased 13.1% from $6.39 registered in the prior-year quarter.
NOC’s total sales of $11.71 billion in the fourth quarter beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $11.62 billion by 0.8%. The top line also rose 9.6% from $10.69 billion reported in the year-ago quarter.
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Key Points
Rigett Computing has real promise but also has real risks.
IBM has ambitious quantum computing plans and the money to achieve its goals.
Between Rigetti and IBM, the smart money will be on IBM.
A potential game-changing technology stepped fully into the spotlight in 2025. The evidence is in the skyrocketing stock prices of pure-play companies focusing on this technology.
I'm referring, of course, to quantum computing. Rigetti Computing (NASDAQ: RGTI) is an excellent example of a stock that took off amid investor excitement over the potential of quantum computing.
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However, 2026 could be the year of the quantum reality check. Investors may be better off focusing less on up-and-coming quantum computing stocks like Rigetti and instead placing their bets on quantum veterans with real cash flow, such as IBM (NYSE: IBM).
Rigetti's real promise – and real risks
Don't get me wrong. I believe that quantum computing is as exciting as advertised. It holds the potential to accelerate artificial intelligence (AI) advances, transform drug discovery, and revolutionize multiple areas, including materials science, logistics, and weather forecasting.
I also believe that Rigetti Computing's quantum technology shows real promise. The company's focus on superconducting quantum computing is pragmatic. Its Cepheus-1-108Q system, which supports 108 qubits, is poised to be the largest modular quantum computing system upon its general availability at the end of the first quarter of 2026.
Rigetti's manufacturing capabilities also give it an edge. The company built the first dedicated foundry for the fabrication of quantum integrated circuits. Rigetti makes a compelling argument that its design and fabrication are best-in-class.
However, Rigetti's risks are also real. The company continues to lose money. Its revenue in the latest reported quarter was a meager $1.9 million. Perhaps most importantly, Rigetti is competing with formidable rivals, several of whom are also using the superconducting approach to build quantum computers.
Big Blue has big plans – and big money
IBM is one of Rigetti's formidable rivals. Its quantum computing business has more than 300 clients and partners, including Boeing (NYSE: BA), Cleveland Clinic, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, and Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC).
The tech pioneer developed Qiskit, the world's most widely used open-source software stack for quantum computing. While Rigetti pushed back the launch of its 108-qubit Cepheus-1-108Q system, IBM has already released its Quantum Nighthawk QPU that supports 120 qubits.
2026 will be the year that quantum advantage (which IBM defines as where a quantum computer can solve a practical problem "more accurately, cheaply, or efficiently than a classical computer") is achieved, according to Jay Gambetta, Director of IBM Research. IBM also has an ambitious roadmap over the next few years. The company plans to build a fault-tolerant 200-qubit quantum computer by 2029. Beyond 2033, IBM believes it will have powerful systems that support up to 2,000 qubits.
Notably, IBM has the money to fund its quantum computing goals. The company's revenue is growing across all business segments. It's highly profitable. IBM expects to report free cash flow of around $14 billion for the full year 2025. At the end of the third quarter of 2025, the tech giant's cash position stood at $14.9 billion.
The smart money's quantum computing pick
Rigetti Computing could be a huge winner over the long term. However, the company's fortunes and future hinge on its quantum computing technology proving at least as good as its competitors'. There's no guarantee that will happen.
While IBM is investing heavily in quantum computing, it can still be successful even if the quantum bet doesn't pay off as hoped. The company, which got its start making tabulating machines, has done a good job of adapting to the rise of AI.
The race to fulfill the potential of quantum computing will be a marathon, not a sprint. IBM is much better positioned to go the full distance than Rigetti is. That's why when the choice is between these two stocks, IBM is the smart money's quantum computing pick.
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In early trading on Wednesday, shares of UnitedHealth Group topped the list of the day's best performing Dow Jones Industrial Average components, trading up 2.5%. Year to date, UnitedHealth Group has lost about 12.2% of its value.
And the worst performing Dow component thus far on the day is Boeing, trading down 2.8%. Boeing is showing a gain of 9.5% looking at the year to date performance.
Two other components making moves today are Apple, trading down 0.8%, and NVIDIA, trading up 1.7% on the day.
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General Dynamics Corporation GD reported fourth-quarter 2025 earnings per share (EPS) of $4.17, which beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $4.11 by 1.5%. The bottom line also increased 0.5% from $4.15 recorded in the year-ago quarter.
The year-over-year bottom-line appreciation can be attributed to revenue growth as well as an improvement in operating earnings.
For 2025, the company reported EPS of $15.45, up 13.4% from the year-ago reported figure of $13.63. The full-year bottom line also surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $15.39.
Total Revenues of GD
Revenues of $14.38 billion beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $13.80 billion by 4.2%. The top line also improved 7.8% from the prior-year figure of $13.34 billion.
In the fourth quarter, the Marine Systems segment remained GD’s largest revenue contributor, accounting for 33.5% of total sales.
For 2025, the company reported revenues worth $52.55 billion, up 10.1% from the year-ago reported figure of $47.72 billion. The full-year top line also beat the consensus estimate of $51.96 billion.
General Dynamics Corporation Price, Consensus and EPS Surprise
GD’s Segmental Performance
Aerospace: The segment reported revenues of $3.79 billion, up 1.2% year over year. Operating earnings of $481 million declined 17.8% year over year.
Marine Systems: This segment’s revenues surged 21.7% from the year-ago quarter’s level to $4.82 billion. Operating earnings of $345 million improved 72.5% year over year.
Combat Systems: The segmental top line of $2.54 billion improved 5.8% from the year-ago quarter’s level. Operating earnings improved 7% year over year to $381 million.
Technologies: Revenues from this segment declined 0.1% year over year to $3.24 billion. Operating earnings totaled $290 million, which declined 9.1% year over year.
Operational Highlights of GD
Operating earnings totaled $1.45 billion, up 2% from the year-ago quarter’s $1.42 billion.
Operating costs and expenses increased 8.5% year over year to $12.93 billion.
Interest expenses decreased 17.1% year over year to $63 million.
GD’s Backlog
General Dynamics recorded a total backlog of $178.94 billion. This includes a backlog of $118.05 billion and estimated potential contract value, representing management’s estimate of additional value in unfunded indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contracts and unexercised options of $60.89 billion.
Financial Condition of GD
As of Dec. 31, 2025, cash and cash equivalents totaled $2.33 billion compared with $1.70 billion as of Dec. 31, 2024.
The long-term debt as of the same date was $7.01 billion compared with the 2024-end debt level of $7.26 billion.
During 2025, cash generated by operating activities totaled $5.12 billion compared with $4.11 billion in the year-ago period.
GD’s Zacks Rank
General Dynamics currently carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). You can see the complete list of today's Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.
Recent Defense Releases
The Boeing Company BA incurred an adjusted loss of $1.91 per share in the fourth quarter of 2025, wider than the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of 40 cents. However, the bottom line improved from the year-ago quarter’s reported loss of $5.90 per share.
Revenues amounted to $23.95 billion, which outpaced the consensus estimate of $21.73 billion by 8%. The top line also surged 57.1% from the year-ago quarter’s reported figure of $15.24 billion.
RTX Corporation’s RTX fourth-quarter 2025 adjusted EPS of $1.55 beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.46 by 5.9%. The bottom line also improved 0.6% from the year-ago quarter’s level of $1.54.
RTX’s fourth-quarter sales totaled $24.24 billion, which surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $22.74 billion by 6.6%. The top line also surged a solid 12.1% from $21.62 billion recorded for the fourth quarter of 2024.
Northrop Grumman Corporation NOC reported fourth-quarter 2025 adjusted earnings of $7.23 per share, which topped the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $7 by 3.3%. The bottom line also increased 13.1% from $6.39 registered in the prior-year quarter.
NOC’s total sales of $11.71 billion in the fourth quarter beat the consensus estimate of $11.62 billion by 0.8%. The top line also rose 9.6% from $10.69 billion reported in the year-ago quarter.
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Strong Marine Systems Performance Drives GD's Q4 Earnings and Revenues

Textron Inc. TXT reported fourth-quarter 2025 adjusted earnings of $1.73 per share, which missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.74 by 0.8%. However, the bottom line rose 29.1% from $1.34 in the year-ago quarter.
The company reported GAAP earnings of $1.33 per share compared with 76 cents a year ago.
For 2025, the company reported adjusted earnings of $6.10 per share compared with $5.48 a year ago.
TXT’s Revenues
The company reported total revenues of $4.18 billion, which beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $4.14 billion by 0.8%. The top line also increased 15.7% from the year-ago quarter’s level of $3.61 billion.
For 2025, the company reported revenues of $14.8 billion compared with $13.7 billion last year.
Textron Inc. Price, Consensus and EPS Surprise
Segmental Performance of Textron
Textron Aviation: Revenues from this segment increased 36% year over year to $1.7 billion. This was primarily due to higher volume and mix largely reflecting higher Citation jet and commercial turboprop volume as TXT recovered from the strike in late 2024.
The segment delivered 49 jets, up from 32 in the year-ago quarter. It also delivered 43 commercial turboprops, up from 38 in the third quarter of 2024.
Order backlog at the end of the quarter totaled $7.7 billion.
Bell: Revenues from this segment amounted to $1.3 billion, up 11% from the year-ago quarter’s registered number. This was due to higher volume on the U.S. Army's MV-75 program, partially offset by lower commercial revenues of $11 million, reflecting the mix of aircraft sold in the period, partially offset by higher pricing.
Bell delivered 78 commercial helicopters, flat year over year.
Its order backlog at the end of the quarter totaled $7.8 billion.
Textron Systems: This segment’s revenues amounted to $323 million, up $12 million from the prior-year level.
Textron Systems’ backlog at the end of the quarter totaled $3.3 billion.
Industrial: Revenues from this segment declined $48 million to $821 million due to the impact of the divestiture of the Powersports business.
Textron eAviation: Revenues from the segment totaled $7 million, lower than the prior-year period’s level of $11 million.
Finance: This segment’s revenues amounted to $18 million compared with $11 million in the year-ago quarter.
Textron’s Financials
As of Jan. 3, 2026, cash and cash equivalents totaled $1.94 billion compared with $1.39 billion as of Dec. 28, 2024.
Cash generated from operating activities in 2025 amounted to $1.33 billion compared with $1.01 billion last year.
Capital expenditures amounted to $383 million (as of Jan. 3, 2026) compared with $364 million last year.
The long-term debt totaled $3.53 billion as of Jan. 3, 2026, compared with $2.89 billion as of Dec. 28, 2024.
TXT’s Guidance
Textron expects 2026 revenues of approximately $15.5 billion.
The company expects 2026 adjusted earnings to be in the range of $6.40-$6.60 per share. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for earnings is pegged at $6.67 per share, which lies above the company’s guided range.
TXT’s Zacks Rank
Textron currently carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). You can see the complete list of today's Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.
Recent Defense Release
RTX Corporation’s RTX fourth-quarter 2025 adjusted earnings per share (EPS) of $1.55 beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.46 by 5.9%. The bottom line also improved 0.6% from the year-ago quarter’s level of $1.54.
RTX’s fourth-quarter sales totaled $24.24 billion, which surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $22.74 billion by 6.6%. The top line also surged a solid 12.1% from $21.62 billion recorded for the fourth quarter of 2024.
The Boeing Company BA incurred an adjusted loss of $1.91 per share in the fourth quarter of 2025, wider than the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of 40 cents. However, the bottom line improved from the year-ago quarter’s reported loss of $5.90 per share.
BA’s revenues amounted to $23.95 billion, which outpaced the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $21.73 billion by 8%. The top line also surged 57.1% from the year-ago quarter’s reported figure of $15.24 billion.
Northrop Grumman Corporation NOC reported fourth-quarter 2025 adjusted earnings of $7.23 per share, which topped the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $7 by 3.3%. The bottom line also increased 13.1% from $6.39 registered in the prior-year quarter.
NOC’s total sales of $11.71 billion in the fourth quarter beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $11.62 billion by 0.8%. The top line also rose 9.6% from $10.69 billion reported in the year-ago quarter.
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The Boeing Company (BA) shares fell 1.6% after reporting fourth-quarter 2025 earnings loss of $1.91 per share, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of $0.4 per share.
UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (UNH) shares plunged 19.6% after reporting fourth-quarter 2025 revenues of $113.22 billion, lagging the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 0.04%.
General Motors Company (GM) shares rose 8.8% after reporting fourth-quarter 2025 earnings of $2.51 per share, outpacing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.2 per share.
American Airlines Group Inc. (AAL) fell 7% after reporting fourth-quarter 2025 earnings of $0.16 per share, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.38 per share.
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Company News for Jan 28, 2026

Key Points
Artemis is a long-term NASA program, so it seems likely that some companies involved will benefit for some time.
Artemis contracts could move the needle more on smaller companies’ financials than on those of the massive prime contractors.
NASA's Artemis II mission has been in the news a lot recently. That's because on Saturday, Jan. 17, the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft were moved to Launch Pad 39B from the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Before we get into the topic of stocks that could benefit from Artemis, it should be helpful for investors to understand the program.
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About the Artemis program
The move of the SLS and Orion to a launch pad was in preparation for Artemis II's approximately 10-day crewed flight test around the moon. The earliest launch window for the 4-crew mission opens on Friday, Feb. 6, at 9:41 p.m. ET and lasts for two hours.
Artemis II is one key step in NASA's Artemis program, whose ultimate goals are to once again land humans on the moon, establish a sustained human presence there, and ultimately explore Mars. It's been over 50 years since Americans landed on the moon during the Apollo program, which ended in 1972. Artemis is aptly named for Apollo's twin sister in ancient Greek mythology.
Artemis III "will send the first humans to explore the region near the lunar South Pole," and Artemis IV "debuts humanity's first lunar space station [called Gateway], a larger, more powerful version of the SLS rocket, and new mobile launcher," according to NASA. Artemis IV could occur as soon as September 2028. Then it seems likely either more key steps will occur or another program will follow whose goals are related to Mars.
Given that Artemis is a long-term program, it seems likely that some stocks will benefit from this program. But which stocks?
I'm going to address under-the-radar stocks rather than major aerospace and defense contractors. It's well known which huge companies are involved in Artemis. (Prime contractors and well-known key partners include -- but are not limited to -- Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, L3Harrris Technologies, Airbus, Amentum, Elon Musk's SpaceX, and Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin.) Moreover, Artemis contracts could move the needle more for smaller companies' financials than for those of large companies.
3 under-the-radar stocks that could benefit from NASA's Artemis program
Stocks listed in order of market cap.
Company
Market Cap
Forward P/E
Wall Street's Estimated 5-Year Annualized EPS Growth
Year-to-Date 2026 Stock Return
3-Year Stock Return
Graham Corp. (NYSE: GHM)
$775 million
51
N/A. 10.8% this year; 58.7% next year.
9.8%
633%
S&P 500 Index
N/A
N/A
N/A
2%
78.9%
Data sources: Yahoo! Finance, YCharts, and finviz.com. Forward P/E = forward price-to-earnings ratio. EPS = earnings per share. Data to Jan. 27, 2026.
Karman Holdings: A relatively new public company
Karman Holdings held its initial public offering (IPO) in February 2025. Because it's such a newly public company, it probably flies under the radar (pardon the pun) of many investors.
Karman was founded in early 2021 through a partnership between AMRO Fabricating, a leading manufacturer of large, lightweight metallic structures serving the aerospace and defense industries; Trive Capital, a Dallas-based private equity firm with investment expertise in the space and defense sectors; Aerospace Engineering Corp.; and AAE Aerospace. At that time, Karman was "focused on manufacturing complex systems for the space, missile, interceptor, and hypersonic markets."
Karman has made a handful of acquisitions over the last year. Its most recent acquisition occurred earlier this month, when it bought Seemann Composites LLC, including its subsidiary, Materials Sciences. This $220 million acquisition ($210 million in cash and $10 million in Karman stock) expands Karman's operations into the maritime defense market, a high priority for the U.S. Department of Defense.
As for Artemis, Karman "provides machining and welding services for multiple Artemis elements, including the primary structures for the SLS core stage, the Orion crew module, the launch abort system, and the forward skirt for future SLS solid rocket boosters," according to NASA.
Karman stock is only suitable for risk-tolerant investors. Along with the stock's valuation being very high (see forward P/E in the chart), Karman doesn't have much history as a publicly traded company. So, investors don't have a lot of key data on which to base their investment decisions.
MDA Space: A mid-cap Canadian company that's profitable
MDA Space is another stock that probably isn't well known, at least among U.S. investors. The company was founded in 1969 and held its IPO in 2021. It is based in Ontario, Canada, and its stock is listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange. MDA Space is Canada's biggest space company.
Most U.S. investors should stick to stocks traded on a major U.S. exchange, as foreign stocks traded only over the counter (OTC) in the U.S. pose additional risks, including low liquidity and currency translation.
That said, for very experienced investors, MDA Space looks promising. The company is profitable, experiencing strong growth, and has a huge backlog.
MDA is heavily involved in the Artemis program, primarily by supplying advanced robotics systems for the construction of moon infrastructure and exploration. Specifically, it is involved in developing the artificial intelligence (AI)-powered "Canadarm3" for the Gateway lunar space station and designing a robotic arm and interfaces for the new Lunar Terrain Vehicle (LTV). It also has other Artemis-related contracts. (If you're wondering which company's or companies' AI tech is being used for Canadarm3, I was, too. I'm trying to track down if Nvidia's AI chips are being used, as I suspect.)
Graham Corp.: A profitable long-established small-cap company
Graham Corp. is headquartered in Batavia, New York, and went public in 1968, though its roots date back to 1936. It designs and manufactures critical fluid, power, heat transfer, and vacuum systems for the defense, aerospace, energy, and process industries.
Graham's Barber-Nichols subsidiary, based in the Denver area, is working with Axiom Space to supply critical life-support components (oxygen fans and thermal loop pumps) for the AxEMU, a new spacesuit designed for the Artemis III mission.
The company is seeing a "meaningful momentum" across its businesses. In November, on its second-quarter fiscal 2026earnings call CEO Matt Malone said: "In the second quarter and first month of our fiscal 2026 third quarter, our Barber-Nichols subsidiary booked a series of new orders from six industry-leading customers in the commercial space launch market. These awards were for advanced turbomachinery and precision-engineered components supporting next-generation commercial launch in in-space systems and totaled $22 million."
Moreover, the energy end market is also doing well. Malone stated that the company is "seeing meaningful momentum in small modular nuclear reactors and cryogenic applications." Graham is involved in both the conventional and clean or renewable energy markets.
On the call, management said that the company closed the quarter with a book-to-bill ratio of 1.3x and drove backlog to a record $500.1 million, up 23% year over year. For context, the company's revenue was $66 million in the quarter, up 23% year over year. A book-to-bill ratio over 1.0 is usually a sign of growing demand for a company's products.
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Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in UnitedHealth Group Inc (Symbol: UNH), where a total volume of 824,945 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 82.5 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 1222.2% of UNH's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 6.7 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $600 strike call option expiring January 15, 2027, with 39,310 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 3.9 million underlying shares of UNH. Below is a chart showing UNH's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $600 strike highlighted in orange:
Boeing Co. (Symbol: BA) saw options trading volume of 398,242 contracts, representing approximately 39.8 million underlying shares or approximately 512.9% of BA's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 7.8 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $250 strike call option expiring January 30, 2026, with 23,271 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 2.3 million underlying shares of BA. Below is a chart showing BA's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $250 strike highlighted in orange:
And GlobalFoundries Inc (Symbol: GFS) options are showing a volume of 85,799 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 8.6 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 229.4% of GFS's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 3.7 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $55 strike call option expiring April 17, 2026, with 45,865 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 4.6 million underlying shares of GFS. Below is a chart showing GFS's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $55 strike highlighted in orange:
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The Boeing Company BA incurred an adjusted loss of $1.91 per share in the fourth quarter of 2025, wider than the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of 40 cents. However, the bottom line improved from the year-ago quarter’s reported loss of $5.90 per share.
For 2025, the company reported adjusted earnings of $1.19 per share against the loss of $20.38 per share in the previous year.
BA’s Total Revenues
Revenues amounted to $23.95 billion, which outpaced the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $21.73 billion by 8%. The top line also surged 57.1% from the year-ago quarter’s reported figure of $15.24 billion.
For 2025, the company reported revenues of $89.46 billion compared with $66.52 billion in the previous year.
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Total Backlog
Backlog at the end of 2025 totaled $682.2 billion, up from $521.3 billion recorded at the end of 2024.
Segmental Performances
Commercial Airplane: Revenues in this segment surged 139% year over year to $11.38 billion, driven by higher jet deliveries. The segment incurred an operating loss of $0.63 billion compared with the year-ago quarter’s reported operating loss of $2.1 billion.
During the quarter under review, Boeing delivered 160 commercial planes. The figure improved 181% year over year.
Boeing Defense, Space & Security (BDS): The segment recorded revenues of $7.42 billion, indicating year-over-year growth of 37%. It generated an operating loss of $0.51 billion compared with the year-ago quarter’s operating loss of $2.27 billion.
Global Services: The segment recorded revenues of $5.21 billion, indicating year-over-year growth of 2%. This unit generated an operating income of $10.54 billion compared with the year-ago quarter’s figure of $0.998 billion.
BA’s Financial Condition
Boeing exited fourth-quarter 2025 with cash and cash equivalents of $10.92 billion and short-term and other investments of $18.48 billion. At the end of 2024, the company had cash and cash equivalents of $13.80 billion and short-term and other investments worth $12.48 billion.
Long-term debt amounted to $45.64 billion, down from $52.59 billion recorded at the end of 2024.
The company’s net cash provided by operating activities at the end of 2025 was $1.07 billion against cash used of $12.08 billion at the end of 2024.
BA’s Zacks Rank
The company currently carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). You can see the complete list of today's Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.
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Periodand min./max. price, $	Price change, %		Volatility, %		Volume, $
Periodand min./max. price, $	BA	Industry	BA	Industry	Volume, $
Yesterday 237.1 - 245.9	3.71	11.79	5.12	1.41	1.69B
Week 237.1 - 254.3	0.46	14.63	4.62	4.37	9.27B
Month 215.1 - 254.3	17.25	21.22	8.53	9.06	29.44B
3 Months 176.8 - 254.3	14.36	21.21	27.74	18.52	78.72B
6 Months 176.8 - 254.3	5.70	50.50	30.91	24.60	149.11B
Year 128.9 - 254.3	41.33	58.82	37.49	39.17	277.16B
3 years 128.9 - 267.5	19.80	45.11	57.57	65.68	743.45B
5 years 113.0 - 278.6	27.66	100.05	82.11	94.18	1.49T
All time 24.7 - 446.0	267.88	202.81	—	—	2.21T

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