BA
The Boeing Company
BA offers stronger valuation, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
GNK
Genco Shipping & Trading Limited
GNK has the edge over BA overall, supported by stronger modeled upside and stronger fundamentals.
BA Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Stable | |
| Under pressure |
BA's profitability is currently healthy, and its revenue and cash flow are stable, but its balance sheet is under pressure.
GNK Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Healthy |
GNK's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently healthy.
BA PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current | 18x | $172 | — |
| Cheap | 51x | $496 | +189% |
| Fair | 82x | $790 | +360% |
| Expensive | 91x | $876 | +411% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
BA has the edge over GNK in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
GNK PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 4x | $7.24 | -73% |
| Fair | 10x | $18.34 | -31% |
| Forward | 10x | $26.41 | — |
| Current | 15x | $26.41 | — |
| Expensive | 56x | $100 | +280% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
GNK's PE is in its fair range at 15x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 10x next year's earnings.
BA Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Returning to profit | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect BA to return to profit, with revenue growing. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
GNK Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect strong earnings and revenue growth for GNK, with profitability improving. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
BA Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $9.66 | +$23.38 |
| Q2 2026 | $2.78 | +$19.33 |
| Q1 2026 | $2.53 | +$20.49 |
| Q4 2025 | $2.48 | +$20.84 |
| Q3 2025 | -$13.72 | -$0.83 |
| Q2 2025 | -$16.55 | -$10.93 |
| Q1 2025 | -$17.96 | -$14.42 |
| Q4 2024 | -$18.36 | -$14.69 |
BA has returned to profit: it earned $9.66 per share over the past year, after losing money the year before.
GNK Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $2.55 | +42% |
| Q3 2026 | $1.79 | +$1.96 |
| Q2 2026 | $0.92 | +171% |
| Q1 2026 | $0.39 | -63% |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.10 | -106% |
| Q3 2025 | -$0.17 | -111% |
| Q2 2025 | $0.34 | 0% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.04 | +1386% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.75 | +$2.05 |
GNK has returned to profit: it earned $1.79 per share over the past year, after losing money the year before.
BA Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $24.2B | +3.9% |
| Q2 2026 | $24.6B | +8% |
| Q1 2026 | $22.2B | +14% |
| Q4 2025 | $23.9B | +57% |
| Q3 2025 | $23.3B | +30% |
| Q2 2025 | $22.7B | +35% |
| Q1 2025 | $19.5B | +18% |
| Q4 2024 | $15.2B | -31% |
BA has the edge over GNK on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 1.5% | +22 points |
| Q2 2026 | 0.6% | +1.4 points |
| Q1 2026 | 2% | -0.3 points |
| Q4 2025 | 37% | +61 points |
| Q3 2025 | -21% | +12 points |
| Q2 2025 | -0.8% | +5.7 points |
| Q1 2025 | 2.4% | +2.9 points |
| Q4 2024 | -25% | -26 points |
BA's operating margin was 1.5% last quarter, up 22 points from the same quarter a year ago.
GNK Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $151.9M | +90% |
| Q2 2026 | $136.4M | +69% |
| Q1 2026 | $114.4M | +61% |
| Q4 2025 | $109.9M | +11% |
| Q3 2025 | $79.9M | -20% |
| Q2 2025 | $80.9M | -24% |
| Q1 2025 | $71.3M | -39% |
| Q4 2024 | $99.2M | -14% |
GNK's revenue is recovering but still below its 2021 peak: $152M last quarter, up 90% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 29% | +26 points |
| Q2 2026 | 16% | +21 points |
| Q1 2026 | 12% | +25 points |
| Q4 2025 | 17% | +2.6 points |
| Q3 2025 | 3.1% | -21 points |
| Q2 2025 | -5.3% | -30 points |
| Q1 2025 | -14% | -33 points |
| Q4 2024 | 15% | +8.6 points |
GNK has the edge over BA on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
BA Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $464M | +95% |
| Q2 2026 | $631M | +$831M |
| Q1 2026 | -$1.5B | +$836M |
| Q4 2025 | $375M | +$4.5B |
| Q3 2025 | $238M | +$2.2B |
| Q2 2025 | -$200M | +$4.1B |
| Q1 2025 | -$2.3B | +$1.6B |
| Q4 2024 | -$4.1B | -239% |
BA has the edge over GNK on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
GNK Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $65.4M | +902% |
| Q2 2026 | $32.5M | +652% |
| Q1 2026 | $15.3M | +579% |
| Q4 2025 | $15.6M | -47% |
| Q3 2025 | $6.5M | -81% |
| Q2 2025 | $4.3M | -84% |
| Q1 2025 | $2.3M | -93% |
| Q4 2024 | $29.3M | -25% |
GNK still generates free cash flow, though less than at its 2021 peak: $129M over the past year.
BA Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.3% | +2.1M shares |
| 1 year | +4.3% | +32.8M shares |
| 3 years | +31% | +186M shares |
| 5 years | +35% | +204M shares |
| Available history | +40% | +227M shares |
BA has 793M diluted shares, up 4.3% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2019 | — |
GNK Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.1% | +62.2K shares |
| 1 year | +2.8% | +1.2M shares |
| 3 years | +4.2% | +1.8M shares |
| 5 years | +4.4% | +1.9M shares |
| Available history | +6.3% | +2.6M shares |
GNK has the edge over BA on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
BA Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 3.0x | Elevated |
| Q2 2026 | 5.7x | High |
| Q1 2026 | 6.0x | High |
| Q4 2025 | 6.9x | High |
| Q2 2024 | 361.8x | High |
| Q1 2024 | 36.1x | High |
| Q4 2023 | 36.4x | High |
| Q3 2023 | 96.1x | High |
BA's net debt is about 3.0 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from more than 20 years a year ago.
GNK Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 1.5x | Healthy |
| Q2 2026 | 1.8x | Healthy |
| Q1 2026 | 2.4x | Moderate |
| Q4 2025 | 1.6x | Healthy |
| Q3 2025 | 0.9x | Very low |
| Q2 2025 | 0.6x | Very low |
| Q1 2025 | 0.4x | Very low |
| Q4 2024 | 0.3x | Very low |
GNK has the edge over BA on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
BA Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 31.1 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 9.6 | Oversold |
BA's weekly RSI is 31 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 10 (oversold).
GNK Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 54.1 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 48.7 | Neutral |
GNK's weekly RSI is 54 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 49 (neutral).
BA PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | BA | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 18x | 24x | 26% below |
| PE % | 0 | 58 | 58 pts below |
BA is trading at 18x earnings, a 26% discount to the Industrials sector's median of 24x, though its earnings don't support one.
GNK PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | GNK | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 15x | 24x | 39% below |
| PE % | 56 | 58 | 2 pts below |
GNK has the edge over BA on valuation relative to its sector.
BA Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $184.6 | 7.1% below |
| 20 week MA | $203.8 | 16% below |
| 50 week MA | $215.5 | 20% below |
| 100 week MA | $205.9 | 17% below |
| 200 week MA | $200.6 | 14% below |
BA is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 14% below its 200-week average.
GNK Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $26.1 | 1.1% above |
| 20 week MA | $26.1 | 1.2% above |
| 50 week MA | $23.7 | 11% above |
| 100 week MA | $19.4 | 36% above |
| 200 week MA | $18.2 | 45% above |
GNK has the edge over BA on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
BA Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $330.1 | $217.2 | -34% |
| 2021 | $217.2 | $204.2 | -6% |
| 2022 | $204.2 | $189.1 | -7.4% |
| 2023 | $189.1 | $260.7 | +38% |
| 2024 | $260.7 | $180.7 | -31% |
| 2025 | $180.7 | $216.4 | +20% |
| 2026 YTD | $216.4 | $171.6 | -21% |
BA has finished lower in four of the last six years. It's down 21% so far in 2026.
GNK Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $10.6 | $7.24 | -32% |
| 2021 | $7.24 | $15.3 | +111% |
| 2022 | $15.3 | $15.6 | +1.8% |
| 2023 | $15.6 | $16.6 | +6.7% |
| 2024 | $16.6 | $13.9 | -16% |
| 2025 | $13.9 | $18.8 | +35% |
| 2026 YTD | $18.8 | $26.4 | +41% |
GNK has the edge over BA on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.