BA
The Boeing Company
BA has the edge over IIIN overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and stronger modeled upside.
IIIN
Insteel Industries, Inc.
IIIN trails on the overall score without a compensating advantage in the available component scores.
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.
IIIN Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong |
IIIN's revenue, cash flow and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its profitability is stable.
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 IIIN in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
IIIN PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 7.8x | $11.84 | -58% |
| Forward | 14x | $28.17 | — |
| Fair | 18x | $27.22 | -3.4% |
| Current | 19x | $28.17 | — |
| Expensive | 31x | $46.95 | +67% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
IIIN's PE is in its fair range at 19x. On analysts' estimates for next year's earnings, today's price would be 14x.
BA Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Returning to profit | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
BA has the edge over IIIN on the outlook, with more favorable earnings and profitability expectations.
IIIN Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Stable | |
| Growth | |
| Weakening | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect IIIN's revenue to grow, but its profitability to weaken.
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.
IIIN Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $1.95 | +29% |
| Q3 2026 | $1.51 | -28% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.86 | +16% |
| Q1 2026 | $2.18 | +88% |
| Q4 2025 | $2.43 | +145% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.10 | +112% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.60 | +54% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.16 | -6.5% |
| Q4 2024 | $0.99 | -14% |
IIIN has the edge over BA on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
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's revenue has grown year over year for seven quarters in a row: $24.2B last quarter, up 3.9% from the same quarter a year ago.
| 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.
IIIN Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $209.3M | +18% |
| Q2 2026 | $197.7M | +9.9% |
| Q1 2026 | $172.7M | +7.5% |
| Q4 2025 | $159.9M | +23% |
| Q3 2025 | $177.4M | +32% |
| Q2 2025 | $179.9M | +23% |
| Q1 2025 | $160.7M | +26% |
| Q4 2024 | $129.7M | +6.6% |
IIIN has the edge over BA on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 4.9% | -6 points |
| Q2 2026 | 5.9% | -5.1 points |
| Q1 2026 | 3.9% | -4.3 points |
| Q4 2025 | 6% | +4.9 points |
| Q3 2025 | 11% | +6.3 points |
| Q2 2025 | 11% | +5 points |
| Q1 2025 | 8.3% | +1.3 points |
| Q4 2024 | 1.1% | -0.2 points |
IIIN 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 IIIN on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
IIIN Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $15.9M | +$34.6M |
| Q2 2026 | $10.5M | -61% |
| Q1 2026 | $671K | +$6.2M |
| Q4 2025 | -$2.2M | -113% |
| Q3 2025 | -$18.7M | -229% |
| Q2 2025 | $26.9M | +73% |
| Q1 2025 | -$5.5M | -$5M |
| Q4 2024 | $16.3M | +71% |
IIIN still generates free cash flow, though less than at its 2023 peak: $25M 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 | — |
IIIN Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.1% | +28K shares |
| 1 year | -0.2% | -36K shares |
| 3 years | -0.2% | -44K shares |
| 5 years | -0.1% | -12K shares |
| Available history | +0.8% | +152K shares |
IIIN has the edge over BA on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $457,000 |
| Q2 2026 | $1.9M |
| Q1 2026 | — |
| Q4 2025 | $745,000 |
| Q3 2025 | $307,000 |
| Q2 2025 | $224,000 |
| Q1 2025 | $1.1M |
| Q4 2024 | $617,000 |
IIIN spent $3M buying back its own shares over the past year, up 39% from the year before.
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.
IIIN Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -0.7x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -0.4x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -0.2x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -0.2x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -0.5x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -0.9x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -0.6x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -0.9x | Net Cash |
IIIN 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).
IIIN Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 44.2 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 14.1 | Oversold |
IIIN's weekly RSI is 44 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 14 (oversold).
BA PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | BA | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 18x | 24x | 26% below |
| PE % | 0 | 58 | 58 pts below |
BA has the edge over IIIN on valuation relative to its sector.
IIIN PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | IIIN | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 19x | 24x | 22% below |
| PE % | 51 | 58 | 7 pts below |
IIIN is trading at 19x earnings, a 22% discount to the Industrials sector's median of 24x.
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.
IIIN Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $28.7 | 1.7% below |
| 20 week MA | $30.0 | 6.2% below |
| 50 week MA | $30.9 | 8.9% below |
| 100 week MA | $31.8 | 11% below |
| 200 week MA | $31.8 | 12% below |
IIIN is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 12% below its 200-week average.
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.
IIIN Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $21.8 | $23.1 | +5.9% |
| 2021 | $23.1 | $38.8 | +68% |
| 2022 | $38.8 | $27.0 | -30% |
| 2023 | $27.0 | $38.3 | +42% |
| 2024 | $38.3 | $27.6 | -28% |
| 2025 | $27.6 | $32.5 | +18% |
| 2026 YTD | $32.5 | $28.2 | -13% |
IIIN has the edge over BA on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.