BA
The Boeing Company
BA has slightly lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
LZ
LegalZoom.com, Inc.
LZ has the edge over BA overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger modeled upside.
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.
LZ Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Weak |
LZ's profitability and cash flow are currently healthy, and its revenue is stable, but its balance sheet is weak.
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's PE is 18x, but its earnings don't support one, so it isn't a reliable read right now.
LZ PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 6.9x | $4.89 | — |
| Current | 41x | $4.89 | — |
| Cheap | 60x | $7.19 | +47% |
| Fair | 70x | $8.40 | +72% |
| Expensive | 129x | $15.53 | +218% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
LZ's PE is in its cheap range at 41x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 6.9x next year's earnings.
BA Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Returning to profit | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
BA has the edge over LZ on the outlook, with more favorable revenue expectations.
LZ Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Growth | |
| Stable | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect LZ's earnings to grow and its profitability to improve, with its revenue holding steady.
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 the edge over LZ on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
LZ Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $0.71 | +494% |
| Q3 2026 | $0.12 | 0% |
| Q2 2026 | $0.09 | -44% |
| Q1 2026 | $0.06 | -65% |
| Q4 2025 | $0.08 | -50% |
| Q3 2025 | $0.12 | 0% |
| Q2 2025 | $0.16 | +60% |
| Q1 2025 | $0.17 | +70% |
| Q4 2024 | $0.16 | +129% |
LZ's earnings per share have fallen from their peak: $0.12 over the past year, against $0.17 in early 2025.
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.
LZ Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $195.1M | +2.6% |
| Q2 2026 | $205.3M | +6.6% |
| Q1 2026 | $206.8M | +13% |
| Q4 2025 | $190.3M | +18% |
| Q3 2025 | $190.2M | +13% |
| Q2 2025 | $192.5M | +8.5% |
| Q1 2025 | $183.1M | +5.1% |
| Q4 2024 | $161.7M | +1.9% |
LZ's revenue has grown year over year every quarter since late 2020: $195M last quarter, up 2.6% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 6.9% | +3.5 points |
| Q2 2026 | 5.2% | +6.8 points |
| Q1 2026 | 1.3% | -3.6 points |
| Q4 2025 | 6.6% | -1.5 points |
| Q3 2025 | 3.4% | -6.2 points |
| Q2 2025 | -1.6% | -2.3 points |
| Q1 2025 | 4.9% | +2 points |
| Q4 2024 | 8.1% | +3.8 points |
LZ 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 LZ on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
LZ Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $34.1M | -27% |
| Q2 2026 | $33.7M | +6.6% |
| Q1 2026 | $41M | -0.8% |
| Q4 2025 | $28M | -22% |
| Q3 2025 | $47M | +114% |
| Q2 2025 | $31.6M | +82% |
| Q1 2025 | $41.3M | +67% |
| Q4 2024 | $35.9M | +154% |
LZ generated $137M in free cash flow over the past year, down 12% from the year before.
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 | — |
LZ Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -1.6% | -2.7M shares |
| 1 year | -9.5% | -17.8M shares |
| 3 years | -14% | -28.5M shares |
| 5 years | -14% | -27.4M shares |
| Available history | +35% | +43.5M shares |
LZ has the edge over BA on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $14.2M |
| Q2 2026 | $45.5M |
| Q1 2026 | $43.5M |
| Q4 2025 | $42.9M |
| Q3 2025 | $17.2M |
| Q2 2025 | $20.4M |
| Q1 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | $3.1M |
LZ spent $146M buying back its own shares over the past year, about four times what it spent 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.
LZ Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2021 | 13.0x | High |
| Q1 2021 | 6.2x | High |
| Q4 2020 | 5.9x | High |
LZ's net debt is about 13 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA).
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).
LZ Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 38.6 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 20.9 | Neutral |
LZ's weekly RSI is 39 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 21 (neutral).
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 LZ on valuation relative to its sector.
LZ PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | LZ | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 41x | 24x | 69% above |
| PE % | 0 | 62 | 62 pts below |
LZ is trading at 41x earnings, a 69% premium 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.
LZ Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $5.89 | 17% below |
| 20 week MA | $6.28 | 22% below |
| 50 week MA | $6.87 | 29% below |
| 100 week MA | $8.03 | 39% below |
| 200 week MA | $8.93 | 45% below |
LZ is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 45% 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 the edge over LZ on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
LZ Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $38.9 | $16.1 | -59% |
| 2022 | $16.1 | $7.72 | -52% |
| 2023 | $7.72 | $11.3 | +46% |
| 2024 | $11.3 | $7.82 | -31% |
| 2025 | $7.82 | $10.1 | +29% |
| 2026 YTD | $10.1 | $4.89 | -51% |
LZ has finished lower in three of the last five years. It's down 51% so far in 2026.