BA
The Boeing Company
BA has a slight edge over SB overall, supported by stronger valuation.
SB
Safe Bulkers, Inc.
SB offers stronger fundamentals, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
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.
SB Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Stable |
SB's revenue, profitability and cash flow are currently healthy, and its balance sheet 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 SB in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
SB PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 2.6x | $2.04 | -75% |
| Fair | 5.5x | $4.26 | -47% |
| Current | 10x | $8.11 | — |
| Expensive | 12x | $9.05 | +12% |
| Forward | 13x | $8.11 | — |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
SB's PE is in its expensive range at 10x. Analysts expect earnings to fall, which would put today's price at 13x next year's earnings.
BA Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Returning to profit | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
BA has the edge over SB on the outlook, with more favorable earnings and revenue expectations.
SB Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly deteriorating | |
| Strong decline | |
| Stable | |
| Strongly weakening | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect SB's earnings and profitability to decline, with its revenue holding steady. 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 the edge over SB on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
SB Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $0.61 | -22% |
| Q2 2026 | $0.78 | +81% |
| Q1 2026 | $0.44 | -34% |
| Q4 2025 | $0.29 | -65% |
| Q3 2025 | $0.36 | -60% |
| Q2 2025 | $0.43 | -46% |
| Q1 2025 | $0.67 | -1.5% |
| Q4 2024 | $0.83 | +54% |
| Q3 2024 | $0.90 | +53% |
SB's earnings per share have fallen from their peak: $0.78 over the past year, against $1.69 in mid-2022.
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 SB 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.
SB Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $87.5M | +33% |
| Q1 2026 | $74.4M | +16% |
| Q4 2025 | $72.6M | +1.5% |
| Q3 2025 | $73.1M | -3.7% |
| Q2 2025 | $65.7M | -16% |
| Q1 2025 | $64.3M | -21% |
| Q4 2024 | $71.5M | -13% |
| Q3 2024 | $75.9M | +17% |
SB's revenue is growing: $87M last quarter, up 33% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 41% | +25 points |
| Q1 2026 | 36% | +12 points |
| Q4 2025 | 31% | -3.4 points |
| Q3 2025 | 29% | -6.1 points |
| Q2 2025 | 16% | -20 points |
| Q1 2025 | 23% | -17 points |
| Q4 2024 | 34% | -10 points |
| Q3 2024 | 35% | +8.4 points |
SB 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 SB on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
SB Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $0 | -100% |
| Q1 2026 | $35.2M | +18% |
| Q4 2025 | $33.2M | +$33.2M |
| Q3 2025 | $20.1M | -19% |
| Q2 2025 | $19.1M | -52% |
| Q1 2025 | $29.9M | -17% |
| Q4 2024 | $0 | +$171.3M |
| Q3 2024 | $24.8M | -70% |
SB still generates free cash flow, though less than at its 2022 peak: $89M 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 | — |
SB Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.3% | -336K shares |
| 1 year | -0.6% | -654K shares |
| 3 years | -9.8% | -11.1M shares |
| 5 years | -7.2% | -7.9M shares |
| Available history | +0.5% | +550K shares |
SB has the edge over BA on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $2.6M |
| Q1 2026 | — |
| Q4 2025 | $11.4M |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | $28.5M |
| Q3 2024 | — |
SB spent $14M buying back its own shares over the past year, down 51% 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.
SB Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 2.3x | Moderate |
| Q1 2026 | 2.6x | Moderate |
| Q4 2025 | 2.9x | Moderate |
| Q3 2025 | 2.9x | Moderate |
| Q2 2025 | 3.0x | Moderate |
| Q1 2025 | 2.3x | Moderate |
| Q4 2024 | 2.4x | Moderate |
| Q3 2024 | 2.1x | Moderate |
SB 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).
SB Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 53.9 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 29.6 | Neutral |
SB's weekly RSI is 54 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 30 (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.
SB PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | SB | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 10x | 24x | 57% below |
| PE % | 77 | 58 | 19 pts above |
SB 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.
SB Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $8.08 | 0.4% above |
| 20 week MA | $7.97 | 1.8% above |
| 50 week MA | $6.80 | 19% above |
| 100 week MA | $5.38 | 51% above |
| 200 week MA | $4.76 | 70% above |
SB 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.
SB Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $1.75 | $1.20 | -31% |
| 2021 | $1.20 | $3.69 | +208% |
| 2022 | $3.69 | $2.95 | -20% |
| 2023 | $2.95 | $3.93 | +33% |
| 2024 | $3.93 | $3.57 | -9.2% |
| 2025 | $3.57 | $4.82 | +35% |
| 2026 YTD | $4.82 | $8.11 | +68% |
SB has the edge over BA on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.