Why Airbus Stock Popped Thursday
Airbus (OTC: EADSY) stock rose strongly on Thursday to close the day up 3.7%, on some disturbing news for a competitor. Over in England, the British Competition and Markets Authority is reportedly looking into 's plan to (re-)acquire Spirit AeroSystems... with an eye to forbidding it.
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Once upon a time, Spirit was part of Boeing. But in 2005, Boeing spun off Spirit in a move designed to boost profits. That didn't work out as planned, however, so roughly one year ago, Boeing announced it would buy back its former fuselage manufacturing subsidiary for $4.7 billion.
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Boeing Co. Stock
Currently there is a rather positive sentiment for Boeing Co. with 46 Buy predictions and 13 Sell predictions.
With a target price of 185 € there is a slightly positive potential of 1.97% for Boeing Co. compared to the current price of 181.42 €.