Bernstein analyst Douglas Harned notes that Q1 should be the weakest of 2018 for both Boeing (BA) and Airbus (EADSY) in light of issues related to engine delivery shortfalls, tariff concerns, order progress and reported deliveries for the quarter. Nonetheless, the analyst sees both Boeing and Airbus as attractive stocks from here and expects that each will reverse Q1 weakness later in the year, with Airbus facing the greater challenge.

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RBC Capital analyst Ken Herbert lowered the firm's price target on Airbus to EUR 190 from EUR 192 and keeps an Outperform rating on the shares as part of a broader research note previewing Q1 results in the Aerospace & Defense segment. The setup coming into the quarter is challenging, the firm states, with commercial original equipment sales expected to be the primary focus for investors and the high potential for a significant downward revision from Boeing (BA) on full year production rates, the analyst tells investors in a research note. RBC adds that while it expects strong results from commercial aftermarket stocks, the set up hre is also challenged against very elevated expectation. The analyst further states that defense stocks are also likely to remain range bound, and the firm is surprised that the defense sector has not gotten more of a bounce from the recent hostilities in the Middle East.

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Says without approximately $200M impact Boeing (BA) 737 MAX 9 from grounding, United (UAL) would have reported a quarterly profit.

Northcoast downgraded Boeing to Sell from Neutral with a $140 price target. The stock in premarket trading is down 1% to $168.80. The analyst expects Boeing's quarterly earnings report in two weeks to prompt concerns about the company's underlying fundamentals and ultimately shift investor focus to liquidity and acquisition concerns. Negative expectations are embedded in the lower share price, but investors may not be discounting structural issues, such as Boeing's balance sheet stability or future cash liabilities, the analyst tells investors in a research note. Northcoast believes the 787 production challenges and the Federal Aviation Administration investigation uncertainties do not appear to be reflected in consensus estimates. The firm's channel checks confirm unexpected changes were already made to the Dreamliner production schedule "that would normally indicate some type of problem not yet been communicated to The Street." Its survey results point to a 787 program build rate of two jets per month, as opposed to Boeing's claim of five.

Northcoast analyst Chris Olin downgraded Boeing to Sell from Neutral with a $140 price target.

Bernstein raised the firm's price target on Airbus to EUR 190 from EUR 173 and keeps an Outperform rating on the shares ahead of quarterly results. Airbus delivered 142 commercial aircraft in Q1, up 12% year-over-year from a very weak Q1 2023. It is a solid start, but as Q1 is seasonally weak, it will be more important to see improvement in the subsequent months and quarters as Airbus works toward its guide of 800 deliveries this year, while supply chain challenges remain the limiting factor, the firm says.