The company also reported its biggest annual loss since 2020
Boeing Co (NYSE:BA) stock is on the rise after the company's recovery plan, despite steeper-than-expected losses for the fourth quarter, a revenue miss, and its biggest annual loss since 2020. The company noted incidents with its commercial and defense units, as well as last year's workers' strike, but has plans to gradually increase production and deliveries of its 737 aircraft. The aerospace giant also confirmed it is working to speed up the delivery of two Air Force One aircrafts.
BA is up 4.3% to trade at $182.74 at last glance, eyeing its biggest single-day percentage gain in over a year as it chips away at its 10.5% year-over-year deficit. The stock, which is among Schaffer's top picks for 2025, surged to its highest level since August right out of the gate, and earlier this month staged bounced off its ascending 40-day moving average.
Options traders have been more bullish than usual over the past 10 weeks. This is per BA's 50-day call/put volume ratio of 1.80 at the International Securities Exchange (ISE), Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE), and NASDAQ OMX PHLX (PHLX), which ranks in the 80th percentile of its annual range, showcasing a consistent preference for calls over puts.
Drilling down to today's options activity, 59,000 calls and 27,000 puts have already been traded, which is five times the intraday average volume. The most popular contract is the weekly 1/31 185-strike call, where positions are being opened.