THE BOEING CO. $130 - New York symbol BA

THE BOEING CO. $130 (New York symbol BA; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 751.5 million; Market cap: $97.7 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 1.2; Dividend yield: 2.3%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.boeing.com) delivered a record 648 passenger jets in 2013, beating its earlier forecast of 645. The 2013 figure is also 7.8% higher than the 601 planes the company delivered in 2012.

In addition, Boeing won orders for 1,531 commercial planes in 2013 (or 1,355 after cancellations). It ended the year with a record backlog of 5,080 aircraft orders.

Boeing is a buy.

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