The Vickers Top Buyers & Sellers is a daily report that identifies the five companies the largest insider purchase transactions based on the dollar value of the transactions as well as the five companies the largest insider sales transactions based on the dollar value of the transactions.

Boeing manufactures commercial jetliners and military aircraft as well as rotorcraft, electronic and defense systems, missiles, satellites, launch vehicles, and advanced information and communication systems. The company was founded in 1916 and is based in Chicago. The shares are a component of the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500. The company has more than 171,000 employees.

Stocks are moderately lower at midday. Earnings continue with another peak week. The Fed meets, makes a call on rates, and Chairman Powell will hold a press conference to discuss the Fed's view on where the economy and rates are headed. That's on Wednesday. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note is 4.35%. Oil has fallen below $57 per barrel.

Boeing is a major aerospace and defense firm. It operates in three segments: commercial airplanes; defense, space, and security; and global services. Boeing's commercial airplanes segment competes with Airbus in the production of aircraft that can carry more than 130 passengers. Boeing's defense, space, and security segment competes with defense contractors such as Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman to create military aircraft, satellites, and weaponry. Global services provides aftermarket support to airlines.