Airbus SE (OTCMKTS:EADSY) Sees Significant Increase in Short Interest

Airbus SE (OTCMKTS:EADSY - Get Free Report) saw a significant increase in short interest in the month of March. As of March 15th, there was short interest totalling 657,100 shares, an increase of 314.8% from the February 28th total of 158,400 shares. Approximately 0.0% of the company's stock are short sold. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 1,515,700 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.4 days.

Airbus Stock Performance

Shares of OTCMKTS:EADSY traded down $0.57 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $44.84. The company's stock had a trading volume of 266,287 shares, compared to its average volume of 544,063. Airbus has a twelve month low of $34.10 and a twelve month high of $47.50. The company has a quick ratio of 0.44, a current ratio of 1.15 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.85. The firm has a market capitalization of $141.86 billion, a PE ratio of 31.14, a P/E/G ratio of 2.65 and a beta of 1.47. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $44.29 and a 200 day moving average of $40.39.

Airbus (OTCMKTS:EADSY - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, February 20th. The aerospace company reported $0.82 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.66 by $0.16. The firm had revenue of $26.37 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $24.22 billion. Airbus had a return on equity of 23.22% and a net margin of 6.10%. On average, equities analysts expect that Airbus will post 1.74 EPS for the current fiscal year.

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Airbus Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, May 9th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, April 23rd will be issued a dividend of $0.3871 per share. This is a positive change from Airbus's previous dividend of $0.36. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, April 23rd. Airbus's payout ratio is 24.31%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

EADSY has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. Morgan Stanley reaffirmed an "overweight" rating on shares of Airbus in a research report on Monday, March 10th. Berenberg Bank raised shares of Airbus from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Friday, March 21st. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group cut shares of Airbus from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Friday, February 21st.

Airbus Company Profile

Airbus SE, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the design, manufacture, and delivery of aerospace products, services, and solutions worldwide. It operates through three segments: Airbus, Airbus Helicopters, and Airbus Defence and Space. The Airbus segment develops, manufactures, markets, and sells commercial jet passenger aircraft, freighter aircraft, regional turboprop aircraft, and aircraft components, as well as provides aircraft conversion and related services.