Short Interest in Airbus SE (OTCMKTS:EADSY) Expands By 107.7%

Airbus SE (OTCMKTS:EADSY - Get Free Report) saw a large growth in short interest in the month of February. As of February 15th, there was short interest totalling 89,300 shares, a growth of 107.7% from the January 31st total of 43,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 463,500 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.2 days.

Airbus Price Performance

Shares of OTCMKTS:EADSY traded up $0.85 on Wednesday, reaching $47.00. 1,262,887 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 485,588. The company has a current ratio of 1.15, a quick ratio of 0.44 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.85. Airbus has a 1-year low of $34.10 and a 1-year high of $47.50. The firm has a market cap of $148.68 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.64, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.65 and a beta of 1.51. The company has a 50-day moving average of $42.53 and a 200-day moving average of $39.47.

Airbus (OTCMKTS:EADSY - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 20th. The aerospace company reported $0.82 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.66 by $0.16. The firm had revenue of $26.37 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $24.22 billion. Airbus had a net margin of 6.10% and a return on equity of 23.22%. Equities analysts forecast that Airbus will post 1.74 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

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Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, Jefferies Financial Group cut shares of Airbus from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note 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.