Short Interest in Airbus SE – Unsponsored ADR (OTCMKTS:EADSY) Increases By 89.5%

Airbus SE – Unsponsored ADR (OTCMKTS:EADSY) was the target of a large growth in short interest during the month of May. As of May 29th, there was short interest totaling 298,887 shares, a growth of 89.5% from the May 14th total of 157,762 shares. Currently, 0.0% of the shares of the company are short sold. Based on an average trading volume of 1,309,881 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.2 days.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts recently weighed in on the company. Morgan Stanley reiterated an “overweight” rating on shares of Airbus in a research report on Thursday, May 28th. Citigroup raised shares of Airbus from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, March 5th. UBS Group restated a “buy” rating on shares of Airbus in a research report on Friday, April 10th. Erste Group Bank downgraded shares of Airbus from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, March 5th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company upgraded Airbus to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 31st. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and seven have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Airbus presently has a consensus rating of “Hold”.

Airbus Price Performance

Shares of Airbus stock opened at $51.88 on Friday. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $50.34 and a 200 day moving average of $53.93. Airbus has a 12 month low of $45.01 and a 12 month high of $64.35. The firm has a market cap of $163.72 billion, a PE ratio of 28.20, a PEG ratio of 2.01 and a beta of 1.09. The company has a current ratio of 1.16, a quick ratio of 0.50 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.53.

Airbus (OTCMKTS:EADSY) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, April 28th. The aerospace company reported $0.22 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.13 by $0.09. Airbus had a net margin of 6.92% and a return on equity of 20.90%. The company had revenue of $14.80 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $14.83 billion. On average, research analysts expect that Airbus will post 2.06 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Airbus Company Profile

Airbus SE is a multinational aerospace and defense company that designs, manufactures and supports a broad range of products and services for civil and military customers worldwide. The company’s activities span commercial aircraft, helicopters, defense and space systems, and a growing portfolio of services that include maintenance, training, digital solutions and aftermarket support. Airbus is organized into major business divisions that reflect these activities and operates an extensive industrial and supplier footprint across multiple countries.

In the commercial aircraft segment Airbus is best known for its A320 family of single-aisle jets and larger widebody models such as the A330 and A350 series, as well as the A380 superjumbo.