Airbus SE (OTCMKTS:EADSY) Sees Large Growth in Short Interest

Airbus SE (OTCMKTS:EADSY) was the target of a large increase in short interest during 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. Based on an average trading volume of 1,515,700 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.4 days. Currently, 0.0% of the company’s stock are short sold.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities analysts have recently commented on EADSY shares. Berenberg Bank raised shares of Airbus from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, March 21st. Morgan Stanley reiterated an “overweight” rating on shares of Airbus in a report on Monday, March 10th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group cut shares of Airbus from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, February 21st.

Airbus Stock Performance

Shares of EADSY stock traded down $0.93 during trading hours on Thursday, reaching $45.54. 1,077,039 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 547,241. Airbus has a fifty-two week low of $34.10 and a fifty-two week 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 stock has a market capitalization of $144.07 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.63, a P/E/G ratio of 2.65 and a beta of 1.47. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $44.11 and a 200-day moving average price of $40.26.

Airbus (OTCMKTS:EADSY) last released its earnings results on Thursday, February 20th. The aerospace company reported $0.82 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.66 by $0.16. The business had revenue of $26.37 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $24.22 billion. Airbus had a return on equity of 23.22% and a net margin of 6.10%. Analysts predict that Airbus will post 1.74 EPS for the current fiscal year.

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.