Airbus SE – Unsponsored ADR (OTCMKTS:EADSY) Short Interest Up 89.5% in May

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

Analysts Set New Price Targets

EADSY has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. BNP Paribas Exane initiated coverage on Airbus in a report on Monday, April 13th. They issued a “neutral” rating for the company. UBS Group reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Airbus in a report on Friday, April 10th. Jefferies Financial Group reissued a “hold” rating on shares of Airbus in a report on Friday, February 20th. Erste Group Bank downgraded Airbus from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, March 5th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company raised Airbus to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, March 31st. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and seven have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Hold”.

Airbus Stock Performance

Shares of Airbus stock traded up $1.38 on Monday, reaching $53.26. 123,999 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 742,444. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.53, a quick ratio of 0.50 and a current ratio of 1.16. The company’s 50-day moving average is $50.34 and its two-hundred day moving average is $53.91. The firm has a market cap of $168.08 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.95, a P/E/G ratio of 2.01 and a beta of 1.09. Airbus has a 1-year low of $45.01 and a 1-year high of $64.35.

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