Airbus SE – Unsponsored ADR (OTCMKTS:EADSY) Short Interest Update

Airbus SE – Unsponsored ADR (OTCMKTS:EADSY) was the recipient of a large growth in short interest in the month of March. As of March 13th, there was short interest totaling 260,079 shares, a growth of 61.8% from the February 26th total of 160,738 shares. Approximately 0.0% of the company’s shares are short sold. Based on an average trading volume of 2,479,438 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.1 days.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

EADSY has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. Citigroup upgraded shares of Airbus from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, March 5th. Rothschild & Co Redburn lowered shares of Airbus from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, February 23rd. Erste Group Bank lowered shares of Airbus from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, March 5th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group restated a “hold” rating on shares of Airbus in a report on Friday, February 20th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Airbus presently has an average rating of “Hold”.

Airbus Stock Performance

Shares of OTCMKTS:EADSY traded down $0.84 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $46.03. The stock had a trading volume of 1,489,305 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,110,240. The firm has a market capitalization of $145.26 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.35, a PEG ratio of 1.22 and a beta of 1.05. Airbus has a 1-year low of $36.28 and a 1-year high of $64.35. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $54.09 and its 200 day simple moving average is $57.24. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.53, a quick ratio of 0.50 and a current ratio of 1.16.

Airbus (OTCMKTS:EADSY) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, February 19th. The aerospace company reported $0.95 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.88 by $0.07. The company had revenue of $30.25 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $33.55 billion. Airbus had a return on equity of 22.35% and a net margin of 7.15%. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Airbus will post 1.74 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.