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

Airbus SE – Unsponsored ADR (OTCMKTS:EADSY) was the target 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 daily volume of 1,309,881 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.2 days. Currently, 0.0% of the company’s shares are sold short.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of brokerages have recently commented on EADSY. Zacks Research upgraded Airbus from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, May 25th. Jefferies Financial Group restated a “hold” rating on shares of Airbus in a report on Friday, February 20th. BNP Paribas Exane began coverage on shares of Airbus in a research note on Monday, April 13th. They set a “neutral” rating for the company. Rothschild & Co Redburn cut shares of Airbus from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, February 23rd. Finally, Citigroup raised shares of Airbus from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, March 5th. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and seven have issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Airbus currently has an average rating of “Hold”.

Airbus Stock Up 0.5%

Airbus stock opened at $51.88 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.50, a current ratio of 1.16 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.53. The firm has a market cap of $163.72 billion, a P/E ratio of 28.20, a P/E/G ratio of 2.01 and a beta of 1.09. The business has a fifty day moving average of $50.34 and a two-hundred day moving average of $53.93. Airbus has a twelve month low of $45.01 and a twelve month high of $64.35.

Airbus (OTCMKTS:EADSY) last announced 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. The business had revenue of $14.80 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $14.83 billion. Airbus had a return on equity of 20.90% and a net margin of 6.92%. On average, analysts forecast that Airbus will post 2.06 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

About Airbus

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.