Airbus SE (OTCMKTS:EADSY) Short Interest Update

Airbus SE (OTCMKTS:EADSY) was the target of a large growth in short interest during the month of February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totalling 158,400 shares, a growth of 77.4% from the February 13th total of 89,300 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 1,329,700 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.1 days. Currently, 0.0% of the shares of the stock are short sold.

Airbus Price Performance

Airbus stock traded up $1.93 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $46.14. 361,040 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 504,361. The company has a market capitalization of $145.97 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.04, a P/E/G ratio of 2.65 and a beta of 1.47. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $43.23 and its 200-day simple moving average is $39.79. Airbus has a 1 year low of $34.10 and a 1 year high of $47.50. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.85, a quick ratio of 0.44 and a current ratio of 1.15.

Airbus (OTCMKTS:EADSY) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 20th. The aerospace company reported $0.82 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.66 by $0.16. The firm had revenue of $26.37 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $24.22 billion. Airbus had a return on equity of 23.22% and a net margin of 6.10%. On average, analysts anticipate that Airbus will post 1.74 EPS for the current year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research firms have recently issued reports on EADSY. Morgan Stanley reaffirmed an “overweight” rating on shares of Airbus in a research note on Monday. Jefferies Financial Group cut Airbus from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, February 21st.

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.