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

Airbus SE (OTCMKTS:EADSY) saw a significant growth in short interest in the month of March. As of March 15th, there was short interest totalling 657,100 shares, a growth of 314.8% from the February 28th total of 158,400 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 1,515,700 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.4 days. Currently, 0.0% of the company’s shares are short sold.

Airbus Stock Down 2.0 %

Shares of OTCMKTS EADSY traded down $0.93 during mid-day trading on Thursday, reaching $45.54. The company had a trading volume of 1,077,039 shares, compared to its average volume of 547,241. Airbus has a 12-month low of $34.10 and a 12-month 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. The company has a market capitalization of $144.07 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.63, a PEG ratio of 2.65 and a beta of 1.47. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $44.11 and a two-hundred day moving average of $40.26.

Airbus (OTCMKTS:EADSY) last posted its quarterly 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. Airbus had a return on equity of 23.22% and a net margin of 6.10%. The company had revenue of $26.37 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $24.22 billion. As a group, equities research analysts expect that Airbus will post 1.74 EPS for the current year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

EADSY has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. Morgan Stanley reiterated an “overweight” rating on shares of Airbus in a research report on Monday, March 10th. Berenberg Bank raised shares of Airbus from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, March 21st. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group downgraded shares of 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.