Airbus SE (OTCMKTS:EADSY) Short Interest Update

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

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several brokerages recently weighed in on EADSY. Morgan Stanley reaffirmed an “overweight” rating on shares of Airbus in a report on Monday. Jefferies Financial Group downgraded Airbus from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, February 21st.

Airbus Price Performance

Airbus stock traded up $1.93 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $46.14. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 361,040 shares, compared to its average volume of 504,361. Airbus has a fifty-two week low of $34.10 and a fifty-two week 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 stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $43.23 and its 200 day simple moving average is $39.79. The firm has a market capitalization of $145.97 billion, a PE ratio of 32.04, a P/E/G ratio of 2.65 and a beta of 1.47.

Airbus (OTCMKTS:EADSY) last released its earnings results on Thursday, February 20th. The aerospace company reported $0.82 EPS for the quarter, beating 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. On average, equities research analysts forecast that Airbus will post 1.74 earnings per share for the current year.

About Airbus

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.