Airbus Group (OTCMKTS:EADSY) Short Interest Up 27.6% in May

Airbus Group (OTCMKTS:EADSY - Get Free Report) saw a large growth in short interest in the month of May. As of May 31st, there was short interest totalling 418,400 shares, a growth of 27.6% from the May 15th total of 327,900 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 1,130,100 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.4 days. Currently, 0.0% of the shares of the company are short sold.

Airbus Group Price Performance

OTCMKTS:EADSY opened at $46.33 on Wednesday. Airbus Group has a 12-month low of $34.10 and a 12-month high of $48.76. The firm has a market cap of $146.57 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 30.68, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 6.18 and a beta of 1.30. The company's 50-day moving average is $43.80 and its two-hundred day moving average is $43.01. The company has a current ratio of 1.15, a quick ratio of 0.52 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.91.

Airbus Group (OTCMKTS:EADSY - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 30th. The aerospace company reported $0.27 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.21 by $0.06. The business had revenue of $15.39 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $13.07 billion. Airbus Group had a net margin of 6.32% and a return on equity of 23.66%. Research analysts expect that Airbus Group will post 1.74 EPS for the current year.

Airbus Group Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Friday, May 9th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, April 23rd were paid a dividend of $0.3871 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, April 23rd. This is an increase from Airbus Group's previous dividend of $0.36. Airbus Group's dividend payout ratio is currently 27.15%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several brokerages recently weighed in on EADSY. Morgan Stanley reaffirmed an "overweight" rating on shares of Airbus Group in a report on Monday, March 10th. Jefferies Financial Group upgraded shares of Airbus Group from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, May 2nd. Citigroup downgraded shares of Airbus Group from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Friday, June 6th. Berenberg Bank raised shares of Airbus Group from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Friday, March 21st. Finally, Kepler Capital Markets upgraded shares of Airbus Group from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Monday, April 28th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, two have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy".

About Airbus Group

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.

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