Airbus (OTCMKTS:EADSY) Stock Price Passes Above 50 Day Moving Average - Time to Sell?

Airbus SE (OTCMKTS:EADSY - Get Free Report)'s share price crossed above its fifty day moving average during trading on Wednesday . The stock has a fifty day moving average of $42.76 and traded as high as $43.19. Airbus shares last traded at $43.07, with a volume of 2,191,962 shares traded.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research analysts recently weighed in on EADSY shares. Jefferies Financial Group raised shares of Airbus from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, May 2nd. Kepler Capital Markets raised Airbus from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Monday, April 28th. Morgan Stanley reaffirmed an "overweight" rating on shares of Airbus in a research note on Monday, March 10th. Finally, Berenberg Bank raised Airbus from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Friday, March 21st. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, two have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy".

Airbus Trading Down 1.2 %

The stock has a market capitalization of $140.78 billion, a P/E ratio of 30.90, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.65 and a beta of 1.29. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $42.86 and a 200-day simple moving average of $41.28. 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 - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 30th. The aerospace company reported $0.27 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates 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 had a return on equity of 23.22% and a net margin of 6.10%. On average, analysts predict that Airbus SE will post 1.74 EPS for the current year.

Airbus Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, May 9th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, April 23rd will be given a dividend of $0.3871 per share. This is a positive change from Airbus's previous dividend of $0.36. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, April 23rd. Airbus's payout ratio is currently 27.15%.

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.