Airbus SE (OTCMKTS:EADSY) Given Average Recommendation of "Moderate Buy" by Analysts

Airbus SE (OTCMKTS:EADSY - Get Free Report) has been assigned an average recommendation of "Moderate Buy" from the six research firms that are currently covering the stock, Marketbeat.com reports. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, two have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company.

A number of analysts recently weighed in on EADSY shares. Berenberg Bank raised shares of Airbus from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Friday, March 21st. Jefferies Financial Group raised shares of Airbus from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Friday, May 2nd. Citigroup lowered Airbus from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Friday. Morgan Stanley reaffirmed an "overweight" rating on shares of Airbus in a research report on Monday, March 10th. Finally, Kepler Capital Markets raised Airbus from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Monday, April 28th.

Airbus Trading Down 0.8%

Shares of EADSY stock traded down $0.40 on Friday, reaching $46.70. 266,271 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 626,613. The company's fifty day simple moving average is $42.97 and its 200 day simple moving average is $42.67. Airbus has a 52 week low of $34.10 and a 52 week high of $48.76. The company has a current ratio of 1.15, a quick ratio of 0.44 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.85. The stock has a market capitalization of $147.74 billion, a PE ratio of 32.43, a P/E/G ratio of 2.65 and a beta of 1.30.

Airbus (OTCMKTS:EADSY - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 30th. The aerospace company reported $0.27 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.21 by $0.06. Airbus had a return on equity of 23.22% and a net margin of 6.10%. The firm had revenue of $15.39 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $13.07 billion. As a group, analysts forecast that Airbus will post 1.74 EPS for the current year.

Airbus Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Friday, May 9th. Investors 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 a positive change from Airbus's previous dividend of $0.36. Airbus's payout ratio is 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.