Airbus SE (OTCMKTS:EADSY) Short Interest Down 29.4% in April

Airbus SE (OTCMKTS:EADSY - Get Free Report) saw a large decline in short interest during the month of April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totalling 420,200 shares, a decline of 29.4% from the March 31st total of 595,400 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 1,248,600 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.3 days. Approximately 0.0% of the company's shares are sold short.

Airbus Stock Up 0.1 %

Shares of OTCMKTS:EADSY traded up $0.05 during mid-day trading on Monday, reaching $43.95. 1,470,556 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 616,210. The company has a market cap of $139.04 billion, a P/E ratio of 30.52, a P/E/G ratio of 2.65 and a beta of 1.15. The stock's 50 day simple moving average is $42.79 and its 200-day simple moving average is $41.21. The company has a quick ratio of 0.44, a current ratio of 1.15 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.85. Airbus has a one year low of $34.10 and a one year high of $47.50.

Airbus (OTCMKTS:EADSY - Get Free Report) last released its 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 business had revenue of $15.39 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $13.07 billion. As a group, equities research analysts predict that Airbus 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. Investors of record on Wednesday, April 23rd will be paid a $0.3871 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, April 23rd. This is a boost from Airbus's previous dividend of $0.36. Airbus's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 27.15%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

EADSY has been the topic of several analyst reports. Kepler Capital Markets raised Airbus from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Monday, April 28th. Morgan Stanley restated an "overweight" rating on shares of Airbus in a report on Monday, March 10th. Jefferies Financial Group upgraded shares of Airbus from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday. Finally, Berenberg Bank upgraded Airbus from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Friday, March 21st. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, two have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Airbus currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy".

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.