Short Interest in Airbus SE (OTCMKTS:EADSY) Decreases By 78.5%

Airbus SE (OTCMKTS:EADSY - Get Free Report) saw a large decrease in short interest in the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totalling 327,900 shares, a decrease of 78.5% from the April 30th total of 1,521,600 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 1,198,700 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.3 days. Approximately 0.0% of the company's stock are short sold.

Airbus Stock Performance

EADSY stock traded down $0.24 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $45.95. The stock had a trading volume of 1,997,424 shares, compared to its average volume of 594,714. The firm has a market capitalization of $145.38 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.91, a P/E/G ratio of 2.65 and a beta of 1.29. Airbus has a 52 week low of $34.10 and a 52 week high of $47.50. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $42.61 and a 200 day simple moving average of $42.10. The company has a current ratio of 1.15, a quick ratio of 0.44 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.85.

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

Airbus Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Friday, May 9th. Investors of record on Wednesday, April 23rd were given a $0.3871 dividend. This is a boost from Airbus's previous dividend of $0.36. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, April 23rd. Airbus's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 27.15%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

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

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.