Airbus SE - Unsponsored ADR (OTCMKTS:EADSY) Short Interest Up 185.3% in August

Key Points

• Airbus SE saw a significant increase in short interest in August, climbing to 1,194,900 shares, representing a growth of 185.3% from the previous total.
• The company's shares opened at $56.64, with a market cap of $179.19 billion and a P/E ratio of 33.51.
• Following quarterly earnings, which missed analysts' expectations, UBS Group upgraded Airbus from "neutral" to "buy," while Citigroup downgraded it from "strong-buy" to "hold."

Airbus SE - Unsponsored ADR (OTCMKTS:EADSY - Get Free Report) saw a significant growth in short interest in August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 1,194,900 shares, a growth of 185.3% from the August 15th total of 418,800 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 848,300 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.4 days. Approximately 0.0% of the shares of the stock are sold short. Approximately 0.0% of the shares of the stock are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 848,300 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.4 days.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research firms have recently weighed in on EADSY. Citigroup lowered shares of Airbus from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Friday, June 6th. Zacks Research raised shares of Airbus to a "hold" rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 12th. UBS Group raised shares of Airbus from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, September 4th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada reissued an "outperform" rating on shares of Airbus in a research report on Monday. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, four have issued a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Airbus presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy".

Airbus Trading Down 0.2%

Shares of EADSY stock traded down $0.12 on Thursday, reaching $56.48. 162,817 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 570,407. Airbus has a 1-year low of $34.46 and a 1-year high of $58.06. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $53.10 and a two-hundred day moving average of $47.87. The stock has a market cap of $178.67 billion, a P/E ratio of 33.42, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.37 and a beta of 1.31. The company has a quick ratio of 0.50, a current ratio of 1.17 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.75.

Airbus (OTCMKTS:EADSY - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 30th. The aerospace company reported $0.26 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.41 by ($0.15). Airbus had a return on equity of 24.38% and a net margin of 7.01%.The business had revenue of $18.45 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $15.72 billion. On average, research analysts anticipate that Airbus will post 1.74 EPS for the current year.

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.