Airbus SE - Unsponsored ADR (OTCMKTS:EADSY) Stock Now Rated "Moderate Buy" by Wall Street Analysts

Key Points

• Analysts rate Airbus “Moderate Buy,” with six buy ratings and six holds among 12 firms covering the stock. Recent updates included upgrades or positive ratings from Kepler Capital Markets, Morgan Stanley, Deutsche Bank and RBC.
• Airbus shares opened at $52.28, below their 50-day and 200-day moving averages, with a market capitalization of roughly $165 billion and a one-year trading range of $45.01 to $64.35.
• The company exceeded quarterly expectations, reporting $0.61 in EPS versus $0.58 expected and $23.36 billion in revenue versus $23.20 billion forecast. Madison Asset Management also increased its Airbus stake by 10.7% during the second quarter.

Shares of Airbus SE - Unsponsored ADR (OTCMKTS:EADSY - Get Free Report) have received an average recommendation of "Moderate Buy" from the twelve ratings firms that are currently covering the firm, MarketBeat.com reports. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have assigned a buy rating to the company.

Several research firms have recently weighed in on EADSY. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a "buy" rating on shares of Airbus in a research report on Wednesday, July 22nd. Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a "hold" rating on shares of Airbus in a research report on Friday, July 10th. Kepler Capital Markets upgraded shares of Airbus from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, June 18th. Morgan Stanley reissued an "overweight" rating on shares of Airbus in a research note on Friday, August 14th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada restated an "outperform" rating on shares of Airbus in a research report on Thursday, July 16th.

Airbus Trading Down 0.2%

Shares of EADSY opened at $52.28 on Wednesday. The firm's 50 day simple moving average is $57.13 and its 200 day simple moving average is $54.27. The company has a market capitalization of $164.98 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.87, a P/E/G ratio of 2.05 and a beta of 1.09. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.55, a current ratio of 1.15 and a quick ratio of 0.41. Airbus has a 1-year low of $45.01 and a 1-year high of $64.35.

Airbus (OTCMKTS:EADSY - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, July 29th. The aerospace company reported $0.61 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.58 by $0.03. The business had revenue of $23.36 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $23.20 billion. Airbus had a net margin of 7.71% and a return on equity of 23.43%. Sell-side analysts forecast that Airbus will post 2.07 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Airbus

A hedge fund recently raised its stake in Airbus stock. Madison Asset Management LLC grew its position in shares of Airbus SE - Unsponsored ADR (OTCMKTS:EADSY - Free Report) by 10.7% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 68,768 shares of the aerospace company's stock after purchasing an additional 6,661 shares during the quarter. Madison Asset Management LLC's holdings in Airbus were worth $3,824,000 as of its most recent SEC filing. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 0.25% of the company's stock.

Airbus Company Profile

Airbus SE is a European aerospace company that designs, manufactures and supports commercial aircraft, helicopters, military aircraft, space systems and related services. Its operations serve airlines, governments, defense organizations and other customers worldwide, with major industrial and engineering activities across Europe and a global customer-support network.

The company's commercial aircraft portfolio includes the A220, A320 family, A330 and A350 wide-body aircraft. Airbus Helicopters produces civil, parapublic and military rotorcraft, while Airbus Defence and Space develops products and services such as the A400M military transport aircraft, military aircraft, satellites, launch-related systems and secure communications solutions.

Airbus originated in 1970 as a European aircraft consortium established to compete in the global commercial aviation market and became Airbus SE in 2014.

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