Airbus SE (OTCMKTS:EADSY) Short Interest Update

Airbus SE (OTCMKTS:EADSY - Get Free Report) was the target of a significant decrease in short interest in the month of March. As of March 31st, there was short interest totalling 46,900 shares, a decrease of 45.1% from the March 15th total of 85,500 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 578,500 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.1 days.

Airbus Stock Performance

Airbus stock traded down $0.44 during midday trading on Thursday, hitting $43.63. 390,642 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 236,207. The firm has a market capitalization of $138.27 billion, a PE ratio of 33.90, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.08 and a beta of 1.54. Airbus has a fifty-two week low of $31.87 and a fifty-two week high of $46.78. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $42.75 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $38.59. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.95, a quick ratio of 0.56 and a current ratio of 1.19.

Airbus (OTCMKTS:EADSY - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, February 15th. The aerospace company reported $0.50 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.54 by ($0.04). The company had revenue of $24.64 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $24.44 billion. Airbus had a return on equity of 24.12% and a net margin of 5.79%. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that Airbus will post 1.79 earnings per share for the current year.

Airbus Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, May 3rd. Investors of record on Wednesday, April 17th will be issued a dividend of $0.3635 per share. This is a positive change from Airbus's previous dividend of $0.36. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, April 16th. Airbus's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 28.46%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages have recently weighed in on EADSY. UBS Group raised Airbus from a "sell" rating to a "neutral" rating in a report on Wednesday, March 6th. Royal Bank of Canada raised Airbus from a "sector perform" rating to an "outperform" rating in a report on Tuesday, March 19th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and five have issued a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently 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.

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