Airbus SE (OTCMKTS:EADSY) Short Interest Up 314.8% in March

Airbus SE (OTCMKTS:EADSY) was the target of a large increase in short interest in March. As of March 15th, there was short interest totalling 657,100 shares, an increase of 314.8% from the February 28th total of 158,400 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 1,515,700 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.4 days. Approximately 0.0% of the company’s stock are sold short.

Airbus Stock Down 0.3 %

Airbus stock traded down $0.13 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $45.41. 665,261 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 549,275. Airbus has a 1-year low of $34.10 and a 1-year high of $47.50. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $44.21 and a two-hundred day moving average of $40.30. The company has a current ratio of 1.15, a quick ratio of 0.44 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.85. The stock has a market cap of $143.66 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.53, a P/E/G ratio of 2.65 and a beta of 1.47.

Airbus (OTCMKTS:EADSY) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 20th. The aerospace company reported $0.82 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.66 by $0.16. The business had revenue of $26.37 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $24.22 billion. Airbus had a return on equity of 23.22% and a net margin of 6.10%. As a group, analysts anticipate that Airbus will post 1.74 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Airbus Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, May 9th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, April 23rd will be issued a dividend of $0.3871 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, April 23rd. This is a positive change from Airbus’s previous dividend of $0.36. Airbus’s payout ratio is 24.31%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

EADSY has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. Jefferies Financial Group downgraded Airbus from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, February 21st. Morgan Stanley restated an “overweight” rating on shares of Airbus in a report on Monday, March 10th. Finally, Berenberg Bank raised shares of Airbus from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, March 21st.

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.