Airbus SE (OTCMKTS:EADSY) Given Average Rating of “Moderate Buy” by Analysts

Shares of Airbus SE (OTCMKTS:EADSY) have been given an average rating of “Moderate Buy” by the six ratings firms that are currently covering the company, Marketbeat reports. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, two have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company.

EADSY has been the topic of a number of research reports. Morgan Stanley reiterated an “overweight” rating on shares of Airbus in a research note on Monday, March 10th. Jefferies Financial Group raised Airbus from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, May 2nd. Citigroup lowered Airbus from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday. Berenberg Bank upgraded Airbus from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, March 21st. Finally, Kepler Capital Markets upgraded Airbus from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Monday, April 28th.

Airbus Stock Performance

Shares of OTCMKTS EADSY opened at $47.10 on Friday. 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 company has a market capitalization of $149.01 billion, a P/E ratio of 32.71, a P/E/G ratio of 2.65 and a beta of 1.30. Airbus has a 12 month low of $34.10 and a 12 month high of $48.76. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $42.91 and a 200-day moving average of $42.65.

Airbus (OTCMKTS:EADSY) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 30th. The aerospace company reported $0.27 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates 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 net margin of 6.10% and a return on equity of 23.22%. As a group, equities research analysts predict that Airbus will post 1.74 EPS for the current year.

Airbus Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Friday, May 9th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, April 23rd were given a dividend of $0.3871 per share. This is an increase from Airbus’s previous dividend of $0.36. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, April 23rd. Airbus’s dividend payout ratio is presently 27.15%.

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.