Airbus Group (OTCMKTS:EADSY) Short Interest Up 27.6% in May

Airbus Group (OTCMKTS:EADSY) saw a significant increase in short interest during the month of May. As of May 31st, there was short interest totalling 418,400 shares, an increase of 27.6% from the May 15th total of 327,900 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 1,130,100 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.4 days. Currently, 0.0% of the shares of the stock are sold short.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages have weighed in on EADSY. Berenberg Bank raised shares of Airbus Group from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, March 21st. Jefferies Financial Group raised shares of Airbus Group from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, May 2nd. Morgan Stanley reaffirmed an “overweight” rating on shares of Airbus Group in a research note on Monday, March 10th. Kepler Capital Markets raised shares of Airbus Group from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Monday, April 28th. Finally, Citigroup downgraded shares of Airbus Group from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, June 6th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, two have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Airbus Group has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy”.

Airbus Group Trading Up 1.0%

EADSY opened at $46.78 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.91, a current ratio of 1.15 and a quick ratio of 0.52. The company has a market cap of $148.00 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 30.98, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 6.19 and a beta of 1.30. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $44.09 and a 200 day simple moving average of $43.09. Airbus Group has a fifty-two week low of $34.10 and a fifty-two week high of $48.76.

Airbus Group (OTCMKTS:EADSY) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 30th. The aerospace company reported $0.27 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.21 by $0.06. Airbus Group had a net margin of 6.32% and a return on equity of 23.66%. The business had revenue of $15.39 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $13.07 billion. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Airbus Group will post 1.74 earnings per share for the current year.

Airbus Group Increases Dividend

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

About Airbus Group

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.