Kepler Capital Markets Downgrades Airbus (OTCMKTS:EADSY) to Hold

Airbus (OTCMKTS:EADSY) was downgraded by research analysts at Kepler Capital Markets from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report issued on Thursday,Zacks.com reports.

A number of other equities research analysts also recently issued reports on EADSY. Zacks Research upgraded Airbus to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 12th. The Goldman Sachs Group began coverage on Airbus in a research report on Friday, September 19th. They set a “buy” rating on the stock. Royal Bank Of Canada restated an “outperform” rating on shares of Airbus in a research report on Thursday. Finally, UBS Group upgraded Airbus from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, September 4th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Airbus has an average rating of “Moderate Buy”.

Airbus Trading Up 0.2%

Shares of EADSY stock opened at $61.40 on Thursday. Airbus has a 1 year low of $35.52 and a 1 year high of $63.10. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.75, a current ratio of 1.17 and a quick ratio of 0.50. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $57.31 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $51.30. The company has a market cap of $194.25 billion, a PE ratio of 34.89, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.75 and a beta of 1.29.

Airbus (OTCMKTS:EADSY) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October 29th. The aerospace company reported $0.41 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.36 by $0.05. Airbus had a return on equity of 23.52% and a net margin of 6.97%.The business had revenue of $20.79 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $17.12 billion. Research analysts predict that Airbus will post 1.74 earnings per share for the current year.

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.