Airbus Group (OTCMKTS:EADSY) Sees Significant Growth in Short Interest

Airbus Group (OTCMKTS:EADSY) was the target of a large growth in short interest in the month of May. As of May 31st, there was short interest totalling 418,400 shares, a growth of 27.6% from the May 15th total of 327,900 shares. Currently, 0.0% of the company’s shares are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 1,130,100 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.4 days.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research firms have recently issued reports on EADSY. Jefferies Financial Group raised shares of Airbus Group from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, May 2nd. Berenberg Bank upgraded Airbus Group from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, March 21st. Morgan Stanley restated an “overweight” rating on shares of Airbus Group in a research note on Monday, March 10th. Kepler Capital Markets raised Airbus Group from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Monday, April 28th. Finally, Citigroup downgraded Airbus Group from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, June 6th. Three investment 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 stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy”.

Airbus Group Trading Down 0.7%

OTCMKTS EADSY opened at $46.33 on Wednesday. The stock has a market cap of $146.57 billion, a P/E ratio of 30.68, a PEG ratio of 6.18 and a beta of 1.30. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $43.80 and its 200-day simple moving average is $43.01. The company has a current ratio of 1.15, a quick ratio of 0.52 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.91. Airbus Group has a 52 week low of $34.10 and a 52 week high of $48.76.

Airbus Group (OTCMKTS:EADSY) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 30th. The aerospace company reported $0.27 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.21 by $0.06. The firm had revenue of $15.39 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $13.07 billion. Airbus Group had a net margin of 6.32% and a return on equity of 23.66%. Equities research analysts predict that Airbus Group will post 1.74 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Airbus Group Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Friday, May 9th. Investors of record on Wednesday, April 23rd were paid a $0.3871 dividend. This is a boost from Airbus Group’s previous dividend of $0.36. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, April 23rd. Airbus Group’s payout ratio is 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.