Airbus SE (OTCMKTS:EADSY - Get Free Report) was the target of a large increase in short interest during the month of February. As of February 15th, there was short interest totalling 89,300 shares, an increase of 107.7% from the January 31st total of 43,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 463,500 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.2 days.
Separately, Jefferies Financial Group lowered Airbus from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Friday, February 21st.
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Airbus stock traded up $0.60 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $43.37. The company had a trading volume of 3,698,502 shares, compared to its average volume of 434,433. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $42.14 and a 200 day simple moving average of $39.27. The company has a market cap of $137.21 billion, a P/E ratio of 30.12, a P/E/G ratio of 2.65 and a beta of 1.51. Airbus has a fifty-two week low of $34.10 and a fifty-two week high of $46.78. The company has a current ratio of 1.15, a quick ratio of 0.44 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.85.
Airbus (OTCMKTS:EADSY - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 20th. The aerospace company reported $0.82 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.66 by $0.16. Airbus had a return on equity of 23.22% and a net margin of 6.10%. The company had revenue of $26.37 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $24.22 billion. On average, equities research analysts predict that Airbus will post 1.74 earnings per share for the current year.
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.
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