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

Shares of Airbus SE (OTCMKTS:EADSY) have earned a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” from the six brokerages that are covering the firm, Marketbeat reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a hold recommendation and five have given a buy recommendation to the company.

EADSY has been the subject of several research reports. UBS Group raised Airbus from a “sell” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, March 6th. Royal Bank of Canada upgraded shares of Airbus from a “sector perform” rating to an “outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, March 19th.

Airbus Stock Performance

OTCMKTS EADSY opened at $41.63 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of $131.93 billion, a P/E ratio of 32.02, a P/E/G ratio of 1.94 and a beta of 1.54. Airbus has a 52-week low of $31.87 and a 52-week high of $46.78. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $43.39 and its 200 day moving average price is $39.53. The company has a quick ratio of 0.56, a current ratio of 1.19 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.95.

Airbus (OTCMKTS:EADSY) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 15th. The aerospace company reported $0.50 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.54 by ($0.04). Airbus had a return on equity of 24.12% and a net margin of 5.79%. The firm had revenue of $24.64 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $24.44 billion. On average, equities research analysts expect that Airbus will post 1.75 earnings per share for the current year.

Airbus Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, May 3rd. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, April 17th will be issued a dividend of $0.3635 per share. This is an increase from Airbus’s previous dividend of $0.36. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, April 16th. Airbus’s dividend payout ratio is presently 27.69%.

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.