Ryanair Holdings plc (NASDAQ:RYAAY) Receives Consensus Recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from Analysts

Ryanair Holdings plc (NASDAQ:RYAAY) has received an average rating of “Moderate Buy” from the nine ratings firms that are currently covering the company, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, two have assigned a buy rating and three have assigned a strong buy rating to the company. The average 1-year price objective among brokerages that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $151.00.

RYAAY has been the topic of a number of research reports. StockNews.com upgraded Ryanair from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, November 14th. Barclays upgraded shares of Ryanair from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, October 25th. Finally, UBS Group raised shares of Ryanair from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Monday, November 11th.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of RYAAY. Paradigm Asset Management Co. LLC raised its stake in shares of Ryanair by 87.5% in the third quarter. Paradigm Asset Management Co. LLC now owns 750 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $34,000 after acquiring an additional 350 shares during the last quarter. Signaturefd LLC increased its holdings in Ryanair by 153.1% during the 3rd quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 891 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $40,000 after purchasing an additional 539 shares in the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC raised its position in Ryanair by 261.5% in the 3rd quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 893 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $40,000 after purchasing an additional 646 shares during the last quarter. TD Private Client Wealth LLC boosted its stake in Ryanair by 148.6% in the third quarter. TD Private Client Wealth LLC now owns 1,186 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $54,000 after purchasing an additional 709 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Fortitude Family Office LLC bought a new stake in shares of Ryanair during the third quarter worth $57,000. 43.66% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Ryanair Stock Down 0.4 %

Shares of NASDAQ:RYAAY opened at $42.75 on Friday. Ryanair has a 52 week low of $36.96 and a 52 week high of $60.29. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.22, a quick ratio of 0.81 and a current ratio of 0.81. The company has a market cap of $23.17 billion, a PE ratio of 14.25, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.62 and a beta of 1.51. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $44.71 and a 200 day simple moving average of $78.00.

Ryanair (NASDAQ:RYAAY) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday, November 4th. The transportation company reported $2.82 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.91 by ($0.09). The business had revenue of $5.57 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $5.59 billion. Ryanair had a return on equity of 19.92% and a net margin of 11.38%. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $2.88 earnings per share. As a group, research analysts expect that Ryanair will post 2.97 earnings per share for the current year.

Ryanair Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a — dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 10th. Shareholders of record on Friday, January 17th will be paid a dividend of $0.4677 per share. This represents a yield of 4.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, January 17th. Ryanair’s dividend payout ratio is 33.33%.

About Ryanair

Ryanair Holdings plc, together with its subsidiaries, provides scheduled-passenger airline services in Ireland, the United Kingdom, Italy, Spain, and internationally. It is also involved in the provision of various ancillary services, such as non-flight scheduled and Internet-related services, as well as in-flight sale of beverages, food, duty-free, and merchandise; and markets car hire, travel insurance, and accommodation services through its website and mobile app.