Janney Montgomery Scott LLC Sells 369 Shares of Ryanair Holdings plc (NASDAQ:RYAAY)

Janney Montgomery Scott LLC decreased its stake in shares of Ryanair Holdings plc (NASDAQ:RYAAY) by 1.9% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 18,686 shares of the transportation company’s stock after selling 369 shares during the quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC’s holdings in Ryanair were worth $815,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. SG Americas Securities LLC bought a new position in Ryanair during the 4th quarter worth $3,729,000. Perpetual Ltd increased its position in Ryanair by 539.8% in the 4th quarter. Perpetual Ltd now owns 988,490 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $43,088,000 after acquiring an additional 833,988 shares during the period. Trinity Street Asset Management LLP grew its position in shares of Ryanair by 6.0% in the 4th quarter. Trinity Street Asset Management LLP now owns 3,980,848 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $173,525,000 after buying an additional 225,098 shares during the last quarter. Pinnacle Bancorp Inc. raised its holdings in Ryanair by 150.0% during the 4th quarter. Pinnacle Bancorp Inc. now owns 1,075 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $47,000 after purchasing an additional 645 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Park Avenue Securities LLC bought a new stake in Ryanair during the fourth quarter valued at $294,000. Institutional investors own 43.66% of the company’s stock.

Ryanair Trading Down 0.1 %

Shares of RYAAY stock opened at $46.84 on Friday. Ryanair Holdings plc 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 0.21, a quick ratio of 0.86 and a current ratio of 0.86. The company has a market capitalization of $25.32 billion, a PE ratio of 14.36, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.09 and a beta of 1.50. The business’s fifty day moving average is $44.63 and its 200 day moving average is $66.05.

Ryanair (NASDAQ:RYAAY) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday, February 3rd. The transportation company reported $0.29 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.09 by $0.20. Ryanair had a net margin of 12.14% and a return on equity of 21.46%. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that Ryanair Holdings plc will post 3.05 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Ryanair Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a — dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 10th. Shareholders of record on Friday, January 17th will be issued a $0.4677 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, January 17th. This represents a yield of 4.2%. Ryanair’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 30.67%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

RYAAY has been the subject of a number of research reports. Barclays upgraded shares of Ryanair from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, October 25th. StockNews.com downgraded Ryanair from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday. Finally, UBS Group upgraded Ryanair from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Monday, November 11th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, two have issued a buy rating and three have issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Ryanair currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $151.00.

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.