Yousif Capital Management LLC Sells 767 Shares of Ryanair Holdings plc (NASDAQ:RYAAY)

Yousif Capital Management LLC cut its stake in Ryanair Holdings plc (NASDAQ:RYAAY) by 8.7% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 8,012 shares of the transportation company’s stock after selling 767 shares during the period. Yousif Capital Management LLC’s holdings in Ryanair were worth $349,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Paradigm Asset Management Co. LLC lifted its stake in shares of Ryanair by 87.5% in the 3rd quarter. Paradigm Asset Management Co. LLC now owns 750 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $34,000 after purchasing an additional 350 shares during the period. Signaturefd LLC increased its holdings in Ryanair by 153.1% in the third quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 891 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $40,000 after purchasing an additional 539 shares in the last quarter. R Squared Ltd acquired a new position in Ryanair in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $42,000. Pinnacle Bancorp Inc. lifted its stake in Ryanair by 150.0% in the fourth quarter. Pinnacle Bancorp Inc. now owns 1,075 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $47,000 after buying an additional 645 shares during the period. Finally, TD Private Client Wealth LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Ryanair by 148.6% during the 3rd quarter. TD Private Client Wealth LLC now owns 1,186 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $54,000 after buying an additional 709 shares in the last quarter. 43.66% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Ryanair Stock Performance

Shares of RYAAY stock opened at $45.34 on Tuesday. Ryanair Holdings plc has a 12 month low of $36.96 and a 12 month high of $60.29. The firm has a market capitalization of $24.51 billion, a PE ratio of 13.90, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.07 and a beta of 1.50. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $44.74 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $63.20. The company has a current ratio of 0.86, a quick ratio of 0.86 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21.

Ryanair (NASDAQ:RYAAY) last posted its earnings results on Monday, February 3rd. The transportation company reported $0.29 earnings per share for the quarter, topping 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%. Analysts forecast that Ryanair Holdings plc will post 3.09 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Ryanair Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a — dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 10th. Investors of record on Friday, January 17th will be given a dividend of $0.4677 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, January 17th. This represents a dividend yield of 4.2%. Ryanair’s payout ratio is 30.66%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research firms have recently weighed in on RYAAY. Barclays upgraded shares of Ryanair from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, October 25th. UBS Group raised shares of Ryanair from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Monday, November 11th. Finally, StockNews.com cut shares of Ryanair from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 6th. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, two have given a buy rating and three have issued a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price 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.