Blue Trust Inc. Boosts Stock Position in Ryanair Holdings plc (NASDAQ:RYAAY)

Blue Trust Inc. boosted its stake in Ryanair Holdings plc (NASDAQ:RYAAY) by 56.3% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 3,847 shares of the transportation company’s stock after buying an additional 1,385 shares during the period. Blue Trust Inc.’s holdings in Ryanair were worth $168,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of RYAAY. Paradigm Asset Management Co. LLC boosted its position 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 worth $34,000 after purchasing an additional 350 shares in the last quarter. Signaturefd LLC raised its stake 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 buying an additional 539 shares during the last quarter. R Squared Ltd purchased a new stake in shares of Ryanair in the 4th quarter worth $42,000. Pinnacle Bancorp Inc. increased its stake in shares of Ryanair by 150.0% in 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 in the last quarter. Finally, TD Private Client Wealth LLC increased its stake in shares of Ryanair by 148.6% in the 3rd 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. 43.66% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several brokerages recently weighed in on RYAAY. Barclays raised shares of Ryanair from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, October 25th. StockNews.com cut shares of Ryanair from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 6th. Finally, UBS Group raised shares of Ryanair from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Monday, November 11th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, two have given a buy rating and three have assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $151.00.

Ryanair Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:RYAAY opened at $45.53 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $24.61 billion, a PE ratio of 13.96, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.01 and a beta of 1.50. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $44.68 and its 200-day simple moving average is $62.32. Ryanair Holdings plc has a one year low of $36.96 and a one year 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.

Ryanair (NASDAQ:RYAAY) last released 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%. As a group, equities analysts predict that Ryanair Holdings plc will post 3.09 EPS for the current year.

Ryanair Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a — dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 10th. Shareholders of record on Friday, January 17th will be paid 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 30.66%.

Ryanair Company Profile

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.