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

Shares of Ryanair Holdings plc (NASDAQ:RYAAYGet Free Report) have been assigned a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the nine brokerages that are covering the firm, MarketBeat.com reports. Four 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 company. The average 12-month target price among brokers that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $151.00.

A number of research analysts recently issued reports on RYAAY shares. Barclays upgraded shares of Ryanair from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, October 25th. StockNews.com lowered Ryanair from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday. Finally, UBS Group upgraded Ryanair from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Monday, November 11th.

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Ryanair Price Performance

RYAAY stock opened at $47.42 on Wednesday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.81, a current ratio of 0.81 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.22. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $44.16 and its 200 day simple moving average is $69.18. Ryanair has a 12-month low of $36.96 and a 12-month high of $60.29. The firm has a market cap of $25.63 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.81, a PEG ratio of 1.97 and a beta of 1.50.

Ryanair (NASDAQ:RYAAYGet Free Report) last released its earnings results on Monday, February 3rd. The transportation company reported $0.29 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.09 by $0.20. Ryanair had a return on equity of 19.92% and a net margin of 11.38%. On average, analysts expect that Ryanair will post 2.96 earnings per share for the current 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 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 currently 33.33%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Ryanair

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Marshall Wace LLP bought a new position in shares of Ryanair during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $3,168,000. Sanctuary Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Ryanair during the second quarter worth $1,788,000. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its position in Ryanair by 261.5% in the third quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 893 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $40,000 after purchasing an additional 646 shares during the last quarter. Diversified Trust Co grew its stake in Ryanair by 82.5% in the 3rd quarter. Diversified Trust Co now owns 39,005 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $1,762,000 after purchasing an additional 17,631 shares during the period. Finally, Mather Group LLC. grew its stake in Ryanair by 151.8% in the 3rd quarter. Mather Group LLC. now owns 1,629 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $74,000 after purchasing an additional 982 shares during the period. 43.66% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About Ryanair

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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.

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