Schechter Investment Advisors LLC Has $505,000 Stock Position in Ryanair Holdings plc (NASDAQ:RYAAY)

Schechter Investment Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Ryanair Holdings plc (NASDAQ:RYAAY) by 2.3% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 11,584 shares of the transportation company’s stock after purchasing an additional 261 shares during the quarter. Schechter Investment Advisors LLC’s holdings in Ryanair were worth $505,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC raised its position in Ryanair by 149.1% in the third quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 19,055 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $861,000 after purchasing an additional 11,404 shares in the last quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Ryanair by 12.4% in the 3rd quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC now owns 393,030 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $17,757,000 after purchasing an additional 43,449 shares during the period. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Ryanair in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $4,067,000. Primecap Management Co. CA lifted its position in shares of Ryanair by 148.5% during the 3rd quarter. Primecap Management Co. CA now owns 1,068,250 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $48,264,000 after buying an additional 638,350 shares during the period. Finally, Stifel Financial Corp boosted its stake in Ryanair by 146.8% in the 3rd quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 51,656 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $2,334,000 after buying an additional 30,723 shares in the last quarter. 43.66% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Ryanair Price Performance

Shares of RYAAY stock opened at $50.08 on Thursday. Ryanair Holdings plc has a 52 week low of $36.96 and a 52 week high of $60.29. The stock has a market capitalization of $27.07 billion, a PE ratio of 15.35, a PEG ratio of 2.01 and a beta of 1.50. 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 stock’s fifty day moving average is $45.14 and its 200-day moving average is $58.54.

Ryanair (NASDAQ:RYAAY) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Monday, February 3rd. The transportation company reported $0.29 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.09 by $0.20. Ryanair had a net margin of 12.14% and a return on equity of 21.46%. Equities research analysts expect that Ryanair Holdings plc will post 3.09 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Ryanair Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a — dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 10th. Shareholders of record on Friday, January 17th will be given a $0.4677 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, January 17th. This represents a yield of 4.2%. Ryanair’s payout ratio is 30.37%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms have issued reports on RYAAY. StockNews.com lowered Ryanair from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 6th. UBS Group upgraded shares of Ryanair from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Monday, November 11th. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, two have assigned a buy rating and three have issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus 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.