Metropolis Capital Ltd Boosts Position in Ryanair Holdings plc (NASDAQ:RYAAY)

Metropolis Capital Ltd grew its holdings in shares of Ryanair Holdings plc (NASDAQ:RYAAY) by 14.7% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 4,593,130 shares of the transportation company’s stock after acquiring an additional 587,023 shares during the period. Ryanair comprises 7.0% of Metropolis Capital Ltd’s holdings, making the stock its 8th largest holding. Metropolis Capital Ltd owned about 0.85% of Ryanair worth $200,215,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Inspire Investing LLC boosted its holdings in Ryanair by 4.1% in the fourth quarter. Inspire Investing LLC now owns 41,269 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $1,799,000 after acquiring an additional 1,628 shares during the last quarter. Rothschild & Co Wealth Management UK Ltd boosted its stake in shares of Ryanair by 3.1% in the 4th quarter. Rothschild & Co Wealth Management UK Ltd now owns 2,544,142 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $110,899,000 after purchasing an additional 76,198 shares during the last quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Ryanair during the fourth quarter worth $3,729,000. Perpetual Ltd raised its stake in Ryanair by 539.8% during the fourth quarter. Perpetual Ltd now owns 988,490 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $43,088,000 after buying an additional 833,988 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Trinity Street Asset Management LLP lifted its holdings in Ryanair by 6.0% in the fourth 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 period. Institutional investors own 43.66% of the company’s stock.

Ryanair Stock Up 3.0 %

RYAAY stock opened at $45.53 on Friday. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $44.10 and its 200 day simple moving average is $71.08. The company has a market cap of $24.61 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.18, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.97 and a beta of 1.50. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.22, a quick ratio of 0.81 and a current ratio of 0.81. Ryanair Holdings plc has a fifty-two week low of $36.96 and a fifty-two week high of $60.29.

Ryanair (NASDAQ:RYAAY) last issued its earnings results on Monday, November 4th. The transportation company reported $2.82 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.91 by ($0.09). Ryanair had a return on equity of 19.92% and a net margin of 11.38%. The firm had revenue of $5.57 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $5.59 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $2.88 earnings per share. On average, research analysts expect that Ryanair Holdings plc will post 2.96 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Ryanair Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a — dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 10th. Stockholders of record on Friday, January 17th will be given a dividend of $0.4677 per share. This represents a dividend yield of 4.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, January 17th. Ryanair’s payout ratio is presently 33.33%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts have weighed in on RYAAY shares. UBS Group upgraded Ryanair from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Monday, November 11th. StockNews.com upgraded Ryanair from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, November 14th. Finally, Barclays upgraded Ryanair from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, October 25th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, three have issued a buy rating and three have issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus 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.