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

Ryanair Holdings plc (NASDAQ:RYAAY) has earned an average rating of “Moderate Buy” from the nine research firms that are currently covering the stock, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, two have issued a buy rating and three have given a strong buy rating to the company. The average twelve-month price target among brokerages that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $151.00.

A number of equities research analysts have recently issued reports 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 cut Ryanair from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, February 6th.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Ryanair

A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Vident Advisory LLC raised its position in shares of Ryanair by 2.4% in the 4th quarter. Vident Advisory LLC now owns 10,006 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $436,000 after buying an additional 230 shares in the last quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC increased its stake in Ryanair by 32.9% in the fourth quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 954 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $42,000 after acquiring an additional 236 shares during the last quarter. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB raised its position in Ryanair by 8.3% during the fourth quarter. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB now owns 3,369 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $147,000 after purchasing an additional 259 shares in the last quarter. Schechter Investment Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Ryanair by 2.3% during the fourth quarter. Schechter Investment Advisors LLC now owns 11,584 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $505,000 after purchasing an additional 261 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Pacer Advisors Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Ryanair by 14.1% in the 4th quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 2,168 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $95,000 after purchasing an additional 268 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 43.66% of the company’s stock.

Ryanair Stock Up 1.6 %

RYAAY opened at $48.53 on Friday. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $44.90 and its 200 day simple moving average is $59.67. Ryanair has a 1-year low of $36.96 and a 1-year high of $60.29. The stock has a market cap of $26.23 billion, a PE ratio of 14.88, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.01 and a beta of 1.50. 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 issued 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%. As a group, research analysts expect that Ryanair will post 3.09 earnings per share for the current year.

Ryanair Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a — dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 10th. Investors of record on Friday, January 17th will be paid a $0.4677 dividend. This represents a dividend yield of 4.2%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, January 17th. Ryanair’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 30.67%.

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.