Ryanair Holdings plc (NASDAQ:RYAAY) Position Lifted by Capital International Sarl

Capital International Sarl grew its stake in shares of Ryanair Holdings plc (NASDAQ:RYAAY) by 5.1% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 523,258 shares of the transportation company’s stock after acquiring an additional 25,508 shares during the period. Capital International Sarl owned about 0.10% of Ryanair worth $22,809,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. HighTower Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of Ryanair by 120.6% during the 3rd quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 13,963 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $630,000 after acquiring an additional 7,634 shares in the last quarter. Stifel Financial Corp increased its stake in Ryanair by 146.8% during the third quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 51,656 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $2,334,000 after purchasing an additional 30,723 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp raised its holdings in shares of Ryanair by 53.2% during the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 285,808 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $12,913,000 after purchasing an additional 99,268 shares during the period. MML Investors Services LLC lifted its position in shares of Ryanair by 135.5% in the 3rd quarter. MML Investors Services LLC now owns 26,928 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $1,217,000 after buying an additional 15,493 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio acquired a new position in shares of Ryanair in the 3rd quarter valued at about $584,000. Institutional investors own 43.66% of the company’s stock.

Ryanair Trading Up 1.1 %

Ryanair stock opened at $45.68 on Friday. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $45.23 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $44.84. Ryanair Holdings plc has a 52-week low of $36.96 and a 52-week high of $57.48. The firm has a market capitalization of $24.30 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.00, a PEG ratio of 2.01 and a beta of 1.41. The company has a quick ratio of 0.86, a current 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 (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.09 by $0.20. Ryanair had a return on equity of 21.46% and a net margin of 12.14%. Sell-side analysts expect that Ryanair Holdings plc will post 3.09 earnings per share for the current year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities research analysts recently weighed in on the stock. StockNews.com lowered shares of Ryanair from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 6th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft upgraded Ryanair from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, March 27th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, three have issued a buy rating and three have given a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $147.00.

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.