Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. Has $6.47 Million Holdings in Ryanair Holdings plc (NASDAQ:RYAAY)

Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. grew its holdings in Ryanair Holdings plc (NASDAQ:RYAAY - Free Report) by 64.8% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 148,320 shares of the transportation company's stock after purchasing an additional 58,305 shares during the period. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc.'s holdings in Ryanair were worth $6,465,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB increased its stake in Ryanair by 8.3% in the 4th quarter. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB now owns 3,369 shares of the transportation company's stock valued at $147,000 after buying an additional 259 shares during the period. Schechter Investment Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of Ryanair by 2.3% in the fourth quarter. Schechter Investment Advisors LLC now owns 11,584 shares of the transportation company's stock worth $505,000 after acquiring an additional 261 shares during the last quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Ryanair by 14.1% during the fourth quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 2,168 shares of the transportation company's stock worth $95,000 after acquiring an additional 268 shares in the last quarter. Virtu Financial LLC boosted its position in Ryanair by 9.1% during the third quarter. Virtu Financial LLC now owns 6,080 shares of the transportation company's stock valued at $275,000 after purchasing an additional 509 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Bleakley Financial Group LLC boosted its position in Ryanair by 2.6% during the fourth quarter. Bleakley Financial Group LLC now owns 23,061 shares of the transportation company's stock valued at $1,005,000 after purchasing an additional 585 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 43.66% of the company's stock.

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Analyst Ratings Changes

RYAAY has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. StockNews.com downgraded 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 report on Thursday. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, three have given a buy rating and three have assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $151.00.

Ryanair Stock Down 0.4 %

Shares of NASDAQ RYAAY traded down $0.16 during mid-day trading on Thursday, reaching $45.25. 899,783 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,599,864. The company's fifty day moving average is $46.24 and its two-hundred day moving average is $52.10. Ryanair Holdings plc has a fifty-two week low of $36.96 and a fifty-two week high of $60.29. 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 has a market cap of $24.13 billion, a PE ratio of 13.87, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.01 and a beta of 1.46.

Ryanair (NASDAQ:RYAAY - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Monday, February 3rd. The transportation company reported $0.29 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.09 by $0.20. Ryanair had a net margin of 12.14% and a return on equity of 21.46%. On average, analysts expect that Ryanair Holdings plc will post 3.09 earnings per share for the current year.

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.