Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt SYS Acquires 6,894 Shares of Ryanair Holdings plc (NASDAQ:RYAAY)

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt SYS lifted its holdings in Ryanair Holdings plc (NASDAQ:RYAAY - Free Report) by 1.7% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 411,634 shares of the transportation company's stock after acquiring an additional 6,894 shares during the quarter. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt SYS owned 0.08% of Ryanair worth $17,943,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. bought a new position in Ryanair during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $4,067,000. Primecap Management Co. CA grew its holdings in shares of Ryanair by 148.5% in the third quarter. Primecap Management Co. CA now owns 1,068,250 shares of the transportation company's stock worth $48,264,000 after purchasing an additional 638,350 shares during the last quarter. Stifel Financial Corp grew its holdings in shares of Ryanair by 146.8% in the third quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 51,656 shares of the transportation company's stock worth $2,334,000 after purchasing an additional 30,723 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Ryanair by 171.6% in the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 656,244 shares of the transportation company's stock worth $29,649,000 after buying an additional 414,595 shares during the period. Finally, Advisors Asset Management Inc. raised its holdings in Ryanair by 182.1% during the 3rd quarter. Advisors Asset Management Inc. now owns 2,217 shares of the transportation company's stock valued at $100,000 after buying an additional 1,431 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 43.66% of the company's stock.

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Ryanair Trading Down 1.3 %

NASDAQ RYAAY traded down $0.60 during trading on Tuesday, hitting $45.52. The company had a trading volume of 933,551 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,600,440. The company's fifty day moving average is $46.04 and its 200-day moving average is $52.67. Ryanair Holdings plc has a one year low of $36.96 and a one year high of $60.29. The company has a current ratio of 0.86, a quick ratio of 0.86 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21. The company has a market cap of $24.28 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.95, 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 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping 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, sell-side analysts predict that Ryanair Holdings plc will post 3.09 earnings per share for the current year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Separately, StockNews.com lowered shares of Ryanair from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Thursday, February 6th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, two have given a buy rating and three have assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently 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.