Ryanair Holdings plc (NASDAQ:RYAAY) Receives Average Recommendation of "Moderate Buy" from Brokerages

Shares of Ryanair Holdings plc (NASDAQ:RYAAY - Get Free Report) have earned an average recommendation of "Moderate Buy" from the nine brokerages that are presently covering the firm, MarketBeat.com reports. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation, two have given a buy recommendation and three have assigned a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average twelve-month price target among analysts that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $151.00.

Separately, StockNews.com downgraded Ryanair from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Thursday, February 6th.

Ryanair Stock Performance

NASDAQ RYAAY traded down $0.68 during trading on Thursday, reaching $46.18. The company's stock had a trading volume of 1,095,972 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,603,222. The business's fifty day moving average price is $45.96 and its 200-day moving average price is $53.53. Ryanair has a twelve month low of $36.96 and a twelve month 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 firm has a market cap of $24.63 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.16, a P/E/G ratio of 2.01 and a beta of 1.46.

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Ryanair (NASDAQ:RYAAY - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Monday, February 3rd. The transportation company reported $0.29 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating 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%. As a group, analysts anticipate that Ryanair will post 3.09 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Trading of Ryanair

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Vident Advisory LLC boosted its stake in Ryanair by 2.4% in the 4th quarter. Vident Advisory LLC now owns 10,006 shares of the transportation company's stock worth $436,000 after buying an additional 230 shares during the last quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of Ryanair by 32.9% in the fourth quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 954 shares of the transportation company's stock worth $42,000 after acquiring an additional 236 shares during the last quarter. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB grew its holdings in Ryanair by 8.3% in 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 during the period. Schechter Investment Advisors LLC increased its position 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. raised its stake in 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 purchasing an additional 268 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 43.66% of the company's stock.

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.