Brokerages Set Ryanair Holdings plc (NASDAQ:RYAAY) Target Price at $154.67

Shares of Ryanair Holdings plc (NASDAQ:RYAAY - Get Free Report) have earned a consensus rating of "Buy" from the ten brokerages that are currently covering the firm, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, two have given a buy rating and four have given a strong buy rating to the company. The average 12-month target price among analysts that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $154.67.

Several research firms have weighed in on RYAAY. UBS Group raised Ryanair from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Monday, November 11th. StockNews.com upgraded shares of Ryanair from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, November 14th. Barclays upgraded shares of Ryanair from an "equal weight" rating to an "overweight" rating in a report on Friday, October 25th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein cut their target price on shares of Ryanair from $149.00 to $147.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, August 29th.

Ryanair Price Performance

Shares of Ryanair stock traded up $0.36 during midday trading on Tuesday, reaching $46.27. The company had a trading volume of 1,100,626 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,586,813. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $44.60 and a 200 day simple moving average of $87.66. Ryanair has a 1-year low of $36.96 and a 1-year high of $60.29. The company has a current ratio of 0.81, a quick ratio of 0.81 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.22. The company has a market capitalization of $25.18 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.42, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.69 and a beta of 1.51.

Ryanair (NASDAQ:RYAAY - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday, November 4th. The transportation company reported $2.82 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $2.91 by ($0.09). Ryanair had a return on equity of 19.92% and a net margin of 11.38%. The firm had revenue of $5.57 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $5.59 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $2.88 earnings per share. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Ryanair will post 2.97 earnings per share for the current year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Ryanair

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Paradigm Asset Management Co. LLC increased its holdings in shares of Ryanair by 87.5% during the 3rd quarter. Paradigm Asset Management Co. LLC now owns 750 shares of the transportation company's stock worth $34,000 after acquiring an additional 350 shares during the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its stake in shares of Ryanair by 261.5% during the 3rd quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 893 shares of the transportation company's stock worth $40,000 after buying an additional 646 shares during the last quarter. Signaturefd LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Ryanair by 153.1% during the 3rd quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 891 shares of the transportation company's stock worth $40,000 after buying an additional 539 shares during the period. Ridgewood Investments LLC bought a new position in Ryanair in the 2nd quarter valued at about $50,000. Finally, TD Private Client Wealth LLC lifted its position in Ryanair by 148.6% during the third quarter. TD Private Client Wealth LLC now owns 1,186 shares of the transportation company's stock worth $54,000 after acquiring an additional 709 shares during the last quarter. 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.