Ryanair Holdings plc (NASDAQ:RYAAY) Receives Consensus Rating of "Moderate Buy" from Analysts

Shares of Ryanair Holdings plc (NASDAQ:RYAAY - Get Free Report) have been assigned a consensus recommendation of "Moderate Buy" from the nine ratings firms that are presently covering the stock, MarketBeat.com reports. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation, two have issued a buy recommendation and three have issued a strong buy recommendation on the company. The average 1 year target price among brokers that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $151.00.

A number of analysts have recently issued reports on RYAAY shares. Barclays upgraded Ryanair from an "equal weight" rating to an "overweight" rating in a research report on Friday, October 25th. StockNews.com upgraded shares of Ryanair from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, November 14th. Finally, UBS Group upgraded shares of Ryanair from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Monday, November 11th.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of RYAAY. Gallacher Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in Ryanair by 4.1% in the second quarter. Gallacher Capital Management LLC now owns 3,796 shares of the transportation company's stock valued at $442,000 after buying an additional 150 shares in the last quarter. Paradigm Asset Management Co. LLC raised its stake 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 purchasing an additional 350 shares in the last quarter. Virtu Financial LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Ryanair by 9.1% in the 3rd quarter. Virtu Financial LLC now owns 6,080 shares of the transportation company's stock valued at $275,000 after buying an additional 509 shares during the last quarter. Signaturefd LLC grew its stake in shares of Ryanair by 153.1% in the third quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 891 shares of the transportation company's stock valued at $40,000 after buying an additional 539 shares in the last quarter. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC increased its holdings in Ryanair by 261.5% during the third 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. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 43.66% of the company's stock.

Ryanair Stock Performance

NASDAQ:RYAAY traded down $0.16 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $42.75. The stock had a trading volume of 869,625 shares, compared to its average volume of 723,912. The stock has a market capitalization of $23.17 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.25, a PEG ratio of 2.62 and a beta of 1.50. Ryanair has a 1-year low of $36.96 and a 1-year high of $60.29. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.22, a current ratio of 0.81 and a quick ratio of 0.81. The firm's fifty day simple moving average is $44.71 and its 200-day simple moving average is $78.00.

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

Ryanair Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a -- dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 10th. Shareholders of record on Friday, January 17th will be paid a $0.4677 dividend. This represents a yield of 4.2%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, January 17th. Ryanair's payout ratio is 33.33%.

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.