Boston Partners Boosts Stock Position in Ryanair Holdings plc (NASDAQ:RYAAY)

Boston Partners grew its holdings in shares of Ryanair Holdings plc (NASDAQ:RYAAY - Free Report) by 3.7% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 559,231 shares of the transportation company's stock after purchasing an additional 19,976 shares during the period. Boston Partners owned approximately 0.10% of Ryanair worth $24,378,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in RYAAY. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA increased its stake in Ryanair by 188.4% during the 3rd quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 27,263,436 shares of the transportation company's stock valued at $1,231,762,000 after purchasing an additional 17,810,361 shares in the last quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC grew its holdings in shares of Ryanair by 169.7% during the third quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC now owns 6,305,368 shares of the transportation company's stock valued at $284,893,000 after buying an additional 3,967,436 shares during the last quarter. FMR LLC increased its position in shares of Ryanair by 35.3% in the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 8,734,646 shares of the transportation company's stock valued at $394,631,000 after acquiring an additional 2,279,679 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its stake in Ryanair by 145.6% in the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 3,779,187 shares of the transportation company's stock worth $170,744,000 after acquiring an additional 2,240,230 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Franklin Resources Inc. lifted its position in Ryanair by 142.2% during the 3rd quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 1,839,384 shares of the transportation company's stock worth $81,282,000 after acquiring an additional 1,079,920 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 43.66% of the company's stock.

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Ryanair Stock Performance

NASDAQ RYAAY traded down $0.60 on Tuesday, reaching $45.52. 933,551 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,600,440. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $46.04 and a 200-day moving average price of $52.67. The firm has a market cap of $24.28 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.95, a P/E/G ratio of 2.01 and a beta of 1.46. 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.

Ryanair (NASDAQ:RYAAY - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Monday, February 3rd. The transportation company reported $0.29 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%. Equities research analysts predict that Ryanair Holdings plc will post 3.09 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, StockNews.com lowered Ryanair from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Thursday, February 6th. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, two have issued a buy rating and three have given a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Ryanair presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $151.00.

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.