Natixis Advisors LLC Acquires 43,449 Shares of Ryanair Holdings plc (NASDAQ:RYAAY)

Natixis Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Ryanair Holdings plc (NASDAQ:RYAAY - Free Report) by 12.4% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 393,030 shares of the transportation company's stock after purchasing an additional 43,449 shares during the period. Natixis Advisors LLC owned 0.07% of Ryanair worth $17,757,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of RYAAY. Advisors Asset Management Inc. bought a new stake in Ryanair during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $50,000. Capital Group Investment Management PTE. LTD. boosted its position in shares of Ryanair by 20.8% in the first quarter. Capital Group Investment Management PTE. LTD. now owns 24,021 shares of the transportation company's stock valued at $3,497,000 after acquiring an additional 4,144 shares during the period. Capital Group Private Client Services Inc. grew its stake in shares of Ryanair by 14.4% in the first quarter. Capital Group Private Client Services Inc. now owns 339,595 shares of the transportation company's stock worth $49,442,000 after acquiring an additional 42,864 shares during the last quarter. Capital International Investors increased its position in Ryanair by 34.9% during the first quarter. Capital International Investors now owns 14,422,006 shares of the transportation company's stock worth $2,099,700,000 after acquiring an additional 3,734,770 shares during the period. Finally, Capital International Inc. CA raised its stake in Ryanair by 30.2% during the 1st quarter. Capital International Inc. CA now owns 897,403 shares of the transportation company's stock valued at $130,653,000 after purchasing an additional 207,988 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 43.66% of the company's stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities analysts recently issued reports on RYAAY shares. Barclays upgraded Ryanair from an "equal weight" rating to an "overweight" rating in a research note on Friday, October 25th. Citigroup upgraded Ryanair to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Friday, August 2nd. Sanford C. Bernstein decreased their price target on shares of Ryanair from $149.00 to $147.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, August 29th. StockNews.com upgraded shares of Ryanair from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, November 14th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group upgraded shares of Ryanair to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Friday, August 9th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, three have assigned a buy rating and four have issued a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Ryanair has an average rating of "Buy" and an average target price of $154.67.

Ryanair Price Performance

Shares of RYAAY traded down $0.77 during trading hours on Wednesday, hitting $44.25. The stock had a trading volume of 1,283,019 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,612,415. The stock has a market capitalization of $24.08 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.01, a P/E/G ratio of 2.59 and a beta of 1.54. 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 company's fifty day moving average is $62.23 and its two-hundred day moving average is $95.92. Ryanair Holdings plc has a 52 week low of $36.96 and a 52 week high of $60.29.

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

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.