Stifel Financial Corp Buys 30,723 Shares of Ryanair Holdings plc (NASDAQ:RYAAY)

Stifel Financial Corp raised its holdings in Ryanair Holdings plc (NASDAQ:RYAAY - Free Report) by 146.8% during the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 51,656 shares of the transportation company's stock after buying an additional 30,723 shares during the period. Stifel Financial Corp's holdings in Ryanair were worth $2,334,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in RYAAY. Mackenzie Financial Corp grew its holdings in Ryanair by 826.7% during the second quarter. Mackenzie Financial Corp now owns 621,773 shares of the transportation company's stock valued at $72,399,000 after purchasing an additional 554,680 shares during the period. Scientech Research LLC grew its position in shares of Ryanair by 306.5% in the second quarter. Scientech Research LLC now owns 7,260 shares of the transportation company's stock valued at $845,000 after purchasing an additional 5,474 shares in the last quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC lifted its holdings in Ryanair by 149.1% during the 3rd quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 19,055 shares of the transportation company's stock worth $861,000 after purchasing an additional 11,404 shares in the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. purchased a new position in Ryanair during the 3rd quarter valued at about $4,067,000. Finally, Natixis Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of Ryanair by 12.4% in the third quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC now owns 393,030 shares of the transportation company's stock valued at $17,757,000 after acquiring an additional 43,449 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 43.66% of the company's stock.

Ryanair Stock Performance

Ryanair stock traded up $0.37 during trading on Thursday, reaching $44.49. The company had a trading volume of 1,264,313 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,571,654. The firm has a market capitalization of $24.11 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.83, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.62 and a beta of 1.51. 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 firm's 50-day simple moving average is $44.90 and its 200 day simple moving average is $84.17. 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 quarterly earnings data 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 net margin of 11.38% and a return on equity of 19.92%. The firm had revenue of $5.57 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $5.59 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $2.88 earnings per share. Sell-side analysts forecast that Ryanair Holdings plc will post 2.97 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Ryanair Dividend Announcement

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

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts have recently issued reports on RYAAY shares. Sanford C. Bernstein cut their price objective on Ryanair from $149.00 to $147.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a report on Thursday, August 29th. StockNews.com raised shares of Ryanair from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, November 14th. UBS Group raised shares of Ryanair from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Monday, November 11th. Finally, Barclays raised Ryanair from an "equal weight" rating to an "overweight" rating in a research note on Friday, October 25th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, three have assigned a buy rating and three have assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Ryanair has an average 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.