Ryanair Holdings plc (NASDAQ:RYAAY - Get Free Report) saw strong trading volume on Monday . 529,836 shares were traded during trading, a decline of 11% from the previous session's volume of 594,978 shares.The stock last traded at $43.03 and had previously closed at $42.75.
Analyst Ratings Changes
RYAAY has been the subject of several recent research reports. StockNews.com raised Ryanair from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, November 14th. Barclays upgraded shares of Ryanair from an "equal weight" rating to an "overweight" rating in a research note on Friday, October 25th. Finally, UBS Group upgraded shares of Ryanair from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Monday, November 11th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, three have given a buy rating and three have issued a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $151.00.
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Ryanair Trading Up 0.9 %
The company has a quick ratio of 0.81, a current ratio of 0.81 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.22. The business's fifty day moving average is $44.71 and its 200 day moving average is $77.44. The stock has a market cap of $23.38 billion, a PE ratio of 14.38, a P/E/G ratio of 2.62 and a beta of 1.50.
Ryanair (NASDAQ:RYAAY - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Monday, November 4th. The transportation company reported $2.82 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $2.91 by ($0.09). The firm had revenue of $5.57 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $5.59 billion. Ryanair had a return on equity of 19.92% and a net margin of 11.38%. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $2.88 EPS. As a group, analysts predict that Ryanair Holdings plc will post 2.97 earnings per share for the current year.
Ryanair Announces Dividend
The company also recently declared a -- dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 10th. Stockholders of record on Friday, January 17th will be paid a dividend of $0.4677 per share. This represents a dividend yield of 4.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, January 17th. Ryanair's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 33.33%.
Institutional Trading of Ryanair
Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of RYAAY. Gallacher Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Ryanair by 4.1% during the second quarter. Gallacher Capital Management LLC now owns 3,796 shares of the transportation company's stock valued at $442,000 after acquiring an additional 150 shares during the last quarter. Paradigm Asset Management Co. LLC boosted 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 during the last quarter. Virtu Financial LLC grew its holdings in shares of Ryanair by 9.1% during the third quarter. Virtu Financial LLC now owns 6,080 shares of the transportation company's stock worth $275,000 after buying an additional 509 shares in the last quarter. Signaturefd LLC grew its holdings in shares of Ryanair by 153.1% during the third quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 891 shares of the transportation company's stock worth $40,000 after buying an additional 539 shares in the last quarter. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC raised its position in shares of Ryanair by 261.5% in the third quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 893 shares of the transportation company's stock valued at $40,000 after buying an additional 646 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 43.66% of the company's stock.
About Ryanair
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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.
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