Sanctuary Advisors LLC Buys 26,349 Shares of Ryanair Holdings plc (NASDAQ:RYAAY)

Sanctuary Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Ryanair Holdings plc (NASDAQ:RYAAY - Free Report) by 171.6% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 41,708 shares of the transportation company's stock after acquiring an additional 26,349 shares during the quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC's holdings in Ryanair were worth $1,793,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Ridgewood Investments LLC bought a new stake in Ryanair during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $50,000. Paradigm Asset Management Co. LLC boosted its position in shares of Ryanair by 87.5% during the third quarter. Paradigm Asset Management Co. LLC now owns 750 shares of the transportation company's stock valued at $34,000 after purchasing an additional 350 shares in the last quarter. Signaturefd LLC grew its stake in Ryanair by 153.1% in the third quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 891 shares of the transportation company's stock worth $40,000 after purchasing an additional 539 shares during the period. GAMMA Investing LLC raised its holdings in Ryanair by 261.5% in the third quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 893 shares of the transportation company's stock worth $40,000 after purchasing an additional 646 shares in the last quarter. Finally, TD Private Client Wealth LLC lifted its position in Ryanair by 148.6% during the third quarter. TD Private Client Wealth LLC now owns 1,186 shares of the transportation company's stock valued at $54,000 after buying an additional 709 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 43.66% of the company's stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

RYAAY has been the subject of several research reports. Sanford C. Bernstein decreased their price target on shares of Ryanair from $149.00 to $147.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, August 29th. Barclays raised shares of Ryanair from an "equal weight" rating to an "overweight" rating in a research note on Friday, October 25th. UBS Group raised Ryanair from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Monday, November 11th. Finally, StockNews.com raised Ryanair from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, November 14th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, three have issued a buy rating and three have assigned a strong buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Ryanair presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $151.00.

Ryanair Stock Up 0.5 %

Shares of RYAAY stock traded up $0.21 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $44.70. The company's stock had a trading volume of 1,081,124 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,569,660. The stock has a market cap of $24.23 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.90, a PEG ratio of 2.62 and a beta of 1.51. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.22, a quick ratio of 0.81 and a current ratio of 0.81. Ryanair Holdings plc has a 52-week low of $36.96 and a 52-week high of $60.29. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $44.92 and a 200 day moving average price of $83.89.

Ryanair (NASDAQ:RYAAY - Get Free Report) last issued its 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 business had revenue of $5.57 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $5.59 billion. Ryanair had a return on equity of 19.92% and a net margin of 11.38%. During the same period last year, the firm posted $2.88 EPS. Research analysts predict that Ryanair Holdings plc will post 2.97 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Ryanair Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a -- dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 10th. Shareholders of record on Friday, January 17th will be given a $0.4677 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, January 17th. This represents a yield of 4.2%. 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.