Thompson Siegel & Walmsley LLC Buys 678,535 Shares of Ryanair Holdings plc (NASDAQ:RYAAY)

Thompson Siegel & Walmsley LLC boosted its stake in shares of Ryanair Holdings plc (NASDAQ:RYAAY - Free Report) by 218.9% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 988,490 shares of the transportation company's stock after purchasing an additional 678,535 shares during the quarter. Thompson Siegel & Walmsley LLC owned about 0.18% of Ryanair worth $43,088,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in RYAAY. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA boosted its position in shares of Ryanair by 188.4% in the third 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 acquiring an additional 17,810,361 shares during the period. FMR LLC boosted its position in shares of Ryanair by 35.3% in the third 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. Janus Henderson Group PLC boosted its position in shares of Ryanair by 169.7% in 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 acquiring an additional 3,967,436 shares during the period. Metropolis Capital Ltd boosted its position in shares of Ryanair by 14.7% in the fourth quarter. Metropolis Capital Ltd now owns 4,593,130 shares of the transportation company's stock valued at $200,215,000 after acquiring an additional 587,023 shares during the period. Finally, Trinity Street Asset Management LLP boosted its position in shares of Ryanair by 6.0% in the fourth quarter. Trinity Street Asset Management LLP now owns 3,980,848 shares of the transportation company's stock valued at $173,525,000 after acquiring an additional 225,098 shares during the period. 43.66% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Ryanair Trading Down 1.0 %

RYAAY opened at $46.43 on Thursday. Ryanair Holdings plc has a twelve month low of $36.96 and a twelve month high of $60.29. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $45.49 and a 200 day simple moving average of $56.59. The company has a quick ratio of 0.86, a current ratio of 0.86 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21. The stock has a market capitalization of $25.09 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.23, a P/E/G ratio of 2.01 and a beta of 1.46.

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Ryanair (NASDAQ:RYAAY - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Monday, February 3rd. The transportation company reported $0.29 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.09 by $0.20. Ryanair had a return on equity of 21.46% and a net margin of 12.14%. Analysts predict that Ryanair Holdings plc will post 3.09 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Separately, StockNews.com cut shares of Ryanair from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Thursday, February 6th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, two have assigned a buy rating and three have given 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 price target of $151.00.

Ryanair 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.

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