XTX Topco Ltd Has $735,000 Stock Holdings in Ryanair Holdings plc (NASDAQ:RYAAY)

XTX Topco Ltd grew its position in Ryanair Holdings plc (NASDAQ:RYAAY - Free Report) by 375.8% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 16,276 shares of the transportation company's stock after buying an additional 12,855 shares during the period. XTX Topco Ltd's holdings in Ryanair were worth $735,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA increased its holdings in 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 purchasing an additional 17,810,361 shares during the last quarter. Baillie Gifford & Co. raised its position in shares of Ryanair by 175.7% in the 3rd quarter. Baillie Gifford & Co. now owns 23,548,902 shares of the transportation company's stock valued at $1,063,939,000 after acquiring an additional 15,008,023 shares during the period. FMR LLC boosted its stake in Ryanair by 35.3% during the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 8,734,646 shares of the transportation company's stock worth $394,631,000 after acquiring an additional 2,279,679 shares during the last quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC boosted its stake in Ryanair by 169.7% during the 3rd quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC now owns 6,305,368 shares of the transportation company's stock worth $284,893,000 after acquiring an additional 3,967,436 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Metropolis Capital Ltd grew its holdings in Ryanair by 177.4% during the third quarter. Metropolis Capital Ltd now owns 4,006,107 shares of the transportation company's stock valued at $180,996,000 after purchasing an additional 2,562,066 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 43.66% of the company's stock.

Ryanair Stock Performance

Shares of RYAAY stock traded down $0.43 on Thursday, reaching $45.57. The stock had a trading volume of 861,857 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,581,037. Ryanair Holdings plc has a 12 month low of $36.96 and a 12 month high of $60.29. 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 firm has a market capitalization of $24.80 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.56, a P/E/G ratio of 2.69 and a beta of 1.51. The firm's 50-day moving average is $44.70 and its two-hundred day moving average is $86.84.

Ryanair (NASDAQ:RYAAY - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Monday, November 4th. The transportation company reported $2.82 earnings per share (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 business had revenue of $5.57 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $5.59 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $2.88 EPS. On average, research analysts expect that Ryanair Holdings plc will post 2.97 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

RYAAY has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. Sanford C. Bernstein decreased their target price on Ryanair from $149.00 to $147.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, August 29th. StockNews.com upgraded Ryanair from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, November 14th. Barclays upgraded shares of Ryanair from an "equal weight" rating to an "overweight" rating in a report on Friday, October 25th. Finally, UBS Group upgraded shares of Ryanair from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Monday, November 11th. Four investment 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. Based on data from MarketBeat, Ryanair presently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and a consensus target price of $154.67.

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.