Ryanair Holdings plc (NASDAQ:RYAAY) Receives $147.00 Consensus PT from Brokerages

Shares of Ryanair Holdings plc (NASDAQ:RYAAY) have been assigned an average rating of “Buy” from the eight brokerages that are covering the stock, Marketbeat.com reports. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, three have issued a buy rating and three have issued a strong buy rating on the company. The average 1-year price objective among analysts that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $147.00.

Several research analysts have recently weighed in on RYAAY shares. StockNews.com lowered shares of Ryanair from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, February 6th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft upgraded shares of Ryanair from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, March 27th.

Ryanair Price Performance

Ryanair stock opened at $49.85 on Friday. Ryanair has a 12-month low of $36.96 and a 12-month high of $52.11. The stock has a market capitalization of $26.52 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.28, a P/E/G ratio of 2.01 and a beta of 1.37. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $45.83 and its two-hundred day moving average is $45.28. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21, a current ratio of 0.86 and a quick ratio of 0.86.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of RYAAY. Capital International Investors raised its stake in shares of Ryanair by 6.1% during the fourth quarter. Capital International Investors now owns 38,800,258 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $1,691,536,000 after purchasing an additional 2,231,153 shares during the period. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA increased its stake in shares of Ryanair by 4.4% in the first quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 29,324,514 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $1,242,480,000 after buying an additional 1,233,059 shares during the last quarter. Brave Warrior Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of Ryanair by 9.8% in the fourth quarter. Brave Warrior Advisors LLC now owns 5,604,258 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $244,290,000 after buying an additional 500,239 shares during the last quarter. Metropolis Capital Ltd increased its stake in shares of Ryanair by 3.5% in the first quarter. Metropolis Capital Ltd now owns 4,753,672 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $201,413,000 after buying an additional 160,542 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Trinity Street Asset Management LLP increased its stake 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 worth $173,525,000 after buying an additional 225,098 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 43.66% of the company’s stock.

About Ryanair

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.