Analysts Set Ryanair Holdings plc (NASDAQ:RYAAY) Target Price at $151.00

Ryanair Holdings plc (NASDAQ:RYAAY) has earned an average rating of “Moderate Buy” from the nine brokerages that are covering the company, MarketBeat reports. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation, two have assigned a buy recommendation and three have assigned a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average 1 year target price among analysts that have covered the stock in the last year is $151.00.

A number of research firms recently weighed in on RYAAY. UBS Group upgraded Ryanair from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Monday, November 11th. StockNews.com lowered shares of Ryanair from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, February 6th.

Institutional Trading of Ryanair

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of RYAAY. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Ryanair by 149.1% during the 3rd quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 19,055 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $861,000 after buying an additional 11,404 shares in the last quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC lifted its position in Ryanair by 12.4% during the 3rd quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC now owns 393,030 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $17,757,000 after acquiring an additional 43,449 shares during the period. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. bought a new stake in Ryanair during the third quarter worth about $4,067,000. Primecap Management Co. CA grew its holdings in Ryanair by 148.5% in the third quarter. Primecap Management Co. CA now owns 1,068,250 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $48,264,000 after purchasing an additional 638,350 shares during the period. Finally, Stifel Financial Corp increased its stake in shares of Ryanair by 146.8% during the third quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 51,656 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $2,334,000 after purchasing an additional 30,723 shares in the last quarter. 43.66% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Ryanair Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:RYAAY opened at $45.60 on Friday. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $44.69 and its 200-day moving average price is $60.52. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21, a current ratio of 0.86 and a quick ratio of 0.86. The firm has a market capitalization of $24.65 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.98, a PEG ratio of 2.01 and a beta of 1.50. Ryanair has a one year low of $36.96 and a one year high of $60.29.

Ryanair (NASDAQ:RYAAY) last released its earnings results on Monday, February 3rd. The transportation company reported $0.29 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.09 by $0.20. Ryanair had a return on equity of 21.46% and a net margin of 12.14%. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that Ryanair will post 3.09 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Ryanair Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a — dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 10th. Shareholders of record on Friday, January 17th will be issued a $0.4677 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, January 17th. This represents a yield of 4.2%. Ryanair’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 30.67%.

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.