Rothschild & Co Wealth Management UK Ltd Increases Stake in Ryanair Holdings plc (NASDAQ:RYAAY)

Rothschild & Co Wealth Management UK Ltd lifted its position in shares of Ryanair Holdings plc (NASDAQ:RYAAY) by 3.1% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 2,544,142 shares of the transportation company’s stock after purchasing an additional 76,198 shares during the quarter. Ryanair comprises 1.9% of Rothschild & Co Wealth Management UK Ltd’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 11th biggest holding. Rothschild & Co Wealth Management UK Ltd’s holdings in Ryanair were worth $110,899,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Mackenzie Financial Corp boosted its stake in Ryanair by 826.7% during the second quarter. Mackenzie Financial Corp now owns 621,773 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $72,399,000 after buying an additional 554,680 shares during the last quarter. Scientech Research LLC raised its stake in Ryanair by 306.5% in the 2nd quarter. Scientech Research LLC now owns 7,260 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $845,000 after acquiring an additional 5,474 shares during the last quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC raised its stake 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 during the last quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Ryanair by 12.4% in the 3rd quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC now owns 393,030 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $17,757,000 after buying an additional 43,449 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Ryanair during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $4,067,000. 43.66% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of analysts have issued reports on RYAAY shares. Barclays raised Ryanair from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, October 25th. UBS Group upgraded Ryanair from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Monday, November 11th. Finally, StockNews.com raised shares of Ryanair from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 14th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, three have issued a buy rating and three have given a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $151.00.

Ryanair Price Performance

NASDAQ RYAAY opened at $44.19 on Thursday. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $44.10 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $71.27. The company has a current ratio of 0.81, a quick ratio of 0.81 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.22. The stock has a market cap of $23.88 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.73, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.96 and a beta of 1.50. Ryanair Holdings plc has a 52 week low of $36.96 and a 52 week high of $60.29.

Ryanair (NASDAQ:RYAAY) last released its earnings results on Monday, November 4th. The transportation company reported $2.82 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 company earned $2.88 earnings per share. Analysts forecast that Ryanair Holdings plc will post 2.96 EPS for the current year.

Ryanair Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a — dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 10th. Investors of record on Friday, January 17th will be paid a $0.4677 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, January 17th. This represents a yield of 4.2%. Ryanair’s payout ratio is presently 33.33%.

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.