Ryanair (NASDAQ:RYAAY) Lowered to “Hold” Rating by StockNews.com

StockNews.com lowered shares of Ryanair (NASDAQ:RYAAY) from a buy rating to a hold rating in a research report released on Tuesday.

A number of other equities analysts have also recently issued reports on the stock. UBS Group upgraded shares of Ryanair from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Monday, November 11th. Barclays upgraded shares of Ryanair from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, October 25th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, two have issued a buy rating and three have assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $151.00.

Ryanair Stock Up 3.0 %

RYAAY stock opened at $48.18 on Tuesday. Ryanair has a twelve month low of $36.96 and a twelve month high of $60.29. The company has a quick ratio of 0.81, a current ratio of 0.86 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21. The company has a market cap of $26.04 billion, a PE ratio of 14.77, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.10 and a beta of 1.50. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $44.26 and its 200 day simple moving average is $68.52.

Ryanair (NASDAQ:RYAAY) last released its quarterly earnings data on Monday, February 3rd. The transportation company reported $0.29 earnings per share (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, research analysts anticipate that Ryanair will post 3.05 earnings per share for the current year.

Ryanair Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a — dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 10th. Shareholders of record on Friday, January 17th will be paid a dividend of $0.4677 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, January 17th. This represents a yield of 4.2%. Ryanair’s dividend payout ratio is 30.66%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Paradigm Asset Management Co. LLC increased its holdings in Ryanair by 87.5% during the 3rd quarter. Paradigm Asset Management Co. LLC now owns 750 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $34,000 after purchasing an additional 350 shares in the last quarter. Signaturefd LLC increased its stake in shares of Ryanair by 153.1% in the third quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 891 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $40,000 after buying an additional 539 shares in the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC raised its holdings in shares of Ryanair by 261.5% in the third quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 893 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $40,000 after buying an additional 646 shares during the last quarter. R Squared Ltd acquired a new position in Ryanair during the 4th quarter worth about $42,000. Finally, Pinnacle Bancorp Inc. grew its holdings in Ryanair by 150.0% during the 4th quarter. Pinnacle Bancorp Inc. now owns 1,075 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $47,000 after acquiring an additional 645 shares during the last quarter. 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.