Ryanair Holdings plc (NASDAQ:RYAAY) Receives $151.00 Consensus Target Price from Analysts

Shares of Ryanair Holdings plc (NASDAQ:RYAAY) have received an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the nine research firms that are presently covering the stock, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation, two have assigned a buy recommendation and three have issued a strong buy recommendation on the company. The average 12-month target price among brokerages that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $151.00.

Separately, StockNews.com lowered Ryanair from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 6th.

Ryanair Price Performance

Shares of Ryanair stock opened at $46.12 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of $24.60 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.14, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.01 and a beta of 1.46. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $46.04 and its 200-day simple moving average is $52.67. Ryanair has a twelve month low of $36.96 and a twelve month high of $60.29. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21, a quick ratio of 0.86 and a current ratio of 0.86.

Ryanair (NASDAQ:RYAAY) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Monday, February 3rd. The transportation company reported $0.29 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.09 by $0.20. Ryanair had a net margin of 12.14% and a return on equity of 21.46%. As a group, research analysts expect that Ryanair will post 3.09 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio raised its holdings in shares of Ryanair by 350.6% in the fourth quarter. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio now owns 58,269 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $2,540,000 after buying an additional 45,337 shares during the last quarter. Vise Technologies Inc. bought a new position in shares of Ryanair in the fourth quarter worth about $258,000. Arrowpoint Investment Partners Singapore Pte. Ltd. bought a new position in shares of Ryanair in the fourth quarter worth about $669,000. Waverly Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Ryanair during the fourth quarter worth approximately $204,000. Finally, Vident Advisory LLC grew its stake in shares of Ryanair by 2.4% during the fourth quarter. Vident Advisory LLC now owns 10,006 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $436,000 after purchasing an additional 230 shares during the last quarter. 43.66% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Ryanair Company 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.