Virtu Financial LLC Buys 4,003 Shares of Ryanair Holdings plc (NASDAQ:RYAAY)

Virtu Financial LLC boosted its stake in shares of Ryanair Holdings plc (NASDAQ:RYAAY) by 65.8% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 10,083 shares of the transportation company’s stock after purchasing an additional 4,003 shares during the quarter. Virtu Financial LLC’s holdings in Ryanair were worth $439,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. FMR LLC increased its position in shares of Ryanair by 35.3% during the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 8,734,646 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $394,631,000 after purchasing an additional 2,279,679 shares during the period. Janus Henderson Group PLC raised its stake in shares of Ryanair by 169.7% in the 3rd quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC now owns 6,305,368 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $284,893,000 after buying an additional 3,967,436 shares in the last quarter. Metropolis Capital Ltd lifted its holdings in shares of Ryanair by 14.7% during the 4th quarter. Metropolis Capital Ltd now owns 4,593,130 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $200,215,000 after acquiring an additional 587,023 shares during the period. Trinity Street Asset Management LLP boosted its position in shares of Ryanair by 6.0% during the 4th quarter. Trinity Street Asset Management LLP now owns 3,980,848 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $173,525,000 after acquiring an additional 225,098 shares in the last quarter. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its stake in Ryanair by 145.6% in the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 3,779,187 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $170,744,000 after acquiring an additional 2,240,230 shares during the period. 43.66% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Ryanair Trading Down 0.2 %

Shares of RYAAY stock opened at $45.41 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $24.22 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.92, a P/E/G ratio of 2.01 and a beta of 1.46. Ryanair Holdings plc has a 12-month low of $36.96 and a 12-month high of $60.29. The company has a quick ratio of 0.86, a current ratio of 0.86 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $46.16 and a 200 day moving average price of $52.15.

Ryanair (NASDAQ:RYAAY) last posted its earnings results 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 net margin of 12.14% and a return on equity of 21.46%. Research analysts forecast that Ryanair Holdings plc will post 3.09 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Separately, StockNews.com cut shares of Ryanair from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 6th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, two have assigned a buy rating and three have given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $151.00.

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.