Ryanair Holdings PLC $RYAAY Shares Sold by Boston Partners

Boston Partners lessened its position in Ryanair Holdings PLC (NASDAQ:RYAAY) by 9.6% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 423,449 shares of the transportation company’s stock after selling 44,809 shares during the quarter. Boston Partners owned about 0.08% of Ryanair worth $24,420,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. CWM LLC increased its stake in Ryanair by 39.8% during the first quarter. CWM LLC now owns 1,191 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $50,000 after acquiring an additional 339 shares during the last quarter. Avantax Advisory Services Inc. grew its stake in shares of Ryanair by 2.6% in the first quarter. Avantax Advisory Services Inc. now owns 8,094 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $343,000 after acquiring an additional 206 shares in the last quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers grew its stake in Ryanair by 36.2% during the 1st quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 18,481 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $783,000 after purchasing an additional 4,909 shares in the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC grew its position in shares of Ryanair by 9.1% during the first quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 54,247 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $2,298,000 after buying an additional 4,504 shares in the last quarter. Finally, XTX Topco Ltd increased its position in shares of Ryanair by 169.3% in the 1st quarter. XTX Topco Ltd now owns 13,972 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $592,000 after purchasing an additional 8,783 shares during the last quarter. 43.66% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

RYAAY has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. Royal Bank Of Canada restated an “outperform” rating on shares of Ryanair in a research note on Tuesday, November 4th. Citigroup restated a “buy” rating on shares of Ryanair in a research note on Thursday, October 23rd. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of Ryanair in a research note on Monday. Zacks Research downgraded Ryanair from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, September 22nd. Finally, Morgan Stanley started coverage on Ryanair in a research report on Wednesday, October 15th. They set an “overweight” rating for the company. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have issued a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $76.00.

Ryanair Price Performance

RYAAY stock opened at $68.40 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.66, a current ratio of 0.66 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.02. The stock has a market capitalization of $35.99 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.06, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.66 and a beta of 1.39. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $61.58 and its 200-day simple moving average is $59.95. Ryanair Holdings PLC has a 52-week low of $38.52 and a 52-week high of $68.68.

Ryanair (NASDAQ:RYAAY) last issued its earnings results on Monday, November 3rd. The transportation company reported $3.76 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.62 by $0.14. Ryanair had a return on equity of 27.91% and a net margin of 14.42%.The firm had revenue of $6.41 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $5.44 billion. Equities research analysts expect that Ryanair Holdings PLC will post 3.09 EPS for the current year.

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.