Ryanair Holdings plc (NASDAQ:RYAAY) Shares Bought by Blue Trust Inc.

Blue Trust Inc. lifted its position in shares of Ryanair Holdings plc (NASDAQ:RYAAY) by 66.1% in the 2nd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 1,596 shares of the transportation company’s stock after acquiring an additional 635 shares during the period. Blue Trust Inc.’s holdings in Ryanair were worth $186,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the business. Capital World Investors lifted its position in shares of Ryanair by 90.8% in the fourth quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 9,294,414 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $1,239,503,000 after acquiring an additional 4,424,400 shares in the last quarter. Capital International Investors lifted its holdings in Ryanair by 34.9% in the 1st quarter. Capital International Investors now owns 14,422,006 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $2,099,700,000 after purchasing an additional 3,734,770 shares in the last quarter. Metropolis Capital Ltd boosted its stake in shares of Ryanair by 93.0% during the 1st quarter. Metropolis Capital Ltd now owns 1,083,124 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $157,692,000 after purchasing an additional 521,913 shares during the last quarter. Fiduciary Management Inc. WI raised its position in shares of Ryanair by 58.7% in the fourth quarter. Fiduciary Management Inc. WI now owns 1,065,800 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $142,135,000 after buying an additional 394,300 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Hudson Edge Investment Partners Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Ryanair during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $39,301,000. 43.66% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Ryanair Stock Performance

Ryanair stock opened at $102.64 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.32, a quick ratio of 0.93 and a current ratio of 0.93. Ryanair Holdings plc has a one year low of $87.18 and a one year high of $150.73. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $110.51 and its 200 day moving average price is $127.50. The firm has a market capitalization of $23.17 billion, a PE ratio of 11.25, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.32 and a beta of 1.55.

Ryanair (NASDAQ:RYAAY) last announced its earnings results on Monday, July 22nd. The transportation company reported $1.69 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $2.89 by ($1.20). Ryanair had a net margin of 12.07% and a return on equity of 20.43%. The firm had revenue of $3.90 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.32 billion. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Ryanair Holdings plc will post 7.95 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Ryanair Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently announced a Variable dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 26th. Stockholders of record on Friday, August 9th will be paid a dividend of $0.692 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, September 13th. This represents a dividend yield of 1.8%. Ryanair’s dividend payout ratio is presently 20.50%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities research analysts have recently commented on the company. Hsbc Global Res raised Ryanair to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, July 12th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft downgraded shares of Ryanair from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, May 24th. Barclays cut shares of Ryanair from an “overweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Friday, June 21st. The Goldman Sachs Group upgraded shares of Ryanair to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Friday, August 9th. Finally, UBS Group downgraded shares of Ryanair from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, June 20th. Seven investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Ryanair has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $158.50.

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.