Janney Montgomery Scott LLC Sells 369 Shares of Ryanair Holdings plc (NASDAQ:RYAAY)

Janney Montgomery Scott LLC trimmed its holdings in Ryanair Holdings plc (NASDAQ:RYAAY) by 1.9% in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 18,686 shares of the transportation company’s stock after selling 369 shares during the period. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC’s holdings in Ryanair were worth $815,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA grew its holdings in Ryanair by 188.4% during the third quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 27,263,436 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $1,231,762,000 after purchasing an additional 17,810,361 shares during the period. Baillie Gifford & Co. increased its holdings in shares of Ryanair by 175.7% in the 3rd quarter. Baillie Gifford & Co. now owns 23,548,902 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $1,063,939,000 after buying an additional 15,008,023 shares during the last quarter. FMR LLC increased its position in shares of Ryanair by 35.3% during the 3rd 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 last quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC lifted its holdings 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 worth $284,893,000 after acquiring an additional 3,967,436 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Metropolis Capital Ltd raised its holdings in shares of Ryanair by 177.4% in the third quarter. Metropolis Capital Ltd now owns 4,006,107 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $180,996,000 after buying an additional 2,562,066 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 43.66% of the company’s stock.

Ryanair Trading Down 0.1 %

Shares of RYAAY opened at $46.84 on Friday. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $44.63 and a 200 day moving average price of $66.05. The company has a current ratio of 0.86, a quick ratio of 0.86 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21. The firm has a market capitalization of $25.32 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.36, a P/E/G ratio of 2.09 and a beta of 1.50. Ryanair Holdings plc has a 12-month low of $36.96 and a 12-month high of $60.29.

Ryanair (NASDAQ:RYAAY) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Monday, February 3rd. The transportation company reported $0.29 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.09 by $0.20. Ryanair had a net margin of 12.14% and a return on equity of 21.46%. Sell-side analysts forecast that Ryanair Holdings plc will post 3.05 EPS for the current year.

Ryanair Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a — dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 10th. Stockholders of record on Friday, January 17th will be issued a $0.4677 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, January 17th. This represents a dividend yield of 4.2%. Ryanair’s payout ratio is currently 30.67%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

RYAAY has been the subject of a number of research reports. StockNews.com lowered Ryanair from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday. UBS Group raised Ryanair from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Monday, November 11th. Finally, Barclays upgraded 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 given a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average 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.