Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB Acquires New Holdings in Ryanair Holdings plc (NASDAQ:RYAAY)

Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB bought a new position in Ryanair Holdings plc (NASDAQ:RYAAY) in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 3,110 shares of the transportation company’s stock, valued at approximately $141,000.

Other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Gallacher Capital Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Ryanair by 4.1% during the second quarter. Gallacher Capital Management LLC now owns 3,796 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $442,000 after purchasing an additional 150 shares in the last quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc. increased its stake in Ryanair by 0.8% during the 2nd quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc. now owns 25,237 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $2,939,000 after buying an additional 212 shares during the period. Paradigm Asset Management Co. LLC raised its position in shares of Ryanair by 87.5% during the 3rd quarter. Paradigm Asset Management Co. LLC now owns 750 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $34,000 after buying an additional 350 shares in the last quarter. Ridgewood Investments LLC bought a new stake in shares of Ryanair during the 2nd quarter worth about $50,000. Finally, Virtu Financial LLC lifted its stake in shares of Ryanair by 9.1% in the 3rd quarter. Virtu Financial LLC now owns 6,080 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $275,000 after acquiring an additional 509 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 43.66% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several brokerages recently commented on RYAAY. Barclays raised Ryanair from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, October 25th. Sanford C. Bernstein cut their price objective on Ryanair from $149.00 to $147.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, August 29th. StockNews.com raised Ryanair from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 14th. Finally, UBS Group raised shares of Ryanair from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Monday, November 11th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, three have assigned a buy rating and three have issued a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Ryanair currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $151.00.

Ryanair Stock Up 0.8 %

Shares of Ryanair stock opened at $44.49 on Friday. Ryanair Holdings plc has a 12-month low of $36.96 and a 12-month high of $60.29. The firm has a market capitalization of $24.11 billion, a PE ratio of 14.83, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.62 and a beta of 1.51. The company has a quick ratio of 0.81, a current ratio of 0.81 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.22. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $44.92 and its 200-day moving average is $83.89.

Ryanair (NASDAQ:RYAAY) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Monday, November 4th. The transportation company reported $2.82 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $2.91 by ($0.09). Ryanair had a return on equity of 19.92% and a net margin of 11.38%. The company had revenue of $5.57 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $5.59 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $2.88 EPS. Equities analysts anticipate that Ryanair Holdings plc will post 2.97 earnings per share for the current year.

Ryanair Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a — dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 10th. Investors of record on Friday, January 17th will be given a $0.4677 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, January 17th. This represents a dividend yield of 4.2%. Ryanair’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 33.33%.

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.