Hosking Partners LLP Has $31.19 Million Stock Position in Ryanair Holdings plc (NASDAQ:RYAAY)

Hosking Partners LLP raised its position in Ryanair Holdings plc (NASDAQ:RYAAY) by 19.3% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 715,419 shares of the transportation company’s stock after buying an additional 115,629 shares during the period. Ryanair accounts for about 1.2% of Hosking Partners LLP’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 26th biggest position. Hosking Partners LLP owned 0.13% of Ryanair worth $31,185,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB raised its holdings in shares of Ryanair by 8.3% in the fourth quarter. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB now owns 3,369 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $147,000 after buying an additional 259 shares during the last quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. raised its stake in shares of Ryanair by 14.1% in the fourth quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 2,168 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $95,000 after acquiring an additional 268 shares during the last quarter. Paradigm Asset Management Co. LLC lifted its position in shares of Ryanair by 87.5% during the third quarter. Paradigm Asset Management Co. LLC now owns 750 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $34,000 after purchasing an additional 350 shares in the last quarter. Virtu Financial LLC grew its stake in shares of Ryanair by 9.1% during the third quarter. Virtu Financial LLC now owns 6,080 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $275,000 after purchasing an additional 509 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Signaturefd LLC increased its holdings in shares of Ryanair by 153.1% in the third quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 891 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $40,000 after purchasing an additional 539 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 43.66% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of brokerages have commented on RYAAY. UBS Group upgraded Ryanair from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Monday, November 11th. StockNews.com lowered Ryanair from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 6th. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, two have assigned a buy rating and three have assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $151.00.

Ryanair Stock Up 1.2 %

Ryanair stock opened at $47.76 on Friday. Ryanair Holdings plc has a fifty-two week low of $36.96 and a fifty-two week high of $60.29. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21, a current ratio of 0.86 and a quick ratio of 0.86. The firm has a market capitalization of $25.81 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.64, a PEG ratio of 2.01 and a beta of 1.50. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $44.82 and its 200 day simple moving average is $60.34.

Ryanair (NASDAQ:RYAAY) last released its quarterly earnings data on Monday, February 3rd. The transportation company reported $0.29 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%. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Ryanair Holdings plc will post 3.09 EPS for the current year.

Ryanair Dividend Announcement

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 dividend of $0.4677 per share. This represents a dividend yield of 4.2%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, January 17th. Ryanair’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 30.67%.

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.