Grantham Mayo Van Otterloo & Co. LLC Has $14.07 Million Stock Position in Ryanair Holdings plc (NASDAQ:RYAAY)

Grantham Mayo Van Otterloo & Co. LLC cut its position in Ryanair Holdings plc (NASDAQ:RYAAY) by 9.3% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 322,746 shares of the transportation company’s stock after selling 33,027 shares during the period. Grantham Mayo Van Otterloo & Co. LLC’s holdings in Ryanair were worth $14,068,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in RYAAY. National Bank of Canada FI increased its stake in Ryanair by 198.6% during the 4th quarter. National Bank of Canada FI now owns 657 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $29,000 after purchasing an additional 437 shares in the last quarter. R Squared Ltd bought a new stake in shares of Ryanair during the fourth quarter worth about $42,000. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of Ryanair by 32.9% in the 4th quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 954 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $42,000 after acquiring an additional 236 shares during the last quarter. Pinnacle Bancorp Inc. lifted its position in Ryanair by 150.0% in the 4th quarter. Pinnacle Bancorp Inc. now owns 1,075 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $47,000 after acquiring an additional 645 shares in the last quarter. Finally, TD Private Client Wealth LLC boosted its stake in Ryanair by 148.6% during the 3rd quarter. TD Private Client Wealth LLC now owns 1,186 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $54,000 after purchasing an additional 709 shares during the last quarter. 43.66% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

RYAAY has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft upgraded Ryanair from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, March 27th. StockNews.com cut Ryanair from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 6th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, three have given a buy rating and three have assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Ryanair presently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $147.00.

Ryanair Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ RYAAY opened at $40.10 on Monday. The company has a market capitalization of $21.39 billion, a PE ratio of 12.29, a PEG ratio of 2.01 and a beta of 1.41. The company has a quick ratio of 0.86, a current ratio of 0.86 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $46.05 and its 200-day moving average price is $48.42. Ryanair Holdings plc has a twelve month low of $36.96 and a twelve month high of $60.29.

Ryanair (NASDAQ:RYAAY) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Monday, February 3rd. The transportation company reported $0.29 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.09 by $0.20. Ryanair had a return on equity of 21.46% and a net margin of 12.14%. On average, equities analysts anticipate that Ryanair Holdings plc will post 3.09 EPS for the current year.

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.