Inspire Investing LLC Purchases 1,628 Shares of Ryanair Holdings plc (NASDAQ:RYAAY)

Inspire Investing LLC raised its stake in shares of Ryanair Holdings plc (NASDAQ:RYAAY) by 4.1% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 41,269 shares of the transportation company’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,628 shares during the quarter. Inspire Investing LLC’s holdings in Ryanair were worth $1,799,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Paradigm Asset Management Co. LLC grew its stake 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 acquiring an additional 350 shares during the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its holdings in shares of Ryanair by 261.5% during the third quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 893 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $40,000 after buying an additional 646 shares during the last quarter. Signaturefd LLC grew its stake in Ryanair by 153.1% during the 3rd quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 891 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $40,000 after purchasing an additional 539 shares during the last quarter. Pinnacle Bancorp Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Ryanair by 150.0% in the fourth quarter. Pinnacle Bancorp Inc. now owns 1,075 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $47,000 after purchasing an additional 645 shares during the period. Finally, TD Private Client Wealth LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Ryanair by 148.6% during the third quarter. TD Private Client Wealth LLC now owns 1,186 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $54,000 after purchasing an additional 709 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 43.66% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several brokerages have recently issued reports on RYAAY. StockNews.com raised Ryanair from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, November 14th. UBS Group upgraded shares of Ryanair from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Monday, November 11th. Finally, Barclays upgraded Ryanair from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, October 25th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, three have given a buy rating and three have issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $151.00.

Ryanair Price Performance

Shares of RYAAY stock opened at $44.19 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.22, a current ratio of 0.81 and a quick ratio of 0.81. The company has a market capitalization of $23.88 billion, a PE ratio of 14.73, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.96 and a beta of 1.50. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $44.10 and its two-hundred day moving average is $71.08. 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 earnings results on Monday, November 4th. The transportation company reported $2.82 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.91 by ($0.09). The business had revenue of $5.57 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $5.59 billion. Ryanair had a net margin of 11.38% and a return on equity of 19.92%. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $2.88 EPS. Analysts predict that Ryanair Holdings plc will post 2.96 earnings per share for the current year.

Ryanair Dividend Announcement

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