Hosking Partners LLP Purchases 115,629 Shares of Ryanair Holdings plc (NASDAQ:RYAAY)

Hosking Partners LLP lifted its position in shares of Ryanair Holdings plc (NASDAQ:RYAAY) by 19.3% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 715,419 shares of the transportation company’s stock after buying an additional 115,629 shares during the period. Ryanair comprises about 1.2% of Hosking Partners LLP’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 26th largest holding. Hosking Partners LLP’s holdings in Ryanair were worth $31,185,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of RYAAY. Paradigm Asset Management Co. LLC increased its stake in Ryanair by 87.5% in the 3rd quarter. Paradigm Asset Management Co. LLC now owns 750 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $34,000 after buying an additional 350 shares during the last quarter. Signaturefd LLC raised its holdings in Ryanair by 153.1% during the third quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 891 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $40,000 after acquiring an additional 539 shares in the last quarter. R Squared Ltd acquired a new position in Ryanair during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $42,000. Pinnacle Bancorp Inc. grew its stake in 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 in the last quarter. Finally, TD Private Client Wealth LLC increased its position in shares of Ryanair by 148.6% during the 3rd 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 last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 43.66% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities research analysts have recently commented on the company. UBS Group raised Ryanair from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Monday, November 11th. StockNews.com downgraded shares of Ryanair from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 6th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, two have given a buy rating and three have given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Ryanair currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $151.00.

Ryanair Price Performance

Shares of RYAAY opened at $47.76 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $25.81 billion, a PE ratio of 14.64, a PEG ratio of 2.01 and a beta of 1.50. 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 company’s 50-day moving average is $44.82 and its 200-day moving average is $60.34. Ryanair Holdings plc has a fifty-two week low of $36.96 and a fifty-two week high of $60.29.

Ryanair (NASDAQ:RYAAY) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Monday, February 3rd. The transportation company reported $0.29 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping 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%. Equities analysts forecast that Ryanair Holdings plc will post 3.09 EPS for the current year.

Ryanair Dividend Announcement

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

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.