Ruffer LLP Grows Stock Position in Ryanair Holdings plc (NASDAQ:RYAAY)

Ruffer LLP boosted its position in Ryanair Holdings plc (NASDAQ:RYAAY) by 39.6% in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 1,458,141 shares of the transportation company’s stock after purchasing an additional 413,727 shares during the period. Ryanair makes up approximately 2.3% of Ruffer LLP’s holdings, making the stock its 12th largest holding. Ruffer LLP’s holdings in Ryanair were worth $63,560,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Paradigm Asset Management Co. LLC boosted its stake in Ryanair by 87.5% during the third 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 period. R Squared Ltd bought a new stake in Ryanair during the fourth quarter valued at $42,000. Pinnacle Bancorp Inc. boosted its stake in Ryanair by 150.0% during the fourth quarter. Pinnacle Bancorp Inc. now owns 1,075 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $47,000 after buying an additional 645 shares during the period. TD Private Client Wealth LLC boosted its stake in Ryanair by 148.6% during the third quarter. TD Private Client Wealth LLC now owns 1,186 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $54,000 after buying an additional 709 shares during the period. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its stake in Ryanair by 125.4% during the fourth quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 2,013 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $88,000 after buying an additional 1,120 shares during the period. 43.66% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Ryanair Stock Up 1.2 %

RYAAY stock opened at $48.34 on Friday. Ryanair Holdings plc has a fifty-two week low of $36.96 and a fifty-two week high of $60.29. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $45.31 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $57.77. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21, a quick ratio of 0.86 and a current ratio of 0.86. The company has a market capitalization of $26.13 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.82, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.01 and a beta of 1.46.

Ryanair (NASDAQ:RYAAY) last posted its earnings results on Monday, February 3rd. The transportation company reported $0.29 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.09 by $0.20. Ryanair had a return on equity of 21.46% and a net margin of 12.14%. As a group, analysts forecast that Ryanair Holdings plc will post 3.09 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Ryanair Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a — dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 10th. Shareholders of record on Friday, January 17th will be issued 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 (DPR) is 30.37%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

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

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.