Osborne Partners Capital Management LLC Increases Holdings in Ryanair Holdings plc (NASDAQ:RYAAY)

Osborne Partners Capital Management LLC grew its stake in Ryanair Holdings plc (NASDAQ:RYAAY) by 2.2% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 203,961 shares of the transportation company’s stock after acquiring an additional 4,355 shares during the quarter. Osborne Partners Capital Management LLC’s holdings in Ryanair were worth $8,891,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Sanctuary Advisors LLC bought a new position in Ryanair in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $1,788,000. GAMMA Investing LLC raised its stake in shares of Ryanair by 261.5% in the third quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 893 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $40,000 after purchasing an additional 646 shares during the last quarter. Diversified Trust Co lifted its holdings in shares of Ryanair by 82.5% during the third quarter. Diversified Trust Co now owns 39,005 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $1,762,000 after purchasing an additional 17,631 shares in the last quarter. Mather Group LLC. boosted its position in shares of Ryanair by 151.8% during the third quarter. Mather Group LLC. now owns 1,629 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $74,000 after buying an additional 982 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Artemis Investment Management LLP boosted its position in shares of Ryanair by 179.1% during the third quarter. Artemis Investment Management LLP now owns 1,594,774 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $72,052,000 after buying an additional 1,023,297 shares during the last quarter. 43.66% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Ryanair Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ RYAAY opened at $46.69 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 0.86, a quick ratio of 0.81 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21. Ryanair Holdings plc has a 12-month low of $36.96 and a 12-month high of $60.29. The firm has a market capitalization of $25.24 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.31, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.10 and a beta of 1.50. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $44.45 and a 200 day moving average of $67.88.

Ryanair (NASDAQ:RYAAY) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Monday, February 3rd. The transportation company reported $0.29 EPS 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, research analysts anticipate that Ryanair Holdings plc will post 3.05 earnings per share for the current year.

Ryanair Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed 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 of this dividend is Friday, January 17th. This represents a dividend yield of 4.2%. Ryanair’s payout ratio is currently 30.66%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms have issued reports on RYAAY. UBS Group upgraded shares of Ryanair from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Monday, November 11th. Barclays upgraded shares of Ryanair from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, October 25th. Finally, StockNews.com downgraded shares of Ryanair from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 28th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, two have assigned a buy rating and three have given a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price 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.