Shares of Ryanair Holdings plc (NASDAQ:RYAAY – Get Free Report) have been assigned a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” from the ten research firms that are presently covering the stock, MarketBeat reports. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, one has assigned a buy rating and three have issued a strong buy rating on the company. The average 12 month price target among brokerages that have covered the stock in the last year is $154.67.
A number of research firms recently commented on RYAAY. The Goldman Sachs Group raised Ryanair to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Friday, August 9th. Barclays lowered shares of Ryanair from an “overweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating in a report on Friday, June 21st. Sanford C. Bernstein decreased their price target on shares of Ryanair from $149.00 to $147.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, August 29th. Hsbc Global Res upgraded shares of Ryanair to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, July 12th. Finally, UBS Group downgraded shares of Ryanair from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, June 20th.
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Ryanair Stock Performance
Shares of NASDAQ RYAAY opened at $43.01 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of $9.48 billion, a PE ratio of 4.72, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.63 and a beta of 1.55. Ryanair has a 1 year low of $34.87 and a 1 year high of $60.29. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $102.88 and a 200-day moving average price of $119.48. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.32, a current ratio of 0.93 and a quick ratio of 0.93.
Ryanair (NASDAQ:RYAAY – Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Monday, July 22nd. The transportation company reported $1.69 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.89 by ($1.20). The business had revenue of $3.90 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.32 billion. Ryanair had a return on equity of 20.43% and a net margin of 12.07%. Equities analysts anticipate that Ryanair will post 7.35 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Ryanair Cuts Dividend
The business also recently announced a Variable dividend, which was paid on Thursday, September 26th. Stockholders of record on Friday, August 9th were given a dividend of $0.692 per share. This represents a dividend yield of 1.8%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, September 13th. Ryanair’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 28.40%.
About Ryanair
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.
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