CHICAGO TRUST Co NA Makes New $232,000 Investment in Ryanair Holdings plc (NASDAQ:RYAAY)

CHICAGO TRUST Co NA bought a new position in Ryanair Holdings plc (NASDAQ:RYAAY) in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor bought 5,333 shares of the transportation company’s stock, valued at approximately $232,000.

Other large investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Paradigm Asset Management Co. LLC increased its holdings in Ryanair by 87.5% during the 3rd quarter. Paradigm Asset Management Co. LLC now owns 750 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $34,000 after purchasing an additional 350 shares during the last quarter. Virtu Financial LLC increased its stake in shares of Ryanair by 9.1% in the third quarter. Virtu Financial LLC now owns 6,080 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $275,000 after buying an additional 509 shares during the last quarter. Signaturefd LLC raised its holdings in Ryanair by 153.1% in the third quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 891 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $40,000 after acquiring an additional 539 shares in the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its stake in Ryanair by 261.5% during the 3rd quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 893 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $40,000 after acquiring an additional 646 shares during the last quarter. Finally, M&T Bank Corp grew its holdings in Ryanair by 13.1% during the 3rd quarter. M&T Bank Corp now owns 5,831 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $263,000 after acquiring an additional 675 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 43.66% of the company’s stock.

Ryanair Trading Down 2.5 %

Shares of NASDAQ RYAAY opened at $41.88 on Tuesday. The company has a market cap of $22.64 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.96, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.62 and a beta of 1.50. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $44.57 and its 200 day simple moving average is $74.41. The company has a current ratio of 0.81, a quick ratio of 0.81 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.22. Ryanair Holdings plc has a 12-month low of $36.96 and a 12-month high of $60.29.

Ryanair (NASDAQ:RYAAY) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Monday, November 4th. The transportation company reported $2.82 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $2.91 by ($0.09). Ryanair had a net margin of 11.38% and a return on equity of 19.92%. The firm had revenue of $5.57 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $5.59 billion. During the same period last year, the firm posted $2.88 EPS. Equities research analysts expect that Ryanair Holdings plc will post 2.97 EPS for the current year.

Ryanair Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a — dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 10th. Shareholders of record on Friday, January 17th will be paid a $0.4677 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, January 17th. This represents a dividend yield of 4.2%. Ryanair’s payout ratio is currently 33.33%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several analysts recently weighed in on the company. Barclays raised Ryanair from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, October 25th. StockNews.com raised Ryanair from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 14th. Finally, UBS Group upgraded Ryanair from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Monday, November 11th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, three have issued a buy rating and three have assigned a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently 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.