W.G. Shaheen & Associates DBA Whitney & Co Sells 533 Shares of Ryanair Holdings plc (NASDAQ:RYAAY)

W.G. Shaheen & Associates DBA Whitney & Co cut its position in Ryanair Holdings plc (NASDAQ:RYAAY) by 0.2% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 264,397 shares of the transportation company’s stock after selling 533 shares during the period. Ryanair accounts for about 1.2% of W.G. Shaheen & Associates DBA Whitney & Co’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 29th biggest position. W.G. Shaheen & Associates DBA Whitney & Co’s holdings in Ryanair were worth $11,525,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in RYAAY. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB raised its position in shares of Ryanair by 8.3% during the fourth quarter. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB now owns 3,369 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $147,000 after acquiring an additional 259 shares during the last quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. raised its holdings in Ryanair by 14.1% during the 4th quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 2,168 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $95,000 after purchasing an additional 268 shares during the last quarter. Paradigm Asset Management Co. LLC lifted its position in Ryanair by 87.5% during the 3rd quarter. Paradigm Asset Management Co. LLC now owns 750 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $34,000 after purchasing an additional 350 shares during the period. Virtu Financial LLC lifted its position in Ryanair by 9.1% during the 3rd quarter. Virtu Financial LLC now owns 6,080 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $275,000 after purchasing an additional 509 shares during the period. Finally, Signaturefd LLC boosted its stake in shares of Ryanair by 153.1% in the 3rd quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 891 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $40,000 after purchasing an additional 539 shares during the last quarter. 43.66% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Ryanair Stock Down 0.8 %

NASDAQ:RYAAY opened at $45.16 on Monday. Ryanair Holdings plc has a 1 year low of $36.96 and a 1 year high of $60.29. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $44.68 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $61.33. The stock has a market cap of $24.41 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.84, a PEG ratio of 2.01 and a beta of 1.50. The company has a current ratio of 0.86, a quick ratio of 0.86 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21.

Ryanair (NASDAQ:RYAAY) last posted its earnings results on Monday, February 3rd. The transportation company reported $0.29 earnings per share (EPS) 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, equities analysts expect that Ryanair Holdings plc will post 3.09 earnings per share for the current year.

Ryanair Dividend Announcement

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

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several brokerages recently weighed in on RYAAY. UBS Group upgraded shares of Ryanair from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Monday, November 11th. StockNews.com downgraded Ryanair from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 6th. Five investment 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 stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average 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.