Sei Investments Co. Acquires 34,426 Shares of Ryanair Holdings plc (NASDAQ:RYAAY)

Sei Investments Co. raised its stake in shares of Ryanair Holdings plc (NASDAQ:RYAAY) by 2.4% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 1,495,511 shares of the transportation company’s stock after purchasing an additional 34,426 shares during the quarter. Sei Investments Co. owned 0.28% of Ryanair worth $65,189,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Quantbot Technologies LP bought a new stake in shares of Ryanair in the 4th quarter worth about $462,000. Virtu Financial LLC grew its stake in Ryanair by 65.8% during the fourth quarter. Virtu Financial LLC now owns 10,083 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $439,000 after buying an additional 4,003 shares during the last quarter. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt SYS increased its holdings in shares of Ryanair by 1.7% during the fourth quarter. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt SYS now owns 411,634 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $17,943,000 after buying an additional 6,894 shares in the last quarter. Boston Partners raised its stake in shares of Ryanair by 3.7% in the fourth quarter. Boston Partners now owns 559,231 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $24,378,000 after acquiring an additional 19,976 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Gallacher Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Ryanair by 3.5% in the 4th quarter. Gallacher Capital Management LLC now owns 10,822 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $472,000 after acquiring an additional 364 shares in the last quarter. 43.66% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, StockNews.com downgraded shares of Ryanair from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 6th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, two have given a buy rating and three have given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Ryanair has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $151.00.

Ryanair Price Performance

Ryanair stock opened at $46.18 on Monday. The firm has a market capitalization of $24.63 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.16, a PEG ratio of 2.01 and a beta of 1.46. The business has a 50-day moving average of $45.96 and a 200-day moving average of $53.14. 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 Holdings plc has a 1 year low of $36.96 and a 1 year high of $60.29.

Ryanair (NASDAQ:RYAAY) last released its quarterly earnings data on Monday, February 3rd. The transportation company reported $0.29 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.09 by $0.20. Ryanair had a net margin of 12.14% and a return on equity of 21.46%. On average, equities analysts anticipate that Ryanair Holdings plc will post 3.09 EPS for the current year.

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.