Ryanair Holdings plc (NASDAQ:RYAAY) Stake Raised by Metropolis Capital Ltd

Metropolis Capital Ltd boosted its position in shares of Ryanair Holdings plc (NASDAQ:RYAAY - Free Report) by 3.5% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 4,753,672 shares of the transportation company's stock after purchasing an additional 160,542 shares during the period. Ryanair comprises 7.5% of Metropolis Capital Ltd's holdings, making the stock its 8th largest position. Metropolis Capital Ltd owned approximately 0.89% of Ryanair worth $201,413,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in RYAAY. Vident Advisory LLC lifted its position in Ryanair by 2.4% during the fourth quarter. Vident Advisory LLC now owns 10,006 shares of the transportation company's stock worth $436,000 after acquiring an additional 230 shares during the last quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of Ryanair by 32.9% in the fourth quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 954 shares of the transportation company's stock valued at $42,000 after buying an additional 236 shares in the last quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC raised its position in shares of Ryanair by 0.3% in the first quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 85,781 shares of the transportation company's stock valued at $3,635,000 after buying an additional 240 shares in the last quarter. Schechter Investment Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of Ryanair by 2.3% in the fourth quarter. Schechter Investment Advisors LLC now owns 11,584 shares of the transportation company's stock valued at $505,000 after buying an additional 261 shares in the last quarter. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC raised its position in shares of Ryanair by 13.2% in the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 2,278 shares of the transportation company's stock valued at $97,000 after buying an additional 265 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 43.66% of the company's stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research firms have weighed in on RYAAY. Citigroup reaffirmed a "buy" rating on shares of Ryanair in a research note on Wednesday, May 21st. Sanford C. Bernstein reissued an "outperform" rating on shares of Ryanair in a research report on Wednesday, May 21st. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Ryanair from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 28th. Royal Bank of Canada restated an "outperform" rating on shares of Ryanair in a research report on Wednesday, May 21st. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft raised shares of Ryanair from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, March 27th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, five have assigned a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Ryanair presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $147.00.

Ryanair Price Performance

Shares of RYAAY stock traded up $1.00 during mid-day trading on Monday, hitting $56.22. The company had a trading volume of 483,736 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,628,696. Ryanair Holdings plc has a 52-week low of $36.96 and a 52-week high of $58.38. The stock's 50 day moving average price is $50.64 and its 200-day moving average price is $47.03. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21, a current ratio of 0.86 and a quick ratio of 0.86. The company has a market capitalization of $29.91 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.23, a P/E/G ratio of 2.01 and a beta of 1.38.

Ryanair 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.