Mariner LLC Has $561,000 Stock Holdings in Ryanair Holdings plc (NASDAQ:RYAAY)

Mariner LLC boosted its position in shares of Ryanair Holdings plc (NASDAQ:RYAAY - Free Report) by 69.0% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 12,856 shares of the transportation company's stock after acquiring an additional 5,247 shares during the period. Mariner LLC's holdings in Ryanair were worth $561,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Lansdowne Partners UK LLP grew its position in Ryanair by 29.4% in the 4th quarter. Lansdowne Partners UK LLP now owns 291,053 shares of the transportation company's stock worth $12,687,000 after purchasing an additional 66,181 shares during the last quarter. Redwood Park Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Ryanair during the fourth quarter worth about $43,000. Raymond James Financial Inc. bought a new position in Ryanair during the fourth quarter valued at about $18,445,000. Renaissance Technologies LLC raised its holdings in Ryanair by 19.3% in the 4th quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 3,180,202 shares of the transportation company's stock valued at $138,625,000 after acquiring an additional 514,754 shares in the last quarter. Finally, FIL Ltd lifted its position in shares of Ryanair by 5.8% in the 4th quarter. FIL Ltd now owns 3,804,773 shares of the transportation company's stock worth $165,850,000 after acquiring an additional 209,424 shares during the period. 43.66% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Ryanair Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ RYAAY traded down $0.03 during midday trading on Tuesday, reaching $50.33. 700,228 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,674,773. Ryanair Holdings plc has a 12 month low of $36.96 and a 12 month high of $54.36. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21, a quick ratio of 0.86 and a current ratio of 0.86. The stock's 50-day simple moving average is $45.67 and its 200-day simple moving average is $45.16. The firm has a market cap of $26.77 billion, a PE ratio of 15.43, a PEG ratio of 2.01 and a beta of 1.37.

Ryanair (NASDAQ:RYAAY - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results 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%. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that Ryanair Holdings plc will post 3.09 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of brokerages recently commented on RYAAY. StockNews.com lowered Ryanair from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Thursday, February 6th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft upgraded shares of Ryanair from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, March 27th. Three 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. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $147.00.

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.