Jane Street Group LLC Grows Stake in Ryanair Holdings plc (NASDAQ:RYAAY)

Jane Street Group LLC raised its holdings in Ryanair Holdings plc (NASDAQ:RYAAY - Free Report) by 1,917.1% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 100,857 shares of the transportation company's stock after acquiring an additional 95,857 shares during the quarter. Jane Street Group LLC's holdings in Ryanair were worth $4,396,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of RYAAY. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Ryanair by 32.9% during the fourth quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 954 shares of the transportation company's stock worth $42,000 after buying an additional 236 shares during the last quarter. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB increased its position in 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 period. Schechter Investment Advisors LLC raised its stake in Ryanair by 2.3% during the 4th quarter. Schechter Investment Advisors LLC now owns 11,584 shares of the transportation company's stock valued at $505,000 after purchasing an additional 261 shares during the last quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. boosted its holdings in Ryanair by 14.1% in the 4th quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 2,168 shares of the transportation company's stock valued at $95,000 after purchasing an additional 268 shares during the period. Finally, Gallacher Capital Management LLC grew its position in 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 purchasing an additional 364 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 43.66% of the company's stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research firms recently weighed in on RYAAY. StockNews.com cut shares of Ryanair from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Thursday, February 6th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft raised shares of Ryanair from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, March 27th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, three have issued a buy rating and three have given a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average target price of $147.00.

Ryanair Stock Performance

RYAAY traded up $0.77 during trading on Wednesday, hitting $50.63. The stock had a trading volume of 2,717,061 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,655,259. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $45.86 and a 200-day moving average price of $45.34. The firm has a market cap of $26.93 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.52, a P/E/G ratio of 2.01 and a beta of 1.37. Ryanair Holdings plc has a one year low of $36.96 and a one year high of $51.89. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21, a current ratio of 0.86 and a quick ratio of 0.86.

About Ryanair

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.