Ryanair (RYAAY) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Ryanair Holdings plc is an Ireland-based airline group that operates low-cost, scheduled passenger services primarily across Europe. Through its operating airlines, including Ryanair DAC, Malta Air, Buzz, Lauda and Ryanair UK, the group provides point-to-point air travel connecting cities and regional airports in Europe and selected destinations in North Africa.

The company’s core business is the sale of airline tickets, supported by ancillary services such as priority boarding, reserved seating, checked baggage, onboard food and beverages, travel insurance and car-hire or accommodation-related offerings. Ryanair generally focuses on high-volume operations, a standardized fleet and the use of airports that can support lower operating costs.

Founded in 1984 by Tony Ryan and his partners, Ryanair initially operated a route between Ireland and the United Kingdom before expanding into a broader European network. The group is headquartered in Swords, County Dublin, Ireland, and its shares trade in the United States through American depositary shares under the symbol RYAAY. Michael O’Leary serves as group chief executive officer.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $52.20 to $53.23
• 50-Day Range: $51.33 to $59.51
• 52-Week Range: $51.02 to $74.24
• Volume: 3.49 million shs
• Average Volume: 1.80 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $27.21 billion
• P/E Ratio: 12.63
• Dividend Yield: 2.25%
• Price Target: $73.98
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Ryanair Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Ryanair scored higher than 94% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 81st out of 657 stocks in the industrials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Ryanair has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.73, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 6 buy ratings, 4 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Ryanair has a consensus price target of $73.98, representing about 40.8% upside from its current price of $52.54.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Ryanair has been the subject of 6 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 8.24%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Ryanair are expected to grow by 8.24% in the coming year, from $3.76 to $4.07 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Ryanair is 12.63, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.31.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Ryanair is 12.63, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 26.59.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Ryanair has a PEG Ratio of 4.30. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Ryanair has a P/B Ratio of 2.34. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.55% of the float of Ryanair has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Ryanair has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.03, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Ryanair has recently increased by 30.47%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Ryanair pays a meaningful dividend of 2.25%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Ryanair does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Ryanair is 28.37%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Ryanair will have a dividend payout ratio of 28.99% next year. This indicates that Ryanair will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.79

News Sentiment

Ryanair has a news sentiment score of 0.79. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.50 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 8 news articles for Ryanair this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 1 people have added Ryanair to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Ryanair insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Institutions

43.65% of the stock of Ryanair is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/17/2026
• Record date for 9/28 Dividend: 8/07/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/28/2026
• Today: 10/18/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/02/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 3/31/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Passenger Airlines
• Sub-Industry: Passenger Airlines
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:RYAAY
• CIK: 1038683
• Web: www.ryanair.com
• Phone: (531) 844-4440
• Fax: 353-1812-1213
• Employees: 25,711
• Year Founded: 1985

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Ryanair: $73.98
• High Price Target: $80.00
• Low Price Target: $62.90
• Potential Upside/Downside: +40.8%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.73
• Research Coverage: 11 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $4.16
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 12.63
• Forward P/E Ratio: 13.97
• P/E Growth: 4.3
• Net Income: $2.52 billion
• Net Margins: 12.14%
• Pretax Margin: 13.44%
• Return on Equity: 21.23%
• Return on Assets: 11.27%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 0.79
• Quick Ratio: 0.79

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $18.03 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.51
• Cash Flow: $8.07 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 6.51
• Book Value: $22.44 per share
• Price / Book: 2.34

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 517,920,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: $27.21 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.19