FY2027 EPS Estimates for Ryanair Lifted by Erste Group Bank

Ryanair Holdings PLC (NASDAQ:RYAAY) – Stock analysts at Erste Group Bank boosted their FY2027 EPS estimates for shares of Ryanair in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, July 15th. Erste Group Bank analyst H. Engel now expects that the transportation company will post earnings of $4.51 per share for the year, up from their previous forecast of $4.20. The consensus estimate for Ryanair’s current full-year earnings is $4.44 per share. Erste Group Bank also issued estimates for Ryanair’s FY2028 earnings at $4.64 EPS.

A number of other analysts have also weighed in on the stock. Weiss Ratings lowered shares of Ryanair from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a research note on Tuesday, June 23rd. Morgan Stanley restated an “overweight” rating on shares of Ryanair in a report on Monday, June 22nd. Zacks Research cut shares of Ryanair from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 30th. Sanford C. Bernstein set a $79.00 price objective on shares of Ryanair in a research note on Monday, July 6th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Ryanair in a report on Tuesday. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have assigned a Buy rating, three have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $78.33.

Ryanair Price Performance

RYAAY opened at $62.57 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $32.56 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.28, a PEG ratio of 1.61 and a beta of 1.15. The company has a current ratio of 0.90, a quick ratio of 0.90 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01. Ryanair has a 12-month low of $53.14 and a 12-month high of $74.24. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $60.84 and its 200-day simple moving average is $63.11.

Ryanair (NASDAQ:RYAAY) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, May 19th. The transportation company reported ($0.86) EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.95) by $0.09. Ryanair had a net margin of 13.95% and a return on equity of 25.58%. The business had revenue of $2.70 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.08 billion.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Ryanair news, CEO Andreas Gruber sold 13,467 shares of Ryanair stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, May 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $26.01, for a total value of $350,276.67. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 20,858 shares in the company, valued at $542,516.58. The trade was a 39.23% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards. Also, insider Jason Paul Mcguinness sold 12,562 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, May 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $26.01, for a total transaction of $326,737.62. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 24,304 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $632,147.04. This represents a 34.07% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards. Insiders have sold 126,607 shares of company stock valued at $3,386,997 over the last three months.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Ryanair

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. increased its position in shares of Ryanair by 658.1% during the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 992,245 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $42,041,000 after purchasing an additional 861,361 shares in the last quarter. American Century Companies Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Ryanair by 122.1% during the 2nd quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 13,011 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $750,000 after purchasing an additional 7,152 shares during the last quarter. CW Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Ryanair in the 2nd quarter worth $263,000. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC grew its stake in Ryanair by 99.7% during the 2nd quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 2,029 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $117,000 after buying an additional 1,013 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Cerity Partners LLC purchased a new position in Ryanair during the 2nd quarter worth $295,000. 43.66% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Ryanair Company Profile

Ryanair Holdings plc is an Irish low-cost airline group headquartered in Dublin, Ireland. Founded in 1984, the company grew into one of Europe’s largest budget carriers by offering point-to-point scheduled passenger services with an emphasis on low fares, high aircraft utilization and rapid turnaround times. Ryanair serves a broad network across Europe and nearby regions, focusing on both intra-European leisure travel and short-haul business routes.

The group primarily operates a single-type fleet based on the Boeing 737 family, supplemented by a mix of in-house and subsidiary airlines that help serve different markets and regulatory environments.