Erste Group Bank Forecasts Stronger Earnings for Ryanair

Ryanair Holdings PLC (NASDAQ:RYAAY) – Analysts at Erste Group Bank increased their FY2027 EPS estimates for Ryanair in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, July 15th. Erste Group Bank analyst H. Engel now anticipates that the transportation company will post earnings per share of $4.51 for the year, up from their prior estimate of $4.20. The consensus estimate for Ryanair’s current full-year earnings is $4.36 per share. Erste Group Bank also issued estimates for Ryanair’s FY2028 earnings at $4.64 EPS.

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

Several other research firms also recently weighed in on RYAAY. Weiss Ratings downgraded shares of Ryanair from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a research report on Tuesday, June 23rd. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Ryanair in a research report on Tuesday. Zacks Research downgraded Ryanair from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. Sanford C. Bernstein set a $79.00 price objective on Ryanair in a report on Monday, July 6th. Finally, Citigroup restated a “buy” rating on shares of Ryanair in a research note on Wednesday, July 1st. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have given a Buy rating, three have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Ryanair has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $78.33.

Ryanair Trading Down 0.4%

NASDAQ RYAAY opened at $66.36 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $34.53 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.09, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.74 and a beta of 1.15. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01, a current ratio of 0.90 and a quick ratio of 0.90. Ryanair has a 12 month low of $53.14 and a 12 month high of $74.24. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $60.75 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $63.11.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Ryanair

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Trinity Street Asset Management LLP boosted its stake in Ryanair by 3.2% in the second quarter. Trinity Street Asset Management LLP now owns 3,567,449 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $230,992,000 after acquiring an additional 110,700 shares during the period. Silchester International Investors LLP grew its holdings in shares of Ryanair by 15.2% during the second quarter. Silchester International Investors LLP now owns 118,057 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $7,644,000 after purchasing an additional 15,602 shares during the last quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of Ryanair by 3.5% during the 1st quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 21,606 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $1,249,000 after purchasing an additional 733 shares during the period. Summitry LLC raised its position in shares of Ryanair by 5.4% during the 1st quarter. Summitry LLC now owns 4,715 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $273,000 after purchasing an additional 243 shares during the period. Finally, Bank of America Corp DE boosted its holdings in shares of Ryanair by 9.0% during the first quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 2,052,677 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $118,645,000 after acquiring an additional 170,242 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 43.66% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, insider Juliusz Grzegorz Komorek sold 14,053 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, May 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $26.01, for a total value of $365,518.53. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 46,264 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,203,326.64. This trade represents a 23.30% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards. Also, CEO Andreas Gruber sold 13,467 shares of Ryanair stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, May 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $26.01, for a total transaction of $350,276.67. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 20,858 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $542,516.58. This trade represents a 39.23% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 126,607 shares of company stock worth $3,386,997.

About Ryanair

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.