FY2026 EPS Estimates for Ryanair Raised by Erste Group Bank

Ryanair Holdings PLC (NASDAQ:RYAAY) – Erste Group Bank raised their FY2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Ryanair in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, April 2nd. Erste Group Bank analyst H. Engel now expects that the transportation company will post earnings per share of $4.83 for the year, up from their previous estimate of $4.82. Erste Group Bank currently has a “Hold” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Ryanair’s current full-year earnings is $3.09 per share.

Several other brokerages have also issued reports on RYAAY. Morgan Stanley reiterated an “overweight” rating on shares of Ryanair in a report on Tuesday, January 27th. Sanford C. Bernstein reiterated a “market perform” rating and set a $71.00 price objective on shares of Ryanair in a report on Tuesday, January 27th. Weiss Ratings lowered Ryanair from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a report on Monday. Evercore upgraded Ryanair from an “in-line” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $80.00 price objective for the company in a report on Thursday, March 12th. Finally, Wall Street Zen lowered Ryanair from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Sunday, January 25th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have issued a Buy rating and five have issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Ryanair presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $75.67.

Ryanair Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:RYAAY opened at $64.20 on Thursday. The company has a current ratio of 0.67, a quick ratio of 0.67 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.02. Ryanair has a 1 year low of $40.33 and a 1 year high of $74.24. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $63.82 and a 200 day simple moving average of $65.00. The firm has a market cap of $33.59 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.89, a P/E/G ratio of 0.49 and a beta of 1.26.

Ryanair (NASDAQ:RYAAY) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday, January 26th. The transportation company reported $0.26 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.18 by $0.08. Ryanair had a return on equity of 29.76% and a net margin of 15.04%.The business had revenue of $3.77 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.16 billion.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Ryanair

Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of RYAAY. USA Financial Formulas acquired a new position in Ryanair during the third quarter worth $26,000. CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC increased its position in Ryanair by 280.6% during the third quarter. CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC now owns 472 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $28,000 after buying an additional 348 shares during the last quarter. Pin Oak Investment Advisors Inc. increased its position in Ryanair by 76.0% during the third quarter. Pin Oak Investment Advisors Inc. now owns 484 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $29,000 after buying an additional 209 shares during the last quarter. UMB Bank n.a. increased its position in Ryanair by 1,057.4% during the third quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 544 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $33,000 after buying an additional 497 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. increased its position in Ryanair by 2,929.4% during the fourth quarter. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. now owns 515 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $37,000 after buying an additional 498 shares during the last quarter. 43.66% of the stock is 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.