Erste Group Bank Raises Earnings Estimates for Ryanair

Ryanair Holdings PLC (NASDAQ:RYAAY) – Equities researchers at Erste Group Bank boosted their FY2026 EPS estimates for shares of Ryanair in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, May 12th. Erste Group Bank analyst H. Engel now forecasts that the transportation company will post earnings of $4.88 per share for the year, up from their prior forecast of $4.87. Erste Group Bank currently has a “Hold” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Ryanair’s current full-year earnings is $4.83 per share.

Other research analysts also recently issued research reports about the stock. Weiss Ratings downgraded shares of Ryanair from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research report on Monday, April 6th. Sanford C. Bernstein upgraded shares of Ryanair from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, April 13th. Morgan Stanley restated an “overweight” rating on shares of Ryanair in a report on Tuesday, January 27th. Evercore upgraded shares of Ryanair from an “in-line” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $80.00 price objective on the stock in a report on Thursday, March 12th. Finally, Zacks Research downgraded shares of Ryanair from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a report on Thursday, April 30th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have assigned a Buy rating, three have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $75.67.

Ryanair Stock Up 5.1%

Ryanair stock opened at $56.09 on Tuesday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.67, a current ratio of 0.67 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.02. Ryanair has a 12-month low of $52.53 and a 12-month high of $74.24. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $59.11 and its 200 day moving average is $64.65. The company has a market capitalization of $29.21 billion, a PE ratio of 11.26, a PEG ratio of 0.66 and a beta of 1.13.

Institutional Trading of Ryanair

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in RYAAY. CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC grew 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 valued at $28,000 after buying an additional 348 shares during the period. Pin Oak Investment Advisors Inc. grew 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 valued at $29,000 after buying an additional 209 shares during the period. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. grew 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 valued at $37,000 after buying an additional 498 shares during the period. UMB Bank n.a. grew 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 valued at $33,000 after buying an additional 497 shares during the period. Finally, Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd grew its position in Ryanair by 39.4% during the fourth quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd now owns 584 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $42,000 after buying an additional 165 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 43.66% of the company’s stock.

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.