Ryanair (RYAAY) – Investment Analysts’ Recent Ratings Changes

Several brokerages have updated their recommendations and price targets on shares of Ryanair (NASDAQ: RYAAY) in the last few weeks:

• 7/21/2026 – Ryanair was upgraded by Weiss Ratings from “hold (c)” to “hold (c+)”.
• 7/21/2026 – Ryanair had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by Sanford C. Bernstein.
• 7/17/2026 – Ryanair was upgraded by Zacks Research from “strong sell” to “hold”.
• 7/14/2026 – Ryanair had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft.
• 7/6/2026 – Ryanair was given a new $79.00 price target by Sanford C. Bernstein.
• 7/1/2026 – Ryanair had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by Citigroup Inc..
• 6/23/2026 – Ryanair was downgraded by Weiss Ratings from “hold (c+)” to “hold (c)”.
• 6/22/2026 – Ryanair had its “overweight” rating reaffirmed by Morgan Stanley.
• 6/8/2026 – Ryanair had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by Sanford C. Bernstein. They now have a $77.00 price target on the stock.

Ryanair Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a special dividend, which will be paid on Monday, September 28th. Investors of record on Friday, August 7th will be given a dividend of $0.4434 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, August 7th. Ryanair’s dividend payout ratio is currently 17.07%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Ryanair

In other news, CEO Eddie Joseph Wilson sold 21,080 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, May 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $26.01, for a total transaction of $548,290.80. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 132,526 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,447,001.26. The trade was a 13.72% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal 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, insider Jason Paul Mcguinness sold 12,562 shares of the 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 sale, the insider directly owned 24,304 shares in the company, valued at approximately $632,147.04. This trade represents a 34.07% decrease in their position. 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. Over the last ninety days, insiders have sold 126,607 shares of company stock worth $3,386,997.

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.