FY2026 EPS Estimates for Ryanair Raised by Erste Group Bank

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

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

A number of other brokerages also recently commented on RYAAY. Morgan Stanley reiterated an “overweight” rating on shares of Ryanair in a research report on Tuesday, January 27th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Ryanair in a research report on Thursday, January 15th. Sanford C. Bernstein reiterated a “market perform” rating and set a $71.00 price objective on shares of Ryanair in a research report on Tuesday, January 27th. Weiss Ratings downgraded Ryanair from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research report on Monday. Finally, Wall Street Zen downgraded Ryanair from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Sunday, January 25th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have issued a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Ryanair has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $75.67.

Ryanair Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:RYAAY opened at $64.20 on Thursday. Ryanair has a one year low of $40.33 and a one year high of $74.24. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $63.82 and a 200-day moving average of $65.00. The company has a market capitalization of $33.59 billion, a PE ratio of 12.89, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.49 and a beta of 1.26. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.02, a quick ratio of 0.67 and a current ratio of 0.67.

Institutional Trading of Ryanair

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of RYAAY. USA Financial Formulas purchased a new stake in shares of Ryanair in the third quarter valued at $26,000. CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Ryanair by 280.6% in the third quarter. CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC now owns 472 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $28,000 after purchasing an additional 348 shares in the last quarter. Pin Oak Investment Advisors Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Ryanair by 76.0% in the third quarter. Pin Oak Investment Advisors Inc. now owns 484 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $29,000 after purchasing an additional 209 shares in the last quarter. UMB Bank n.a. lifted its holdings in shares of Ryanair by 1,057.4% in the third quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 544 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $33,000 after purchasing an additional 497 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. lifted its holdings in shares of Ryanair by 2,929.4% in the fourth quarter. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. now owns 515 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $37,000 after purchasing an additional 498 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other 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.