Ryanair Holdings (RYAAY) Stock

With RYAAY shares moving south, we assess the current positioning of the stock to determine if it's a good investment at this juncture.

Spain's Ministry of Consumer Rights on Friday slapped a $179 million euro ($187 million) fine on five low-budget airlines for "abusive practices" such as charging additional cabin luggage fees. Ryanair was struck with the lion's share of the penalty, receiving a 107.78-million-euro fine.

The average of price targets set by Wall Street analysts indicates a potential upside of 26.3% in Ryanair (RYAAY). While the effectiveness of this highly sought-after metric is questionable, the positive trend in earnings estimate revisions might translate into an upside in the stock.

Ryanair's H1 2025 results show sequential fare improvement. The pricing environment is expected to improve in H2 and is likely to inflect in 2026 thanks to Boieng delay and agreements with online travel agencies. A low valuation, a widening cost advantage (vs. peers), and a solid balance sheet make the company a clear buy.

RYAAY reports traffic growth of 9% on a year-over-year basis in the second quarter of fiscal 2025.

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Ryanair Holdings PLC (LSE:RYA) has received a price target upgrade to €21 (from €19.50) from the analysts at Canadian bank RBC after the airline's first-half results yesterday. Increased earnings estimates (4%) and net cash forecasts reflecting lower price cuts mean the bank now sees upside to flat all-in cost per passenger guidance and sees a 1% reduction in all-in unit costs.

Ryanair Holdings plc (NASDAQ:RYAAY ) Q2 2025 Results Conference Call November 4, 2024 5:00 AM ET Company Participants Michael O'Leary - Group Chief Executive Officer Neil Sorahan - Group Chief Financial Officer Edward Wilson - Ryanair DAC Chief Executive Officer Juliusz Komorek - Group Chief Legal and Regulatory Officer; Company Secretary Thomas Fowler - Director of Fuel and Sustainability Conference Call Participants James Hollins - BNP Paribas Harry Gowers - JPMorgan Stephen Furlong - Davy Muneeba Kayani - Bank of America Dudley Shanley - Goodbody Alex Irving - Bernstein Jarrod Castle - UBS Sathish Sivakumar - Citi Savanthi Syth - Raymond James Duane Pfennigwerth - Evercore ISI Andrew Lobbenberg - Barclays Gerald Khoo - Liberum Conor Dwyer - Morgan Stanley Operator Good morning, and welcome to the Ryanair H1 Results Call. My name is Adam, and I'll be your operator for today.

UK airports will have to cut airlines' fees in order to keep attracting flights as taxes increase, Ryanair Holdings PLC's chief financial officer has warned The airline signalled last week that capacity across the UK could be cut by up to 10% following news in the Budget that air passenger duty would increase from 2026. “It's the regions that will really suffer,” Neil Sorahan said on Monday, “we will talk to our airport partners.