Ryerson (NYSE:RYZ) Sets New 1-Year High – What’s Next?

Ryerson Holding (NYSE:RYZ)’s share price hit a new 52-week high during trading on Wednesday . The company traded as high as $32.00 and last traded at $31.1150, with a volume of 353828 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at $30.62.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

RYZ has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Ryerson from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, July 18th. Zacks Research cut shares of Ryerson from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a report on Wednesday, June 24th. Finally, Weiss Ratings restated a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of Ryerson in a research report on Thursday, June 18th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Sell”.

Ryerson Price Performance

The firm’s 50 day moving average is $27.68. The firm has a market cap of $1.61 billion, a PE ratio of -21.02 and a beta of 1.67. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.70, a current ratio of 2.21 and a quick ratio of 1.03.

Ryerson (NYSE:RYZ) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 6th. The company reported $0.30 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Ryerson had a negative return on equity of 3.43% and a negative net margin of 0.93%.The firm had revenue of $1.57 billion during the quarter. Ryerson has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.380-0.420 EPS. As a group, research analysts predict that Ryerson Holding will post 1.1 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Ryerson Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 18th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, June 4th were issued a $0.1875 dividend. This represents a $0.75 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.4%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, June 4th. Ryerson’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently -50.68%.

Insider Transactions at Ryerson

In related news, EVP Mark S. Silver sold 11,174 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, May 28th. The shares were sold at an average price of $27.91, for a total transaction of $311,866.34. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 120,181 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,354,251.71. The trade was a 8.51% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, CAO Molly D. Kannan sold 3,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 29th. The stock was sold at an average price of $28.42, for a total transaction of $85,260.00. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer owned 25,636 shares in the company, valued at $728,575.12. The trade was a 10.48% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold a total of 17,674 shares of company stock valued at $492,576 in the last quarter. Insiders own 6.58% of the company’s stock.

About Ryerson

Ryerson (NYSE: RYZ) is a U.S.-based metals distributor and processor that supplies a broad range of metal products and value-added services to industrial customers. Its product mix typically includes carbon steel, stainless steel, aluminum and specialty alloys in forms such as sheets, plate, bar, tubing and structural shapes. The company focuses on meeting the material needs of manufacturers, fabricators and other industrial end markets.

Beyond distribution, Ryerson offers processing and finishing services designed to prepare metal for downstream manufacturing.