Ryerson (NYSE:RYZ) EVP Sells $311,866.34 in Stock

Ryerson Holding (NYSE:RYZ) EVP Mark Silver sold 11,174 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, May 28th. The shares were sold at an average price of $27.91, for a total value of $311,866.34. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 120,181 shares in the company, valued at $3,354,251.71. The trade was a 8.51% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website.

Ryerson Stock Performance

Shares of RYZ stock opened at $28.09 on Thursday. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $25.31. The company has a quick ratio of 1.03, a current ratio of 2.21 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.70. The stock has a market cap of $1.46 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -18.98 and a beta of 1.63. Ryerson Holding has a fifty-two week low of $19.02 and a fifty-two week high of $30.90.

Ryerson (NYSE:RYZ) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 6th. The company reported $0.30 earnings per share for the quarter. The company had revenue of $1.57 billion for the quarter. Ryerson had a negative return on equity of 3.43% and a negative net margin of 0.93%.Ryerson has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.380-0.420 EPS. On average, equities analysts forecast that Ryerson Holding will post 1.15 earnings per share for the current year.

Ryerson Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, June 18th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, June 4th will be issued a dividend of $0.1875 per share. This represents a $0.75 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.7%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, June 4th. Ryerson’s payout ratio is currently -50.68%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

RYZ has been the topic of several analyst reports. Weiss Ratings initiated coverage on Ryerson in a report on Tuesday, March 24th. They set a “sell (d+)” rating on the stock. KeyCorp initiated coverage on Ryerson in a report on Wednesday, March 25th. They set a “sector weight” rating on the stock. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Reduce”.

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.