Ryerson (NYSE:RYZ) CAO Sells $85,260.00 in Stock

Ryerson Holding (NYSE:RYZ) CAO Molly Kannan sold 3,000 shares of Ryerson stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, May 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $28.42, for a total transaction of $85,260.00. Following the sale, the chief accounting officer directly owned 25,636 shares in the company, valued at approximately $728,575.12. The trade was a 10.48% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website.

Ryerson Stock Performance

Shares of Ryerson stock opened at $28.09 on Thursday. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average 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 capitalization 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 released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May 6th. The company reported $0.30 earnings per share for the quarter. The business had revenue of $1.57 billion during 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. Analysts forecast that Ryerson Holding will post 1.15 EPS for the current year.

Ryerson Dividend Announcement

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

Analyst Ratings Changes

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

Ryerson Company Profile

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.