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

Ryerson Holding (NYSE:RYZ) EVP Mark Silver sold 11,174 shares of Ryerson stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, May 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $27.91, for a total transaction of $311,866.34. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 120,181 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,354,251.71. This trade represents a 8.51% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link.

Ryerson Stock Down 2.9%

Shares of RYZ stock traded down $0.83 during trading hours on Monday, reaching $27.77. 368,444 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 471,954. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.70, a current ratio of 2.21 and a quick ratio of 1.03. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.44 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -18.76 and a beta of 1.64. Ryerson Holding has a 1-year low of $19.02 and a 1-year high of $30.90. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $25.12.

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

Ryerson Announces Dividend

The firm 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. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, June 4th. This represents a $0.75 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.7%. Ryerson’s payout ratio is currently -50.68%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages have commented on RYZ. Weiss Ratings assumed coverage on Ryerson in a research report on Tuesday, March 24th. They set a “sell (d+)” rating for the company. KeyCorp began coverage on Ryerson in a report on Wednesday, March 25th. They issued a “sector weight” rating on the stock. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock 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.