Insider Selling: Ryerson (NYSE:RYZ) CAO Sells 2,500 Shares of Stock

Ryerson Holding (NYSE:RYZ) CAO Molly Kannan sold 2,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, May 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $26.18, for a total value of $65,450.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer directly owned 28,636 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $749,690.48. This trade represents a 8.03% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink.

Ryerson Stock Performance

Shares of Ryerson stock traded down $0.79 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $25.32. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 552,641 shares, compared to its average volume of 480,594. The stock has a market cap of $1.31 billion, a PE ratio of -17.11 and a beta of 1.65. The company has a quick ratio of 1.03, a current ratio of 2.21 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.70. Ryerson Holding has a 1-year low of $19.02 and a 1-year high of $30.90.

Ryerson (NYSE:RYZ) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, May 6th. The company reported $0.30 EPS 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. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Ryerson Holding will post 1.15 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Ryerson Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, June 18th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, June 4th will be given a $0.1875 dividend. This represents a $0.75 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, June 4th. Ryerson’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is -50.68%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several analysts have recently commented on RYZ shares. Weiss Ratings started coverage on Ryerson in a research report on Tuesday, March 24th. They issued a “sell (d+)” rating for the company. KeyCorp began coverage on Ryerson in a report on Wednesday, March 25th. They set a “sector weight” rating for the company. One analyst has rated the stock with a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus 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.