Mark Silver Sells 11,174 Shares of Ryerson (NYSE:RYZ) Stock

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

Ryerson Price Performance

RYZ stock opened at $28.61 on Wednesday. The company has a market cap of $1.48 billion, a PE ratio of -19.33 and a beta of 1.64. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $25.18. 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 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 net margin of 0.93% and a negative return on equity of 3.43%. The company had revenue of $1.57 billion for the quarter. Ryerson has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.380-0.420 EPS. On average, analysts anticipate that Ryerson Holding will post 1.15 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Ryerson Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, June 18th. Investors of record on Thursday, June 4th will be issued a $0.1875 dividend. This represents a $0.75 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.6%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, June 4th. Ryerson’s dividend payout ratio is currently -50.68%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

RYZ has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. KeyCorp initiated coverage on shares of Ryerson in a report on Wednesday, March 25th. They issued a “sector weight” rating on the stock. Weiss Ratings initiated coverage on shares of Ryerson in a research note on Tuesday, March 24th. They issued a “sell (d+)” rating for the company. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus 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.