Rayonier (NYSE:RYN) Issues FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Rayonier (NYSE:RYN) issued an update on its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Wednesday morning. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 0.410- for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 0.380. The company issued revenue guidance of -. Rayonier also updated its Q4 2025 guidance to 0.080-0.110 EPS.

Rayonier Price Performance

RYN stock traded up $0.51 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $22.94. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 783,240 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,141,546. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.54 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 4.62 and a beta of 0.98. Rayonier has a 12 month low of $21.23 and a 12 month high of $32.74. The company has a quick ratio of 3.38, a current ratio of 3.50 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37. The company has a 50 day moving average of $25.22 and a two-hundred day moving average of $24.44.

Rayonier (NYSE:RYN) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, November 5th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.32 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.23 by $0.09. The business had revenue of $177.50 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $162.82 million. Rayonier had a return on equity of 3.39% and a net margin of 68.53%.The business’s revenue was up 43.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.12 earnings per share. Rayonier has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 0.080-0.110 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 0.410- EPS. On average, analysts expect that Rayonier will post 0.55 EPS for the current year.

Rayonier Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, December 31st. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, December 10th will be given a dividend of $0.2725 per share. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, December 10th. This represents a $1.09 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.8%. Rayonier’s dividend payout ratio is currently 22.02%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research analysts recently issued reports on the stock. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Rayonier from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, August 9th. Citigroup increased their price objective on Rayonier from $26.00 to $27.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, August 21st. Royal Bank Of Canada increased their target price on shares of Rayonier from $26.00 to $27.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a research note on Friday, August 8th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of Rayonier in a research note on Wednesday. One analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $28.00.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Rayonier

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of RYN. Royal Bank of Canada increased its stake in Rayonier by 29.6% during the 1st quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 159,116 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $4,436,000 after buying an additional 36,344 shares during the period. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC acquired a new position in shares of Rayonier in the 1st quarter valued at $501,000. United Services Automobile Association acquired a new position in Rayonier in the 1st quarter worth approximately $250,000. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC increased its holdings in shares of Rayonier by 30.9% in the 1st quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 554,628 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $15,463,000 after purchasing an additional 130,985 shares during the period. Finally, Invesco Ltd. increased its stake in shares of Rayonier by 16.9% in the second quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 863,707 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $19,157,000 after acquiring an additional 124,574 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 89.12% of the company’s stock.

Rayonier Company Profile

Rayonier is a leading timberland real estate investment trust with assets located in some of the most productive softwood timber growing regions in the United States and New Zealand. As of December 31, 2023, Rayonier owned or leased under long-term agreements approximately 2.7 million acres of timberlands located in the U.S.