DOWLING & PARTN Estimates Ryan Specialty FY2026 Earnings

Ryan Specialty Holdings Inc. (NYSE:RYAN) – DOWLING & PARTN issued their FY2026 earnings per share estimates for shares of Ryan Specialty in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, May 20th. DOWLING & PARTN analyst A. Mottolese forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $2.00 for the year. The consensus estimate for Ryan Specialty’s current full-year earnings is $2.05 per share. DOWLING & PARTN also issued estimates for Ryan Specialty’s FY2027 earnings at $2.25 EPS.

Other equities research analysts have also issued research reports about the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their target price on Ryan Specialty from $49.00 to $43.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, April 9th. Barclays cut their target price on Ryan Specialty from $41.00 to $39.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, May 1st. Piper Sandler cut their target price on Ryan Specialty from $43.00 to $35.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, May 1st. Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of Ryan Specialty in a research report on Monday, May 4th. Finally, UBS Group set a $39.00 target price on Ryan Specialty in a research report on Thursday, May 21st. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have issued a Buy rating, six have issued a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Ryan Specialty has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $46.76.

Ryan Specialty Price Performance

Shares of NYSE RYAN opened at $32.76 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.90, a quick ratio of 1.02 and a current ratio of 1.02. Ryan Specialty has a fifty-two week low of $29.28 and a fifty-two week high of $72.50. The firm has a market capitalization of $8.66 billion, a PE ratio of 42.55, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.76 and a beta of 0.68. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $33.88 and its 200-day simple moving average is $43.76.

Ryan Specialty (NYSE:RYAN) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, April 30th. The company reported $0.47 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.43 by $0.04. Ryan Specialty had a return on equity of 41.33% and a net margin of 8.21%.The business had revenue of $795.23 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $781.44 million. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $0.39 EPS. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 15.2% on a year-over-year basis.

Ryan Specialty declared that its board has authorized a share repurchase plan on Tuesday, May 26th that permits the company to repurchase $300.00 million in outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization permits the company to repurchase up to 3.5% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are generally an indication that the company’s board of directors believes its stock is undervalued.

Ryan Specialty Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, May 26th. Investors of record on Tuesday, May 12th were given a $0.13 dividend. This represents a $0.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.6%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, May 12th. Ryan Specialty’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 67.53%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Ryan Specialty

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Bank of America Corp DE grew its position in Ryan Specialty by 34.8% in the 1st quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 1,508,083 shares of the company’s stock valued at $50,883,000 after buying an additional 389,505 shares during the last quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System grew its position in Ryan Specialty by 27.2% in the 1st quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System now owns 131,356 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,432,000 after buying an additional 28,095 shares during the last quarter. Royal Bank of Canada grew its position in Ryan Specialty by 42.6% in the 1st quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 87,248 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,944,000 after buying an additional 26,047 shares during the last quarter. Quantinno Capital Management LP grew its position in Ryan Specialty by 290.0% in the 1st quarter. Quantinno Capital Management LP now owns 247,767 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,360,000 after buying an additional 184,238 shares during the last quarter. Finally, SummitTX Capital L.P. grew its position in Ryan Specialty by 441.2% in the 1st quarter. SummitTX Capital L.P. now owns 28,689 shares of the company’s stock valued at $968,000 after buying an additional 23,388 shares during the last quarter. 84.82% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About Ryan Specialty

Ryan Specialty Group, Inc (NYSE: RYAN) is a global specialty insurance and reinsurance platform that partners with a network of insurers and reinsurers to deliver tailored risk solutions. The company focuses on complex and large-scale risks across multiple industry sectors, leveraging its underwriting expertise to structure coverage programs that meet clients’ unique needs.

Ryan Specialty’s core offerings span a diverse range of specialty lines, including casualty, property, professional liability, marine and energy, program administration, and sports and entertainment.