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

Ryerson Holding (NYSE:RYZ) EVP Mark Silver sold 11,174 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, May 28th. The shares were 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 approximately $3,354,251.71. This represents a 8.51% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link.

Ryerson Stock Down 2.9%

Shares of Ryerson stock opened at $27.77 on Tuesday. The company has a market cap of $1.44 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -18.76 and a beta of 1.64. Ryerson Holding has a 12-month low of $19.02 and a 12-month high of $30.90. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.70, a quick ratio of 1.03 and a current ratio of 2.21. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $25.18.

Ryerson (NYSE:RYZ) last posted its earnings results 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. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Ryerson Holding will post 1.15 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Ryerson Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, June 18th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, June 4th will be paid a $0.1875 dividend. 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 Ratings Changes

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