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

Ryerson Holding (NYSE:RYZ) EVP Mark Silver sold 11,174 shares of Ryerson stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, May 28th. The shares were sold at an average price of $27.91, for a total value of $311,866.34. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 120,181 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,354,251.71. The trade was a 8.51% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link.

Ryerson Stock Down 2.9%

Shares of NYSE:RYZ traded down $0.83 during trading on Monday, hitting $27.77. 368,444 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 471,954. The company has a quick ratio of 1.03, a current ratio of 2.21 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.70. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $25.12. The company has a market capitalization of $1.44 billion, a PE ratio of -18.76 and a beta of 1.64. Ryerson Holding has a one year low of $19.02 and a one year high of $30.90.

Ryerson (NYSE:RYZ) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May 6th. The company reported $0.30 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. The business had revenue of $1.57 billion for 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, analysts forecast that Ryerson Holding will post 1.15 EPS for the current year.

Ryerson Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed 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 2.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, June 4th. Ryerson’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is -50.68%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research analysts have issued reports on RYZ shares. KeyCorp initiated coverage on shares of Ryerson in a research note on Wednesday, March 25th. They set a “sector weight” rating for the company. Weiss Ratings initiated coverage on shares of Ryerson in a research note on Tuesday, March 24th. They issued a “sell (d+)” rating on the stock. One analyst has rated the stock with a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Ryerson has an average 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.