Q3 Earnings Estimate for Rayonier Issued By Seaport Res Ptn

Rayonier Inc. (NYSE:RYN) – Stock analysts at Seaport Res Ptn lifted their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for Rayonier in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, July 15th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst M. Weintraub now anticipates that the real estate investment trust will earn $0.17 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $0.15. The consensus estimate for Rayonier’s current full-year earnings is $0.55 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Rayonier’s FY2025 earnings at $0.42 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $0.60 EPS.

Rayonier (NYSE:RYN) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 30th. The real estate investment trust reported ($0.02) EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.08 by ($0.10). The company had revenue of $82.90 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $152.99 million. Rayonier had a net margin of 30.09% and a return on equity of 3.29%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was down 27.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $0.01 EPS.

Other analysts have also recently issued research reports about the stock. Truist Financial lowered their target price on shares of Rayonier from $30.00 to $27.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, April 22nd. Citigroup lowered their target price on shares of Rayonier from $27.00 to $26.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, June 3rd. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Rayonier from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 13th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada lowered their target price on shares of Rayonier from $28.00 to $27.00 and set a “sector perform” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, May 2nd. Four analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and one has assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Rayonier currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $27.75.

Rayonier Stock Performance

NYSE RYN opened at $23.57 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $3.67 billion, a P/E ratio of 10.12 and a beta of 1.02. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $23.31 and its 200 day simple moving average is $25.01. Rayonier has a twelve month low of $21.84 and a twelve month high of $31.29. The company has a quick ratio of 2.60, a current ratio of 2.71 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.54.

Rayonier Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 30th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 16th were paid a dividend of $0.2725 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 16th. This represents a $1.09 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.62%. Rayonier’s dividend payout ratio is 46.78%.

Institutional Trading of Rayonier

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Principal Financial Group Inc. grew its stake in Rayonier by 5.0% during the first quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 323,985 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $9,033,000 after buying an additional 15,382 shares during the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its stake in Rayonier by 54.6% during the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 2,680 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $75,000 after buying an additional 947 shares during the last quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC grew its stake in Rayonier by 3.4% during the fourth quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 66,571 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $1,738,000 after buying an additional 2,168 shares during the last quarter. Marshall Wace LLP bought a new stake in Rayonier during the fourth quarter worth about $376,000. Finally, Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC bought a new stake in Rayonier during the first quarter worth about $1,017,000. 89.12% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

About Rayonier

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.