Bailard Inc. Invests $729,000 in Ryerson Holding Corporation $RYI

Bailard Inc. bought a new stake in Ryerson Holding Corporation (NYSE:RYI) during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 31,900 shares of the basic materials company’s stock, valued at approximately $729,000. Bailard Inc. owned about 0.10% of Ryerson at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. State of Alaska Department of Revenue purchased a new position in shares of Ryerson in the 3rd quarter valued at about $30,000. CWM LLC boosted its holdings in Ryerson by 97.7% in the second quarter. CWM LLC now owns 1,866 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $40,000 after purchasing an additional 922 shares in the last quarter. New York State Teachers Retirement System purchased a new position in Ryerson in the third quarter valued at approximately $56,000. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC raised its holdings in Ryerson by 157.1% during the second quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 3,936 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $85,000 after purchasing an additional 2,405 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Virtus Investment Advisers LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Ryerson by 16.5% in the 2nd quarter. Virtus Investment Advisers LLC now owns 8,940 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $193,000 after buying an additional 1,269 shares in the last quarter. 94.81% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities research analysts recently commented on the stock. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Ryerson to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 7th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “sell (d)” rating on shares of Ryerson in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Ryerson currently has an average rating of “Reduce” and a consensus target price of $25.00.

Ryerson Stock Performance

NYSE RYI opened at $29.33 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 1.98, a quick ratio of 0.95 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.62. The business’s 50 day moving average is $25.27 and its two-hundred day moving average is $23.38. The stock has a market capitalization of $944.72 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -41.31 and a beta of 1.59. Ryerson Holding Corporation has a 12-month low of $19.02 and a 12-month high of $30.31.

Ryerson (NYSE:RYI) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, October 28th. The basic materials company reported ($0.46) earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.03 by ($0.49). Ryerson had a negative net margin of 0.51% and a negative return on equity of 2.73%. The business had revenue of $1.16 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.16 billion. Ryerson has set its Q4 2025 guidance at -0.280–0.220 EPS. Research analysts expect that Ryerson Holding Corporation will post 1.2 EPS for the current year.

Ryerson Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, December 18th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, December 4th were issued a $0.1875 dividend. This represents a $0.75 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.6%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, December 4th. Ryerson’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently -105.63%.

Insider Activity at Ryerson

In related news, CEO Edward J. Lehner sold 59,001 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, January 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $30.06, for a total value of $1,773,570.06. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 593,228 shares in the company, valued at $17,832,433.68. This trade represents a 9.05% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. 3.95% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Ryerson Company Profile

Ryerson, Inc is a North American metals distributor and processor serving a broad range of industrial and manufacturing end markets. Headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, the company supplies carbon steels, stainless alloys, aluminum, brass and copper products to customers across the United States, Canada and Mexico. Through its extensive branch network, Ryerson provides just-in-time delivery and comprehensive inventory management solutions to support complex production schedules and tight lead-time requirements.

In addition to raw material distribution, Ryerson offers a suite of value-added processing services, including laser and plasma cutting, plate burning, sawing, shearing, forming, drilling and welding.