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Rayonier Inc. Announces Quarterly Dividend of $0.27 (NYSE:RYN)

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Key Points

  • Rayonier Inc. has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.27, set to be paid on December 31 to shareholders recorded by December 10, reflecting an annual yield of 4.4%.
  • The company has a significant dividend payout ratio of 167.7%, indicating a reliance on its balance sheet to meet dividend payments due to insufficient earnings coverage.
  • Rayonier reported earnings of $0.06 per share and a revenue of $106.5 million, exceeding analysts' expectations in the latest quarter while demonstrating a 6.9% year-over-year revenue growth.
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Rayonier Inc. (NYSE:RYN - Get Free Report) announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, October 16th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, December 10th will be paid a dividend of 0.2725 per share by the real estate investment trust on Wednesday, December 31st. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.4%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, December 10th.

Rayonier has a dividend payout ratio of 167.7% indicating that the company cannot currently cover its dividend with earnings alone and is relying on its balance sheet to cover its dividend payments. Equities analysts expect Rayonier to earn $0.68 per share next year, which means the company may not be able to cover its $1.09 annual dividend with an expected future payout ratio of 160.3%.

Rayonier Stock Performance

Shares of RYN stock opened at $24.82 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $3.83 billion, a P/E ratio of 5.01 and a beta of 0.99. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37, a current ratio of 3.50 and a quick ratio of 3.38. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $26.20 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $24.65. Rayonier has a one year low of $21.84 and a one year high of $32.88.

Rayonier (NYSE:RYN - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, August 6th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.06 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.03 by $0.03. The company had revenue of $106.50 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $95.30 million. Rayonier had a net margin of 68.53% and a return on equity of 3.39%. Rayonier's quarterly revenue was up 6.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $0.02 EPS. As a group, equities analysts predict that Rayonier will post 0.55 EPS for the current year.

About Rayonier

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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.

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