Rep. Lisa C. McClain Buys Reliance, Inc. (NYSE:RS) Stock

Key Points

• Representative Lisa C. McClain purchased shares of Reliance, Inc. (NYSE:RS) in a transaction between $1,001 and $15,000 on June 17th, disclosed on August 13th.
• Reliance, Inc. reported an EPS of $4.43 for the last quarter, missing the consensus estimate, and has set a Q3 2025 EPS guidance of 3.600-3.800.
• The company declared a quarterly dividend of $1.20 per share to be paid on August 29th, which represents an annualized dividend yield of 1.7%.

Representative Lisa C. McClain (R-Michigan) recently bought shares of Reliance, Inc. NYSE: RS. In a filing disclosed on August 13th, the Representative disclosed that they had bought between $1,001 and $15,000 in Reliance stock on June 17th. The trade occurred in the Representative's "CHARLES SCHWAB BROKERAGE ACCOUNT 924" account.

Representative Lisa C. McClain also recently made the following trade(s):

• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Autoliv NYSE: ALV on 8/4/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Amazon.com NASDAQ: AMZN on 8/4/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Applied Materials NASDAQ: AMAT on 8/4/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. NYSE: AJG on 8/4/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of SAP NYSE: SAP on 7/22/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of XPO NYSE: XPO on 7/22/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Lithia Motors NYSE: LAD on 7/22/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Sanofi NASDAQ: SNY on 7/22/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Waters NYSE: WAT on 7/22/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Group 1 Automotive NYSE: GPI on 7/22/2025.

Reliance Trading Up 2.9%

RS stock traded up $8.22 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $294.07. The company's stock had a trading volume of 305,705 shares, compared to its average volume of 400,001. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14, a quick ratio of 1.51 and a current ratio of 3.18. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $307.99 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $296.42. Reliance, Inc. has a 1 year low of $250.07 and a 1 year high of $347.43. The firm has a market capitalization of $15.47 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.46, a PEG ratio of 1.40 and a beta of 0.89.

Reliance (NYSE:RS - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 23rd. The industrial products company reported $4.43 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $4.72 by ($0.29). Reliance had a return on equity of 10.48% and a net margin of 5.39%.The firm had revenue of $3.66 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.66 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $4.65 EPS. Reliance's quarterly revenue was up .5% compared to the same quarter last year. Reliance has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 3.600-3.800 EPS. On average, equities research analysts predict that Reliance, Inc. will post 16.98 EPS for the current year.

Reliance Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, August 29th. Shareholders of record on Friday, August 15th will be paid a $1.20 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, August 15th. This represents a $4.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.6%. Reliance's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 35.04%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

RS has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. Wells Fargo & Company raised Reliance to a "hold" rating in a research report on Thursday, August 14th. Zacks Research downgraded Reliance from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 13th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $323.50.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Reliance

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in RS. TCTC Holdings LLC raised its stake in shares of Reliance by 138.9% in the first quarter. TCTC Holdings LLC now owns 86 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $25,000 after purchasing an additional 50 shares during the last quarter. Private Trust Co. NA raised its position in Reliance by 417.6% during the second quarter. Private Trust Co. NA now owns 88 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $28,000 after acquiring an additional 71 shares in the last quarter. N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC purchased a new position in Reliance during the first quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Wayfinding Financial LLC purchased a new position in Reliance during the first quarter valued at approximately $30,000. Finally, Allworth Financial LP grew its holdings in Reliance by 46.3% in the second quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 139 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $44,000 after purchasing an additional 44 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 79.26% of the company's stock.

About Representative McClain

Lisa McClain (Republican Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing Michigan's 9th Congressional District. She assumed office on January 3, 2023. Her current term ends on January 3, 2027. McClain (Republican Party) is running for re-election to the U.S. House to represent Michigan's 9th Congressional District. She declared candidacy for the 2026 election. Lisa McClain lives in Romeo, Michigan. McClain earned a bachelor's degree in business administration from Northwood University. Her career experience includes founding and working as the president of North End Support Team.

Reliance Company Profile

Reliance, Inc operates as a diversified metal solutions provider and the metals service center company in the United States, Canada, and internationally. The company distributes a line of approximately 100,000 metal products, including alloy, aluminum, brass, copper, carbon steel, stainless steel, titanium, and specialty steel products; and provides metals processing services to general manufacturing, non-residential construction, transportation, aerospace, energy, electronics and semiconductor fabrication, and heavy industries.