Research Analysts Set Expectations for Rayonier Q2 Earnings

Rayonier Inc. (NYSE:RYN - Free Report) - Equities researchers at Seaport Res Ptn issued their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for Rayonier in a research note issued on Monday, May 5th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst M. Weintraub forecasts that the real estate investment trust will post earnings of $0.03 per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for Rayonier's current full-year earnings is $0.55 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Rayonier's Q3 2025 earnings at $0.15 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.21 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $0.37 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $0.74 EPS.

A number of other equities research analysts have also commented on the company. Truist Financial decreased their price objective on Rayonier from $30.00 to $27.00 and set a "hold" rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, April 22nd. Citigroup lowered their price target on shares of Rayonier from $32.00 to $25.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, January 15th. Royal Bank of Canada dropped their price target 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. StockNews.com raised Rayonier from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Tuesday. Finally, Raymond James raised Rayonier from a "market perform" rating to an "outperform" rating and set a $31.00 target price on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, March 12th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and one has assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $27.50.

Rayonier Stock Down 1.1%

Shares of RYN traded down $0.27 during mid-day trading on Thursday, reaching $23.85. The company's stock had a trading volume of 321,882 shares, compared to its average volume of 834,822. The company has a market cap of $3.72 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.11 and a beta of 1.07. The business has a fifty day moving average of $25.71 and a 200 day moving average of $27.18. The company has a quick ratio of 1.85, a current ratio of 1.12 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.61. Rayonier has a 1 year low of $22.80 and a 1 year high of $31.29.

Rayonier (NYSE:RYN - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, April 30th. The real estate investment trust reported ($0.02) earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.08 by ($0.10). The firm had revenue of $82.90 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $152.99 million. Rayonier had a return on equity of 3.86% and a net margin of 28.44%. The business's revenue was down 27.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business earned $0.01 earnings per share.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Rayonier

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Norges Bank bought a new position in Rayonier during the fourth quarter valued at about $343,007,000. Deutsche Bank AG raised its stake in shares of Rayonier by 730.8% in the 4th quarter. Deutsche Bank AG now owns 1,829,422 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $47,748,000 after acquiring an additional 1,609,232 shares in the last quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. acquired a new stake in Rayonier in the 4th quarter worth approximately $30,935,000. Nuveen LLC acquired a new position in Rayonier during the first quarter valued at approximately $26,187,000. Finally, Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH bought a new position in shares of Rayonier in the first quarter valued at approximately $23,582,000. 89.12% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Rayonier Company Profile

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.