Research Analysts Offer Predictions for Rayonier Q2 Earnings

Rayonier Inc. (NYSE:RYN - Free Report) - Analysts at Seaport Res Ptn issued their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Rayonier in a report issued on Monday, May 5th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst M. Weintraub anticipates 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 brokerages have also weighed in on RYN. Royal Bank of Canada decreased 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 cut Rayonier from a "buy" rating to a "sell" rating in a research report on Monday. Citigroup lowered their target price on shares of Rayonier from $32.00 to $25.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, January 15th. Raymond James upgraded shares of Rayonier from a "market perform" rating to an "outperform" rating and set a $31.00 target price for the company in a research report on Wednesday, March 12th. Finally, Truist Financial lowered their price target on shares of Rayonier from $30.00 to $27.00 and set a "hold" rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, April 22nd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have issued a hold rating and one has issued a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Rayonier has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $27.50.

Rayonier Stock Performance

NYSE:RYN opened at $23.45 on Thursday. The company has a fifty day moving average of $25.92 and a two-hundred day moving average of $27.40. Rayonier has a fifty-two week low of $22.80 and a fifty-two week high of $31.29. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.66 billion, a PE ratio of 9.94 and a beta of 1.07. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.61, a quick ratio of 1.85 and a current ratio of 1.12.

Rayonier (NYSE:RYN - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results 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 business had revenue of $82.90 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $152.99 million. Rayonier had a net margin of 28.44% and a return on equity of 3.86%. Rayonier's revenue was down 27.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $0.01 earnings per share.

Institutional Trading of Rayonier

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Meeder Asset Management Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Rayonier in the 1st quarter worth approximately $156,000. Mackenzie Financial Corp lifted its stake in Rayonier by 12.1% during the first quarter. Mackenzie Financial Corp now owns 9,477 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $264,000 after purchasing an additional 1,024 shares in the last quarter. Schulhoff & Co. Inc. boosted its position in shares of Rayonier by 3.8% during the first quarter. Schulhoff & Co. Inc. now owns 36,972 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $1,031,000 after buying an additional 1,354 shares during the period. Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank grew its stake in shares of Rayonier by 10.1% in the first quarter. Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank now owns 39,703 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $1,107,000 after buying an additional 3,633 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Central Securities Corp raised its holdings in shares of Rayonier by 4.5% in the 1st quarter. Central Securities Corp now owns 1,201,474 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $33,497,000 after buying an additional 51,474 shares during the period. 89.12% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other 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.

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