Rayonier Advanced Materials (RYAM) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc. (NYSE:RYAM) is a specialty materials company that produces cellulose-based products for industrial and consumer applications. Its portfolio includes high-purity cellulose, cellulose specialties, acetate tow and other cellulose derivatives used in products such as pharmaceutical excipients, food ingredients, coatings, films, fibers and cigarette filters.

The company also manufactures commodity products, including fluff pulp and other forms of cellulose pulp, which are used in absorbent hygiene products, paper and packaging. Rayonier Advanced Materials serves customers in a range of industries and operates manufacturing facilities in the United States, Canada and France.

The company was formed in 2014 through the separation of Rayonier Inc.’s performance fibers business. Rayonier Advanced Materials is headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida, and is led by President and Chief Executive Officer De Lyle W. Bloomquist.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $7.18 to $7.34
• 50-Day Range: $6.78 to $9.66
• 52-Week Range: $5.38 to $11.85
• Volume: 636,072 shs
• Average Volume: 1.01 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $495.60 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $13.00
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Rayonier Advanced Materials Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Rayonier Advanced Materials scored higher than 43% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 174th out of 229 stocks in the materials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.6 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Rayonier Advanced Materials has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 1 buy rating, 1 hold rating, and 1 sell rating.

Upside Potential

Rayonier Advanced Materials has a consensus price target of $13.00, representing about 79.3% upside from its current price of $7.25.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Rayonier Advanced Materials has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: Growing

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Rayonier Advanced Materials are expected to grow in the coming year, from ($1.28) to $0.80 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Rayonier Advanced Materials is -3.45, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Rayonier Advanced Materials is -3.45, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Rayonier Advanced Materials has a P/B Ratio of 1.54. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

7.62% of the float of Rayonier Advanced Materials has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Rayonier Advanced Materials has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.63.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Rayonier Advanced Materials has recently increased by 1.26%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Rayonier Advanced Materials does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Rayonier Advanced Materials does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Rayonier Advanced Materials will have a dividend payout ratio of 35.00% next year. This indicates that Rayonier Advanced Materials will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.5 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Sentiment

Rayonier Advanced Materials has a news sentiment score of 0.36. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Materials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Rayonier Advanced Materials this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 1 people have searched for RYAM on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 1 people have added Rayonier Advanced Materials to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -75% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Rayonier Advanced Materials insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $17,630.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

3.17% of the stock of Rayonier Advanced Materials is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

68.64% of the stock of Rayonier Advanced Materials is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/04/2026
• Today: 10/13/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/03/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Materials
• Industry: Chemicals
• Sub-Industry: Specialty Chemicals
• Current Symbol: NYSE:RYAM
• CIK: 1597672
• Web: www.ryam.com
• Phone: (904) 357-4600
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 2,325
• Year Founded: 1926

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Rayonier Advanced Materials: $13.00
• High Price Target: $13.00
• Low Price Target: $13.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +77.4%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.00
• Research Coverage: 3 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($2.10)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: -$420.67 million
• Net Margins: -9.53%
• Pretax Margin: -10.25%
• Return on Equity: -46.19%
• Return on Assets: -7.28%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 3.83
• Current Ratio: 1.37
• Quick Ratio: 0.85

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.47 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.34
• Cash Flow: $0.93 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 7.90
• Book Value: $4.72 per share
• Price / Book: 1.55

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 67,640,000
• Free Float: 65,500,000
• Market Cap: $495.60 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.84