Ryan Specialty (RYAN) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Ryan Specialty Group, Inc. (NYSE: RYAN) is a global specialty insurance and reinsurance platform that partners with a network of insurers and reinsurers to deliver tailored risk solutions. The company focuses on complex and large-scale risks across multiple industry sectors, leveraging its underwriting expertise to structure coverage programs that meet clients’ unique needs.

Ryan Specialty’s core offerings span a diverse range of specialty lines, including casualty, property, professional liability, marine and energy, program administration, and sports and entertainment. The firm provides both admitted and non-admitted products, supporting clients from small businesses to multinational corporations with a combination of capacity placement, risk advisory services and onshore/offshore underwriting capabilities.

With a presence in North America, Europe and Asia, Ryan Specialty maintains a global footprint through its network of underwriting managers, managing general agents and broker partners. The company’s distribution channels encompass wholesale brokerage, program administration, binding authority platforms and reinsurance placements, enabling a comprehensive approach to risk transfer and management.

Ryan Specialty went public in April 2023 and is headquartered in New York City. The organization is guided by a seasoned management team with extensive experience in specialty insurance markets and is committed to driving growth through targeted acquisitions, strategic partnerships and innovative underwriting solutions.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $29.37 to $30.97
• 50-Day Range: $31.76 to $41.36
• 52-Week Range: $29.37 to $72.50
• Volume: 4.49 million shs
• Average Volume: 2.17 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $8.08 billion
• P/E Ratio: 39.70
• Dividend Yield: 1.70%
• Price Target: $48.12
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Ryan Specialty Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Ryan Specialty scored higher than 99% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 35th out of 879 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Ryan Specialty has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.42, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 9 buy ratings, 6 hold ratings, and 3 sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Ryan Specialty has a consensus price target of $48.12, representing about 57.4% upside from its current price of $30.57.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Ryan Specialty has been the subject of 16 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 17.43%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Ryan Specialty are expected to grow by 17.43% in the coming year, from $2.18 to $2.56 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Ryan Specialty is 39.70, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.55.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Ryan Specialty is 39.70, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 23.33.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Ryan Specialty has a PEG Ratio of 0.86. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Ryan Specialty has a P/B Ratio of 6.44. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

7.55% of the float of Ryan Specialty has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Ryan Specialty has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.27.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Ryan Specialty has recently decreased by 1.47%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Ryan Specialty pays a meaningful dividend of 1.69%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Ryan Specialty has only been increasing its dividend for 1 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Ryan Specialty is 67.53%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Ryan Specialty will have a dividend payout ratio of 20.31% next year. This indicates that Ryan Specialty will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.27

News Sentiment

Ryan Specialty has a news sentiment score of 0.27. 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 is a lower news sentiment than the 0.71 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 31 news articles for Ryan Specialty this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

8 people have searched for RYAN on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 60% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 2 people have added Ryan Specialty to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -50% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 4.3 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Net Insider Buying

Over the last three months, insiders have purchased a net $1,034,095.00 in company stock, which represents 0.0128% of the company's market cap.

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Ryan Specialty insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $1,034,095.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

52.03% of the stock of Ryan Specialty is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

84.82% of the stock of Ryan Specialty is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

RYAN Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have RYAN shares performed this year?

Ryan Specialty's stock was trading at $51.64 on January 1st, 2026. Since then, RYAN shares have decreased by 40.8% and is now trading at $30.57.

How were Ryan Specialty's earnings last quarter?

Ryan Specialty Holdings Inc. (NYSE:RYAN) posted its earnings results on Thursday, April, 30th. The company reported $0.47 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.43 by $0.04. The business's quarterly revenue was up 15.2% on a year-over-year basis.
Read the conference call transcript.

When did Ryan Specialty IPO?

Ryan Specialty (RYAN) raised $1.3 billion in an initial public offering on Thursday, July 22nd 2021. The company issued 56,918,278 shares at a price of $22.00-$25.00 per share.

Who are Ryan Specialty's major shareholders?

Top institutional investors of Ryan Specialty include Principal Financial Group Inc. (1.67%), Montrusco Bolton Investments Inc. (1.52%), Stephens Investment Management Group LLC (0.92%) and Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. (0.48%). Insiders that own company stock include Patrick G Ryan, Patrick G Ryan Jr, David P Bolger, Jeremiah Rawlins Bickham, Timothy William Turner, Lisa Jo Paschal-Alcorn, Nicholas Dominic Cortezi, Mark Stephen Katz, Brendan Martin Mulshine and Corp Onex.
View institutional ownership trends.

How do I buy shares of Ryan Specialty?

Shares of RYAN stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Ryan Specialty own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Ryan Specialty investors own include Salesforce (CRM), Chevron (CVX), Home Depot (HD), CocaCola (KO), Meta Platforms (META), AbbVie (ABBV) and Johnson & Johnson (JNJ).

Company Calendar

• Record date for 3/10 Dividend: 2/24/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 3/10 Dividend: 2/24/2026
• Dividend Payable: 3/10/2026
• Last Earnings: 4/30/2026
• Today: 5/05/2026
• Record date for 5/26 Dividend: 5/12/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 5/26 Dividend: 5/12/2026
• Dividend Payable: 5/26/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: INS - BROKERS
• Sub-Industry: Insurance
• Current Symbol: NYSE:RYAN
• CIK: 1849253
• Web: ryansg.com
• Phone: 312-784-6001
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 6,110
• Year Founded: 2010

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Ryan Specialty: $48.12
• High Price Target: $76.00
• Low Price Target: $31.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +57.4%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.42
• Research Coverage: 19 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.77
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 39.70
• Forward P/E Ratio: 14.02
• P/E Growth: 0.86
• Net Income: $63.40 million
• Net Margins: 8.21%
• Pretax Margin: 9.16%
• Return on Equity: 41.33%
• Return on Assets: 4.80%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 2.90
• Current Ratio: 1.02
• Quick Ratio: 0.98

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $3.05 billion
• Price / Sales: 2.65
• Cash Flow: $3.20 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 9.55
• Book Value: $4.75 per share
• Price / Book: 6.44

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 264,190,000
• Free Float: 126,732,000
• Market Cap: $8.08 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.68