Ryerson (RYI) Competitors $22.59 +0.69 (+3.15%) Closing price 10/13/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$22.60 +0.02 (+0.07%) As of 10/13/2025 04:10 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock RYI vs. STLD, ZEUS, NUE, RS, CENT, GLP, WKC, GIC, DSGR, and CAPLShould you be buying Ryerson stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Ryerson include Steel Dynamics (STLD), Olympic Steel (ZEUS), Nucor (NUE), Reliance (RS), Central Garden & Pet (CENT), Global Partners (GLP), World Kinect (WKC), Global Industrial (GIC), Distribution Solutions Group (DSGR), and CrossAmerica Partners (CAPL). Ryerson vs. Its Competitors Steel Dynamics Olympic Steel Nucor Reliance Central Garden & Pet Global Partners World Kinect Global Industrial Distribution Solutions Group CrossAmerica Partners Steel Dynamics (NASDAQ:STLD) and Ryerson (NYSE:RYI) are related companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, media sentiment and profitability. Do analysts recommend STLD or RYI? Steel Dynamics presently has a consensus price target of $149.89, indicating a potential upside of 2.99%. Ryerson has a consensus price target of $25.00, indicating a potential upside of 10.67%. Given Ryerson's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Ryerson is more favorable than Steel Dynamics.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Steel Dynamics 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67Ryerson 1 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.50 Does the media favor STLD or RYI? In the previous week, Steel Dynamics had 18 more articles in the media than Ryerson. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Steel Dynamics and 2 mentions for Ryerson. Steel Dynamics' average media sentiment score of 1.15 beat Ryerson's score of 0.30 indicating that Steel Dynamics is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Steel Dynamics 12 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Ryerson 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Is STLD or RYI a better dividend stock? Steel Dynamics pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Ryerson pays an annual dividend of $0.75 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Steel Dynamics pays out 29.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Ryerson pays out -166.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Steel Dynamics has increased its dividend for 13 consecutive years and Ryerson has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years. Ryerson is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in STLD or RYI? 82.4% of Steel Dynamics shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.8% of Ryerson shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.3% of Steel Dynamics shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 4.0% of Ryerson shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has higher valuation and earnings, STLD or RYI? Steel Dynamics has higher revenue and earnings than Ryerson. Ryerson is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Steel Dynamics, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioSteel Dynamics$17.54B1.22$1.54B$6.8621.22Ryerson$4.60B0.16-$8.60M-$0.45-50.20 Which has more volatility & risk, STLD or RYI? Steel Dynamics has a beta of 1.4, suggesting that its stock price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ryerson has a beta of 1.66, suggesting that its stock price is 66% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is STLD or RYI more profitable? Steel Dynamics has a net margin of 6.07% compared to Ryerson's net margin of -0.33%. Steel Dynamics' return on equity of 11.88% beat Ryerson's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Steel Dynamics6.07% 11.88% 6.71% Ryerson -0.33%-1.72%-0.57% SummarySteel Dynamics beats Ryerson on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Ryerson News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for RYI and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart RYI vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricRyersonMETAL PRD IndustryIndustrials SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$705.16M$16.07B$7.72B$21.48BDividend Yield3.42%2.41%4.61%3.67%P/E Ratio-50.2033.92297.3629.66Price / Sales0.160.421,295.6786.18Price / Cash9.758.4327.8517.79Price / Book0.871.414.874.63Net Income-$8.60M$1.22B$791.48M$1.01B7 Day Performance-3.01%1.08%-0.39%-0.80%1 Month Performance0.49%4.57%3.74%0.55%1 Year Performance5.56%-15.28%29.43%13.03% Ryerson Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)RYIRyerson1.8895 of 5 stars$22.59+3.2%$25.00+10.7%+5.9%$705.16M$4.60B-50.204,200Gap UpSTLDSteel Dynamics4.5859 of 5 stars$141.63-2.4%$148.78+5.0%+12.1%$21.36B$17.54B20.6513,000Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastGap UpZEUSOlympic Steel3.9953 of 5 stars$29.53-4.0%$38.00+28.7%-29.4%$344.55M$1.94B24.202,163NUENucor4.9782 of 5 stars$135.57-1.8%$156.60+15.5%-9.9%$31.69B$30.73B24.4732,700Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastGap UpRSReliance4.3063 of 5 stars$280.92-1.1%$328.80+17.0%-5.3%$14.94B$13.84B20.5115,900Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastCENTCentral Garden & Pet3.7633 of 5 stars$31.19-2.9%$40.00+28.2%-15.1%$2.02B$3.20B14.186,450GLPGlobal Partners4.4331 of 5 stars$46.05-0.9%$56.00+21.6%-3.4%$1.58B$17.16B17.714,840WKCWorld Kinect3.3566 of 5 stars$25.98-0.3%$28.75+10.7%-18.2%$1.45B$38.75B-3.404,745GICGlobal Industrial3.1587 of 5 stars$35.30-1.6%N/A+2.5%$1.38B$1.32B20.641,845News CoverageDSGRDistribution Solutions Group3.8869 of 5 stars$28.74-3.1%$41.00+42.7%-29.4%$1.37B$1.80B319.334,400CAPLCrossAmerica Partners3.393 of 5 stars$20.34-0.2%N/A-9.3%$776.46M$4.10B18.002,220 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Steel Dynamics Alternatives Olympic Steel Alternatives Nucor Alternatives Reliance Alternatives Central Garden & Pet Alternatives Global Partners Alternatives World Kinect Alternatives Global Industrial Alternatives Distribution Solutions Group Alternatives CrossAmerica Partners Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:RYI) was last updated on 10/14/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThe Army Just Got a New Drone SupplierA cutting-edge drone developer just secured a U.S. Army deal to supply its Flex FPV Modular Drones and build a...The Tomorrow Investor | SponsoredURGENT: The Market's 3 Red Flags Are FlashingHere’s the uncomfortable truth: The smartest investors in the world are already preparing for a crash befor...StockEarnings | SponsoredGold to $27,533?This week, U.S. gold reserves hit an unprecedented $1 TRILLION in value... 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