Rayonier (RYN) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Rayonier, Inc. (NYSE: RYN) is a publicly traded real estate investment trust specializing in timberland ownership and management. The company’s core business revolves around sustainably growing, harvesting, and marketing timber and timber-related products. Rayonier’s timberland portfolio encompasses approximately 2.7 million acres across the United States and New Zealand, focusing on softwood and hardwood fiber for use in paper, packaging and building materials.

Rayonier operates through two primary segments: Timber and Real Estate Solutions. The Timber segment manages long‐rotation plantations of pine and eucalyptus, providing a reliable supply of wood products to industrial customers. The Real Estate Solutions segment leverages the company’s land holdings to generate value through sales of rural and urban parcels, development partnerships and site leasing for residential, commercial and industrial purposes.

Founded in 1926 as Rainier Pulp & Paper Company, Rayonier evolved over nearly a century into an independent REIT following a spinoff from International Paper in 2004. Throughout its history, the company has pursued a balanced approach to land management, combining timber production with conservation initiatives. Its portfolio includes working forests certified by leading sustainable forestry programs and conservation easements to protect biodiversity and water resources.

Headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida, Rayonier is led by President and Chief Executive Officer David M. Nunes, supported by a management team experienced in forestry, land development and capital markets. The company maintains a strong emphasis on environmental stewardship and community engagement, aiming to provide long‐term returns to shareholders while promoting responsible land use and sustainable resource practices.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $19.70 to $20.36
• 50-Day Range: $19.53 to $21.94
• 52-Week Range: $19.49 to $27.33
• Volume: 3.48 million shs
• Average Volume: 2.35 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $5.96 billion
• P/E Ratio: 6.56
• Dividend Yield: 5.25%
• Price Target: $24.75
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Rayonier Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Rayonier scored higher than 94% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 19th out of 101 stocks in the construction sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.9 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Rayonier has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.20, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, no buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Upside Potential

Rayonier has a consensus price target of $24.75, representing about 24.9% upside from its current price of $19.82.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Rayonier has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 55.56%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Rayonier are expected to grow by 55.56% in the coming year, from $0.36 to $0.56 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Rayonier is 6.56, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.54.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Rayonier is 6.56, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Construction sector average P/E ratio of about 17.71.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Rayonier has a P/B Ratio of 1.12. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

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

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.58% of the float of Rayonier has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Rayonier has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.26.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Rayonier has recently increased by 11.77%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Leadership

Rayonier is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 5.25%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

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

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Rayonier is 34.44%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on EPS estimates, Rayonier will have a dividend payout ratio of 185.71% in the coming year. This indicates that Rayonier may not be able to sustain their current dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.4 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.40

News Sentiment

Rayonier has a news sentiment score of 0.40. 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 0.69 average news sentiment score of Construction companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 10 news articles for Rayonier this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

7 people have searched for RYN on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 40% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

4 people have added Rayonier to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 300% 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 insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $3,689,464.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.85% of the stock of Rayonier is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

89.12% of the stock of Rayonier is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 3/31 Dividend: 3/17/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 3/31 Dividend: 3/17/2026
• Dividend Payable: 3/31/2026
• Last Earnings: 5/06/2026
• Today: 5/16/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Construction
• Industry: BLDG PRD - WOOD
• Sub-Industry: Specialized REITs
• Current Symbol: NYSE:RYN
• CIK: 52827
• Web: www.rayonier.com
• Phone: (904) 357-9100
• Fax: 904-357-9101
• Employees: 420
• Year Founded: 1926

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Rayonier: $24.75
• High Price Target: $28.00
• Low Price Target: $22.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +24.9%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.20
• Research Coverage: 5 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $3.02
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 6.56
• Forward P/E Ratio: 55.04
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $474.38 million
• Net Margins: 68.61%
• Pretax Margin: 4.12%
• Return on Equity: 3.61%
• Return on Assets: 2.41%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.35
• Current Ratio: 2.53
• Quick Ratio: 3.23

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $484.50 million
• Price / Sales: 12.30
• Cash Flow: $1.21 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 16.35
• Book Value: $17.72 per share
• Price / Book: 1.12

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 300,750,000
• Free Float: 298,191,000
• Market Cap: $5.96 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.90