Seaport Res Ptn Estimates Rayonier’s Q2 Earnings (NYSE:RYN)

Rayonier Inc. (NYSE:RYN) – Investment analysts at Seaport Res Ptn issued their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Rayonier in a research note issued on Tuesday, March 11th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst M. Weintraub expects that the real estate investment trust will earn $0.15 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 $0.16 EPS and Q4 2025 earnings at $0.18 EPS.

Rayonier (NYSE:RYN) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 5th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.27 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.19 by $0.08. Rayonier had a net margin of 28.44% and a return on equity of 3.86%.

A number of other brokerages also recently weighed in on RYN. Raymond James raised Rayonier from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $31.00 target price on the stock in a report on Wednesday. Citigroup reduced their price objective on Rayonier from $32.00 to $25.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, January 15th. StockNews.com raised Rayonier from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, February 24th. Truist Financial dropped their target price on shares of Rayonier from $32.00 to $30.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a report on Monday, January 6th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada lowered their price objective on shares of Rayonier from $33.00 to $30.00 and set a “sector perform” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, February 7th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $29.00.

Rayonier Stock Performance

NYSE RYN opened at $27.95 on Friday. Rayonier has a 1 year low of $24.88 and a 1 year high of $32.05. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.36 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.84 and a beta of 1.00. The company has a current ratio of 1.12, a quick ratio of 1.85 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.61. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $26.25 and its 200 day simple moving average is $29.01.

Rayonier Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 31st. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 17th will be issued a dividend of $0.2725 per share. This represents a $1.09 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.90%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 17th. Rayonier’s payout ratio is 46.19%.

Rayonier announced that its Board of Directors has approved a stock buyback plan on Monday, December 2nd that authorizes the company to repurchase $300.00 million in outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization authorizes the real estate investment trust to purchase up to 6.4% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are usually a sign that the company’s board of directors believes its stock is undervalued.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Rayonier

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Vestcor Inc bought a new stake in shares of Rayonier in the third quarter worth $1,749,000. Stifel Financial Corp lifted its holdings in Rayonier by 209.6% during the 3rd quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 57,289 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $1,843,000 after buying an additional 38,783 shares during the period. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC grew its position in shares of Rayonier by 119.7% in the 3rd quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 457,370 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $14,718,000 after buying an additional 249,173 shares during the last quarter. Oak Thistle LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Rayonier in the fourth quarter valued at about $467,000. Finally, State Street Corp lifted its stake in shares of Rayonier by 2.5% in the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 4,279,512 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $137,715,000 after acquiring an additional 104,464 shares during the period. 89.12% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Rayonier Company Profile

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.