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Ryan Specialty Holdings, Inc. (RYAN) Stock Analysis

Buy WaitVALUE-TRAP 2/5Moderate Confidence

Financial Services · Insurance - Specialty

Earnings in 0 days (2026-04-30). Expect elevated volatility around the report — consider waiting for post-earnings price action before new entries.

Wait for pullback to $33.36. Weak momentum; also below 200-day MA (death cross) — blocks BUY_NOW at $34.08. Engine's entry $33.36 (Support Atr Sticky) is the shallowest technical level that clears the 2:1 A.R:R minimum. Key risks: Leverage penalty (D/E 2.8): -1.5; Value-trap signals (2/5): High leverage (D/E 6.9), Material insider selling (9 sells, 0.33% of cap).

Ryan Specialty is an international specialty insurance intermediary providing wholesale brokerage and delegated underwriting for complex, hard-to-place risks. It is the second-largest US P&C wholesale broker and largest US P&C managing underwriter; 78% of 2025 placed premiums... Read more

$34.08+32.0% A.UpsideScore 5.7/10#6 of 10 Insurance - Specialty
Entry $33.36(Support Atr Sticky)Stop $30.56Target $43.73(analyst − 10%)A.R:R 3.4:1Setup A.R:R 6.4:1
Analyst target$48.59+42.6%17 analysts
$43.73our TP
$34.08price
$48.59mean
$76

Wait for pullback to $33.36. Weak momentum; also below 200-day MA (death cross) — blocks BUY_NOW at $34.08. Engine's entry $33.36 (Support Atr Sticky) is the shallowest technical level that clears the 2:1 A.R:R minimum. Key risks: Leverage penalty (D/E 2.8): -1.5; Value-trap signals (2/5): High leverage (D/E 6.9), Material insider selling (9 sells, 0.33% of cap). Chart setup: No recognized chart pattern (not a breakout, bounce, continuation, recovery, falling knife, or range) — technicals mixed. Earnings in 0 days. Wait until post-earnings. Score 5.7/10, moderate confidence.

Passes 4/7 gates (favorable risk/reward ratio, clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, semi cycle peak clear). Fails on weak momentum and death cross (50MA < 200MA) and earnings proximity 0d<=7d. Suitability: moderate.

Thesis

Rewards
No bull case signals
Risks
Leverage penalty (D/E 2.8): -1.5
Value-trap signals (2/5): High leverage (D/E 6.9), Material insider selling (9 sells, 0.33% of cap)

Key Metrics

P/E (TTM)75.0
P/E (Fwd)13.7
Mkt Cap$9.3B
EV/EBITDA9.9
Profit Mgn2.1%
ROE18.2%
Rev Growth13.6%
Beta0.71
Dividend1.47%
Rating analysts25

Quality Signals

Piotroski F7/9

Options Flow

P/C3.58bearish
IV68%elevated
Max Pain$25-26.6% vs spot

Concentration Risks(10-K Item 1A)

  • MEDIUMCustomertop five retail brokers25%
    10-K Item 1A: 'The top five retail brokers with which we place business represented 25.2% and 26.9% of our revenues for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively.'
  • LOWCustomertop five insurance carriers21%
    10-K Item 1A: 'The top five insurance carriers (excluding all Lloyd's syndicates combined) for which we place business represented an aggregate of 20.6% and 20.9% of our revenues for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024'

Material Events(8-K, last 90d)

  • 2026-02-12Item 2.05MEDIUM
    Ryan Specialty board approved three-year Empower Program restructuring on February 10, 2026, targeting approximately $80M annual savings by 2029 through streamlining brokerage, binding, and underwriting operations.
    SEC filing →

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Rating Breakdown

1 floor-breaker

Price action weak — below key moving averages, no momentum carry. Needs a base before trend-continuation setups apply.static

Volume
0.7
Ma Position
1.0
Macd
2.6
Rsi
4.5
Obv
10.0
Volume accumulation (rising OBV)Below 200-MA, MA slope -8.7%/30d — confirmed downtrend
GatesMomentum 3.8<4.5Death cross (50MA < 200MA)EARNINGS PROXIMITY 0d<=7dA.R:R 3.4 ≥ 1.5Insider activity: OKNo SEC red flagsSEMI CYCLE PEAK CLEARSuitability: Moderate
RSI
48 · Neutral
20D MA 50D MA 200D MADEATH CROSSSupport $32.44Resistance $38.61

Price Targets

$31
$33
$44
A.Upside+28.3%
A.R:R3.4:1
Setup A.R:R (at entry)6.4:1

Position Sizing

ConvictionNone
Suggested %0.5%
Max %1%
RegimeSteady

Risk Alerts

! Earnings in 0 days - binary event risk
! Momentum score 3.8/10 — below 4.5 minimum
! Death cross — 50-day MA below 200-day MA

Earnings

B
M
M
M
1/4 beats
Next Earnings2026-04-30 (0d)

Verdict History

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Frequently Asked Questions
Is RYAN stock a buy right now?

Wait for pullback to $33.36. Weak momentum; also below 200-day MA (death cross) — blocks BUY_NOW at $34.08. Engine's entry $33.36 (Support Atr Sticky) is the shallowest technical level that clears the 2:1 A.R:R minimum. Key risks: Leverage penalty (D/E 2.8): -1.5; Value-trap signals (2/5): High leverage (D/E 6.9), Material insider selling (9 sells, 0.33% of cap). Chart setup: No recognized chart pattern (not a breakout, bounce, continuation, recovery, falling knife, or range) — technicals mixed. Earnings in 0 days. Wait until post-earnings. Target $43.73 (+28.3%), stop $30.56 (−11.5%), Setup A.R:R 6.4:1. Score 5.7/10, moderate confidence.

What is the RYAN stock price target?

Take-profit target: $43.73 (+32.0% upside). Target $43.73 (+28.3%), stop $30.56 (−11.5%), Setup A.R:R 6.4:1. Stop-loss: $30.56.

What are the risks of investing in RYAN?

Leverage penalty (D/E 2.8): -1.5; Value-trap signals (2/5): High leverage (D/E 6.9), Material insider selling (9 sells, 0.33% of cap).

Is RYAN overvalued or undervalued?

Ryan Specialty Holdings, Inc. trades at a P/E of 75.0 (forward 13.7). TrendMatrix value score: 7.5/10. Verdict: Buy (Wait for Entry).

What do analysts say about RYAN?

25 analysts cover RYAN with a consensus score of 3.9/5. Average price target: $49.

What does Ryan Specialty Holdings, Inc. do?Ryan Specialty is an international specialty insurance intermediary providing wholesale brokerage and delegated...

Ryan Specialty is an international specialty insurance intermediary providing wholesale brokerage and delegated underwriting for complex, hard-to-place risks. It is the second-largest US P&C wholesale broker and largest US P&C managing underwriter; 78% of 2025 placed premiums were in the E&S market. Revenue comes from commissions and fees from retail brokers and insurance carriers.

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