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Ryerson Holding Corporation (RYZ) Stock Analysis

SellVALUE-TRAP 1/5Moderate Confidence

Industrials · Metal Fabrication

Earnings in 6 days (2026-05-06). Expect elevated volatility around the report — consider waiting for post-earnings price action before new entries.

Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $27.46: Quality below floor (2.1 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 5.1/10. Specifically: Elevated put/call ratio: 7.43; Below-average business quality.

Ryerson Holding Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, processes and distributes industrial metals in the United States and internationally. It offers a line of products in carbon steel, stainless steel, alloy steels, and aluminum, as well as nickel and red metals in... Read more

$27.46-1.2% A.UpsideScore 5.1/10#7 of 9 Metal Fabrication
Stop $25.54Target $27.12(resistance)A.R:R -1.1:1
Analyst target$27.00-1.7%1 analysts
Range unavailable (1 analysts)

Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $27.46: Quality below floor (2.1 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 5.1/10. Specifically: Elevated put/call ratio: 7.43; Below-average business quality. Chart setup: No recognized chart pattern (not a breakout, bounce, continuation, recovery, falling knife, or range) — technicals mixed. Score 5.1/10, moderate confidence.

Passes 5/7 gates (positive momentum, clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, semi cycle peak clear). Fails on favorable risk/reward ratio and earnings proximity 6d<=7d. Suitability: aggressive.

Thesis

Rewards
No bull case signals
Risks
Target reached (-16.4% upside)
Quality below floor (2.1 < 4.0)

Key Metrics

P/E (TTM)
P/E (Fwd)11.8
Mkt Cap$1.4B
EV/EBITDA39.9
Profit Mgn-1.2%
ROE-6.9%
Rev Growth9.7%
Beta1.56
Dividend2.82%
Rating analysts9

Quality Signals

Piotroski F5/9

Options Flow

P/C7.43bearish
IV80%elevated
Max Pain$18-36.3% vs spot

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Rating Breakdown

3 floor-breakers

Unprofitable operations — net margin -1.2%. Quality floor flags this regardless of sector context.static

Roe
0.0
Roa
0.0
Gross Margin
0.0
Operating Margin
0.0
Net Margin
0.0
Moat
5.0
Piotroski F
5.6
Current Ratio
6.5
No competitive moatQuality concerns

Ranks in the bottom of its industry peers on the composite signal. Better names in the same sector exist.static

Quality Rank
0.0
Growth Rank
2.5
Value Rank
8.9

Technicals below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static

Support Resistance
0.3
Bollinger
0.7
52w Position
7.9
GatesA.R:R -1.1=NEGATIVEEARNINGS PROXIMITY 6d<=7dMomentum 6.7>=5.5Insider activity: OKNo SEC red flagsNEWS EVENTS NONE RECENTSEMI CYCLE PEAK CLEARSuitability: Aggressive
RSI
73 · Overbought
20D MA 50D MA 200D MAGOLDEN CROSSSupport $21.59Resistance $27.67

Price Targets

$26
$27
A.Upside-1.2%
A.R:R-1.1:1

Position Sizing

ConvictionNone
Suggested %0.5%
Max %1%
RegimeSteady

Risk Alerts

! Target reached (-16.4% upside)
! Quality below floor (2.1 < 4.0)
! Negative risk/reward — downside exceeds upside

Earnings

B
M
M
M
1/4 beats
Next Earnings2026-05-06 (6d)

Verdict History

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Verdicts are recorded on every nightly pipeline run. Rows capture transitions (verdict flips, score deltas ≥0.3, entry/TP/SL changes). Rows with a ▶ can be expanded to see the change reason. Aggregate cohort performance is tracked in the recommendation ledger.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is RYZ stock a buy right now?

Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $27.46: Quality below floor (2.1 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 5.1/10. Specifically: Elevated put/call ratio: 7.43; Below-average business quality. Chart setup: No recognized chart pattern (not a breakout, bounce, continuation, recovery, falling knife, or range) — technicals mixed. Prior stop was $25.54. Score 5.1/10, moderate confidence.

What is the RYZ stock price target?

Take-profit target: $27.12 (-1.2% upside). Prior stop was $25.54. Stop-loss: $25.54.

What are the risks of investing in RYZ?

Target reached (-16.4% upside); Quality below floor (2.1 < 4.0).

Is RYZ overvalued or undervalued?

Ryerson Holding Corporation trades at a P/E of N/A (forward 11.8). TrendMatrix value score: 7.7/10. Verdict: Sell.

What do analysts say about RYZ?

9 analysts cover RYZ with a consensus score of 2.3/5. Average price target: $27.

What does Ryerson Holding Corporation do?Ryerson Holding Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, processes and distributes industrial metals in the United...

Ryerson Holding Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, processes and distributes industrial metals in the United States and internationally. It offers a line of products in carbon steel, stainless steel, alloy steels, and aluminum, as well as nickel and red metals in various shapes and forms, including coils, sheets, rounds, hexagons, square and flat bars, plates, structural, and tubing. The company also provides processing services. It serves commercial transportation, fabrication and welding, machinery and equipment, consumer products, heavy equipment, climate, power, and machine shop industries. Ryerson Holding Corporation was founded in 1842 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

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