RAYONIER ADVANCED MATERIALS INC. (RYAM)

Caution
Caution: carries more cash than debt
$8.60
Last close
+55.0%
1-year return
RYAM Bull Case vs. Bear Case

A data-driven read of RYAM's strengths and risk factors, built from its financials, earnings history, analyst activity, and insider trading, not opinion or speculation.

Strengths
Holds more cash & investments than debt (net cash position).
Beats revenue (56%) far more often than EPS (22%), demand looks stronger than the bottom-line numbers alone suggest.
Watch Items
Revenue declined 10.1% year over year.
Operating cash flow covers only -6% of net income, profit isn't fully backed by cash.
Inventory grew 14.4%, notably faster than revenue's -10.1%.
On a 3-quarter EPS miss streak.
Beats EPS estimates only 22% of the time.
Largest EPS miss on record is -4840.0%.
Who's Bullish on RYAM, and Who Isn't

Five independent market signals, analysts, institutions, insiders, short sellers, and price trend, each scored from real, current data. See exactly where the smart money agrees, and where it's split.

Signals are mixed: 3 of 5 available lean bullish, 2 lean bearish.

Institutions
1.72M shares net this 13F cycle
Insiders
Net buying
Analysts
Moderate Buy consensus, 3 analysts
Short Sellers
Short interest rising, 2 straight reports
Price Trend
Longer-term downtrend, but price has bounced above the 50-day average
Valuation check: Analyst price targets have been rising even as revenue growth has been slowing, worth a closer look at what's driving the optimism.
RYAM's Biggest Trading Days

Every trading day in the last 2 years where RYAM moved 4% or more in a single session, most recent first, a quick read on how volatile this stock has really been. See full daily price history →

DateMoveClose
Aug 19, 2026+4.93%$8.73
Aug 12, 2026-4.82%$8.30
Aug 6, 2026-5.27%$9.16
Aug 5, 2026+10.39%$9.67
Jul 30, 2026+7.56%$8.96
Jul 29, 2026-4.91%$8.33
Jul 23, 2026-6.43%$8.44
Jul 22, 2026+4.76%$9.02
Jul 21, 2026+5.26%$8.61
Jul 16, 2026+6.26%$8.15
Jul 15, 2026+6.09%$7.67
Jul 6, 2026-4.08%$7.06
Jul 2, 2026-4.79%$7.36
Jun 22, 2026-9.39%$8.20
Jun 15, 2026+6.07%$9.08
Jun 12, 2026+5.29%$8.56
Jun 5, 2026-5.26%$8.10
May 20, 2026-4.28%$8.49
May 15, 2026-6.14%$8.72
May 7, 2026-6.82%$9.15
May 6, 2026+5.71%$9.82
Apr 29, 2026-5.15%$9.39
Apr 20, 2026-10.97%$9.09
Apr 13, 2026+4.19%$9.94
Apr 10, 2026+4.15%$9.54

Showing the 25 most recent of 91 on record. Full history is on the Price Insights page.

The RYAM Timeline: Earnings, Insider Trades & Analyst Calls

Every major event from the past 12 months, earnings reports, insider transactions, and analyst upgrades or downgrades, merged into a single chronological feed so you can see what clustered together.

IAug 7, 2026PALUMBO LISA M: Sale$18K
EAug 4, 2026Q2 '26 earnings: missed EPS-226.7% surprise
EMay 5, 2026Q1 '26 earnings: missed EPS-97.1% surprise
EMar 3, 2026Q4 '25 earnings: missed EPS-160.8% surprise
ENov 4, 2025Q3 '25 earnings: beat EPS+4.3% surprise
Sector
Basic Materials
Industry
Chemicals
Exchange
NYSE
Website

Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc. manufactures and sells cellulose specialty products in the United States, China, Europe, Japan, rest of Asia, Canada, Latin America, and internationally. It operates through Cellulose Specialties, Biomaterials, Cellulose Commodities, Paperboard, and High-Yield Pulp. The company's products include cellulose specialties, which are natural polymers that are used as raw materials to manufacture a range of consumer-oriented products, such as liquid crystal displays, impact-resistant plastics, thickeners for food products, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, cigarette filters, high-tenacity rayon tire cords and industrial hoses, food casings, paints, lacquers, munitions, and explosives; and biomaterials, including biofuels, lignosulfonates, prebiotics, tall oil soap, and HCE and turpentine. It also offers commodity products, such as commodity viscose used in woven applications, including rayon textiles for clothing and other fabrics, as well as in non-woven applications comprising baby wipes, cosmetic and personal wipes, industrial wipes, and mattress ticking; and absorbent materials consisting of fluff that are used as an absorbent medium in disposable baby diapers, feminine hygiene products, incontinence pads, convalescent bed pads, industrial towels and wipes, and non-woven fabrics. In addition, the company provides paperboards for packaging, printing documents, brochures, promotional materials, paperback books and catalog covers, file folders, freezer, tags, and lottery tickets; and high-yield pulps to produce hardwood aspen, maple, and birch species for paperboard, packaging, printing and writing papers, and various other paper products. Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc. was founded in 1926 and is headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida.

1301 Riverplace Boulevard, Jacksonville, FL, 32207, United States, 904 357 4600

RYAM By the Numbers

A complete statistical profile built from RYAM's full price, financial, and ownership history, not an isolated snapshot. Explore any category in depth below.

Price & Momentum
Full price insights →
Volatility regime
Right around normal
52-week range position
49%
Trend
Longer-term downtrend, but price has bounced above the 50-day average
Current streak
2d up
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Financial Health
Full financial statements →
Revenue growth
Contracting
FCF conversion
Net cash
$75.39M
Share count, 1yr
+1.6%
Earnings
Full earnings history →
EPS beat rate
+22%
Current streak
3q miss
Analyst Coverage
Full analyst ratings →
Consensus
Moderate Buy
Avg target upside
-21.5%
Target agreement
Strong agreement
Insider Activity
Full insider transactions →
Net flow
$234.5K
Transactions on record
2
Short Interest
Full short interest →
Shares short
4.4M
Days-to-cover percentile
76th
Days to cover
4.8
Institutional Ownership
Full institutional holders →
Total holders
127
Net flow this cycle
$237.36M
Top 10 concentration
+66%
This overview draws together RYAM's price action, fundamentals, and market activity into one view, click through any section above for the full underlying analysis. The bull/bear breakdown and agreement matrix combine independently-sourced signals and are not a recommendation; any single signal can be wrong, and agreement between them is not a guarantee of future performance. This is historical data, not investment advice. Read disclaimer →