The buying and selling of stock by a company’s insider give investors a sense that the stock will rise or fall in the future. Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc shares valued at $249,879 were purchased by Bloomquist DeLyle W on May 16 ’25. At $3.95 per share, Bloomquist DeLyle W acquired 63,291 shares. The insider’s holdings grew to 486,024 shares worth approximately $1.88 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Bowen Eric purchased 12,500 shares, netting a total of over 100,500 in proceeds. Following the buying of shares at $8.04 each, the insider now holds 12,500 shares.
As published in a research note from RBC Capital Mkts on May 11, 2023, Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc [RYAM] has been rated up from a Sector perform to an Outperform and the price target has been revised to $7. Analysts at RBC Capital Mkts downgraded the stock from ‘”an Outperform”‘ to ‘”a Sector perform”‘ outlook in a report released in early January. As of July 18, 2022, RBC Capital Mkts has increased its “Sector perform” rating to a “an Outperform” for RYAM. Earlier on April 07, 2022, RBC Capital Mkts downgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Sector perform” for RYAM stock which previously was a “an Outperform”.
Analyzing RYAM Stock Performance
On last trading session,, Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc [NYSE: RYAM] plunged -0.52% to $3.86. The stock’s lowest price that day was $3.855, but it reached a high of $3.99 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -4.69%. Over the course of the year, Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc shares have dropped approximately -53.21%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $8.56 on 01/29/25 and a 52-week low of $3.45 on 05/07/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc (RYAM)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 3.80, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 3.75. In the upper region, resistance lies at 3.95. The next price resistance is at 4.05. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 43.11 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-05-30 jumping by 0.52 million shares to 1.14 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-04-30 was 0.62 million shares. A jump of 45.7% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 1.7 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 1.7.
Which companies own the most shares of Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc (RYAM)?
In terms of Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 9 in the next 12 months, up nearly 131.96% from the previous closing price of $3.88. Analysts anticipate Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc stock to reach 9 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 9. In spite of this, 2 analysts ranked Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On December 15, 2021, BofA Securities assigned a price target of “an Underperform” to the stock and downgraded coverage with a $6.50.
