Rayonier Inc. (RYN)

Rayonier remains a Buy, offering a strong ~6% dividend yield, improved balance sheet, and significant long-term growth potential from new land uses. RYN completed $1.45 billion in asset sales, surpassing targets, reducing leverage, and enabling opportunistic capital allocation, including share buybacks and debt paydown. Rate cuts, potential tariffs, and expansion into solar, wind, and carbon capture provide multiple catalysts for future near- and long-term value creation.

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Rayonier Inc. (NYSE:RYN ) Q2 2025 Earnings Conference Call August 7, 2025 10:00 AM ET Company Participants April J. Tice - Senior VP & CFO Collin Philip Mings - Vice President of Capital Markets & Strategic Planning Douglas M.

Rayonier (RYN) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.06 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.03 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.02 per share a year ago.

WILDLIGHT, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Rayonier Inc. (NYSE:RYN) today reported second quarter net income attributable to Rayonier of $408.7 million, or $2.63 per share, on revenues of $106.5 million. This compares to net income attributable to Rayonier of $1.9 million, or $0.01 per share, on revenues of $99.6 million in the prior year quarter. The second quarter results included a $404.4 million gain on the sale of the Company's New Zealand joint venture interest1 and a $0.6 million loss from operat.

Rayonier is a pure-play timber REIT that's currently rebalancing, selling New Zealand assets to focus on U.S. growth and unlock shareholder value. The company will have ~$1 billion in cash after the NZ transaction, enabling debt reduction, buybacks, and another special dividend, potentially yielding ~10% including the special payout this year. Strategic moves into real estate, solar, and carbon capture offer significant long-term growth, diversifying away from timber price volatility.

WILDLIGHT, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Rayonier Inc. (NYSE:RYN) announced today that the Company's board of directors has declared a third quarter cash dividend of $0.2725 per common share. The dividend is payable on September 30, 2025, to shareholders of record on September 16, 2025. The Company also announced today that the Company's board of directors, in its capacity as the board of directors of the general partner of Rayonier, L.P., has declared a third quarter cash distribution of $0.2725 per.

WILDLIGHT, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Rayonier Inc. (NYSE:RYN) plans to release its second quarter 2025 earnings after the market closes on Wednesday, August 6, 2025. Rayonier will host a conference call and live audio webcast at 10:00 a.m. (ET) on Thursday, August 7 to discuss these results. Supplemental materials and access to the live audio webcast will be available at www.rayonier.com. A replay of the webcast will be archived on the Company's website and available shortly after the call. Invest.

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NEW YORK & AUCKLAND, New Zealand--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Rohatyn Group (“TRG”), an investment firm specializing in emerging markets and real assets, today announced it has completed its $710 million acquisition of an entity that holds Rayonier Inc.'s 77% interest in a New Zealand joint venture (Matariki Forestry Group or “MFG”), which manages approximately 287,000 productive acres of timberland. MFG is the third largest forestry operator in New Zealand, with five timberland locations spanning acr.

WILDLIGHT, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Rayonier Inc. (“Rayonier”) (NYSE:RYN) today announced the completion of the previously announced sale of entities holding its 77% interest in the New Zealand joint venture to a special purpose vehicle owned by an investment fund managed by The Rohatyn Group (“TRG”), a global asset manager specializing in emerging markets and real assets, for a purchase price of $710 million. Net proceeds to Rayonier, after adjusting for estimated net debt, working capital, tran.

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We rate RYAM a strong buy with a $10 price target, citing a rare risk/reward skew as distress-level valuation ignores a specialty cellulose recovery. Specialty cellulose margins are expanding due to mix shifts, pricing power, and operational discipline, with EBITDA set to rise despite near-term volume headwinds. The market underappreciates RYAM's biomaterials and bioethanol ramp, which offers structural earnings growth and regulatory tailwinds, yet receives minimal valuation credit.