Ryerson (RYI) Competitors $23.14 +0.09 (+0.39%) Closing price 07/8/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$23.20 +0.06 (+0.28%) As of 07/8/2025 04:37 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock RYI vs. STLD, ZEUS, RS, CENT, GLP, WKC, DSGR, GIC, VSTS, and CAPLShould you be buying Ryerson stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Ryerson include Steel Dynamics (STLD), Olympic Steel (ZEUS), Reliance (RS), Central Garden & Pet (CENT), Global Partners (GLP), World Kinect (WKC), Distribution Solutions Group (DSGR), Global Industrial (GIC), Vestis (VSTS), and CrossAmerica Partners (CAPL). Ryerson vs. Its Competitors Steel Dynamics Olympic Steel Reliance Central Garden & Pet Global Partners World Kinect Distribution Solutions Group Global Industrial Vestis CrossAmerica Partners Ryerson (NYSE:RYI) and Steel Dynamics (NASDAQ:STLD) are related companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, risk, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, dividends and analyst recommendations. Is RYI or STLD a better dividend stock? Ryerson pays an annual dividend of $0.75 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Steel Dynamics pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Ryerson pays out -340.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Steel Dynamics pays out 26.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Ryerson has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years and Steel Dynamics has increased its dividend for 13 consecutive years. Ryerson is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in RYI or STLD? 94.8% of Ryerson shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.4% of Steel Dynamics shares are held by institutional investors. 4.0% of Ryerson shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 6.3% of Steel Dynamics shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Is RYI or STLD more profitable? Steel Dynamics has a net margin of 6.80% compared to Ryerson's net margin of -0.15%. Steel Dynamics' return on equity of 13.26% beat Ryerson's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Ryerson-0.15% -0.65% -0.22% Steel Dynamics 6.80%13.26%7.60% Do analysts rate RYI or STLD? Ryerson presently has a consensus price target of $25.00, suggesting a potential upside of 8.04%. Steel Dynamics has a consensus price target of $148.00, suggesting a potential upside of 8.79%. Given Steel Dynamics' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Steel Dynamics is more favorable than Ryerson.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Ryerson 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Steel Dynamics 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.73 Does the media refer more to RYI or STLD? In the previous week, Steel Dynamics had 9 more articles in the media than Ryerson. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Steel Dynamics and 1 mentions for Ryerson. Steel Dynamics' average media sentiment score of 1.69 beat Ryerson's score of 0.00 indicating that Steel Dynamics is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Ryerson 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Steel Dynamics 8 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Which has more volatility and risk, RYI or STLD? Ryerson has a beta of 1.54, indicating that its stock price is 54% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Steel Dynamics has a beta of 1.37, indicating that its stock price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has higher earnings and valuation, RYI or STLD? Steel Dynamics has higher revenue and earnings than Ryerson. Ryerson is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Steel Dynamics, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioRyerson$4.60B0.16-$8.60M-$0.22-105.18Steel Dynamics$17.54B1.15$1.54B$7.5717.97 SummarySteel Dynamics beats Ryerson on 15 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Ryerson News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for RYI and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding RYI and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart RYI vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricRyersonMETAL PRD IndustryIndustrials SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$742.12M$13.99B$7.48B$20.52BDividend Yield3.25%2.54%4.54%3.78%P/E Ratio-105.1816.9924.8227.79Price / Sales0.160.42114.2640.34Price / Cash10.277.8727.3122.26Price / Book0.891.324.364.58Net Income-$8.60M$1.21B$790.28M$982.91M7 Day Performance-0.26%1.20%1.51%0.41%1 Month Performance5.04%2.67%4.60%3.59%1 Year Performance26.93%-32.56%31.96%14.47% Ryerson Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)RYIRyerson1.188 of 5 stars$23.14+0.4%$25.00+8.0%+23.3%$742.12M$4.60B-105.184,200STLDSteel Dynamics4.5618 of 5 stars$128.01-2.4%$148.00+15.6%+9.5%$19.48B$17.54B16.9113,000Positive NewsZEUSOlympic Steel3.6561 of 5 stars$32.59-1.3%$41.00+25.8%-18.2%$368.70M$1.94B22.792,163RSReliance3.3955 of 5 stars$314.50-0.7%$315.00+0.2%+16.7%$16.66B$13.84B22.5415,900CENTCentral Garden & Pet2.7392 of 5 stars$35.18-0.5%$40.00+13.7%-4.0%$2.32B$3.20B18.816,450GLPGlobal Partners2.7954 of 5 stars$52.73+0.3%$56.00+6.2%+14.7%$1.79B$17.16B16.744,840WKCWorld Kinect1.3733 of 5 stars$28.37+0.7%$29.00+2.2%+17.0%$1.60B$42.17B118.214,745News CoverageDSGRDistribution Solutions Group3.6915 of 5 stars$27.47-0.7%$40.50+47.4%+0.4%$1.28B$1.80B1,374.194,400News CoverageGICGlobal Industrial3.0733 of 5 stars$26.95-1.6%N/A-8.6%$1.05B$1.32B17.061,845VSTSVestis4.2253 of 5 stars$5.75-5.9%$11.75+104.3%-47.4%$805.19M$2.81B-31.9410,800Trending NewsCAPLCrossAmerica Partners1.7905 of 5 stars$20.79-0.5%N/A+5.4%$796.24M$4.10B25.992,220 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Steel Dynamics Alternatives Olympic Steel Alternatives Reliance Alternatives Central Garden & Pet Alternatives Global Partners Alternatives World Kinect Alternatives Distribution Solutions Group Alternatives Global Industrial Alternatives Vestis Alternatives CrossAmerica Partners Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:RYI) was last updated on 7/9/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersA grave, grave error.I thought what happened 25 years ago was a once- in-a-lifetime event… but how wrong I was. 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