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Rayonier Advanced Materials (NYSE:RYAM) President and CEO DeLyle W. Bloomquist reported purchasing 53,533 shares of common stock on August 12, 2025. The shares were bought at a price of $4.709, totaling approximately $252,086. The insider purchase comes as the stock shows strong momentum, with InvestingPro data revealing a 15.6% return over the past week, despite the company facing profitability challenges and operating with significant debt.
Following the transaction, Bloomquist directly owns 539,557 shares of Rayonier Advanced Materials . According to InvestingPro, which offers comprehensive analysis through its Pro Research Reports covering 1,400+ US stocks, RYAM’s market capitalization stands at $324.6 million, with the stock currently trading near its Fair Value. The purchase was revealed in a Form 4 filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
In other recent news, Rayonier Advanced Materials reported its Q2 2025 earnings, revealing a significant miss on earnings per share (EPS). The company posted an EPS of -$5.44, which was far below the forecasted -$0.23, resulting in a surprise of 2265.22%. Revenue for the quarter also fell short of expectations, coming in at $340 million compared to the forecasted $387.07 million, marking a 12.16% shortfall. In addition to the earnings report, Rayonier Advanced Materials and the United Steel Workers union filed antidumping and countervailing duty petitions against Brazil and Norway. The petitions allege that manufacturers from these countries are selling High Purity Dissolving Pulp (HPDP) in the U.S. at unfairly low prices. The estimated dumping margins are reported to be as high as 168 percent for Brazil and 226 percent for Norway. The filing also mentions 30 Brazilian government programs that might be providing subsidies. These developments come amid challenging times for the company.
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