Rayonier Advanced Materials stock fell 2.09 percent on October 7

Published on 10/08/2026 at 02:18 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

Rayonier Advanced Materials stock sat 42.6 percent below its 52-week high on October 7, 2026. Q2 revenue reached USD 376 million against USD 340 million a year earlier.

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Rayonier Advanced Materials stock (ISIN US75508B1044) fell 2.09 percent to USD 6.80 at the NYSE on October 7, 2026, in the latest completed session. The price stood 42.6 percent below its 52-week high of USD 11.85, giving investors a clear measure of the stock's recovery gap.

Stock stays below yearly high

Rayonier Advanced Materials traded between USD 5.38 and USD 11.85 over the past 52 weeks. The October 7 session recorded 928,693 shares of volume, while market capitalization stood at USD 459.6 million.

The move leaves the stock closer to its yearly low than its yearly high. That positioning matters because the company is combining a loss-making recent quarter with a project that is designed to add long-term operating support.

Consensus target reaches USD 13.00

According to MarketBeat, the consensus rating was Hold on October 6, 2026, based on 3 analysts. The average, high and low price targets were each USD 13.00, placing the target 91.2 percent above the USD 6.80 closing price.

The consensus backdrop is mixed rather than uniformly bullish, with 1 Buy, 1 Hold and 1 Sell rating listed by MarketBeat. For investors, the target spread is less informative than the earnings path because the published average target implies a substantial recovery from the latest close.

Jesup project adds 70 MW

On September 30, 2026, Rayonier Advanced Materials announced construction of the 70 MW Altamaha Green Energy biomass cogeneration project beside its Jesup, Georgia, facility, as reported by StockTitan. Commercial operations are planned for 2029.

RYAM expects an initial 14 percent equity interest, with an option to reach 16 percent. The company projects annual distributions of USD 8 million to USD 10 million once the facility operates, while the project is designed to avoid USD 30 million in future utility capital spending.

Q2 revenue beats the prior year

Zacks reported on August 4, 2026, that second-quarter revenue reached USD 376 million for the quarter ended June 2026, up from USD 340 million a year earlier and 5.18 percent above consensus. Adjusted EPS was a loss of USD 0.30 against a consensus loss of USD 0.17.

The comparison shows the central tension in the stock. Revenue improved year over year, but adjusted earnings remained below expectations, leaving the biomass project and the next operating quarter as important tests for the valuation implied by the USD 13.00 consensus target.