If You Invested $10K In Rayonier Stock 10 Years Ago, How Much Would You Have Now?

Rayonier RYN is a leading timberland real estate investment trust with assets located in some of the most productive softwood timber growing regions in the U.S. and New Zealand.

It is set to report its Q1 2025 earnings on April 30. Wall Street analysts expect the company to post EPS of $0.11, up from $0.05 in the year-ago period. According to Benzinga Pro, quarterly revenue is expected to reach $191.13 million, up from $168.10 million a year earlier.

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If You Bought Rayonier Stock 10 Years Ago

The company's stock traded at approximately $26.93 per share 10 years ago. If you had invested $10,000, you could have bought roughly 371 shares. Currently, shares trade at $27.85, meaning your investment's value could have grown to $10,342 from stock price appreciation alone. However, Rayonier also paid dividends during these 10 years.

Rayonier's dividend yield is currently 3.91%. Over the last 10 years, it has paid about $11.93 in dividends per share, which means you could have made $4,430 from dividends alone.

Summing up $10,342 and $4,430, we end up with the final value of your investment, which is $14,772. This is how much you could have made if you had invested $10,000 in Rayonier stock 10 years ago. This means a total return of 47.72%. However, this figure is significantly less than the S&P 500 total return for the same period, which was 226.6%.

What Could The Next 10 Years Bring?

Rayonier has a consensus rating of "Sector Perform" and a price target of $31.29 based on the ratings of seven analysts. The price target implies more than a 12% potential upside from the current stock price.

On Feb. 5, the company announced its Q4 2024 earnings, posting adjusted EPS of $0.27, beating the consensus estimate of $0.19, as reported by Benzinga.

"Our full-year 2024 financial performance demonstrates our resilience and nimble execution amid persistent market headwinds," said CEO Mark McHug. "We were pleased to finish the year with strong fourth quarter financial results, which allowed us to deliver full-year Adjusted EBITDA of $298.8 million—roughly 3% above the high end of our prior guidance range."

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The company provided its full-year 2025 guidance, expecting an EPS in the range of $0.51 to $0.64 and adjusted EBITDA of $270 million to $300 million.

Check out this article by Benzinga for four analysts' insights on Rayonier.

Given the expected upside potential, growth-focused investors may find Rayonier stock attractive. Furthermore, they can benefit from the company's solid dividend yield of 3.91%.

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