What is Zacks Research’s Estimate for Reliance Q4 Earnings?

Reliance, Inc. (NYSE:RS) – Zacks Research decreased their Q4 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Reliance in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, March 4th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the industrial products company will earn $3.72 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $4.34. The consensus estimate for Reliance’s current full-year earnings is $16.98 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Reliance’s Q1 2026 earnings at $4.94 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $4.40 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $4.02 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $4.89 EPS.

Reliance (NYSE:RS) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 19th. The industrial products company reported $2.22 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.74 by ($0.52). Reliance had a return on equity of 11.87% and a net margin of 6.33%. The business had revenue of $3.13 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.04 billion.

A number of other research analysts also recently issued reports on RS. Wolfe Research upgraded shares of Reliance from an “underperform” rating to a “peer perform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 8th. KeyCorp raised their price target on shares of Reliance from $321.00 to $327.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, February 24th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group began coverage on shares of Reliance in a research report on Monday, December 2nd. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $341.00 price target on the stock. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have given a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $329.17.

Reliance Trading Up 1.9 %

Reliance stock opened at $288.72 on Friday. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $285.62 and its 200-day moving average is $289.94. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.10, a quick ratio of 1.58 and a current ratio of 3.21. Reliance has a 1 year low of $256.98 and a 1 year high of $342.20. The company has a market cap of $15.29 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.70 and a beta of 0.87.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Reliance

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Siemens Fonds Invest GmbH acquired a new position in Reliance during the 4th quarter valued at about $1,121,000. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH acquired a new position in Reliance during the 4th quarter valued at about $11,084,000. Integrated Advisors Network LLC increased its stake in Reliance by 4.5% during the 4th quarter. Integrated Advisors Network LLC now owns 1,181 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $318,000 after buying an additional 51 shares during the period. Mackenzie Financial Corp increased its stake in Reliance by 36.1% during the 4th quarter. Mackenzie Financial Corp now owns 4,429 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $1,193,000 after buying an additional 1,174 shares during the period. Finally, Forum Financial Management LP increased its stake in Reliance by 2.8% during the 4th quarter. Forum Financial Management LP now owns 1,619 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $436,000 after buying an additional 44 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 79.26% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at Reliance

In other Reliance news, CEO Karla R. Lewis sold 31,136 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $300.52, for a total transaction of $9,356,990.72. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 90,230 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $27,115,919.60. This trade represents a 25.65 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. 0.69% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Reliance Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 21st. Investors of record on Friday, March 7th will be given a $1.20 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 7th. This is an increase from Reliance’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.10. This represents a $4.80 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.66%. Reliance’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 31.09%.

Reliance Company Profile

Reliance, Inc operates as a diversified metal solutions provider and the metals service center company in the United States, Canada, and internationally. The company distributes a line of approximately 100,000 metal products, including alloy, aluminum, brass, copper, carbon steel, stainless steel, titanium, and specialty steel products; and provides metals processing services to general manufacturing, non-residential construction, transportation, aerospace, energy, electronics and semiconductor fabrication, and heavy industries.