Ryland Group Stock Hits New 52-Week High (RYL)

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NEW YORK ( TheStreet) -- Ryland Group (NYSE: RYL) hit a new 52-week high Monday as it is currently trading at $35.87, above its previous 52-week high of $35.84 with 1.3 million shares traded as of 4 p.m. ET. Average volume has been 1.4 million shares over the past 30 days.

Ryland Group has a market cap of $1.53 billion and is part of the industrial goods sector and materials & construction industry. Shares are up 115.5% year to date as of the close of trading on Friday.

The Ryland Group, Inc. operates as a homebuilder and a mortgage-finance company in the United States. It engages in the design, construction, and sale of homes, as well as provides mortgage, title insurance, escrow, and insurance services. The company has a P/E ratio of 102.9, above the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7.

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TheStreet Ratings rates Ryland Group as a hold. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its robust revenue growth, impressive record of earnings per share growth and compelling growth in net income. However, as a counter to these strengths, we also find weaknesses including generally higher debt management risk, premium valuation and poor profit margins. You can view the full Ryland Group Ratings Report.

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