Tejon Ranch Co. (TRC)Industrials | Conglomerates | Lebec, United States | NYSE
16.20 USD
+0.06
(0.372%)
⇧
(Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 16.20 |
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 5:35 a.m. EDT
Tejon Ranch presents a classic value trap scenario where the balance sheet looks deceptively healthy while the business fundamentals are deteriorating. The company is generating negative free cash flow and posting negative returns on assets, which is unsustainable for a conglomerate. While the price-to-book ratio appears attractive at under 1.0, this is likely a reflection of the market pricing in the inability to generate capital efficiently rather than a margin of safety. The trailing P/E of 74x is absurd given the forward earnings contraction, signaling that the market expects a severe earnings collapse. With no dividend to provide income and a multi-year price trajectory showing significant weakness, the investment case is weak. The recent price action hovering near the 200-day moving average suggests a floor, but without a turnaround in cash generation, the outlook remains bearish. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoETS ✓ | 0.039435 |
| AutoTheta | 0.039937 |
| MSTL | 0.040348 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.041719 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoETS
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 48% |
| H-stat | 26.46 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.098 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.30 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Industrials |
| Ex Dividend Date | 1999-11-16 |
| Last Dividend Date | 1999-11-16 |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 19.464 |
| Revenue per Share | 2.11 |
| Market Cap | 437,747,424 |
| Trailing P/E | 73.64 |
| Forward P/E | 147.27 |
| Beta | 0.58 |
| Profit Margins | 10.62% |
| Website | https://tejonranch.com |
As of Aug. 22, 2026, 5:35 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning defensively with a distinct skew toward put buying. In the nearest expiration, there is significant volume in ATM puts relative to open interest, suggesting a fear of downside or a desire to hedge existing long positions. Conversely, call activity is sparse, with open interest concentrated further out in October at strikes above the current price, indicating a lack of immediate bullish conviction despite the stock trading near its 200-day average.
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 1999-11-17 | 0.023542 | 0.104166 |
| 1999-05-12 | 0.023542 | 0.101010 |
| 1998-11-18 | 0.023542 | 0.111111 |
| 1998-05-13 | 0.023542 | 0.086207 |
| 1997-11-19 | 0.023542 | 0.086207 |
| 1997-05-12 | 0.023542 | 0.143885 |
| 1996-11-20 | 0.023542 | 0.166666 |
| 1996-05-13 | 0.023542 | 0.136986 |
| 1995-11-21 | 0.023542 | 0.172413 |
| 1995-05-18 | 0.011300 | 0.089718 |
| 1994-11-18 | 0.011300 | 0.090565 |
| 1994-05-16 | 0.023542 | 0.176991 |
| 1993-11-18 | 0.023542 | 0.155038 |
| 1993-05-17 | 0.023542 | 0.139860 |
| 1992-11-19 | 0.023542 | 0.136054 |
| 1992-05-18 | 0.235420 | 1.360542 |
| 1991-11-25 | 0.023542 | 0.143885 |
| 1991-05-16 | 0.023542 | 0.112359 |
| 1990-11-27 | 0.023542 | 0.104166 |
| 1990-05-16 | 0.023542 | 0.055555 |
| 1989-11-28 | 0.023542 | 0.051414 |
| 1989-05-08 | 0.023542 | 0.058997 |
| 1988-12-02 | 0.023542 | 0.064102 |
| 1988-05-06 | 0.023542 | 0.097561 |
| 1987-12-04 | 0.023542 | 0.092166 |
| 1987-05-05 | 0.023542 | 0.059524 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | -0.061627924 |
| Address1 | 4,436 Lebec Road |
| Address2 | P.O. Box 1000 Tejon Ranch |
| All Time High | 59.06227 |
| All Time Low | 3.625474 |
| Ask | 16.22 |
| Ask Size | 300 |
| Audit Risk | 7 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 0.0 - Strong Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 211,980 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 130,529 |
| Average Volume | 130,529 |
| Average Volume10Days | 211,980 |
| Beta | 0.58 |
| Bid | 16.22 |
| Bid Size | 1,200 |
| Board Risk | 4 |
| Book Value | 17.579 |
| City | Lebec |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 5 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 16.2 |
| Current Ratio | 2.92 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,786,665,600 |
| Day High | 16.25 |
| Day Low | 16.1001 |
| Debt To Equity | 19.464 |
| Display Name | Tejon Ranch |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,786,050,000 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,786,050,000 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,786,019,400 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,793,881,800 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,793,881,800 |
| Ebitda | 6,089,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.107130006 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 87.697 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 9.395 |
| Enterprise Value | 533,988,384 |
| Eps Forward | 0.11 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 0.22 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Ex Dividend Date | 942,796,800 |
| Exchange | NYQ |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 17.5276 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -1.3275986 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.07574332 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -6.162792 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 21.31 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -5.1099987 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.23979346 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 15.31 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 0.89000034 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.05813196 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 15.31 - 21.31 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 322,151,400,000 |
| Five Year Avg Dividend Yield | 0.22 |
| Float Shares | 17,343,173 |
| Forward Eps | 0.11 |
| Forward P E | 147.27274 |
| Free Cashflow | -10,039,375 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSE |
| Full Time Employees | 65 |
| Fullday Change | 0.0600014 |
| Fullday Change Percent | 0.371756 |
| Fullday Price | 16.2 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,785,542,400 |
| Gross Margins | 0.16084999 |
| Gross Profits | 9,142,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.08148 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.80626 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 27,021,444 |
| Industry | Conglomerates |
| Industry Disp | Conglomerates |
| Industry Key | conglomerates |
| Ir Website | http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=72959&p=irol-IRHome |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 0 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Dividend Date | 942,796,800 |
| Last Dividend Value | 0.023542 |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Last Split Date | 1,506,902,400 |
| Last Split Factor | 103:100 |
| Long Business Summary | Tejon Ranch Co., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a diversified real estate development and agribusiness company. It operates through six segments: Real Estate - Commercial/Industrial; Multifamily; Real Estate - Resort/Residential; Mineral Resources; Farming; And Ranch Operations. The Real Estate - Commercial/Industrial segment engages in the planning and permitting of land for development; construction of infrastructure and building, pre-leased buildings, and buildings to be leased or sold; sale of land to third parties for their own development; and activities related to communications leases, a power plant lease, and landscape maintenance. This segment also leases land to various auto service stations with convenience stores, fast-food operations, a motel, an antique shop, and a post office; various microwave repeater locations, radio and cellular transmitter sites, and fiber optic cable routes; and package of land for an electric power plant. The Multifamily segment engages in development, leasing, and long-term ownership of residential rental communities. The Real Estate - Resort/Residential segment engages in land entitlement, planning, pre-construction engineering, stewardship, and conservation activities. The Mineral Resources segment includes oil and gas royalties, rock and aggregate royalties, and royalties from a cement operation leased to National Cement Company of California, Inc.; and the management of water assets and infrastructure projects. The Farming segment farms, produces, and sells wine grapes, almonds, pistachios, hay, and olives. The Ranch Operations segment includes grazing lease and game management, and land maintenance activities, as well as ancillary land uses comprising filming; and guided game hunts. Tejon Ranch Co. was founded in 1843 and is based in Lebec, California. |
| Long Name | Tejon Ranch Co. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 437,747,424 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_307229 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,782,777,600 |
| Net Income To Common | 6,037,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 436,126,106 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 1 |
| Open | 16.19 |
| Operating Cashflow | 12,468,000 |
| Operating Margins | 0.02441 |
| Overall Risk | 6 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Phone | 661 248 3000 |
| Post Market Change | 0.0 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.0 |
| Post Market Price | 16.2 |
| Post Market Time | 1,787,951,100 |
| Previous Close | 16.14 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 0.92155415 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 7.7018037 |
| Profit Margins | 0.10622 |
| Quick Ratio | 1.636 |
| Quote Source Name | Delayed Quote |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | strong_buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 0.0 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 0.0600014 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 0.371756 |
| Regular Market Day High | 16.25 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 16.1001 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 16.1001 - 16.25 |
| Regular Market Open | 16.19 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 16.14 |
| Regular Market Price | 16.2 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,787,947,202 |
| Regular Market Volume | 182,489 |
| Return On Assets | -0.00067000004 |
| Return On Equity | 0.01232 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.717 |
| Revenue Per Share | 2.11 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.20504117 |
| Sector | Industrials |
| Sector Disp | Industrials |
| Sector Key | industrials |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 7 |
| Shares Outstanding | 27,021,444 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0463 |
| Shares Short | 1,250,948 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,784,073,600 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 1,092,693 |
| Short Name | Tejon Ranch Co |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.0722 |
| Short Ratio | 9.46 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | CA |
| Symbol | TRC |
| Target High Price | 26.25 |
| Target Low Price | 26.25 |
| Target Mean Price | 26.25 |
| Target Median Price | 26.25 |
| Total Cash | 15,057,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 0.557 |
| Total Debt | 95,942,000 |
| Total Revenue | 56,837,000 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | 0.22 |
| Trailing P E | 73.63637 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 17.6905 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -1.4904995 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.08425423 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 182,489 |
| Website | https://tejonranch.com |
| Zip | 93,243 |