HC Wainwright Predicts RCI Hospitality Q1 Earnings

RCI Hospitality Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:RICK - Free Report) - Investment analysts at HC Wainwright issued their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of RCI Hospitality in a report released on Wednesday, December 18th. HC Wainwright analyst S. Buck forecasts that the restaurant operator will post earnings of $0.63 per share for the quarter. HC Wainwright currently has a "Buy" rating and a $98.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for RCI Hospitality's current full-year earnings is $0.66 per share. HC Wainwright also issued estimates for RCI Hospitality's Q2 2025 earnings at $0.72 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $1.30 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.37 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $4.00 EPS.

Separately, StockNews.com lowered shares of RCI Hospitality from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Tuesday.

RCI Hospitality Stock Performance

NASDAQ RICK traded down $0.12 during trading on Friday, hitting $56.80. The company's stock had a trading volume of 101,042 shares, compared to its average volume of 80,747. RCI Hospitality has a 52 week low of $37.61 and a 52 week high of $68.26. The company has a quick ratio of 0.82, a current ratio of 0.90 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.80. The firm has a market cap of $511.03 million, a P/E ratio of 109.23 and a beta of 1.60. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $48.80 and a 200 day moving average price of $45.91.

Institutional Trading of RCI Hospitality

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. Progeny 3 Inc. lifted its position in RCI Hospitality by 23.5% in the second quarter. Progeny 3 Inc. now owns 460,968 shares of the restaurant operator's stock worth $20,080,000 after purchasing an additional 87,832 shares during the period. DHK Financial Advisors Inc. bought a new position in shares of RCI Hospitality during the 2nd quarter worth about $1,699,000. Aptus Capital Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of RCI Hospitality by 24.8% during the 2nd quarter. Aptus Capital Advisors LLC now owns 51,663 shares of the restaurant operator's stock valued at $2,250,000 after acquiring an additional 10,275 shares in the last quarter. Quest Partners LLC bought a new stake in RCI Hospitality in the third quarter valued at about $29,000. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp increased its stake in RCI Hospitality by 7.3% in the second quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 60,704 shares of the restaurant operator's stock valued at $2,644,000 after acquiring an additional 4,126 shares during the period. 53.82% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

RCI Hospitality Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 30th. Investors of record on Monday, December 16th will be given a dividend of $0.07 per share. This represents a $0.28 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.49%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, December 16th. RCI Hospitality's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 87.50%.

RCI Hospitality Company Profile

RCI Hospitality Holdings, Inc, through its subsidiaries, engages in the hospitality and related businesses in the United States. It operates in Nightclubs, Bombshells, and Media Group segments. The company's wholly-owned subsidiaries own and/or operates upscale adult nightclubs serving primarily businessmen and professionals under the Rick's Cabaret, Jaguars Club, Tootsie's Cabaret, XTC Cabaret, Club Onyx, Hoops Cabaret and Sports Bar, Scarlett's Cabaret, Temptations Adult Cabaret, Foxy's Cabaret, Vivid Cabaret, Downtown Cabaret, Cabaret East, The Seville, Silver City Cabaret, and Kappa Men's Club.