HC Wainwright Predicts Lower Earnings for RCI Hospitality

RCI Hospitality Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:RICK - Free Report) - Stock analysts at HC Wainwright reduced their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of RCI Hospitality in a research note issued on Friday, January 10th. HC Wainwright analyst S. Buck now forecasts that the restaurant operator will post earnings of $0.52 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.63. HC Wainwright has a "Buy" rating and a $98.00 price objective 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 Q3 2025 earnings at $1.36 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.39 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $3.98 EPS.

Separately, StockNews.com cut RCI Hospitality from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Tuesday, December 17th.

RCI Hospitality Trading Down 2.6 %

RCI Hospitality stock traded down $1.43 during midday trading on Monday, reaching $52.77. The stock had a trading volume of 61,806 shares, compared to its average volume of 92,129. RCI Hospitality has a twelve month low of $37.61 and a twelve month high of $63.76. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.80, a current ratio of 0.90 and a quick ratio of 0.82. The firm has a market cap of $469.65 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 101.48 and a beta of 1.57. The firm's fifty day simple moving average is $53.33 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $47.43.

RCI Hospitality Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 30th. Investors of record on Monday, December 16th were paid a $0.07 dividend. This represents a $0.28 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.53%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, December 16th. RCI Hospitality's payout ratio is 87.50%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Quest Partners LLC bought a new position in shares of RCI Hospitality in the third quarter worth about $29,000. Point72 Asia Singapore Pte. Ltd. boosted its stake in RCI Hospitality by 254.1% during the third quarter. Point72 Asia Singapore Pte. Ltd. now owns 694 shares of the restaurant operator's stock worth $31,000 after buying an additional 498 shares in the last quarter. Copeland Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of RCI Hospitality in the 3rd quarter valued at $54,000. Victory Capital Management Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of RCI Hospitality during the 2nd quarter valued at about $76,000. Finally, FMR LLC increased its stake in RCI Hospitality by 132.6% in the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 1,800 shares of the restaurant operator's stock valued at $80,000 after acquiring an additional 1,026 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 53.82% of the company's stock.

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.