Ready Capital Co. (NYSE:RC - Free Report) - Analysts at B. Riley issued their Q1 2026 earnings estimates for Ready Capital in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, December 12th. B. Riley analyst M. Howlett forecasts that the real estate investment trust will earn $0.33 per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for Ready Capital's current full-year earnings is $0.93 per share. B. Riley also issued estimates for Ready Capital's Q2 2026 earnings at $0.33 EPS and Q3 2026 earnings at $0.33 EPS.
A number of other equities research analysts have also commented on the company. Piper Sandler dropped their price target on Ready Capital from $9.50 to $8.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, September 16th. UBS Group dropped their target price on shares of Ready Capital from $8.50 to $7.50 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a report on Friday, November 15th. Finally, JMP Securities cut their price target on shares of Ready Capital from $10.50 to $9.50 and set a "market outperform" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have assigned a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $9.11.
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Ready Capital Trading Up 0.8 %
RC stock traded up $0.06 during midday trading on Monday, hitting $7.51. 1,522,058 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,557,756. Ready Capital has a one year low of $6.65 and a one year high of $11.11. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.54, a quick ratio of 1.67 and a current ratio of 1.67. The company has a market cap of $1.27 billion, a PE ratio of -10.77 and a beta of 1.43. The stock's fifty day moving average price is $7.17 and its 200-day moving average price is $7.97.
Institutional Inflows and Outflows
A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. HB Wealth Management LLC lifted its position in Ready Capital by 3.4% during the 2nd quarter. HB Wealth Management LLC now owns 33,216 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $272,000 after buying an additional 1,101 shares in the last quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. raised its holdings in Ready Capital by 2.2% during the second quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 63,699 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $521,000 after acquiring an additional 1,375 shares in the last quarter. CWM LLC boosted its position in Ready Capital by 94.6% during the second quarter. CWM LLC now owns 3,361 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 1,634 shares during the last quarter. Louisiana State Employees Retirement System grew its stake in Ready Capital by 4.0% in the third quarter. Louisiana State Employees Retirement System now owns 81,300 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $620,000 after purchasing an additional 3,100 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Thrivent Financial for Lutherans increased its position in shares of Ready Capital by 2.4% during the 3rd quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 132,098 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $1,008,000 after purchasing an additional 3,123 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 55.87% of the company's stock.
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Ready Capital Corporation operates as a real estate finance company in the United States. It operates through two segments: LMM Commercial Real Estate and Small Business Lending. The company originates, acquires, finances, and services lower-to-middle-market (LLM) commercial real estate loans, small business administration (SBA) loans, residential mortgage loans, construction loans, and mortgage-backed securities collateralized primarily by LLM loans, or other real estate-related investments.
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