HC Wainwright Predicts Stronger Earnings for RCI Hospitality

RCI Hospitality Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:RICK - Free Report) - Stock analysts at HC Wainwright boosted their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for shares of RCI Hospitality in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, February 12th. HC Wainwright analyst S. Buck now expects that the restaurant operator will earn $0.75 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $0.72. HC Wainwright currently has a "Buy" rating and a $98.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for RCI Hospitality's current full-year earnings is $3.98 per share. HC Wainwright also issued estimates for RCI Hospitality's Q3 2025 earnings at $1.38 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.41 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $6.35 EPS.

Separately, StockNews.com upgraded shares of RCI Hospitality from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 12th.

RCI Hospitality Stock Performance

NASDAQ:RICK traded up $1.91 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $54.06. The stock had a trading volume of 121,076 shares, compared to its average volume of 74,767. RCI Hospitality has a twelve month low of $37.61 and a twelve month high of $61.66. The stock has a market cap of $481.13 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 168.94 and a beta of 1.55. The company's 50 day simple moving average is $54.88 and its 200 day simple moving average is $49.06. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.83, a quick ratio of 0.89 and a current ratio of 0.98.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On RCI Hospitality

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Barclays PLC lifted its position in RCI Hospitality by 330.2% during the third quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 13,593 shares of the restaurant operator's stock worth $605,000 after acquiring an additional 10,433 shares during the last quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC lifted its position in RCI Hospitality by 20.0% during the third quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 13,507 shares of the restaurant operator's stock worth $602,000 after acquiring an additional 2,252 shares during the last quarter. Quest Partners LLC acquired a new stake in RCI Hospitality during the third quarter worth approximately $29,000. Point72 Asset Management L.P. lifted its position in RCI Hospitality by 146.4% during the third quarter. Point72 Asset Management L.P. now owns 4,961 shares of the restaurant operator's stock worth $221,000 after acquiring an additional 2,948 shares during the last quarter. Finally, BNP Paribas Financial Markets lifted its position in RCI Hospitality by 47.4% during the third quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 3,921 shares of the restaurant operator's stock worth $175,000 after acquiring an additional 1,260 shares during the last quarter. 53.82% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

RCI Hospitality Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 30th. Investors of record on Monday, December 16th were paid a $0.07 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, December 16th. This represents a $0.28 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.52%. RCI Hospitality's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 87.50%.

About RCI Hospitality

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.