Ruth's Hospitality Group (RUTH) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Ruth's Hospitality Group, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, develops, operates, and franchises fine dining restaurants under the Ruth's Chris Steak House name. Its restaurants offer food and beverage products to special occasion diners and frequent customers, as well as business clients. The company was formerly known as Ruth's Chris Steak House, Inc. and changed its name to Ruth's Hospitality Group, Inc. in May 2008. Ruth's Hospitality Group, Inc. was founded in 1965 and is headquartered in Winter Park, Florida.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $21.49 to $21.49
• 50-Day Range: $21.38 to $21.49
• 52-Week Range: $14.65 to $21.50
• Volume: N/A
• Average Volume: 827,164 shs
• Market Capitalization: $690.47 million
• P/E Ratio: 17.91
• Dividend Yield: 2.98%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: N/A

Ruth's Hospitality Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Ruth's Hospitality Group scored higher than 37% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: N/A
• Analyst Rating: N/A

Consensus Rating

There is not enough analysis data for Ruth's Hospitality Group.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 1.59%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Ruth's Hospitality Group are expected to grow by 1.59% in the coming year, from $1.26 to $1.28 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Ruth's Hospitality Group is 17.91, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 128.02.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Ruth's Hospitality Group is 17.91, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Cyclical sector average P/E ratio of about 386.91.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Ruth's Hospitality Group has a P/B Ratio of 5.39. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for RUTH.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Ruth's Hospitality Group pays a meaningful dividend of 2.98%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Ruth's Hospitality Group does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Ruth's Hospitality Group is 53.33%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Ruth's Hospitality Group will have a dividend payout ratio of 50.00% next year. This indicates that Ruth's Hospitality Group will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 2.6 / 5
• Environmental Score: -3.22

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for RUTH.

News and Social Media

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.08

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 4 news articles for Ruth's Hospitality Group this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Ruth's Hospitality Group insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 6.01% of the stock of Ruth's Hospitality Group is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

87.33% of the stock of Ruth's Hospitality Group is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

RUTH Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How were Ruth's Hospitality Group's earnings last quarter?

Ruth's Hospitality Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:RUTH) posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October, 28th. The restaurant operator reported $0.20 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.12 by $0.08. The restaurant operator earned $104.19 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $104.46 million. Ruth's Hospitality Group had a net margin of 7.66% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 32.00%.

What other stocks do shareholders of Ruth's Hospitality Group own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Ruth's Hospitality Group investors own include Meta Platforms (META), Tesla (TSLA), NVIDIA (NVDA), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), Visa (V), Home Depot (HD) and Chevron (CVX).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 10/28/2021
• Today: 11/05/2024
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Consumer Cyclical
• Industry: Restaurants
• Sub-Industry: Restaurants
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:RUTH
• CUSIP: 78333210
• CIK: 1324272
• Web: www.rhgi.com
• Phone: (407) 333-7440
• Fax: 407-833-9625
• Employees: 4,768
• Year Founded: 2008

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $1.20
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 17.91
• Forward P/E Ratio: 17.06
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $38.62 million
• Net Margins: 7.66%
• Pretax Margin: 9.03%
• Return on Equity: 32.00%
• Return on Assets: 8.63%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.11
• Current Ratio: 0.46
• Quick Ratio: 0.39

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $505.86 million
• Price / Sales: 1.36
• Cash Flow: $1.97 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 10.92
• Book Value: $3.99 per share
• Price / Book: 5.39

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 32,130,000
• Free Float: 30,202,000
• Market Cap: $690.47 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.82