B. Riley Weighs in on Ready Capital’s Q1 Earnings (NYSE:RC)

Ready Capital Co. (NYSE:RC) – Research analysts at B. Riley issued their Q1 2026 earnings estimates for shares of Ready Capital in a research report issued on Thursday, December 12th. B. Riley analyst M. Howlett anticipates 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 recently issued reports on the stock. UBS Group reduced their target price on shares of Ready Capital from $8.50 to $7.50 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, November 15th. JMP Securities dropped their price objective on shares of Ready Capital from $10.50 to $9.50 and set a “market outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, December 12th. Finally, Piper Sandler decreased their target price on shares of Ready Capital from $9.50 to $8.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, September 16th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have issued a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $9.11.

Ready Capital Price Performance

Ready Capital stock opened at $7.49 on Monday. The company has a market capitalization of $1.26 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -10.64 and a beta of 1.43. The company has a current ratio of 1.67, a quick ratio of 1.67 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.54. Ready Capital has a 12 month low of $6.65 and a 12 month high of $11.11. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $7.18 and its 200-day moving average is $7.97.

Ready Capital Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, January 31st. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 31st will be given a $0.25 dividend. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 13.35%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, December 31st. Ready Capital’s payout ratio is presently -142.86%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Ready Capital

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. CWM LLC boosted its stake in shares of Ready Capital by 94.6% in the 2nd 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 in the last quarter. KBC Group NV boosted its position in Ready Capital by 64.1% in the third quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 8,318 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $63,000 after buying an additional 3,248 shares in the last quarter. Xponance Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Ready Capital during the second quarter worth $84,000. Choreo LLC acquired a new position in shares of Ready Capital during the second quarter worth $91,000. Finally, Naviter Wealth LLC lifted its stake in shares of Ready Capital by 35.0% in the 2nd quarter. Naviter Wealth LLC now owns 13,500 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $114,000 after acquiring an additional 3,500 shares during the last quarter. 55.87% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

About Ready Capital

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.