Brokers Issue Forecasts for RCI Hospitality Q1 Earnings

RCI Hospitality Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:RICK) – Equities researchers at HC Wainwright issued their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for shares of RCI Hospitality in a report released on Wednesday, December 18th. HC Wainwright analyst S. Buck forecasts that the restaurant operator will post earnings per share of $0.63 for the quarter. HC Wainwright has a “Buy” rating and a $98.00 price target 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 Q2 2025 earnings at $0.72 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $1.30 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.37 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $4.00 EPS.

Separately, StockNews.com lowered shares of RCI Hospitality from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday.

RCI Hospitality Trading Up 0.1 %

RICK opened at $56.92 on Friday. RCI Hospitality has a 52 week low of $37.61 and a 52 week high of $68.26. The company has a quick ratio of 0.82, a current ratio of 0.90 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.80. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $48.80 and a 200-day simple moving average of $45.91. The firm has a market cap of $512.11 million, a P/E ratio of 109.46 and a beta of 1.60.

RCI Hospitality Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 30th. Shareholders of record on Monday, December 16th will be issued a dividend of $0.07 per share. The ex-dividend date is Monday, December 16th. This represents a $0.28 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.49%. RCI Hospitality’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 87.50%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On RCI Hospitality

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. SG Americas Securities LLC acquired a new stake in RCI Hospitality in the second quarter valued at approximately $177,000. Bank of New York Mellon Corp raised its holdings in shares of RCI Hospitality by 7.3% in the 2nd quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 60,704 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock valued at $2,644,000 after purchasing an additional 4,126 shares in the last quarter. Ridgewood Investments LLC lifted its position in shares of RCI Hospitality by 2.4% during the 2nd quarter. Ridgewood Investments LLC now owns 25,558 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock worth $1,113,000 after purchasing an additional 600 shares during the last quarter. Aptus Capital Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of RCI Hospitality by 24.8% during the second quarter. Aptus Capital Advisors LLC now owns 51,663 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock worth $2,250,000 after purchasing an additional 10,275 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Rhumbline Advisers increased its holdings in RCI Hospitality by 12.9% in the second quarter. Rhumbline Advisers now owns 12,994 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock valued at $566,000 after buying an additional 1,481 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 53.82% of the company’s stock.

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.