RCI Hospitality Q1 EPS Estimate Decreased by HC Wainwright

RCI Hospitality Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:RICK) – HC Wainwright lowered their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of RCI Hospitality in a research report issued on Friday, January 10th. HC Wainwright analyst S. Buck now forecasts that the restaurant operator will post earnings per share of $0.52 for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.63. 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 $0.66 per share. HC Wainwright also issued estimates for RCI Hospitality’s Q3 2025 earnings at $1.36 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.39 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $3.98 EPS.

Separately, StockNews.com downgraded shares of RCI Hospitality from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, December 17th.

RCI Hospitality Price Performance

RCI Hospitality stock opened at $53.32 on Monday. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $53.33 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $47.43. The stock has a market capitalization of $474.55 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 102.54 and a beta of 1.57. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.80, a quick ratio of 0.82 and a current ratio of 0.90. RCI Hospitality has a 52-week low of $37.61 and a 52-week high of $63.76.

RCI Hospitality Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 30th. Shareholders of record on Monday, December 16th were paid a $0.07 dividend. This represents a $0.28 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.53%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, December 16th. RCI Hospitality’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 87.50%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On RCI Hospitality

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in RICK. Point72 Asia Singapore Pte. Ltd. lifted its holdings in shares of RCI Hospitality by 254.1% in the third quarter. Point72 Asia Singapore Pte. Ltd. now owns 694 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock valued at $31,000 after purchasing an additional 498 shares in the last quarter. Quest Partners LLC purchased a new position in shares of RCI Hospitality in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $29,000. FMR LLC grew its holdings in shares of RCI Hospitality by 132.6% in the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 1,800 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock valued at $80,000 after acquiring an additional 1,026 shares in the last quarter. Copeland Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of RCI Hospitality during the third quarter valued at approximately $54,000. Finally, BNP Paribas Financial Markets grew its stake in RCI Hospitality by 47.4% in the 3rd quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 3,921 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock valued at $175,000 after purchasing an additional 1,260 shares during the period. 53.82% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

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.