Brokers Issue Forecasts for RCI Hospitality Q1 Earnings

RCI Hospitality Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:RICK) – Research analysts at HC Wainwright issued their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for shares of RCI Hospitality in a report issued on Wednesday, December 18th. HC Wainwright analyst S. Buck forecasts that the restaurant operator will earn $0.63 per share 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 downgraded shares of RCI Hospitality from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday.

RCI Hospitality Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ RICK opened at $56.80 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.80, a current ratio of 0.90 and a quick ratio of 0.82. RCI Hospitality has a 1-year low of $37.61 and a 1-year high of $68.26. The company has a market capitalization of $511.03 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 109.23 and a beta of 1.60. The business has a 50-day moving average of $48.80 and a 200-day moving average of $45.91.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On RCI Hospitality

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of RICK. Quest Partners LLC purchased a new position in shares of RCI Hospitality during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Point72 Asia Singapore Pte. Ltd. raised its holdings in 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 acquiring an additional 498 shares in the last quarter. Copeland Capital Management LLC bought a new position in RCI Hospitality during the 3rd quarter valued at $54,000. Victory Capital Management Inc. acquired a new position in RCI Hospitality during the 2nd quarter worth $76,000. Finally, FMR LLC increased its position in shares of RCI Hospitality by 132.6% in the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 1,800 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock worth $80,000 after purchasing an additional 1,026 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 53.82% of the company’s stock.

RCI Hospitality Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 30th. Investors of record on Monday, December 16th will be issued a $0.07 dividend. This represents a $0.28 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.49%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, December 16th. RCI Hospitality’s dividend payout ratio 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.