HC Wainwright Predicts Weaker Earnings for RCI Hospitality

RCI Hospitality Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:RICK) – Equities research analysts at HC Wainwright reduced their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for shares of RCI Hospitality in a research note issued to investors on Friday, January 10th. HC Wainwright analyst S. Buck now expects that the restaurant operator will post earnings of $0.52 per share 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 lowered shares of RCI Hospitality from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, December 17th.

RCI Hospitality Price Performance

Shares of RCI Hospitality stock opened at $54.20 on Monday. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $53.14 and its 200-day simple moving average is $47.37. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.80, a quick ratio of 0.82 and a current ratio of 0.90. The firm has a market cap of $482.38 million, a P/E ratio of 104.23 and a beta of 1.57. RCI Hospitality has a twelve month low of $37.61 and a twelve month high of $63.76.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of RICK. Quest Partners LLC acquired a new position in RCI Hospitality in the third quarter valued at about $29,000. Point72 Asia Singapore Pte. Ltd. grew its position 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 purchasing an additional 498 shares in the last quarter. Copeland Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in RCI Hospitality during the third quarter worth $54,000. Victory Capital Management Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of RCI Hospitality during the 2nd quarter worth about $76,000. Finally, FMR LLC boosted its holdings in shares of RCI Hospitality by 132.6% during the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 1,800 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock worth $80,000 after acquiring an additional 1,026 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 53.82% of the company’s stock.

RCI Hospitality Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 30th. Shareholders of record on Monday, December 16th were issued a dividend of $0.07 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, December 16th. This represents a $0.28 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.52%. 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.