B. Riley Financial (RILY) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

B. Riley Financial, Inc. is a diversified financial services company headquartered in Los Angeles, California. Through its subsidiaries and operating brands, the company provides investment banking, institutional brokerage, wealth management, asset management and financial advisory services to corporations, institutional investors, private equity sponsors, family offices and individual clients.

The company’s investment banking and brokerage operations, including B. Riley Securities, offer equity and debt financing, mergers and acquisitions advisory, research and sales and trading services. Its wealth and asset management businesses provide portfolio management, alternative investments and related advisory solutions.

B. Riley Financial also operates businesses focused on valuation, appraisal, liquidation, auction and restructuring services. Great American Group, one of its established operating platforms, assists lenders, investors, retailers and other companies with asset valuation, inventory disposition and other financial and operational challenges. The company serves clients primarily in the United States, with select international activities.

Founded in 1997 by Bryant R. Riley, the company has expanded through acquisitions and the development of specialized financial services businesses. Bryant Riley has been a central figure in the company’s leadership and remains associated with its executive management and board.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $5.99 to $6.20
• 50-Day Range: $5.99 to $7.67
• 52-Week Range: $3.64 to $11.24
• Volume: 395,487 shs
• Average Volume: 468,835 shs
• Market Capitalization: $242.00 million
• P/E Ratio: 0.47
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Sell

B. Riley Financial Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

B. Riley Financial scored higher than 12% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 831st out of 851 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 0.7 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Sell

Consensus Rating

B. Riley Financial has received a consensus rating of Sell. The company's average rating score is 1.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, no buy ratings, no hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

B. Riley Financial has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of B. Riley Financial is 0.47, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.98.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of B. Riley Financial is 0.47, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 25.30.

Short Interest

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

17.73% of the float of B. Riley Financial has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

B. Riley Financial has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 10.46, which indicates bearish sentiment.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in B. Riley Financial has recently increased by 0.87%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

B. Riley Financial does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

B. Riley Financial does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of B. Riley Financial is 15.75%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Sentiment

B. Riley Financial has a news sentiment score of 1.28. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.82 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for B. Riley Financial this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 3 people have searched for RILY on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -50% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, B. Riley Financial insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

27.80% of the stock of B. Riley Financial is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

50.20% of the stock of B. Riley Financial is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/06/2026
• Today: 9/17/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Capital Markets
• Sub-Industry: Investment Banking & Brokerage
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:RILY
• CIK: 1464790
• Web: www.brcgh.com
• Phone: (310) 966-1444
• Fax: 310-966-1448
• Employees: 1,380
• Year Founded: 1997

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $12.70
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 0.47
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $307.42 million
• Net Margins: 35.88%
• Pretax Margin: 38.73%
• Return on Equity: 39,260.09%
• Return on Assets: 22.99%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 7.13
• Current Ratio: 3.95
• Quick Ratio: 3.95

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.13 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.21
• Cash Flow: $7.92 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 0.76
• Book Value: ($3.93) per share
• Price / Book: -1.53

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 40,200,000
• Free Float: 29,024,000
• Market Cap: $242.00 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.22