B. Riley Analysts Lift Earnings Estimates for Rithm Capital

Rithm Capital Corp. (NYSE:RITM - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at B. Riley raised their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Rithm Capital in a research note issued to investors on Monday, April 28th. B. Riley analyst R. Binner now expects that the real estate investment trust will post earnings per share of $0.52 for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $0.48. B. Riley has a "Strong-Buy" rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Rithm Capital's current full-year earnings is $1.93 per share. B. Riley also issued estimates for Rithm Capital's Q4 2025 earnings at $0.54 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $2.10 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $2.20 EPS.

Rithm Capital (NYSE:RITM - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Friday, April 25th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.52 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.45 by $0.07. The company had revenue of $28.89 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.27 billion. Rithm Capital had a net margin of 17.79% and a return on equity of 18.15%. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $0.48 EPS.

Several other equities research analysts also recently commented on RITM. JMP Securities reiterated a "market outperform" rating and set a $12.50 target price on shares of Rithm Capital in a report on Thursday, January 23rd. BTIG Research reiterated a "buy" rating and set a $16.00 price objective on shares of Rithm Capital in a research note on Friday, April 25th. UBS Group decreased their target price on shares of Rithm Capital from $14.00 to $13.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, April 16th. Piper Sandler raised shares of Rithm Capital from a "neutral" rating to an "overweight" rating and raised their price target for the company from $12.50 to $14.00 in a report on Monday, April 28th. Finally, Jones Trading reiterated a "buy" rating and issued a $12.50 price objective on shares of Rithm Capital in a report on Tuesday, April 29th. Eight research analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of "Buy" and a consensus target price of $13.61.

Rithm Capital Stock Down 1.1 %

NYSE:RITM traded down $0.13 during mid-day trading on Thursday, hitting $11.23. The company had a trading volume of 2,235,180 shares, compared to its average volume of 4,666,251. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $11.05 and a 200-day simple moving average of $11.10. The firm has a market capitalization of $5.95 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 6.72 and a beta of 1.36. Rithm Capital has a 1 year low of $9.13 and a 1 year high of $12.19. The company has a current ratio of 1.09, a quick ratio of 1.35 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.74.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Rithm Capital

Hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Norges Bank bought a new position in Rithm Capital in the 4th quarter worth about $76,082,000. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its position in shares of Rithm Capital by 119.1% during the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 4,608,008 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $52,301,000 after buying an additional 2,504,529 shares during the period. Balyasny Asset Management L.P. grew its holdings in Rithm Capital by 48.6% in the 4th quarter. Balyasny Asset Management L.P. now owns 6,535,525 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $70,780,000 after buying an additional 2,136,342 shares in the last quarter. First Trust Advisors LP increased its position in Rithm Capital by 78.3% in the 4th quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 3,304,999 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $35,793,000 after acquiring an additional 1,451,829 shares during the period. Finally, Nomura Holdings Inc. bought a new stake in Rithm Capital during the 4th quarter valued at $13,913,000. 44.92% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Rithm Capital Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, April 30th. Investors of record on Monday, March 31st were paid a dividend of $0.25 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 31st. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 8.91%. Rithm Capital's payout ratio is currently 83.33%.

Rithm Capital Company Profile

Rithm Capital Corp. operates as an asset manager focused on real estate, credit, and financial services. It operates through Origination and Servicing, Investment Portfolio, Mortgage Loans Receivable, and Asset Management segments. Its investment portfolio primarily comprises of mortgage servicing rights (MSR), and MSR financing receivables, title, appraisal and property preservation, excess MSRs, and services advance investments; real estate securities, call rights, SFR properties, and residential mortgage loans; consumer and business purpose loans; and asset management related investments.