NASDAQ:RICK - RCI Hospitality Stock Price, Forecast & News

RCI Hospitality trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "RICK."

RCI Hospitality declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, February 20th. Investors of record on Tuesday, March 10th will be paid a dividend of $0.04 per share on Wednesday, March 25th. This represents a $0.16 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.63%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 9th. This is a positive change from RCI Hospitality's previous quarterly dividend of $0.03. View RCI Hospitality's Dividend History.

RCI Hospitality announced that its board has approved a share buyback program on Monday, February 10th 2020, which permits the company to buyback $10,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization permits the company to purchase up to 5.5% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are usually an indication that the company's board of directors believes its stock is undervalued.

RCI Hospitality Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:RICK) posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July, 25th. The restaurant operator reported $0.63 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.59 by $0.05. The restaurant operator had revenue of $44.83 million for the quarter. RCI Hospitality had a net margin of 10.59% and a return on equity of 13.50%. View RCI Hospitality's Earnings History.

RCI Hospitality updated its fourth quarter 2019 After-Hours earnings guidance on Monday, December, 16th. The company provided earnings per share guidance of for the period. The company issued revenue guidance of $45.2-45.2 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $45 million.

Media stories about RICK stock have trended very positive on Sunday, according to InfoTrie Sentiment. The research firm identifies negative and positive press coverage by reviewing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. RCI Hospitality earned a media sentiment score of 4.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave headlines about the restaurant operator a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is extremely likely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the next several days. View News Stories for RCI Hospitality.

RCI Hospitality saw a drop in short interest during the month of January. As of January 31st, there was short interest totalling 300,500 shares, a drop of 5.2% from the January 15th total of 317,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 42,600 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 7.1 days. Approximately 3.6% of the shares of the stock are short sold. View RCI Hospitality's Current Options Chain.

Some companies that are related to RCI Hospitality include Mcdonald's (MCD), Starbucks (SBUX), Yum! Brands (YUM), Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG), Domino's Pizza (DPZ), Darden Restaurants (DRI), Dunkin Brands Group (DNKN), Wendys (WEN), Texas Roadhouse (TXRH), Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL), Papa John's Int'l (PZZA), Jack in the Box (JACK), Bloomin' Brands (BLMN), Cheesecake Factory (CAKE) and Dine Brands Global (DIN).

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RCI Hospitality's stock is owned by a variety of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include LSV Asset Management (3.42%), Renaissance Technologies LLC (2.37%), State Street Corp (1.68%), Geode Capital Management LLC (1.59%), Prudential Financial Inc. (1.02%) and Panagora Asset Management Inc. (1.02%). Company insiders that own RCI Hospitality stock include Phillip Kent Marshall and Travis Reese. View Institutional Ownership Trends for RCI Hospitality.

RICK stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Marshall Wace LLP, Renaissance Technologies LLC, AXA, Bank of Montreal Can, California Public Employees Retirement System, LSV Asset Management and Janney Montgomery Scott LLC. View Insider Buying and Selling for RCI Hospitality.

RICK stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including AdvisorShares Investments LLC, Prudential Financial Inc., AQR Capital Management LLC, Panagora Asset Management Inc., Globeflex Capital L P, Geode Capital Management LLC, UBS Group AG and Oxford Asset Management LLP. Company insiders that have bought RCI Hospitality stock in the last two years include Phillip Kent Marshall and Travis Reese. View Insider Buying and Selling for RCI Hospitality.

Shares of RICK can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of RICK stock can currently be purchased for approximately $25.52.

RCI Hospitality has a market capitalization of $236.32 million and generates $181.06 million in revenue each year. The restaurant operator earns $19.17 million in net income (profit) each year or $2.31 on an earnings per share basis. RCI Hospitality employs 2,050 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About RCI Hospitality.

The official website for RCI Hospitality is http://www.rcihospitality.com/.

RCI Hospitality's mailing address is 10737 CUTTEN ROAD, HOUSTON TX, 77066. The restaurant operator can be reached via phone at 281-397-6730 or via email at [email protected]