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

Company Overview

B. Riley Financial, Inc., headquartered in Los Angeles, California, is a diversified financial services company offering a broad range of advisory and investment solutions to individual, corporate and institutional clients. Since its founding in 1997 by Bryant E. Riley, the firm has expanded its capabilities across two primary segments: financial solutions and operations solutions. Its financial solutions segment provides investment banking services, equity research, merger and acquisition advisory, corporate finance, restructuring advisory and private capital solutions.

In addition to traditional investment banking, B. Riley’s operations solutions segment delivers specialized services including auction, appraisal, professional liquidations, third-party logistics and digital marketing to support clients in maximizing the value of their assets. Through its subsidiary Great American Group, the firm conducts global auctions and valuations for businesses undergoing restructuring or needing asset realization services. B. Riley also offers strategic consulting via FocalPoint Partners, providing management advisory and interim executive services to middle-market companies.

Over time, B. Riley Financial has grown through a series of acquisitions and strategic investments. The acquisition of FBR & Co. in 2017 enhanced its equity research and trading platforms, broadening its reach with institutional investors. The company’s diversified model allows it to serve clients across various industries—including retail, industrial manufacturing and healthcare—primarily throughout North America, with selected international engagements.

Led by founder and Chief Executive Officer Bryant E. Riley, B. Riley Financial emphasizes an entrepreneurial approach to tailor solutions that address complex financial and operational challenges. The firm’s integrated platform seeks to leverage cross-disciplinary expertise, providing clients with cohesive guidance from initial valuation through to execution and post-transaction management.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $8.90 to $9.40
• 50-Day Range: $6.79 to $9.34
• 52-Week Range: $2.79 to $10.97
• Volume: 711,225 shs
• Average Volume: 967,826 shs
• Market Capitalization: $334.55 million
• P/E Ratio: 0.54
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Sell

B. Riley Financial Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

B. Riley Financial scored higher than 28% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 230th out of 299 stocks in the business services sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 0.5 / 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 received no research coverage 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 0.54, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.80.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of B. Riley Financial is 0.54, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Business Services sector average P/E ratio of about 30.99.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

B. Riley Financial has a P/B Ratio of 2.46. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

16.34% 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 5.11.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in B. Riley Financial has recently decreased by 20.48%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

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 11.94%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.9 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.25

News Sentiment

B. Riley Financial has a news sentiment score of 1.25. 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 0.64 average news sentiment score of Business Services companies.

News Coverage This Week

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

Search Interest

18 people have searched for RILY on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 80% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

3 people have added B. Riley Financial to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 200% 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: 5/07/2026
• Today: 5/17/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 7/23/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Business Services
• Industry: Auction/Valuation Services
• Sub-Industry: Trading
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:RILY
• CIK: 1464790
• Web: www.brileyfin.com
• Phone: (310) 966-1444
• Fax: 310-966-1448
• Employees: 1,380
• Year Founded: 1997

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $16.75
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 0.54
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $307.42 million
• Net Margins: 46.81%
• Pretax Margin: 43.37%
• Return on Equity: -330.83%
• Return on Assets: 24.72%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 10.30
• Current Ratio: 3.95
• Quick Ratio: 3.95

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.12 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.30
• Cash Flow: $7.83 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 1.15
• Book Value: $3.67 per share
• Price / Book: 2.46

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 37,131,000
• Free Float: 26,809,000
• Market Cap: $334.55 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.17