Ruth's Hospitality Group (RUTH) Stock Forecast, Price & News

2 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Ruth's Hospitality Group in the last year. There are currently 2 hold ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "hold" RUTH shares. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in RUTH, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares.
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2 Wall Street analysts have issued 12-month price targets for Ruth's Hospitality Group's shares. Their RUTH share price forecasts range from $20.00 to $25.00. On average, they predict the company's share price to reach $22.50 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 4.7% from the stock's current price.
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Ruth's Hospitality Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:RUTH) posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October, 28th. The restaurant operator reported $0.20 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.12 by $0.08. The restaurant operator had revenue of $104.19 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $104.46 million. Ruth's Hospitality Group had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 32.00% and a net margin of 7.66%. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned ($0.04) EPS.

Ruth's Hospitality Group announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, February 8th. Investors of record on Friday, March 10th will be given a dividend of $0.16 per share on Friday, March 24th. This represents a $0.64 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.98%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, March 9th. This is a positive change from the stock's previous quarterly dividend of $0.14.
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Ruth's Hospitality Group (NASDAQ:RUTH) pays an annual dividend of $0.64 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 2.98%. The company does not yet have a strong track record of dividend growth. The dividend payout ratio is 53.33%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, RUTH will have a dividend payout ratio of 50.00% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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114 employees have rated Ruth's Hospitality Group Chief Executive Officer Michael P. O'Donnell on Glassdoor.com. Michael P. O'Donnell has an approval rating of 72% among the company's employees.

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Ruth's Hospitality Group trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "RUTH."

Ruth's Hospitality Group's stock is owned by a number of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Wolverine Trading LLC (0.00%), Walleye Trading LLC (0.00%) and Citadel Advisors LLC (0.00%). Insiders that own company stock include Michael P Odonnell and Susan Mirdamadi.
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One share of RUTH stock can currently be purchased for approximately $21.49.

Ruth's Hospitality Group (NASDAQ:RUTH) has a market capitalization of $690.47 million and generates $505.86 million in revenue each year. The restaurant operator earns $38.62 million in net income (profit) each year or $1.20 on an earnings per share basis.

The company employs 4,768 workers across the globe.

Ruth's Hospitality Group's mailing address is 1030 W. CANTON AVENUE SUITE 100, WINTER PARK FL, 32789. The official website for the company is www.rhgi.com. The restaurant operator can be reached via phone at (407) 333-7440, via email at investor@rhgi.com, or via fax at 407-833-9625.