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Log In and Add $22.61 -0.09 (-0.40 %) (As of 12/15/2019 04:00 PM ET) Add Compare Today's Range$22.40Now: $22.61▼$22.7250-Day Range$20.34MA: $23.19▼$25.4852-Week Range$18.60Now: $22.61▼$27.14Volume91,820 shsAverage Volume218,836 shsMarket Capitalization$667.00 millionP/E Ratio16.27Dividend Yield2.29%Beta0.64 ProfileAnalyst RatingsAdvanced ChartDividendEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesInstitutional OwnershipHeadlinesOptions ChainSEC FilingsSocial Media Share on FacebookShare on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on RedditShare on StocktwitsPrint this articleShare by Email Ruth's Hospitality Group, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, develops, operates, and franchises fine dining restaurants under the Ruth's Chris Steak House name. Its restaurants offer food and beverage products to special occasion diners and frequent customers, as well as business clientele. As of February 22, 2019, the company had approximately 150 company-owned and franchisee-owned restaurants worldwide. Read More… Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock Exchange NASDAQ Industry Eating places Sub-IndustryRestaurants SectorRetail/Wholesale Current SymbolNASDAQ:RUTH Previous Symbol CUSIP78333210 CIK1324272 Webhttp://www.rhgi.com/ Phone407-333-7440Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio3.39 Current Ratio0.36 Quick Ratio0.26Price-To-Earnings Trailing P/E Ratio16.27 Forward P/E Ratio15.92 P/E Growth1.19 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$452.33 million Price / Sales1.47 Cash Flow$1.96 per share Price / Cash Flow11.53 Book Value$2.93 per share Price / Book7.72Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$1.39 Net Income$41.68 million Net Margins9.26% Return on Equity45.15% Return on Assets10.69%Miscellaneous Employees5,408 Outstanding Shares29,500,000Market Cap$667.00 million Next Earnings Date2/28/2020 (Estimated) OptionableOptionable Receive RUTH News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for RUTH and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. NASDAQ:RUTH Rates by TradingView Ruth's Hospitality Group (NASDAQ:RUTH) Frequently Asked Questions What is Ruth's Hospitality Group's stock symbol? Ruth's Hospitality Group trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "RUTH." How often does Ruth's Hospitality Group pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Ruth's Hospitality Group? Ruth's Hospitality Group declared a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, October 22nd. Shareholders of record on Thursday, November 21st will be given a dividend of $0.13 per share on Thursday, December 5th. This represents a $0.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.30%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, November 20th. This is an increase from Ruth's Hospitality Group's previous quarterly dividend of $0.06. View Ruth's Hospitality Group's Dividend History. How were Ruth's Hospitality Group's earnings last quarter? Ruth's Hospitality Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:RUTH) posted its quarterly earnings results on Friday, November, 1st. The restaurant operator reported $0.15 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.09 by $0.06. The restaurant operator earned $103.01 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $102.19 million. Ruth's Hospitality Group had a net margin of 9.26% and a return on equity of 45.15%. The business's quarterly revenue was up 4.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.13 EPS. View Ruth's Hospitality Group's Earnings History. When is Ruth's Hospitality Group's next earnings date? Ruth's Hospitality Group is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Friday, February 28th 2020. View Earnings Estimates for Ruth's Hospitality Group. What price target have analysts set for RUTH? 3 brokers have issued 1-year price objectives for Ruth's Hospitality Group's stock. Their forecasts range from $22.00 to $28.00. On average, they anticipate Ruth's Hospitality Group's stock price to reach $24.67 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 9.1% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Ruth's Hospitality Group. What is the consensus analysts' recommendation for Ruth's Hospitality Group? 3 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 and 1 buy rating for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for Ruth's Hospitality Group. Has Ruth's Hospitality Group been receiving favorable news coverage? Media coverage about RUTH stock has been trending neutral this week, according to InfoTrie Sentiment. The research group identifies negative and positive media coverage by monitoring more than six thousand blog and news sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Ruth's Hospitality Group earned a news impact score of 0.2 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news stories about the restaurant operator a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent media coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the next few days. View News Stories for Ruth's Hospitality Group. Are investors shorting Ruth's Hospitality Group? Ruth's Hospitality Group saw a decrease in short interest in the month of November. As of November 15th, there was short interest totalling 945,400 shares, a decrease of 7.3% from the October 31st total of 1,020,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 312,600 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 3.0 days. Currently, 3.5% of the company's stock are sold short. View Ruth's Hospitality Group's Current Options Chain. Who are some of Ruth's Hospitality Group's key competitors? Some companies that are related to Ruth's Hospitality Group include Mcdonald's (MCD), Starbucks (SBUX), Yum! Brands (YUM), Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG), Darden Restaurants (DRI), Domino's Pizza (DPZ), Dunkin Brands Group (DNKN), Wendys (WEN), Texas Roadhouse (TXRH), Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL), Papa John's Int'l (PZZA), Bloomin' Brands (BLMN), Jack in the Box (JACK), Cheesecake Factory (CAKE) and Brinker International (EAT). What other stocks do shareholders of Ruth's Hospitality Group own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Ruth's Hospitality Group investors own include Enterprise Products Partners (EPD), Home Depot (HD), Cisco Systems (CSCO), Nabors Industries (NBR), Twitter (TWTR), Verizon Communications (VZ), Intel (INTC), PepsiCo (PEP), Starbucks (SBUX) and AbbVie (ABBV). Who are Ruth's Hospitality Group's key executives? Ruth's Hospitality Group's management team includes the folowing people: Mr. Michael P. O'Donnell, Exec. Chairman (Age 63)Ms. Cheryl Janet Henry, Pres, CEO & Director (Age 45)Mr. Arne G. Haak, Exec. VP & CFO (Age 51)Ms. Susan L. Mirdamadi, Exec. VP & Chief Admin. Officer (Age 57)Michael Hynes, VP of Accounting Who are Ruth's Hospitality Group's major shareholders? Ruth's Hospitality Group's stock is owned by a number of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include State Street Corp (2.80%), Millennium Management LLC (1.60%), Phocas Financial Corp. (1.36%), Man Group plc (1.02%), Hancock Whitney Corp (0.82%) and Congress Asset Management Co. MA (0.46%). View Institutional Ownership Trends for Ruth's Hospitality Group. Which institutional investors are selling Ruth's Hospitality Group stock? RUTH stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including State Street Corp, Hancock Whitney Corp, Bowling Portfolio Management LLC, SG Americas Securities LLC, Envestnet Asset Management Inc., Barclays PLC, Squarepoint Ops LLC and Meeder Asset Management Inc.. View Insider Buying and Selling for Ruth's Hospitality Group. Which institutional investors are buying Ruth's Hospitality Group stock? RUTH stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Millennium Management LLC, Phocas Financial Corp., First Trust Advisors LP, Tibra Equities Europe Ltd, Voloridge Investment Management LLC, Wedge Capital Management L L P NC, State of Alaska Department of Revenue and California Public Employees Retirement System. View Insider Buying and Selling for Ruth's Hospitality Group. How do I buy shares of Ruth's Hospitality Group? Shares of RUTH 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. What is Ruth's Hospitality Group's stock price today? One share of RUTH stock can currently be purchased for approximately $22.61. How big of a company is Ruth's Hospitality Group? Ruth's Hospitality Group has a market capitalization of $667.00 million and generates $452.33 million in revenue each year. The restaurant operator earns $41.68 million in net income (profit) each year or $1.39 on an earnings per share basis. Ruth's Hospitality Group employs 5,408 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About Ruth's Hospitality Group. What is Ruth's Hospitality Group's official website? The official website for Ruth's Hospitality Group is http://www.rhgi.com/. How can I contact Ruth's Hospitality Group? Ruth's Hospitality Group's mailing address is 1030 W. CANTON AVENUE SUITE 100, WINTER PARK FL, 32789. The restaurant operator can be reached via phone at 407-333-7440 or via email at [email protected] MarketBeat Community Rating for Ruth's Hospitality Group (NASDAQ RUTH)Community Ranking: 2.4 out of 5 ( )Outperform Votes: 294 (Vote Outperform)Underperform Votes: 324 (Vote Underperform)Total Votes: 618MarketBeat's community ratings are surveys of what our community members think about Ruth's Hospitality Group and other stocks. Vote "Outperform" if you believe RUTH will outperform the S&P 500 over the long term. Vote "Underperform" if you believe RUTH will underperform the S&P 500 over the long term. You may vote once every thirty days. This page was last updated on 12/15/2019 by MarketBeat.com StaffFeatured Article: How to trade on quiet period expirations