NASDAQ:RUTH

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

$18.18

+0.34 (+1.91%)

(As of 11/25/2022 12:00 AM ET)

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Today's Range: $17.86
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$18.19
50-Day Range: $16.25
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$20.85
52-Week Range: $15.16
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$24.93

Volume: 133,785 shs
Average Volume: 370,527 shs
Market Capitalization: $603.58 million

P/E Ratio: 15.41
Dividend Yield: 3.08%
Price Target: $22.50

Ruth's Hospitality Group MarketRank™ Forecast

Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy
2.50 Rating Score
Upside/Downside: 23.8% Upside
$22.50 Price Target
Short Interest: Healthy
5.02% of Float Sold Short
Dividend Strength: Moderate
Based on Four Factors
Sustainability: -3.22
Upright™ Environmental Score
News Sentiment: 0.31
Based on 2 Articles This Week
Insider Trading: N/A
Proj. Earnings Growth: 1.59%
From $1.26 to $1.28 Per Share

Overall MarketRank^™

MarketRank is calculated as an average of available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

2.33 out of 5 stars

Retail/Wholesale Sector

86th out of 219 stocks

Eating Places Industry

17th out of 44 stocks

2.3

Analyst's Opinion

Consensus Rating
Ruth's Hospitality Group has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on 1 buy rating, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.
Price Target Upside/Downside
According to analysts' consensus price target of $22.50, Ruth's Hospitality Group has a forecasted upside of 23.8% from its current price of $18.18.
Amount of Analyst Coverage
Ruth's Hospitality Group has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

3.0

Short Interest

Percentage of Shares Shorted
5.02% of the float of Ruth's Hospitality Group has been sold short.
Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover
Ruth's Hospitality Group has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.5.
Change versus previous month
Short interest in Ruth's Hospitality Group has recently decreased by 13.26%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

2.5

Dividend Strength

Dividend Yield
Ruth's Hospitality Group pays a meaningful dividend of 3.08%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.
Dividend Growth
Ruth's Hospitality Group does not have a long track record of dividend growth.
Dividend Coverage
The dividend payout ratio of Ruth's Hospitality Group is 47.46%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.
Dividend Sustainability
Based on earnings estimates, Ruth's Hospitality Group will have a dividend payout ratio of 43.75% next year. This indicates that Ruth's Hospitality Group will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

2.6

Sustainability and ESG

Overall ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) Score
Ruth's Hospitality Group has received a 15.65% net impact score from Upright. Ruth's Hospitality seems to create the most significant positive value in categories "Jobs", "Nutrition", and "Taxes". The positive contribution in the "Nutrition" impact category is false driven by its "Western fine dining restaurant food" and "Steak" products. See details.
Environmental Sustainability
The Environmental Impact score for Ruth's Hospitality Group is -3.22.

1.8

News and Social Media Coverage

News Sentiment
Ruth's Hospitality Group has a news sentiment score of 0.31. 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 lower news sentiment than the 0.52 average news sentiment score of Retail/Wholesale companies.
News Coverage This Week
MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Ruth's Hospitality Group this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.
Search Interest
2 people have searched for RUTH on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.
MarketBeat Follows
Only 3 people have added Ruth's Hospitality Group to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -25% compared to the previous 30 days.

1.7

Company Ownership

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling
In the past three months, Ruth's Hospitality Group insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.
Percentage Held by Insiders
Only 5.64% of the stock of Ruth's Hospitality Group is held by insiders.
Percentage Held by Institutions
86.79% of the stock of Ruth's Hospitality Group is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

2.5

Earnings and Valuation

Earnings Growth
Earnings for Ruth's Hospitality Group are expected to grow by 1.59% in the coming year, from $1.26 to $1.28 per share.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market
The P/E ratio of Ruth's Hospitality Group is 15.41, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 115.06.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector
The P/E ratio of Ruth's Hospitality Group is 15.41, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Retail/Wholesale sector average P/E ratio of about 20.85.
Price to Earnings Growth Ratio
Ruth's Hospitality Group has a PEG Ratio of 0.96. PEG Ratios around 1 indicate that a company is correctly valued.
Price to Book Value per Share Ratio
Ruth's Hospitality Group has a P/B Ratio of 4.38. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

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About Ruth's Hospitality Group (NASDAQ:RUTH) Stock

Ruth's Hospitality Group, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, develops, operates, and franchises fine dining restaurants under the Ruth's Chris Steak House name. The company's restaurants offer food and beverage products to special occasion diners and frequent customers, as well as business clients. As of February 24, 2022, it had approximately 150 company-owned and franchisee-owned restaurants worldwide. The company was formerly known as Ruth's Chris Steak House, Inc. and changed its name to Ruth's Hospitality Group, Inc. in May 2008. Ruth's Hospitality Group, Inc. was founded in 1965 and is headquartered in Winter Park, Florida.

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RUTH Stock News Headlines

November 22, 2022 | msn.com

Ruth’s Chris Steak House pays the largest penalty to date for violating Philly’s Fair Workweek law

November 8, 2022 | msn.com

Why Ruth's Hospitality Group Was Down Today

November 7, 2022 | seekingalpha.com

Ruth's Hospitality drops sharply after Raymond James turns cautious with downgrade

November 4, 2022 | seekingalpha.com

Ruth's Hospitality Group, Inc. (RUTH) Q3 2022 Earnings Call Transcript

November 4, 2022 | finance.yahoo.com

Ruth's Hospitality (RUTH) Q3 Earnings Lag Estimates

November 4, 2022 | finance.yahoo.com

Ruth’s Hospitality Group, Inc. Reports Third Quarter 2022 Financial Results

November 3, 2022 | msn.com

Ruth's Hospitality Group Earnings Preview

October 25, 2022 | benzinga.com

Ruth's Chris Steak House Opens in Winter Park, Florida

October 25, 2022 | nz.finance.yahoo.com

Ruth’s Chris Steak House Opens in Winter Park, Florida

October 17, 2022 | seekingalpha.com

Ruth's Hospitality Group: Derisked Story With Steady Growth Potential

October 13, 2022 | finance.yahoo.com

Ruth’s Hospitality Group, Inc. to Announce Third Quarter 2022 Financial Results on November 4, 2022

October 12, 2022 | nasdaq.com

Ruth's Hospitality Group (NASDAQ:RUTH) Seems To Use Debt Rather Sparingly

September 28, 2022 | msn.com

What Do We Lose When Every City Has a Carbone?

September 26, 2022 | uk.finance.yahoo.com

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September 24, 2022 | finance.yahoo.com

Ruth's Hospitality Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:RUTH) Shares Could Be 33% Above Their Intrinsic Value Estimate

September 13, 2022 | nasdaq.com

Investors Could Be Concerned With Ruth's Hospitality Group's (NASDAQ:RUTH) Returns On Capital

September 2, 2022 | finance.yahoo.com

Is Ruth's Hospitality Group (RUTH) a Great Value Stock Right Now?

August 29, 2022 | finance.yahoo.com

Can Ruth's Hospitality (RUTH) Climb 28% to Reach the Level Wall Street Analysts Expect?

August 28, 2022 | finance.yahoo.com

Is Ruth's Hospitality Group (NASDAQ:RUTH) Using Too Much Debt?

August 25, 2022 | msn.com

Ruth's Hospitality Group's Return on Invested Capital Insights

August 25, 2022 | seekingalpha.com

Ruth's Hospitality Group: Worth A Taste

August 16, 2022 | msn.com

Ruth's Hospitality Group's Ex-Dividend Date Is Thursday, Here's What You Need To Know

August 14, 2022 | finance.yahoo.com

Ruth's Hospitality Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:RUTH) Looks Interesting, And It's About To Pay A Dividend

August 14, 2022 | benzinga.com

Ruth's Chris Steak House Opens New Location in Worcester, Massachusetts

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RUTH Company Calendar

Last Earnings: 10/28/2021
Ex-Dividend for 9/2 Dividend: 8/18/2022
Dividend Payable: 9/02/2022
Ex-Dividend for 12/2 Dividend: 11/17/2022
Today: 11/27/2022
Dividend Payable: 12/02/2022
Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2022
Next Earnings (Estimated): 2/23/2023

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Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
Industry: Eating places
Sub-Industry: Restaurants
Sector: Retail/Wholesale
Current Symbol: NASDAQ:RUTH
CUSIP: 78333210
CIK: 1324272
Web: www.rhgi.com
Phone: (407) 333-7440
Fax: 407-833-9625
Employees: 4,527
Year Founded: 2008

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Forecast: $22.50
High Stock Price Forecast: $25.00
Low Stock Price Forecast: $20.00
Forecasted Upside/Downside: +23.8%
Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4): 2.50
Research Coverage: 2 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $1.18
Trailing P/E Ratio: 15.41
Forward P/E Ratio: 14.43
P/E Growth: 0.96
Net Income: $42.28 million
Net Margins: 8.10%
Pretax Margin: 8.78%
Return on Equity: 30.24%
Return on Assets: 8.13%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.22
Current Ratio: 0.64
Quick Ratio: 0.56

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales: $429.12 million
Price / Sales: 1.41
Cash Flow: $1.77 per share
Price / Cash Flow: 10.27
Book Value: $4.15 per share
Price / Book: 4.38

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares: 33,200,000
Free Float: 31,329,000
Market Cap: $603.58 million
Optionable: Optionable
Beta: 1.90

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Key Executives

Ms. Cheryl Janet Henry (Age 48)
Pres, CEO & Chairman
Comp: $2.71M

Ms. Kristy Chipman (Age 50)
COO, Exec. VP, CFO & Principal Accounting Officer
Comp: $1.07M

Ms. Marcy Norwood Lynch (Age 53)
Sr. VP, Gen. Counsel & Corp. Sec.
Comp: $715.43k

Mr. David E. Hyatt (Age 59)
Sr. VP & Chief People Officer
Comp: $579.61k

Michael Hynes
VP of Accounting

Mr. Peter J. Beaudrault (Age 67)
VP of Franchise Operations & Devel.

Mr. Mark Taylor
VP of Financial Planning & Analysis

Key Competitors

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Insiders & Institutions

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RUTH Stock - Frequently Asked Questions

Should I buy or sell Ruth's Hospitality Group stock right now?: 2 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Ruth's Hospitality Group in the last year. There are currently 1 hold rating and 1 buy rating for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "buy" RUTH shares.
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What is Ruth's Hospitality Group's stock price forecast for 2023?: 2 analysts have issued 12 month target prices 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 23.8% from the stock's current price.
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How have RUTH shares performed in 2022?: Ruth's Hospitality Group's stock was trading at $19.90 at the beginning of 2022. Since then, RUTH stock has decreased by 8.6% and is now trading at $18.18.
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When is Ruth's Hospitality Group's next earnings date?: The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, February 23rd 2023.
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How were Ruth's Hospitality Group's earnings last quarter?: Ruth's Hospitality Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:RUTH) issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October, 28th. The restaurant operator reported $0.20 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.12 by $0.08. The restaurant operator earned $104.19 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $104.46 million. Ruth's Hospitality Group had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 30.24% and a net margin of 8.10%. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted ($0.04) earnings per share.
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 Friday, November 4th. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 18th will be given a dividend of $0.14 per share on Friday, December 2nd. This represents a $0.56 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.08%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, November 17th.
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Is Ruth's Hospitality Group a good dividend stock?: Ruth's Hospitality Group (NASDAQ:RUTH) pays an annual dividend of $0.56 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 3.14%. The dividend payout ratio is 47.46%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, RUTH will have a dividend payout ratio of 43.75% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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What is Michael P. O'Donnell's approval rating as Ruth's Hospitality Group's CEO?: 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.
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 Walt Disney (DIS), Enterprise Products Partners (EPD), Southwest Airlines (LUV), Boeing (BA), Delta Air Lines (DAL), Visa (V), Verizon Communications (VZ), Bank of America (BAC), General Motors (GM) and Johnson & Johnson (JNJ).
What is Ruth's Hospitality Group's stock symbol?: Ruth's Hospitality Group trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "RUTH."
Who are Ruth's Hospitality Group's major shareholders?: Ruth's Hospitality Group's stock is owned by a variety of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (14.97%), Vanguard Group Inc. (7.78%), State Street Corp (3.59%), Cardinal Capital Management LLC CT (2.63%), Royce & Associates LP (1.70%) and Nuveen Asset Management LLC (1.13%). Insiders that own company stock include Michael P Odonnell and Susan Mirdamadi.
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How do I buy shares of Ruth's Hospitality Group?: Shares of RUTH stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.
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What is Ruth's Hospitality Group's stock price today?: One share of RUTH stock can currently be purchased for approximately $18.18.
How much money does Ruth's Hospitality Group make?: Ruth's Hospitality Group (NASDAQ:RUTH) has a market capitalization of $603.58 million and generates $429.12 million in revenue each year. The restaurant operator earns $42.28 million in net income (profit) each year or $1.18 on an earnings per share basis.
How many employees does Ruth's Hospitality Group have?: The company employs 4,527 workers across the globe.
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 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.

This page (NASDAQ:RUTH) was last updated on 11/27/2022 by MarketBeat.com Staff

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