NASDAQ:RUTH - Ruth's Hospitality Group Stock Price, Price Target & More

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

Ruth's Hospitality Group declared a quarterly dividend on Monday, May 7th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, May 24th will be given a dividend of $0.11 per share on Thursday, June 7th. This represents a $0.44 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.53%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, May 23rd. View Ruth's Hospitality Group's Dividend History.

Ruth's Hospitality Group declared that its Board of Directors has authorized a share buyback program on Saturday, November 4th 2017, which permits the company to buyback $60,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization permits the company to reacquire shares of its stock through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are generally an indication that the company's board believes its shares are undervalued.

Ruth's Hospitality Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:RUTH) posted its quarterly earnings data on Friday, May, 4th. The restaurant operator reported $0.45 earnings per share for the quarter, hitting the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.45. The restaurant operator earned $116.50 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $115.84 million. Ruth's Hospitality Group had a net margin of 7.69% and a return on equity of 44.01%. The business's revenue was up 10.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $0.35 EPS. View Ruth's Hospitality Group's Earnings History.

Ruth's Hospitality Group is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Friday, August, 10th 2018. View Earnings Estimates for Ruth's Hospitality Group.

4 Wall Street analysts have issued 1-year target prices for Ruth's Hospitality Group's shares. Their forecasts range from $20.00 to $31.00. On average, they anticipate Ruth's Hospitality Group's share price to reach $26.00 in the next year. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 9.4%. View Analyst Ratings for Ruth's Hospitality Group.

4 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Ruth's Hospitality Group in the last year. There are currently 3 hold ratings and 1 buy rating for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold."

Some companies that are related to Ruth's Hospitality Group include Cheesecake Factory (CAKE), Jack in the Box (JACK), Main Street Capital (MAIN), Brinker International (EAT), Bloomin' Brands (BLMN), Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY), Papa John's Int'l (PZZA), Wingstop (WING), Arcos Dorados (ARCO), MITCHELLS &BUTLERS (MBPFF), Dine Brands Global (DIN), BJ's Restaurants (BJRI), Sonic Drive-In (SONC), Denny's (DENN) and Fiesta Restaurant Group (FRGI).

News headlines about RUTH stock have trended somewhat positive this week, Accern Sentiment Analysis reports. The research firm rates the sentiment of media coverage by analyzing more than 20 million news and blog sources in real-time. Accern ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative one to positive one, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. Ruth's Hospitality Group earned a news impact score of 0.04 on Accern's scale. They also assigned media stories about the restaurant operator an impact score of 48.33 out of 100, indicating that recent media coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the near future.

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, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of RUTH stock can currently be purchased for approximately $28.70.

Ruth's Hospitality Group has a market capitalization of $887.95 million and generates $414.82 million in revenue each year. The restaurant operator earns $30.13 million in net income (profit) each year or $1.10 on an earnings per share basis. Ruth's Hospitality Group employs 4,915 workers across the globe.

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]