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 announced a quarterly dividend on Monday, May 7th. Investors of record on Thursday, May 24th will be paid a dividend of $0.11 per share on Thursday, June 7th. This represents a $0.44 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.64%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, May 23rd. View Ruth's Hospitality Group's Dividend History.

Ruth's Hospitality Group announced that its Board of Directors has initiated a stock buyback plan on Saturday, November 4th 2017, which authorizes the company to buyback $60,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization authorizes the company to reacquire shares of its stock through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are generally a sign that the company's board of directors believes its shares are undervalued.

Ruth's Hospitality Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:RUTH) issued its quarterly earnings results on Friday, May, 4th. The restaurant operator reported $0.45 earnings per share for the quarter, meeting analysts' consensus estimates of $0.45. The restaurant operator earned $116.50 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $115.84 million. Ruth's Hospitality Group had a net margin of 7.69% and a return on equity of 44.01%. Ruth's Hospitality Group's revenue for the quarter was up 10.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior 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 Thursday, July, 26th 2018. View Earnings Estimates for Ruth's Hospitality Group.

4 brokerages have issued 1 year price objectives for Ruth's Hospitality Group's stock. Their forecasts range from $20.00 to $27.00. On average, they expect Ruth's Hospitality Group's stock price to reach $24.00 in the next twelve months. View Analyst Ratings for Ruth's Hospitality Group.

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

Media headlines about RUTH stock have trended somewhat positive on Monday, according to Accern Sentiment Analysis. The research firm rates the sentiment of news coverage by monitoring more than 20 million news and blog sources in real time. Accern ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative one to one, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. Ruth's Hospitality Group earned a media sentiment score of 0.08 on Accern's scale. They also gave media headlines about the restaurant operator an impact score of 46.20 out of 100, indicating that recent news coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the immediate future.

Ruth's Hospitality Group's stock is owned by a number of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (13.25%), Allianz Asset Management GmbH (3.54%), Principal Financial Group Inc. (2.66%), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (2.00%), Wells Fargo & Company MN (1.42%) and Hancock Holding Co. (1.31%). Company insiders that own Ruth's Hospitality Group stock include Alan Vituli, Carla Cooper, Cheryl Janet Henry, Kevin W Toomy, Michael P Odonnell and Susan Mirdamadi. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Ruth's Hospitality Group.

RUTH stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Allianz Asset Management GmbH, LSV Asset Management, American Century Companies Inc., Hancock Holding Co., Royal Bank of Canada, Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, Citigroup Inc. and JPMorgan Chase & Co.. Company insiders that have sold Ruth's Hospitality Group company stock in the last year include Cheryl Janet Henry, Kevin W Toomy and Susan Mirdamadi. View Insider Buying and Selling for Ruth's Hospitality Group.

RUTH stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Ceredex Value Advisors LLC, Principal Financial Group Inc., Wells Fargo & Company MN, Millennium Management LLC, WINTON GROUP Ltd, A.R.T. Advisors LLC, Russell Investments Group Ltd. and BlackRock Inc.. View Insider Buying and Selling for 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, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of RUTH stock can currently be purchased for approximately $26.80.

Ruth's Hospitality Group has a market capitalization of $819.89 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]