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

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

Ruth's Hospitality Group announced a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, October 22nd. Investors 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 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.35%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, November 20th. This is a boost from Ruth's Hospitality Group's previous quarterly dividend of $0.06. View Ruth's Hospitality Group's Dividend History.

Ruth's Hospitality Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:RUTH) announced its quarterly earnings results on Friday, November, 1st. The restaurant operator reported $0.15 EPS 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 analysts' expectations of $102.19 million. Ruth's Hospitality Group had a net margin of 9.26% and a return on equity of 45.15%. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 4.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.13 earnings per share. View Ruth's Hospitality Group's Earnings History.

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.

3 analysts have issued 12-month 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 11.4% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets 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.

Headlines about RUTH stock have trended negative this week, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. InfoTrie identifies negative and positive media coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Ruth's Hospitality Group earned a news sentiment score of -2.5 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned media stories about the restaurant operator a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating that recent media coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the next several days. View News Stories for Ruth's Hospitality Group.

Ruth's Hospitality Group saw a decline in short interest in the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totalling 898,400 shares, a decline of 8.3% from the December 15th total of 979,700 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 239,200 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 3.8 days. Approximately 3.3% of the shares of the company are sold short. View Ruth's Hospitality Group's Current Options Chain.

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).

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Ruth's Hospitality Group's stock is owned by a variety of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Wedge Capital Management L L P NC (0.25%), 6 Meridian (0.14%), State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.07%), Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (0.03%) and Huntington National Bank (0.01%). View Institutional Ownership Trends for Ruth's Hospitality Group.

RUTH stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Wedge Capital Management L L P NC, Louisiana State Employees Retirement System and State of Alaska Department of Revenue. View Insider Buying and Selling for Ruth's Hospitality Group.

RUTH stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including 6 Meridian and Huntington National Bank. 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, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of RUTH stock can currently be purchased for approximately $22.15.

Ruth's Hospitality Group has a market capitalization of $653.43 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.

The official website for Ruth's Hospitality Group is http://www.rhgi.com/.

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]