Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. (RGR) Stock Forecast, Price & News

1 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. in the last year. There are currently 1 hold rating for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "hold" RGR shares. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in RGR, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares.
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Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc.'s stock was trading at $50.62 at the beginning of the year. Since then, RGR shares have increased by 3.0% and is now trading at $52.12.
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Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. saw a increase in short interest in September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 439,200 shares, an increase of 38.9% from the August 31st total of 316,200 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 89,500 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 4.9 days. Currently, 2.6% of the shares of the stock are sold short.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, November 1st 2023.
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Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. (NYSE:RGR) announced its earnings results on Wednesday, August, 2nd. The company reported $0.91 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.80 by $0.11. The business earned $142.80 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $137.91 million. Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 19.81% and a net margin of 11.69%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 1.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business earned $1.17 EPS.

Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, August 2nd. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, August 15th will be paid a dividend of $0.36 per share on Wednesday, August 30th. This represents a $1.44 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.76%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, August 14th. This is a boost from the stock's previous quarterly dividend of $0.32.
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Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. (NYSE:RGR) pays an annual dividend of $1.44 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 2.78%. The dividend payout ratio is 37.80%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, RGR will have a dividend payout ratio of 36.55% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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9 employees have rated Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. Chief Executive Officer Christopher J. Killoy on Glassdoor.com. Christopher J. Killoy has an approval rating of 90% among the company's employees.

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Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "RGR."

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One share of RGR stock can currently be purchased for approximately $52.12.

Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. (NYSE:RGR) has a market capitalization of $923.57 million and generates $595.84 million in revenue each year. The company earns $88.33 million in net income (profit) each year or $3.81 on an earnings per share basis.

The company employs 1,880 workers across the globe.

Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc.'s mailing address is Lacey Place, Southport CT, 06890. The official website for the company is www.ruger.com. The company can be reached via phone at (203) 259-7843 or via fax at 203-256-3367.