B. Riley Has Bearish Outlook for Ready Capital Q2 Earnings

Ready Capital Corp (NYSE:RC) – Investment analysts at B. Riley dropped their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for Ready Capital in a research note issued to investors on Monday, July 14th. B. Riley analyst R. Binner now anticipates that the real estate investment trust will earn $0.02 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.05. The consensus estimate for Ready Capital’s current full-year earnings is $0.93 per share. B. Riley also issued estimates for Ready Capital’s Q3 2025 earnings at $0.08 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $0.15 EPS.

Ready Capital (NYSE:RC) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 8th. The real estate investment trust reported ($0.09) earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.12 by ($0.21). Ready Capital had a positive return on equity of 5.53% and a negative net margin of 34.40%. The business had revenue of $40.24 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $212.33 million.

RC has been the topic of a number of other reports. UBS Group reduced their price objective on Ready Capital from $4.75 to $4.50 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, May 21st. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods boosted their price objective on Ready Capital from $3.75 to $4.25 and gave the company an “underperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 10th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have issued a hold rating and one has assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $7.04.

Ready Capital Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:RC opened at $4.32 on Tuesday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.78, a current ratio of 1.78 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.77. The stock has a market cap of $735.75 million, a PE ratio of -2.48 and a beta of 1.43. The company’s fifty day moving average is $4.40 and its 200 day moving average is $5.26. Ready Capital has a 52 week low of $3.93 and a 52 week high of $9.54.

Ready Capital Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, July 31st. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 30th will be given a dividend of $0.125 per share. This represents a $0.50 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 11.59%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, June 30th. Ready Capital’s payout ratio is -28.74%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Ready Capital

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of RC. Larson Financial Group LLC purchased a new stake in Ready Capital in the first quarter worth about $27,000. US Bancorp DE raised its holdings in Ready Capital by 404.7% in the first quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 6,021 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $31,000 after purchasing an additional 4,828 shares in the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. purchased a new position in Ready Capital during the first quarter valued at $32,000. Sterling Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Ready Capital by 822.8% during the 4th quarter. Sterling Capital Management LLC now owns 5,177 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $35,000 after buying an additional 4,616 shares in the last quarter. Finally, IFP Advisors Inc grew its position in shares of Ready Capital by 1,410.5% in the 1st quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 7,326 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $37,000 after buying an additional 6,841 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 55.87% of the company’s stock.

Ready Capital Company Profile

Ready Capital Corporation operates as a real estate finance company in the United States. It operates through two segments: LMM Commercial Real Estate and Small Business Lending. The company originates, acquires, finances, and services lower-to-middle-market (LLM) commercial real estate loans, small business administration (SBA) loans, residential mortgage loans, construction loans, and mortgage-backed securities collateralized primarily by LLM loans, or other real estate-related investments.