RCI Hospitality Q2 EPS Estimate Decreased by HC Wainwright

RCI Hospitality Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:RICK) – Equities research analysts at HC Wainwright dropped their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for shares of RCI Hospitality in a report issued on Wednesday, April 9th. HC Wainwright analyst S. Buck now forecasts that the restaurant operator will post earnings per share of $0.31 for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.75. HC Wainwright currently has a “Buy” rating and a $98.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for RCI Hospitality’s current full-year earnings is $4.55 per share. HC Wainwright also issued estimates for RCI Hospitality’s Q3 2025 earnings at $1.24 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.81 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $4.35 EPS.

Separately, StockNews.com raised RCI Hospitality from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 12th.

RCI Hospitality Trading Down 0.3 %

Shares of NASDAQ:RICK opened at $37.16 on Friday. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $46.65 and a 200 day simple moving average of $49.17. The company has a market capitalization of $329.50 million, a P/E ratio of 66.36 and a beta of 1.45. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.81, a quick ratio of 0.92 and a current ratio of 1.02. RCI Hospitality has a 52-week low of $35.00 and a 52-week high of $61.66.

RCI Hospitality Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 31st. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 17th were paid a dividend of $0.07 per share. This represents a $0.28 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.75%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 17th. RCI Hospitality’s dividend payout ratio is presently 50.00%.

Institutional Trading of RCI Hospitality

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC lifted its position in RCI Hospitality by 356.8% during the fourth quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 845 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock worth $49,000 after acquiring an additional 660 shares during the last quarter. Heck Capital Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of RCI Hospitality during the fourth quarter worth approximately $53,000. GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its holdings in RCI Hospitality by 13,400.0% during the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 945 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock worth $41,000 after purchasing an additional 938 shares during the last quarter. AlphaQuest LLC boosted its stake in RCI Hospitality by 107.4% in the 4th quarter. AlphaQuest LLC now owns 1,338 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock valued at $77,000 after purchasing an additional 693 shares during the period. Finally, FMR LLC boosted its stake in RCI Hospitality by 132.6% in the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 1,800 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock valued at $80,000 after purchasing an additional 1,026 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 53.82% of the company’s stock.

About RCI Hospitality

RCI Hospitality Holdings, Inc, through its subsidiaries, engages in the hospitality and related businesses in the United States. It operates in Nightclubs, Bombshells, and Media Group segments. The company’s wholly-owned subsidiaries own and/or operates upscale adult nightclubs serving primarily businessmen and professionals under the Rick's Cabaret, Jaguars Club, Tootsie's Cabaret, XTC Cabaret, Club Onyx, Hoops Cabaret and Sports Bar, Scarlett's Cabaret, Temptations Adult Cabaret, Foxy's Cabaret, Vivid Cabaret, Downtown Cabaret, Cabaret East, The Seville, Silver City Cabaret, and Kappa Men's Club.