Wedbush Has Optimistic Outlook of Rithm Capital Q2 Earnings

Rithm Capital Corp. (NYSE:RITM) – Analysts at Wedbush raised their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for Rithm Capital in a research note issued to investors on Monday, May 19th. Wedbush analyst J. Mccanless now expects that the real estate investment trust will earn $0.54 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $0.48. Wedbush currently has a “Outperform” rating and a $14.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Rithm Capital’s current full-year earnings is $1.93 per share. Wedbush also issued estimates for Rithm Capital’s Q3 2025 earnings at $0.54 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $2.13 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $2.20 EPS.

Rithm Capital (NYSE:RITM) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Friday, April 25th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.52 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.45 by $0.07. The firm had revenue of $28.89 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.27 billion. Rithm Capital had a net margin of 17.79% and a return on equity of 18.15%. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $0.48 earnings per share.

RITM has been the subject of a number of other reports. Jones Trading reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $12.50 target price on shares of Rithm Capital in a report on Tuesday, April 29th. JMP Securities reissued a “market outperform” rating and set a $12.50 price objective on shares of Rithm Capital in a research note on Thursday, January 23rd. Piper Sandler raised shares of Rithm Capital from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and raised their price objective for the stock from $12.50 to $14.00 in a research note on Monday, April 28th. Royal Bank of Canada reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $13.00 price objective on shares of Rithm Capital in a research note on Tuesday. Finally, BTIG Research reissued a “buy” rating and set a $16.00 price objective on shares of Rithm Capital in a research note on Friday, April 25th. Eight investment analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Rithm Capital presently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $13.56.

Rithm Capital Trading Down 0.8%

NYSE RITM opened at $11.56 on Tuesday. Rithm Capital has a 52-week low of $9.13 and a 52-week high of $12.20. The company has a quick ratio of 1.35, a current ratio of 1.09 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.74. The stock has a market capitalization of $6.13 billion, a P/E ratio of 6.92 and a beta of 1.32. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $10.99 and a 200 day moving average price of $11.16.

Institutional Trading of Rithm Capital

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. SouthState Corp acquired a new stake in Rithm Capital during the 1st quarter worth $25,000. Fourth Dimension Wealth LLC boosted its stake in Rithm Capital by 50.0% in the 1st quarter. Fourth Dimension Wealth LLC now owns 3,000 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $34,000 after purchasing an additional 1,000 shares during the period. Quarry LP boosted its stake in Rithm Capital by 47.5% in the 4th quarter. Quarry LP now owns 4,118 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $45,000 after purchasing an additional 1,327 shares during the period. Quadrant Capital Group LLC boosted its stake in shares of Rithm Capital by 35.2% during the 4th quarter. Quadrant Capital Group LLC now owns 4,655 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $50,000 after buying an additional 1,211 shares during the last quarter. Finally, SVB Wealth LLC acquired a new position in shares of Rithm Capital during the 1st quarter worth about $57,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 44.92% of the company’s stock.

Rithm Capital Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, April 30th. Investors of record on Monday, March 31st were given a $0.25 dividend. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 8.65%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 31st. Rithm Capital’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 83.33%.

About Rithm Capital

Rithm Capital Corp. operates as an asset manager focused on real estate, credit, and financial services. It operates through Origination and Servicing, Investment Portfolio, Mortgage Loans Receivable, and Asset Management segments. Its investment portfolio primarily comprises of mortgage servicing rights (MSR), and MSR financing receivables, title, appraisal and property preservation, excess MSRs, and services advance investments; real estate securities, call rights, SFR properties, and residential mortgage loans; consumer and business purpose loans; and asset management related investments.