HC Wainwright Reduces Earnings Estimates for RCI Hospitality

RCI Hospitality Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:RICK) – Equities researchers at HC Wainwright reduced their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of RCI Hospitality in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, April 9th. HC Wainwright analyst S. Buck now expects that the restaurant operator will post earnings of $0.31 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.75. HC Wainwright has a “Buy” rating and a $98.00 price target 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 upgraded shares of RCI Hospitality from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 12th.

RCI Hospitality Price Performance

Shares of RICK stock opened at $37.29 on Friday. RCI Hospitality has a fifty-two week low of $35.00 and a fifty-two week high of $61.66. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.81, a quick ratio of 0.92 and a current ratio of 1.02. The firm has a market capitalization of $330.65 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 66.59 and a beta of 1.45. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $46.99 and its 200-day simple moving average is $49.22.

RCI Hospitality Dividend Announcement

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

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership boosted its position in RCI Hospitality by 1,839.9% in the fourth quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 155,525 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock valued at $8,938,000 after buying an additional 147,508 shares during the last quarter. American Century Companies Inc. lifted its stake in RCI Hospitality by 63.7% during the 4th quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 104,930 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock valued at $6,030,000 after acquiring an additional 40,822 shares during the period. Caption Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of RCI Hospitality in the 4th quarter valued at $1,685,000. Marshall Wace LLP acquired a new stake in shares of RCI Hospitality in the fourth quarter worth $1,498,000. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp raised its holdings in shares of RCI Hospitality by 29.4% during the fourth quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 65,654 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock worth $3,773,000 after purchasing an additional 14,919 shares during the last quarter. 53.82% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

RCI Hospitality Company Profile

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.