Wedbush Weighs in on Rithm Capital’s Q1 Earnings (NYSE:RITM)

Rithm Capital Corp. (NYSE:RITM) – Equities researchers at Wedbush lowered their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Rithm Capital in a research report issued on Thursday, March 27th. Wedbush analyst J. Mccanless now anticipates that the real estate investment trust will post earnings per share of $0.46 for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.50. 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 Q2 2025 earnings at $0.48 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.49 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.53 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $1.96 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $2.03 EPS.

Other equities analysts also recently issued research reports about the company. Piper Sandler raised their price target on Rithm Capital from $11.50 to $12.50 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, February 7th. B. Riley upgraded Rithm Capital to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 7th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods upped their target price on shares of Rithm Capital from $13.00 to $13.50 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, December 3rd. Finally, JMP Securities reiterated a “market outperform” rating and set a $12.50 price target on shares of Rithm Capital in a report on Thursday, January 23rd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, four have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $13.25.

Rithm Capital Trading Down 2.1 %

Shares of Rithm Capital stock opened at $11.39 on Monday. Rithm Capital has a 1 year low of $10.38 and a 1 year high of $12.20. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.74, a current ratio of 1.09 and a quick ratio of 1.35. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $11.69 and a 200 day moving average price of $11.23. The company has a market capitalization of $5.93 billion, a P/E ratio of 6.82 and a beta of 1.83.

Rithm Capital (NYSE:RITM) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, February 6th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.60 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.44 by $0.16. Rithm Capital had a net margin of 17.79% and a return on equity of 18.15%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Cerity Partners LLC increased its position in Rithm Capital by 2.1% during the third quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 72,434 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $822,000 after purchasing an additional 1,508 shares during the last quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company increased its holdings in shares of Rithm Capital by 1.6% during the 3rd quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 124,699 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $1,415,000 after buying an additional 2,015 shares during the last quarter. FMR LLC raised its position in shares of Rithm Capital by 0.9% in the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 624,501 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $7,088,000 after buying an additional 5,440 shares during the period. BNP Paribas Financial Markets raised its position in shares of Rithm Capital by 166.6% in the 3rd quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 415,335 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $4,714,000 after buying an additional 259,528 shares during the period. Finally, Freedom Investment Management Inc. purchased a new stake in Rithm Capital during the third quarter valued at about $230,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 44.92% of the company’s stock.

Rithm Capital Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 30th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 31st will be paid a $0.25 dividend. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 8.78%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 31st. Rithm Capital’s payout ratio is 59.88%.

Rithm Capital Company Profile

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.