Wedbush Has Pessimistic Outlook of Rithm Capital Q4 Earnings

Rithm Capital Corp. (NYSE:RITM) – Research analysts at Wedbush reduced their Q4 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Rithm Capital in a research note issued to investors on Monday, May 19th. Wedbush analyst J. Mccanless now anticipates that the real estate investment trust will earn $0.52 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.53. Wedbush has a “Outperform” rating and a $14.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Rithm Capital’s current full-year earnings is $1.93 per share.

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

A number of other equities analysts also recently weighed in on the stock. Jones Trading reissued a “buy” rating and set a $12.50 target price on shares of Rithm Capital in a research note on Tuesday, April 29th. UBS Group lowered their target price on shares of Rithm Capital from $14.00 to $13.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, April 16th. BTIG Research reissued a “buy” rating and set a $16.00 target price on shares of Rithm Capital in a research note on Friday, April 25th. Royal Bank of Canada reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $13.00 target price on shares of Rithm Capital in a research note on Tuesday. Finally, JMP Securities reissued a “market outperform” rating and set a $12.50 target price on shares of Rithm Capital in a research note on Thursday, January 23rd. Eight analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $13.56.

Rithm Capital Trading Down 3.8%

RITM opened at $11.13 on Wednesday. Rithm Capital has a twelve month low of $9.13 and a twelve month high of $12.20. The company has a fifty day moving average of $10.98 and a 200-day moving average of $11.16. The stock has a market cap of $5.90 billion, a PE ratio of 6.66 and a beta of 1.32. The company has a quick ratio of 1.35, a current ratio of 1.09 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.74.

Rithm Capital Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, April 30th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 31st were issued a $0.25 dividend. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 8.99%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 31st. Rithm Capital’s payout ratio is 83.33%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Rithm Capital

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. SouthState Corp acquired a new position in shares of Rithm Capital during the first quarter valued at about $25,000. Fourth Dimension Wealth LLC grew its holdings in shares of Rithm Capital by 50.0% during the first quarter. Fourth Dimension Wealth LLC now owns 3,000 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $34,000 after buying an additional 1,000 shares during the last quarter. Quarry LP grew its holdings in shares of Rithm Capital by 47.5% during the fourth quarter. Quarry LP now owns 4,118 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $45,000 after buying an additional 1,327 shares during the last quarter. Quadrant Capital Group LLC grew its holdings in shares of Rithm Capital by 35.2% during the fourth quarter. Quadrant Capital Group LLC now owns 4,655 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $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 first quarter valued at about $57,000. 44.92% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.