Wedbush Issues Positive Estimate for Rithm Capital Earnings

Rithm Capital Corp. (NYSE:RITM) – Research analysts at Wedbush raised their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for Rithm Capital in a report issued on Monday, May 19th. Wedbush analyst J. Mccanless now forecasts that the real estate investment trust will post earnings of $0.54 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $0.48. Wedbush has a “Outperform” rating and a $14.00 price target 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 issued its quarterly earnings data on Friday, April 25th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.52 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.45 by $0.07. The firm had revenue of $28.89 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate 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 firm posted $0.48 earnings per share.

A number of other equities analysts also recently issued reports on RITM. UBS Group decreased their price target 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. 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. Piper Sandler upgraded shares of Rithm Capital from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and increased their price target for the company from $12.50 to $14.00 in a report on Monday, April 28th. BTIG Research reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $16.00 price target on shares of Rithm Capital in a report on Friday, April 25th. Finally, Jones Trading restated a “buy” rating and issued a $12.50 target price on shares of Rithm Capital in a report on Tuesday, April 29th. Eight research analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $13.56.

Rithm Capital Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:RITM opened at $11.65 on Tuesday. The company has a market cap of $6.18 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 6.98 and a beta of 1.32. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $10.99 and a 200-day moving average price of $11.16. The company has a current ratio of 1.09, a quick ratio of 1.35 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.74. Rithm Capital has a 12 month low of $9.13 and a 12 month high of $12.20.

Rithm Capital Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, April 30th. Investors of record on Monday, March 31st were paid a dividend of $0.25 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 31st. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 8.58%. Rithm Capital’s dividend payout ratio is presently 83.33%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Rithm Capital

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. SouthState Corp purchased a new position in shares of Rithm Capital during the 1st quarter worth about $25,000. Fourth Dimension Wealth LLC boosted its stake in shares of Rithm Capital by 50.0% during 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 lifted its holdings in Rithm Capital by 47.5% during the 4th 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 in the last quarter. Quadrant Capital Group LLC lifted its holdings in 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 valued at $50,000 after buying an additional 1,211 shares in the last quarter. Finally, SVB Wealth LLC bought a new stake in Rithm Capital during the 1st quarter valued at about $57,000. 44.92% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.