How to buy Ruths Hospitality Group stock (RUTH)

Ruths Hospitality Group is a restaurants business based in the US. Ruths Hospitality Group shares (RUTH) are listed on the NASDAQ and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Its last market close was $21.49 – the same closing value as a week prior. Ruths Hospitality Group employs 4,768 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $516.6 million.

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Ruths Hospitality Group stock price (NASDAQ: RUTH)

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Ruths Hospitality Group shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2023-08-13.

Latest market close	$21.49
52-week range	$0.00 - $0.00
50-day moving average more info button	$19.55
200-day moving average more info button	$17.95
Wall St. target price	$17.00
PE ratio more info button	18.0588
Dividend yield more info button	$0.58 (2.98%)
Earnings per share (TTM) more info button	$1.19

Is it a good time to buy Ruths Hospitality Group stock?

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Ruths Hospitality Group price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $21.49 from 2023-06-15

1 week (2024-10-19)	N/A
1 month (2024-09-26)	N/A
3 months (2024-07-26)	N/A
6 months (2024-04-26)	N/A

1 year (2023-10-26)	N/A
2 years (2022-10-28)	3.07%
3 years (2021-10-29)	11.12%
5 years (2019-10-30)	6.74%

Is Ruths Hospitality Group stock undervalued or overvalued?

Valuing Ruths Hospitality Group stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Ruths Hospitality Group's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

Ruths Hospitality Group's P/E ratio

Ruths Hospitality Group's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 18x. In other words, Ruths Hospitality Group shares trade at around 18x recent earnings.

That's relatively low compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The low P/E ratio could mean that investors are pessimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're under-valued.

Ruths Hospitality Group's PEG ratio

Ruths Hospitality Group's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 1.32. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer worse value.

The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Ruths Hospitality Group's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.

Ruths Hospitality Group's EBITDA

Ruths Hospitality Group's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $77.6 million.

The EBITDA is a measure of a Ruths Hospitality Group's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

Ruths Hospitality Group financials

Revenue TTM	$516.6 million
Operating margin TTM	10.4%
Gross profit TTM	$133.2 million
Return on assets TTM	6.61%
Return on equity TTM	28.03%
Profit margin	7.66%
Book value	$4.45
Market Capitalization more info button	$690.5 million

TTM: trailing 12 months

Ruths Hospitality Group share dividends

Dividend payout ratio: 33.08% of net profits

Recently Ruths Hospitality Group has paid out, on average, around 0% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 0% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), Ruths Hospitality Group shareholders could enjoy a 0% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Ruths Hospitality Group's case, that would currently equate to about $0.58 per share.

While Ruths Hospitality Group's payout ratio might seem fairly standard, it's worth remembering that Ruths Hospitality Group may be investing much of the rest of its net profits in future growth.

Ruths Hospitality Group's most recent dividend payout was on 23 March 2023. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 8 March 2023 (the "ex-dividend date").

Have Ruths Hospitality Group's shares ever split?

Ruths Hospitality Group's shares were split on a 867:814 basis on 14 January 2010 . So if you had owned 814 shares the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 867 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your Ruths Hospitality Group shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 6.1% lower share price could have impacted the market appetite for Ruths Hospitality Group shares which in turn could have impacted Ruths Hospitality Group's share price.

Ruths Hospitality Group share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Ruths Hospitality Group's shares have ranged in value from as little as $0 up to $0. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".

Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NASDAQ average) beta is 1, while Ruths Hospitality Group's is 1.8306. This would suggest that Ruths Hospitality Group's shares are more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent, relatively-speaking, a higher risk (but potentially also market-beating returns).

Ruths Hospitality Group overview

Ruth's Hospitality Group, Inc. , together with its subsidiaries, develops, operates, and franchises fine dining restaurants under the Ruth's Chris Steak House name. Its restaurants offer food and beverage products to special occasion diners and frequent customers, as well as business clients. The company was formerly known as Ruth's Chris Steak House, Inc. and changed its name to Ruth's Hospitality Group, Inc. in May 2008. Ruth's Hospitality Group, Inc.

Frequently asked questions

What percentage of Ruths Hospitality Group is owned by insiders or institutions?
Currently 6.141% of Ruths Hospitality Group shares are held by insiders and 89.54% by institutions. How many people work for Ruths Hospitality Group?
Latest data suggests 4,768 work at Ruths Hospitality Group. When does the fiscal year end for Ruths Hospitality Group?
Ruths Hospitality Group's fiscal year ends in December. Where is Ruths Hospitality Group based?
Ruths Hospitality Group's address is: 1030 West Canton Avenue, Winter Park, FL, United States, 32789 What is Ruths Hospitality Group's ISIN number?
Ruths Hospitality Group's international securities identification number is: US7833321091 What is Ruths Hospitality Group's CUSIP number?
Ruths Hospitality Group's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 783332109