Ruth's Hospitality Group, Inc.

NasdaqGS:RUTH Stock Report

Market Cap: US$670.3m

Ruth's Hospitality Group Dividends and Buybacks

Dividend criteria checks 4/6

Ruth's Hospitality Group is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 2.98% that is well covered by earnings.

Key information

3.0%

Dividend yield

4.7%

Buyback Yield

Total Shareholder Yield7.6%
Future Dividend Yieldn/a
Dividend Growth4.1%
Next dividend pay daten/a
Ex dividend daten/a
Dividend per sharen/a
Payout ratio48%

Recent dividend and buyback updates

Recent updates

Should You Think About Buying Ruth's Hospitality Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:RUTH) Now?

Mar 24
Should You Think About Buying Ruth's Hospitality Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:RUTH) Now?

Ruth's Hospitality Group (NASDAQ:RUTH) Has A Pretty Healthy Balance Sheet

Jan 10
Ruth's Hospitality Group (NASDAQ:RUTH) Has A Pretty Healthy Balance Sheet

Ruth's Hospitality Group (NASDAQ:RUTH) Might Be Having Difficulty Using Its Capital Effectively

Oct 19
Ruth's Hospitality Group (NASDAQ:RUTH) Might Be Having Difficulty Using Its Capital Effectively

Ruth's Hospitality Group: Derisked Story With Steady Growth Potential

Oct 17

Ruth's Hospitality Group: Another Solid Report In Q2

Sep 05

Ruth's Hospitality Group: Worth A Taste

Aug 25

Is Now An Opportune Moment To Examine Ruth's Hospitality Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:RUTH)?

Aug 15
Is Now An Opportune Moment To Examine Ruth's Hospitality Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:RUTH)?

Ruth's Hospitality GAAP EPS of $0.31 in-line, revenue of $120.8M misses by $3.67M

Aug 05

Here's Why Ruth's Hospitality Group (NASDAQ:RUTH) Can Manage Its Debt Responsibly

Jul 21
Here's Why Ruth's Hospitality Group (NASDAQ:RUTH) Can Manage Its Debt Responsibly

Returns On Capital At Ruth's Hospitality Group (NASDAQ:RUTH) Paint A Concerning Picture

Jun 17
Returns On Capital At Ruth's Hospitality Group (NASDAQ:RUTH) Paint A Concerning Picture

Ruth's Hospitality Group: Decent Growth At An Attractive Valuation

May 31

Ruth's Hospitality Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:RUTH) Shares Could Be 23% Above Their Intrinsic Value Estimate

Mar 08
Ruth's Hospitality Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:RUTH) Shares Could Be 23% Above Their Intrinsic Value Estimate

There Are Reasons To Feel Uneasy About Ruth's Hospitality Group's (NASDAQ:RUTH) Returns On Capital

Jan 21
There Are Reasons To Feel Uneasy About Ruth's Hospitality Group's (NASDAQ:RUTH) Returns On Capital

Ruth's Hospitality Group: A Better Year Ahead With Hawaii Back In Business

Jan 04

Ruth's Hospitality Group (NASDAQ:RUTH) Has A Rock Solid Balance Sheet

Dec 24
Ruth's Hospitality Group (NASDAQ:RUTH) Has A Rock Solid Balance Sheet

Ruth's Hospitality Group: Labor Gains Partially Offset By Inflationary Pressures

Nov 02

Ruth's Hospitality Group (NASDAQ:RUTH) Might Be Having Difficulty Using Its Capital Effectively

Sep 28
Ruth's Hospitality Group (NASDAQ:RUTH) Might Be Having Difficulty Using Its Capital Effectively

Calculating The Intrinsic Value Of Ruth's Hospitality Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:RUTH)

Aug 30
Calculating The Intrinsic Value Of Ruth's Hospitality Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:RUTH)

Ruth's Hospitality Group (NASDAQ:RUTH) Is Posting Promising Earnings But The Good News Doesn’t Stop There

Aug 13
Ruth's Hospitality Group (NASDAQ:RUTH) Is Posting Promising Earnings But The Good News Doesn’t Stop There

Ruth's Hospitality Group: Meaningful Margin Expansion In Q2

Aug 11

Would Ruth's Hospitality Group (NASDAQ:RUTH) Be Better Off With Less Debt?

Jul 09
Would Ruth's Hospitality Group (NASDAQ:RUTH) Be Better Off With Less Debt?

Estimating The Intrinsic Value Of Ruth's Hospitality Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:RUTH)

Feb 16
Estimating The Intrinsic Value Of Ruth's Hospitality Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:RUTH)

Would Shareholders Who Purchased Ruth's Hospitality Group's (NASDAQ:RUTH) Stock Three Years Be Happy With The Share price Today?

Jan 26
Would Shareholders Who Purchased Ruth's Hospitality Group's (NASDAQ:RUTH) Stock Three Years Be Happy With The Share price Today?

We Think Ruth's Hospitality Group (NASDAQ:RUTH) Is Taking Some Risk With Its Debt

Dec 28
We Think Ruth's Hospitality Group (NASDAQ:RUTH) Is Taking Some Risk With Its Debt

Is Ruth's Hospitality Group (NASDAQ:RUTH) Likely To Turn Things Around?

Dec 01
Is Ruth's Hospitality Group (NASDAQ:RUTH) Likely To Turn Things Around?

Take Profits In Ruth's Chris

Nov 28

Ruth Hospitality appoints new CFO

Nov 12

Ruth's Hospitality EPS beats by $0.15, beats on revenue

Oct 30

Stability and Growth of Payments

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Stable Dividend: RUTH's dividend payments have been volatile in the past 10 years.

Growing Dividend: RUTH's dividend payments have increased over the past 10 years.


Dividend Yield vs Market

Ruth's Hospitality Group Dividend Yield vs Market
How does RUTH dividend yield compare to the market?
SegmentDividend Yield
Company (RUTH)3.0%
Market Bottom 25% (US)1.4%
Market Top 25% (US)4.5%
Industry Average (Hospitality)1.9%
Analyst forecast (RUTH) (up to 3 years)n/a

Notable Dividend: RUTH's dividend (2.98%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the US market (1.56%).

High Dividend: RUTH's dividend (2.98%) is low compared to the top 25% of dividend payers in the US market (4.79%).


Earnings Payout to Shareholders

Earnings Coverage: With its reasonably low payout ratio (48.1%), RUTH's dividend payments are well covered by earnings.


Cash Payout to Shareholders

Cash Flow Coverage: With its reasonable cash payout ratio (57.1%), RUTH's dividend payments are covered by cash flows.


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2023/06/16 04:16
End of Day Share Price 2023/06/13 00:00
Earnings2023/03/26
Annual Earnings2022/12/25

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Key Developments10 years
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Analyst Sources

Ruth's Hospitality Group, Inc. is covered by 10 analysts. 1 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
null nullBurkenroad Reports
Todd BrooksCL King & Associates, Inc.
Bart GlennD.A. Davidson & Co.