B. Riley Comments on Ready Capital’s Q1 Earnings (NYSE:RC)

Ready Capital Co. (NYSE:RC) – Analysts at B. Riley issued their Q1 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Ready Capital in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, December 12th. B. Riley analyst M. Howlett expects that the real estate investment trust will earn $0.33 per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for Ready Capital’s current full-year earnings is $0.93 per share. B. Riley also issued estimates for Ready Capital’s Q2 2026 earnings at $0.33 EPS and Q3 2026 earnings at $0.33 EPS.

RC has been the subject of a number of other reports. JMP Securities reduced their price objective on shares of Ready Capital from $10.50 to $9.50 and set a “market outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday. UBS Group dropped their target price on shares of Ready Capital from $8.50 to $7.50 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Friday, November 15th. Finally, Piper Sandler decreased their price target on Ready Capital from $9.50 to $8.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, September 16th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have given a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $9.11.

Ready Capital Trading Up 1.5 %

Ready Capital stock opened at $7.45 on Monday. The company has a current ratio of 1.67, a quick ratio of 1.67 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.54. Ready Capital has a 12-month low of $6.65 and a 12-month high of $11.67. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.26 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -10.64 and a beta of 1.43. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $7.17 and a 200 day moving average of $7.97.

Institutional Trading of Ready Capital

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Clear Harbor Asset Management LLC increased its stake in Ready Capital by 84.0% during the third quarter. Clear Harbor Asset Management LLC now owns 1,440,250 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $10,989,000 after acquiring an additional 657,465 shares during the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. raised its holdings in Ready Capital by 11.7% during the 3rd quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 1,868,580 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $14,257,000 after buying an additional 195,663 shares during the period. Wolverine Asset Management LLC raised its holdings in Ready Capital by 2,902.2% during the 3rd quarter. Wolverine Asset Management LLC now owns 402,291 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $3,069,000 after buying an additional 388,891 shares during the period. Intech Investment Management LLC bought a new stake in Ready Capital in the third quarter worth $730,000. Finally, Spire Wealth Management boosted its stake in Ready Capital by 1,115.6% during the second quarter. Spire Wealth Management now owns 168,261 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $1,376,000 after buying an additional 154,419 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 55.87% of the company’s stock.

Ready Capital Company Profile

Ready Capital Corporation operates as a real estate finance company in the United States. It operates through two segments: LMM Commercial Real Estate and Small Business Lending. The company originates, acquires, finances, and services lower-to-middle-market (LLM) commercial real estate loans, small business administration (SBA) loans, residential mortgage loans, construction loans, and mortgage-backed securities collateralized primarily by LLM loans, or other real estate-related investments.