What is B. Riley’s Forecast for Ready Capital Q1 Earnings?

Ready Capital Co. (NYSE:RC) – Analysts at B. Riley issued their Q1 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Ready Capital in a report issued on Thursday, December 12th. B. Riley analyst M. Howlett expects that the real estate investment trust will post earnings per share of $0.33 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.

Several other research analysts have also commented on the company. JMP Securities lowered their price target on Ready Capital from $10.50 to $9.50 and set a “market outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, December 12th. Piper Sandler lowered their price target on Ready Capital from $9.50 to $8.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, September 16th. Finally, UBS Group lowered their price target on Ready Capital from $8.50 to $7.50 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, November 15th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have given a hold rating and two have given a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Ready Capital has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $9.11.

Ready Capital Price Performance

RC stock opened at $7.52 on Monday. The business has a fifty day moving average of $7.18 and a two-hundred day moving average of $7.97. The company has a quick ratio of 1.67, a current ratio of 1.67 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.54. The stock has a market cap of $1.27 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -10.74 and a beta of 1.43. Ready Capital has a 52-week low of $6.65 and a 52-week high of $11.11.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of RC. CWM LLC lifted its holdings in Ready Capital by 94.6% during the 2nd quarter. CWM LLC now owns 3,361 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $27,000 after buying an additional 1,634 shares during the last quarter. KBC Group NV lifted its holdings in Ready Capital by 64.1% during the 3rd quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 8,318 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $63,000 after buying an additional 3,248 shares during the last quarter. Xponance Inc. purchased a new stake in Ready Capital during the 2nd quarter worth about $84,000. Choreo LLC purchased a new stake in Ready Capital during the 2nd quarter worth about $91,000. Finally, Naviter Wealth LLC lifted its holdings in Ready Capital by 35.0% during the 2nd quarter. Naviter Wealth LLC now owns 13,500 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $114,000 after buying an additional 3,500 shares during the last quarter. 55.87% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About Ready Capital

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.