Ready Capital (RC) to Release Quarterly Earnings on Thursday

Ready Capital (NYSE:RC) will likely be releasing its Q4 2025 results after the market closes on Thursday, February 26th. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of ($0.11) per share and revenue of $133.50 million for the quarter. Interested persons may review the information on the company’s upcoming Q4 2025 earning report for the latest details on the call scheduled for Friday, February 27, 2026 at 8:30 AM ET.

Ready Capital Stock Down 1.5%

Shares of NYSE:RC opened at $1.67 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $269.95 million, a PE ratio of -0.87 and a beta of 1.45. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $2.08 and a 200 day simple moving average of $2.93. The company has a current ratio of 1.56, a quick ratio of 1.56 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.79. Ready Capital has a 12-month low of $1.65 and a 12-month high of $6.97.

Ready Capital Cuts Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 30th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, December 31st were given a $0.01 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, December 31st. This represents a $0.04 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.4%. Ready Capital’s payout ratio is presently -2.09%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities analysts have recently commented on the stock. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods reduced their price target on shares of Ready Capital from $3.50 to $2.50 and set an “underperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, November 12th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “sell (d)” rating on shares of Ready Capital in a report on Thursday, January 22nd. UBS Group decreased their target price on Ready Capital from $3.50 to $2.75 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, November 14th. Finally, Piper Sandler dropped their price target on Ready Capital from $3.50 to $2.50 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, December 22nd. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Ready Capital presently has a consensus rating of “Reduce” and a consensus price target of $3.55.

Institutional Trading of Ready Capital

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Quarry LP boosted its position in Ready Capital by 4,494.6% during the 3rd quarter. Quarry LP now owns 9,373 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $36,000 after purchasing an additional 9,169 shares during the period. Ausdal Financial Partners Inc. bought a new stake in Ready Capital in the third quarter valued at $39,000. Franklin Resources Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Ready Capital during the third quarter valued at $44,000. M&T Bank Corp acquired a new position in shares of Ready Capital during the second quarter valued at $50,000. Finally, United Services Automobile Association bought a new position in shares of Ready Capital during the first quarter worth about $59,000. 55.87% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About Ready Capital

Ready Capital Corporation is a specialty finance real estate investment trust (REIT) that originates, acquires and manages commercial real estate loans and related assets. The company offers financing solutions across a variety of property types, including multifamily, office, retail, industrial, hospitality and mixed-use assets. Ready Capital focuses on delivering flexible loan structures to meet the diverse needs of borrowers in the small balance and middle-market sectors.

Through its small balance commercial real estate lending platform, Ready Capital provides loans typically ranging from $1 million to $15 million for acquisitions, refinancings, renovations and bridge financing.