Ready Capital (RC) closed at $16.14 in the latest trading session, marking a +0.19% move from the prior day. The stock lagged the S&P 500's daily gain of 1.29%. Elsewhere, the Dow gained 1.49%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq added 1.46%.
Prior to today's trading, shares of the real estate investment trust had gained 10.57% over the past month. This has outpaced the Finance sector's gain of 4.44% and the S&P 500's gain of 4.57% in that time.
Investors will be hoping for strength from RC as it approaches its next earnings release. In that report, analysts expect RC to post earnings of $0.43 per share. This would mark year-over-year growth of 16.22%. Our most recent consensus estimate is calling for quarterly revenue of $16.78 million, up 11.31% from the year-ago period.
Investors should also note any recent changes to analyst estimates for RC. These recent revisions tend to reflect the evolving nature of short-term business trends. With this in mind, we can consider positive estimate revisions a sign of optimism about the company's business outlook.
Our research shows that these estimate changes are directly correlated with near-term stock prices. We developed the Zacks Rank to capitalize on this phenomenon. Our system takes these estimate changes into account and delivers a clear, actionable rating model.
Ranging from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), the Zacks Rank system has a proven, outside-audited track record of outperformance, with #1 stocks returning an average of +25% annually since 1988. The Zacks Consensus EPS estimate remained stagnant within the past month. RC is currently sporting a Zacks Rank of #1 (Strong Buy).
Investors should also note RC's current valuation metrics, including its Forward P/E ratio of 8.92. This represents a discount compared to its industry's average Forward P/E of 9.51.
The REIT and Equity Trust industry is part of the Finance sector. This group has a Zacks Industry Rank of 154, putting it in the bottom 40% of all 250+ industries.
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