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Rithm (RITM) Gains But Lags Market: What You Should Know

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In the latest trading session, Rithm (RITM - Free Report) closed at $7.70, marking a +1.58% move from the previous day. This move lagged the S&P 500's daily gain of 2.37%. At the same time, the Dow added 2.47%, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq lost 0.07%.

Coming into today, shares of the real estate investment trust had lost 9.87% in the past month. In that same time, the Finance sector lost 5.94%, while the S&P 500 lost 4.82%.

Rithm will be looking to display strength as it nears its next earnings release, which is expected to be November 2, 2022. The company is expected to report EPS of $0.25, down 43.18% from the prior-year quarter. Our most recent consensus estimate is calling for quarterly revenue of $862.03 million, up 352.2% from the year-ago period.

For the full year, our Zacks Consensus Estimates are projecting earnings of $1.22 per share and revenue of $4.68 billion, which would represent changes of -17.57% and +577.9%, respectively, from the prior year.

Any recent changes to analyst estimates for Rithm should also be noted by investors. These revisions help to show the ever-changing nature of near-term business trends. As such, positive estimate revisions reflect analyst optimism about the company's business and profitability.

Based on our research, we believe these estimate revisions are directly related to near-team stock moves. 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.

The Zacks Rank system, which ranges from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), has an impressive outside-audited track record of outperformance, with #1 stocks generating an average annual return of +25% since 1988. Within the past 30 days, our consensus EPS projection has moved 2.14% lower. Rithm is currently sporting a Zacks Rank of #5 (Strong Sell).

In terms of valuation, Rithm is currently trading at a Forward P/E ratio of 6.23. For comparison, its industry has an average Forward P/E of 10.58, which means Rithm is trading at a discount to the group.

The Financial - Miscellaneous Services industry is part of the Finance sector. This group has a Zacks Industry Rank of 169, putting it in the bottom 33% of all 250+ industries.

The Zacks Industry Rank gauges the strength of our individual industry groups by measuring the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks within the groups. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.

Make sure to utilize Zacks.com to follow all of these stock-moving metrics, and more, in the coming trading sessions.


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