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$4.55 -0.09 (-1.94%)
8/29/2008 4:00 PM

Ruth's Chris Steak House, Inc. (RUTH)

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The Company's menu features a selection of USDA Prime grade steaks and other premium offerings served in Ruth's Chris' signature fashion- 'sizzling' and topped with seasoned butter.

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Ticker Tags

Micro Cap (4824), Restaurants (69), It's a Girl! (12), Dine-in Restaurant (17), Florida (16), Louisiana (5)
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Ruth's Chris Steak House, Inc. At A Glance

Current Price: $4.55
Last Trade Time: 8/29/2008 4:00 PM
Open: $4.63
Previous Close: $4.64
Daily Range: $4.54 - $4.76
52-Week Range: $3.50 - $16.95
Volume: 103,370
Market Cap: $113.29M
P/E Ratio: 29.00
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Avatar LTContrarian (< 20) Submitted: 7/02/08 5:59 PM

I trully believe that Ruth's Hospitality Group has tremendous upside in the long run. I also feel that they stand out in this niche as being one of the best. However, I also feel that an investment in Ruth's is certainly not for the timid. The stock's price will likely remain very volatile over t...More

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Avatar joker245 (< 20) Submitted: 6/23/08 12:31 PM

This is another resaurant stock that is destined for Chapter 11. I won't bore you with personal stories of average, overpriced food and bad service. Simply put, you would truly be a fool (and not the Motley kind) to bet on the "$50 steak" industry in this economic climate. The safe money is avoid...More

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Avatar mrmarketnyc (< 20) Submitted: 8/24/08 9:52 AM : Outperform Start Price: $4.80 RUTH Score: -5.17

This stock has taken a beating but I think the market is underestimating the long-term potential of this company.

Growth rates are high, and the company has good ROE and cash.

This should be trading above $10, and possibly much higher than that.

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Avatar foritzel (66.98) Submitted: 8/12/08 8:01 PM : Underperform Start Price: $5.33 RUTH Score: 14.77

earnings are down, economy bad, this is an upscale restaurant so sales will be down too.

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Avatar borisvolodnikov (69.89) Submitted: 8/08/08 3:32 PM : Underperform Start Price: $7.01 RUTH Score: 25.91

Having been to Ruth's Chris, it was a good experience, but not worth the $140 I paid for it. It was good cuts of meat, the portion sizes were enough to sate any appetite, and the service was acceptable, but I've been to far better high-end restaurants and actually paid less. I don't feel like they're all that competative compared to other high-end restaurants, and I think in the current economy they're not going to fare well.

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Avatar ID10TS (46.35) Submitted: 7/26/08 12:04 AM : Underperform Start Price: $4.91 RUTH Score: 9.95

Not the bottom yet.

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Avatar ratberto (97.73) Submitted: 7/10/08 3:01 PM : Underperform Start Price: $4.54 RUTH Score: 3.44

Second helping.
They expanded into a recession. Costs are up and their customers feel poorer (they don't compete with any city's top end steak houses). Their long term debt doubled. They've put restaurants in minor league hotels. Will this year's remaining minor league travelers be able and willing to eat at Ruth's?

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