RICK Insider Trading

RCI Hospitality Holdings, Inc. (RICK) operates in the Consumer Cyclical sector, specifically the Restaurants industry, with a market capitalization near $202.1M, listed on NASDAQ, employing roughly 3,444 people, carrying a beta of 0.85 to the broader market. RCI Hospitality Holdings, Inc. Led by Travis Reese, public since 1995-10-13.

In the last 12 months, RCI Hospitality Holdings, Inc. insiders made 3 buy transactions and 0 sale transactions.

DateNameTypeSharesPriceValue
Sep 16, 2026Elaine Johnson MartinP-Purchase601$28.95$17.4K
Aug 17, 2026LANGAN ERIC SCOTTP-Purchase1,630$30.80$50.2K
Aug 13, 2026Barabash Yura VP-Purchase888$27.29$24.2K
Dec 10, 2025Molina Albert M.0$0.00$0
Aug 18, 2025LANGAN ERIC SCOTTP-Purchase645$36.71$23.7K
Aug 18, 2025LANGAN ERIC SCOTTP-Purchase725$36.77$26.7K
May 23, 2025LANGAN ERIC SCOTTP-Purchase1,000$39.83$39.8K
Mar 17, 2025Elaine Johnson MartinP-Purchase106$44.00$4.7K
Mar 7, 2025Elaine Johnson MartinP-Purchase266$47.00$12.5K
Feb 18, 2025Elaine Johnson MartinP-Purchase195$51.00$9.9K

RICK Insider Activity by Quarter

Reported Form 4 and Form 5 lines under RICK's own SEC company ID, by transaction date, back to Q4 2024. Purchases and sales are code P / S (open market or private) in the company's shares; other lines are purchases and sales of other securities (options, warrants, preferred), awards, exercises, tax withholding, gifts and other acquisitions and dispositions. Later filings and amendments can change the current quarter. Earlier quarters are not shown: the filings read reach back to Mar 9, 2005, and a quarter counts only when every filing for it was read.

QuarterPurchasesBoughtSalesSoldOther Lines
Q4 2026 (so far)0N/A0N/A0
Q3 20263$91.8K0N/A0
Q2 20260N/A0N/A0
Q1 20260N/A0N/A0
Q4 20250N/A0N/A0
Q3 20252$50.3K0N/A0
Q2 20251$39.8K0N/A0
Q1 20254$77.7K0N/A0
Q4 20241$1.5K0N/A0

RICK Institutional Ownership (13F)

As of Jun 30, 2026 (Q2 2026), 98 institutions reported holding 3,785,287 RICK shares, valued at $103.4M as reported, 49.5% of its market cap (market cap of Jun 26, 2026). That is +5 institutions from the quarter before. Among managers whose reports for both quarters are comparable, 15 opened a position, 7 closed one, 38 added and 23 trimmed.

Top Holders, Q2 2026

ManagerSharesValueChange
BlackRock, Inc.614,370$16.8M+727
STEEL PARTNERS HOLDINGS L.P.312,873$8.5MUnchanged
VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC294,689$8.1M-44,760
AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC267,292$7.3M+32,730
DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP256,833$7.0MUnchanged
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC186,260$5.1M-989
STATE STREET CORP178,080$4.9M-5,769
AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC157,797$4.3M+16,421
MARSHALL WACE, LLP138,624$3.8M+23,001
ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP105,302$2.9M-5,215

By Quarter

QuarterInstitutionsSharesValue
Q2 2026983,785,287$103.4M
Q1 2026933,665,729$83.6M
Q4 2025983,880,468$92.5M
Q3 2025974,543,776$138.3M
Q2 2025854,281,964$163.2M
Q1 2025974,427,049$190.1M
Q4 2024994,474,130$257.1M
Q3 2024984,472,745$199.2M
Q2 20241044,572,837$199.2M

From the SEC's Form 13F data sets: investment managers with $100 million or more in Section 13(f) securities report their holdings each quarter, up to 45 days after it ends; a restated filing replaces the original, and values are as the managers reported them (a position whose price runs about 1,000 times below other managers', from a manager whose positions mostly do, is read as reported in thousands of dollars). The same shares can be reported by more than one manager, so totals can count some twice.

ETFs Holding RICK

FundWeight of RICKShares (as reported)Value (as reported)Source updated
AVUV Avantis U.S. Small Cap Value ETF0.02%270,139$7.1MOct 8, 2026
VTI Vanguard Morningstar Total Stock Market ETF0.00%206,267$6.0MOct 7, 2026
IWM iShares Russell 2000 ETF0.01%172,676$4.5MOct 8, 2026
VXF Vanguard Extended Market ETF0.00%80,613$2.3MOct 7, 2026
DFAT Dimensional - US Targeted Value ETF0.01%85,559$2.2MOct 8, 2026
DES WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Dividend Fund0.06%45,398$1.2MOct 7, 2026
VTWO Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF0.01%38,680$1.1MOct 7, 2026
SCHA Schwab U.S. Small-Cap ETF0.00%36,179$931.9KOct 8, 2026
DFAC Dimensional - US Core Equity 2 ETF0.00%28,782$751.5KOct 8, 2026
VCR Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF0.01%25,192$733.8KOct 7, 2026
IWC iShares Micro-Cap ETF0.04%21,116$554.3KOct 8, 2026
AVSC Avantis U.S. Small Cap Equity ETF0.01%12,785$335.6KOct 8, 2026
ITOT iShares Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF0.00%11,699$307.1KOct 8, 2026
DFSV U.S. Small Cap Value Portfolio ETF Class Shares0.00%10,621$277.3KOct 8, 2026
PRFZ Invesco RAFI US 1500 Small-Mid ETF0.01%10,508$275.8KOct 8, 2026

From each fund's latest holdings file on record that shows RICK's listed security itself. A file counts when its line count is consistent with the fund's reported holdings count (at most twice it plus 10, or at most 1,000 lines for a reported count of exactly 10, which the data source gives many funds as a cap), read with that file or inherited from the fund's last classified file (within 20% of its line count, read within 60 days). Funds whose line for the company could not be confirmed as RICK's listed security, or that hold it through underlying funds (look-through), are not listed. Only long positions count: a fund is left out when any of its lines for RICK reports a negative weight, share count or value, or none of them above zero (a short position, or figures that disagree). Shares, value and weight are as reported in each fund's file, dated by the data source's last update of that file (not the date of the positions); the weight is RICK's share of that fund.

How to Read RICK Insider Activity

Net insider sentiment is bullish over the trailing twelve months: 3 buy transactions versus 0 sales. Cluster buying by officers or directors is one of the cleaner insider signals because purchases require personal capital deployment and carry direct SEC scrutiny for material non-public information violations. The transaction table above includes the filer's reporting name, transaction type, share count, per-share price, and total dollar value where computable. For options traders, insider activity is one input to event-driven sizing alongside earnings calendar, analyst-rating cluster moves, and the implied-vol surface. Form 4 filings (the dominant Section 16 reporting form) must be submitted within two business days of the transaction; clusters of buys across multiple insiders within a short window are the strongest informational pattern. SEC EDGAR carries the underlying source filings for verification and additional historical depth.

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Frequently asked RICK insider trading questions

How active are RICK insiders right now?
Over the trailing twelve months, RCI Hospitality Holdings, Inc. (RICK) insiders made 3 buy transactions and 0 sale transactions. Net insider sentiment over the trailing twelve months tilts to the buy side (3 buys vs 0 sales). The transaction list above shows the most recent filings; each entry includes the insider's name, transaction type, share count, and per-share price.
What counts as an insider transaction?
Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act requires officers, directors, and 10% beneficial-owner shareholders to disclose changes in their holdings via Form 3 (initial statement), Form 4 (subsequent transactions, filed within two business days), and Form 5 (annual catch-up). Insider transactions cover open-market purchases and sales, exercise of stock options, gifts, and grants. The "transaction type" field on each row distinguishes these subcategories.
Are RICK insider buys a bullish signal?
Insider purchases (Type P, made on the open market or privately; the code covers both) carry more informational weight than insider sales: an insider must commit personal capital, and the SEC scrutinizes purchases under Rule 10b5-1 for material non-public information. Sales, by contrast, are often driven by liquidity, tax planning, or pre-scheduled 10b5-1 trading plans rather than negative information. Cluster buying (multiple insiders buying within a short window) is a stronger signal than isolated buys.
How do RICK insider transactions affect options pricing?
Insider transaction data does not directly drive implied volatility, but Form 4 disclosures can move single-name IV if the size or timing is unusual (e.g. a large CEO buy ahead of an earnings window). Options markets price the marginal informational content; routine transactions under pre-scheduled plans are typically ignored. For event-driven options sizing, pair the insider transaction history with the upcoming earnings calendar.