Rave Restaurant Group, Inc. (RAVE)Consumer Cyclical | Restaurants | The Colony, United States | NasdaqCM
2.47 USD
+0.10
(4.219%)
⇧
(April 17, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 2.43 -0.04 (-0.040%) ⇩ (April 17, 2026, 7:43 p.m. EDT) Short-term: ★☆☆☆☆ | Long-term: ★★☆☆☆ | Dividends: ☆☆☆☆☆ |
Hot Take | April 18, 2026, 10:30 p.m. EDT
RAVE is a high-risk value trap trading at a discount while reporting flat earnings and facing a confirmed 'death cross' technical signal. Despite strong underlying asset health (low debt, solid margins), the sell-off is driven by growth skepticism and technical weakness rather than fundamental collapse. With no dividend utility, negative forward EPS growth, and a 23% price drop in three months, there is no safe long-term entry. The options flow confirms this neglect; capital is fleeing to downside protection rather than betting on a recovery, making this a clear 'sell on weakness' or 'stay away' play until clear bullish momentum returns. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoARIMA ✓ | 0.113383 |
| AutoETS | 0.114183 |
| MSTL | 0.114258 |
| AutoTheta | 0.123130 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 46% |
| H-stat | 6.37 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.157 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -1.39 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Consumer Cyclical |
| Ex Dividend Date | 2000-10-03 |
| Last Dividend Date | 2000-10-03 |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 2.53 |
| Revenue per Share | 0.866 |
| Market Cap | 35,102,572 |
| Trailing P/E | 12.35 |
| Forward P/E | -16.47 |
| Beta | 0.37 |
| Profit Margins | 23.04% |
| Website | https://www.raverg.com |
As of April 18, 2026, 10:30 p.m. EDT: Speculator positioning is overwhelmingly bearish. Near-term expirations (April 17) show zero put premiums available in the report despite recent price drops, suggesting buyers have gone out of the money or are waiting for a confirmed recovery. However, intermediate-term expirations (July and October) reveal significant open interest (OI and volume) in deep out-of-the-money puts at the $5.00 strike. The massive disparity at the $5.00 strike (102.4% of positioning) indicates speculators are setting up for a 'catch-up' rally cascade or are hedging against a deep decline, anticipating significant volatility. Calls show negligible positioning everywhere else, with the market consensus favoring downside protection over upside play.
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2000-10-04 | 0.06 | 2.000000 |
| 2000-07-05 | 0.06 | 1.632653 |
| 2000-04-05 | 0.06 | 1.717884 |
| 2000-01-05 | 0.06 | 1.689586 |
| 1999-10-06 | 0.06 | 1.857321 |
| 1999-07-07 | 0.06 | 1.941041 |
| 1999-04-07 | 0.06 | 2.177823 |
| 1999-01-07 | 0.06 | 1.533040 |
| 1998-10-06 | 0.06 | 1.451536 |
| 1998-07-07 | 0.06 | 1.330795 |
| 1998-04-08 | 0.06 | 1.284990 |
| 1998-01-07 | 0.06 | 1.229014 |
| 1997-10-08 | 0.06 | 1.462240 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 0.10762334 |
| Address1 | 3,551 Plano Parkway |
| All Time High | 16.2 |
| All Time Low | 0.38 |
| Ask | 2.5 |
| Ask Size | 1 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 113,160 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 43,980 |
| Average Volume | 43,980 |
| Average Volume10Days | 113,160 |
| Beta | 0.367 |
| Bid | 2.41 |
| Bid Size | 1 |
| Book Value | 1.093 |
| City | The Colony |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 2.47 |
| Current Ratio | 8.501 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,774,915,200 |
| Day High | 2.5 |
| Day Low | 2.35 |
| Debt To Equity | 2.53 |
| Display Name | Rave Restaurant |
| Earnings Growth | 0.0 |
| Earnings Quarterly Growth | 0.049 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,759,149,000 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,758,717,000 |
| Ebitda | 3,666,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.29624 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 6.708 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 1.987 |
| Enterprise Value | 24,592,568 |
| Eps Forward | -0.15 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 0.2 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Ex Dividend Date | 970,617,600 |
| Exchange | NCM |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 2.7618 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -0.29180002 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.10565574 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 10.762334 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 3.75 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -1.28 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.34133333 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 2.15 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 0.31999993 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.14883718 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 2.15 - 3.75 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 746,890,200,000 |
| Float Shares | 9,263,667 |
| Forward Eps | -0.15 |
| Forward P E | -16.466665 |
| Free Cashflow | 2,157,375 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqCM |
| Full Time Employees | 24 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Gross Margins | 0.72994006 |
| Gross Profits | 9,033,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.12761 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.32327998 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 14,211,567 |
| Industry | Restaurants |
| Industry Disp | Restaurants |
| Industry Key | restaurants |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 1 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Dividend Date | 970,617,600 |
| Last Dividend Value | 0.06 |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,751,155,200 |
| Long Business Summary | Rave Restaurant Group, Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in the operation and franchising of pizza buffet, delivery and carry-out, express restaurants, and ghost kitchens under the Pizza Inn and Pie Five trademarks in the United States and internationally. It operates through Pizza Inn Franchising, Pie Five Franchising and Other segments. The company's buffet restaurants offer dine-in, carryout, and catering services, as well as delivery services; delivery/carry-out units provide delivery and carryout services; and express units serve customers through various non-traditional points of sale. It also operates Pizza Inn Express restaurants that serves customers through a non-traditional, licensed, pizza-only model called Pizza Inn Express; and Pizza Inn Ghost Kitchen units serves through online third-party delivery companies. In addition, the company operates and franchises fast casual restaurants under the Pie Five Pizza Company or Pie Five trademarks; and licenses pizza kiosk under the Pizza Inc trademark. The company was formerly known as Pizza Inn Holdings, Inc. and changed its name to Rave Restaurant Group, Inc. in January 2015. Rave Restaurant Group, Inc. was founded in 1958 and is based in The Colony, Texas. |
| Long Name | Rave Restaurant Group, Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 35,102,572 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_357493 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,766,880,000 |
| Net Income To Common | 2,851,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,782,691,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 35,031,510 |
| Open | 2.45 |
| Operating Cashflow | 3,068,000 |
| Operating Margins | 0.24392 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Peg Ratio | 4.99 |
| Phone | 469 384 5000 |
| Post Market Change | -0.03999996 |
| Post Market Change Percent | -1.6194316 |
| Post Market Price | 2.43 |
| Post Market Time | 1,776,469,431 |
| Previous Close | 2.37 |
| Price Hint | 4 |
| Price To Book | 2.2598352 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 2.8365715 |
| Profit Margins | 0.23038 |
| Quick Ratio | 7.993 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | none |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 0.1 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 4.21942 |
| Regular Market Day High | 2.5 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 2.35 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 2.35 - 2.5 |
| Regular Market Open | 2.45 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 2.37 |
| Regular Market Price | 2.47 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,776,456,000 |
| Regular Market Volume | 181,879 |
| Return On Assets | 0.12949 |
| Return On Equity | 0.19451 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.06 |
| Revenue Per Share | 0.866 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.38150132 |
| Sector | Consumer Cyclical |
| Sector Disp | Consumer Cyclical |
| Sector Key | consumer-cyclical |
| Shares Outstanding | 14,211,566 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0013 |
| Shares Short | 18,248 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,772,150,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 28,082 |
| Short Name | Rave Restaurant Group, Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.0026 |
| Short Ratio | 0.52 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | TX |
| Symbol | RAVE |
| Total Cash | 10,903,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 0.767 |
| Total Debt | 393,000 |
| Total Revenue | 12,375,000 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | 0.2 |
| Trailing P E | 12.35 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 2.95765 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -0.48764992 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.16487749 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 181,879 |
| Website | https://www.raverg.com |
| Zip | 75,056 |