DNOW Inc. (DNOW) Stock Analysis
Range Bound setup
Industrials · Industrial Distribution
Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $13.03: Quality below floor (2.6 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 5.8/10. Specifically: Below-average business quality; Negative price momentum; Below long-term trend.
DNOW Inc. is a global distributor of pipe, valves and fittings (PVF), gas products, pumps, and process/production equipment serving upstream, midstream, gas utilities, downstream, and industrial customers from ~300 locations with ~5,300 employees. The company completed its... Read more
Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $13.03: Quality below floor (2.6 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 5.8/10. Specifically: Below-average business quality; Negative price momentum; Below long-term trend. Chart setup: RSI 48 mid-range, Bollinger mid-band. Score 5.8/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 6/9 gates (clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, earnings proximity 77d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on weak momentum and favorable risk/reward ratio and death cross (50MA < 200MA). Suitability: aggressive.
Recent Developments — DNOW Inc.
Latest news
- Dnow Q1 Adj. EPS $0.01 Misses $0.08 Estimate, Sales $1.183B Beat $1.083B Estimate — benzinga May 7, 2026 neutral
- Alpha Buying: Following Conviction, Not the Crowd — benzinga Apr 9, 2026 neutral
Generated 2026-05-20T21:06:21Z.
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Material Events(8-K, last 90d)
- 2026-02-27Item 5.02LOWBoard member Rodney Eads notified DNOW he will not stand for reelection at the 2026 annual meeting. Eads will step off the Board at expiration of his current term. No disagreement with Company cited.SEC filing →
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Rating Breakdown
3 floor-breakers·1 ceiling hit
Unprofitable operations — net margin -4.5%. Quality floor flags this regardless of sector context.static
Price action weak — below key moving averages, no momentum carry. Needs a base before trend-continuation setups apply.static
No near-term catalyst priced in. Thesis progression will come from fundamentals grinding, not event reaction.static
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Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $13.03: Quality below floor (2.6 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 5.8/10. Specifically: Below-average business quality; Negative price momentum; Below long-term trend. Chart setup: RSI 48 mid-range, Bollinger mid-band. Prior stop was $12.13. Score 5.8/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $13.60 (+4.4% upside). Prior stop was $12.13. Stop-loss: $12.13.
Quality below floor (2.6 < 4.0).
DNOW Inc. trades at a P/E of N/A (forward 14.0). TrendMatrix value score: 7.5/10. Verdict: Sell.
9 analysts cover DNOW with a consensus score of 4.2/5. Average price target: $16.
What does DNOW Inc. do?DNOW Inc. is a global distributor of pipe, valves and fittings (PVF), gas products, pumps, and process/production...
DNOW Inc. is a global distributor of pipe, valves and fittings (PVF), gas products, pumps, and process/production equipment serving upstream, midstream, gas utilities, downstream, and industrial customers from ~300 locations with ~5,300 employees. The company completed its acquisition of MRC Global in November 2025, significantly expanding its scale and distribution network.