RPC, Inc. (RES) Stock Analysis
Breakout setup
Energy · Oil & Gas Equipment & Services
Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $7.89: Quality below floor (3.1 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 5.4/10. Specifically: High short interest: 38%; Below-average business quality.
RPC provides specialized oilfield services to U.S. and select international oil and gas producers through Technical Services (pressure pumping, wireline, downhole tools, coiled tubing, cementing; 94.4% of 2025 revenue) and Support Services (rental tools, pipe). Total revenues... Read more
Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $7.89: Quality below floor (3.1 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 5.4/10. Specifically: High short interest: 38%; Below-average business quality. Chart setup: Golden cross, above all MAs, RSI 70, MACD bullish. Score 5.4/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 5/8 gates (positive momentum, clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, semi cycle peak clear). Fails on favorable risk/reward ratio and earnings proximity 6d<=7d. Suitability: aggressive.
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Concentration Risks(10-K Item 1A)
- LOWCustomerprivate E&P company15%10-K Item 1A: 'One of our customers, a private E&P company, accounted for approximately 15% of the Company's revenues in 2025'
Material Events(8-K, last 90d)
- 2026-02-18Item 5.02LOWAmendment: Gary Kolstad and Stephen Lewis appointed to Audit Committee, effective following their re-election at April 28, 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.SEC filing →
- 2026-01-28Item 5.02LOWJerry Nix (Lead Independent Director, chairman of multiple committees) will not stand for re-election at 2026 Annual Meeting. Will continue in current roles until the meeting. No disagreement cited.SEC filing →
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Rating Breakdown
1 floor-breaker·1 ceiling hit
Quality below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static
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Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $7.89: Quality below floor (3.1 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 5.4/10. Specifically: High short interest: 38%; Below-average business quality. Chart setup: Golden cross, above all MAs, RSI 70, MACD bullish. Prior stop was $7.34. Score 5.4/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $8.00 (+1.3% upside). Prior stop was $7.34. Stop-loss: $7.34.
Target reached (-29.0% upside); Quality below floor (3.1 < 4.0).
RPC, Inc. trades at a P/E of 52.7 (forward 26.4). TrendMatrix value score: 6.1/10. Verdict: Sell.
12 analysts cover RES with a consensus score of 2.5/5. Average price target: $6.
What does RPC, Inc. do?RPC provides specialized oilfield services to U.S. and select international oil and gas producers through Technical...
RPC provides specialized oilfield services to U.S. and select international oil and gas producers through Technical Services (pressure pumping, wireline, downhole tools, coiled tubing, cementing; 94.4% of 2025 revenue) and Support Services (rental tools, pipe). Total revenues were $1.63B in 2025.