RPC Inc. is an oil-field services company with 37% revenue growth and a high Piotroski F-Score of 7, but it has a quality score of 3.0 — below the minimum floor — carries a 27% short interest, generates sharply negative free cash flow of negative 71% relative to net income, and has already exceeded analyst price targets, leaving no constructive entry case.
Thesis pillars
- Quality Below Minimum Threshold→Stable
- Negative Free Cash Flow Red Flag→Stable
- Extreme Short Interest Overvaluation→Stable
- +1 more pillar — see the Why tab for full reasoning
RPC, Inc. (RES) Stock Analysis
Energy · Oil & Gas Equipment & Services
Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $6.36: Quality below floor (3.3 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 5.1/10. Specifically: High short interest: 29%; Below-average business quality.
RPC provides oilfield services to oil and gas companies primarily in the U.S., organized into Technical Services (94.4% of 2025 revenues of $1.63 billion) and Support Services (5.6%), with key service lines including pressure pumping (29.8%), downhole tools (24.2%), and wireline... Read more
Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $6.36: Quality below floor (3.3 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 5.1/10. Specifically: High short interest: 29%; Below-average business quality. Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Score 5.1/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 6/9 gates (positive momentum, clean insider activity, news events none recent, earnings proximity 82d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on favorable risk/reward ratio. Suitability: aggressive.
Recent developments
updated 2026-08-15Recent Developments — RPC, Inc.
Latest news
- NEWS RPC Q2 Adj. EPS $0.08 Beats $0.04 Estimate, Sales $460.869M Miss $469.800M Estimate — benzinga Jul 30, 2026 neutral
- NEWS Susquehanna Maintains Neutral on RPC, Lowers Price Target to $6 — benzinga Jul 8, 2026 neutral
- NEWS RPC Board Initiates Search For Replacement CEO After Ben M. Palmer Announces Retirement By The End Of 2026 — benzinga Jun 23, 2026 neutral
- NEWS Susquehanna Maintains Neutral on RPC, Raises Price Target to $7.5 — benzinga May 8, 2026 neutral
- NEWS RPC Q1 Adj. EPS $0.03, Inline, Sales $454.755M Beat $407.233M Estimate — benzinga May 7, 2026 neutral
Generated 2026-08-15T11:22:35Z.
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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 and 13% of the Company's revenues in 2024.'
Material Events(8-K, last 90d)
- 2026-04-30Item 5.02LOWGary Kolstad, previously appointed to the Board in July 2025, was reelected at the 2026 Annual Meeting and subsequently appointed Chairman of the Human Capital Management and Compensation Committee and member of the Audit Committee. Routine committee assignment.SEC filing →
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Rating Breakdown
2 floor-breakers
Technicals below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static
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 $6.36: Quality below floor (3.3 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 5.1/10. Specifically: High short interest: 29%; Below-average business quality. Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Prior stop was $5.91. Score 5.1/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $7.31 (-12.5% upside). Prior stop was $5.91. Stop-loss: $5.91.
Target reached (-12.5% upside); Quality below floor (3.3 < 4.0).
RPC, Inc. trades at a P/E of 57.1 (forward 23.5). TrendMatrix value score: 6.4/10. 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 oilfield services to oil and gas companies primarily in the U.S., organized into Technical Services (94.4%...
RPC provides oilfield services to oil and gas companies primarily in the U.S., organized into Technical Services (94.4% of 2025 revenues of $1.63 billion) and Support Services (5.6%), with key service lines including pressure pumping (29.8%), downhole tools (24.2%), and wireline (19.4%). Revenue is generated through equipment, personnel, and materials provided directly at the well site, as well as rental equipment and pipe services off-site.