Tetra Technologies has a strong Piotroski score and positive volume accumulation, but an earnings quality red flag with free cash flow at only 3% of net income, a put/call ratio of 4.41, and below-floor business quality make this a position to exit rather than hold.
Thesis pillars
- Earnings Quality Red Flag→Stable
- Extreme Put Call Ratio→Stable
- Positive Volume Accumulation→Stable
- +1 more pillar — see the Why tab for full reasoning
Tetra Technologies, Inc. (TTI) Stock Analysis
Industrials · Conglomerates
Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $9.30: Quality below floor (3.4 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 5.3/10 and A.R:R 1.7:1 is above the 1.5:1 BUY gate. Specifically: Elevated put/call ratio: 1.73; Below-average business quality; Negative price momentum.
TETRA Technologies, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as an energy services and solutions company. It operates through two segments, Completion Fluids & Products; and Water & Flowback Services. The Completion Fluids & Products segment manufactures and markets clear... Read more
Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $9.30: Quality below floor (3.4 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 5.3/10 and A.R:R 1.7:1 is above the 1.5:1 BUY gate. Specifically: Elevated put/call ratio: 1.73; Below-average business quality; Negative price momentum. Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Score 5.3/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 6/7 gates (favorable risk/reward ratio, clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, earnings proximity 31d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on weak momentum. Suitability: aggressive.
Recent developments
updated 2026-07-06Recent Developments — Tetra Technologies, Inc.
Latest news
- NEWS TTI Achieves Strong Q1 Results with Revenue of $156.3 Million - GuruFocus — GuruFocus positive
- NEWS Tetra Technologies Inc. (TTI) Stock Rises on Q1 2026 Earnings - Quiver Quantitative — Quiver Quantitative positive
- NEWS Earnings Flash (TTI) TETRA Technologies, Inc. Posts Q1 Adjusted EPS $0.06 per Share, vs. FactSet Est of $0.03 - marketsc — marketscreener.com positive
- NEWS TETRA Technologies (NYSE:TTI) Delivers Impressive Q1 CY2026, Stock Soars - StockStory — StockStory positive
- NEWS TETRA Technologies (NYSE:TTI) Delivers Impressive Q1 CY2026, Stock Soars - Yahoo Finance — Yahoo Finance positive
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Rating Breakdown
3 floor-breakers
Ranks in the bottom of its industry peers on the composite signal. Better names in the same sector exist.static
Quality below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static
Momentum below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static
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Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $9.30: Quality below floor (3.4 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 5.3/10 and A.R:R 1.7:1 is above the 1.5:1 BUY gate. Specifically: Elevated put/call ratio: 1.73; Below-average business quality; Negative price momentum. Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Prior stop was $8.90. Score 5.3/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $11.16 (+20.0% upside). Prior stop was $8.90. Stop-loss: $8.90.
Quality below floor (3.4 < 4.0).
Tetra Technologies, Inc. trades at a P/E of 155.0 (forward 22.5). TrendMatrix value score: 6.1/10. Verdict: Sell.
9 analysts cover TTI with a consensus score of 4.0/5. Average price target: $13.
What does Tetra Technologies, Inc. do?TETRA Technologies, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as an energy services and solutions company. It...
TETRA Technologies, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as an energy services and solutions company. It operates through two segments, Completion Fluids & Products; and Water & Flowback Services. The Completion Fluids & Products segment manufactures and markets clear brine fluids, additives, and associated products and services to the oil and gas industry for use in well drilling, completion, and workover operations in the United States, as well as in Latin America, Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and Africa. This segment also markets liquid and dry calcium chloride products; and TETRA PureFlow ultra-pure zinc bromide to battery technology companies. Its Water & Flowback Services segment provides water management services for onshore oil and gas operators. This segment also offers frac flowback, early production facilities and services, production well testing, and other associated services in oil and gas producing regions in the United States, as well as in various basins in Latin America, Europe, and the Middle East. The company was incorporated in 1981 and is headquartered in Spring, Texas.