RPC Inc. (NYSE:RES): An Opportunity for Fundamental Investors?

RPC Inc. (NYSE:RES) shares fell to a low of $5.465 before closing at $5.58. Intraday shares traded counted 1.07 million, which was -6.77% lower than its 30-day average trading volume of 1.00M. RES’s previous close was $6.22 while the outstanding shares total 212.96M. The firm has a beta of 2.13. The stock’s Relative Strength Index (RSI) is 48.96, with weekly volatility at 7.03% and ATR at 0.40. The RES stock’s 52-week price range has touched low of $2.23 and a $7.43 high. The stock traded lower over the last trading session, losing -10.29% on 06/17/21.

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Investors have identified the Oil & Gas Equipment & Services company RPC Inc. as an interesting stock but before investments are made there, an in-depth look at its trading activities will have to be conducted. The share is trading with a market value of around $1.19 billion, the company now has both obstacles and catalysts that affect them and they came from their mode of operations. With the company affected by events currently, it is a perfect time to analyze the numbers behind the firm in order to come up with a rather realistic picture of what this stock is.

RPC Inc. (RES) Fundamentals that are to be considered.

When analyzing a stock, the first fundamental thing to take into account is the balance sheet. How healthy the balance sheet of a company is will determine if the company will be able to carry out all its financial and non-financial obligations and also keep the faith of its investors. In terms of their assets, the company currently has 449.64 million total, with 103.55 million as their total liabilities.

RES were able to record -2.49 million as free cash flow during the 07/28/2021 quarter of the year, this saw their quarterly net cash flow reduce by 0.93 million. In cash movements, the company had a total of 9.26 million as operating cash flow.

Potential earnings growth for RPC Inc. (RES)

In order to determine the future investment potential for this stock, we will have to analyze key trends that affect it. During the 07/28/2021 quarter of the year, RPC Inc. recorded a total of 182.61 million in revenue. This figure implies that they witnessed a quarterly year/year change in their earnings with -33.5% coming in sequential stages and their sales for the 07/28/2021 quarter increasing by 18.6%.

What matters though is how it ends. When the core data for the company is broken down, then the stock sounds interesting. The company spent 146.22 million trying to sell their products during the last quarter, with the result yielding a gross income of 36.39 million. This allows shareholders to hold on to 212.96M with the recently reported earning now reading -0.05 cents per share. This is a figure that compared to analyst’s prediction for their 07/28/2021 (-0.05 cents a share).

Having a look at the company’s valuation, the company is expected to record 0.12 total earnings per share during the next fiscal year. It is very important though to remember that the importance of trend far outweighs that of outlook. This analysis has been great and getting further updates on RES sounds very interesting.

Is the stock of RES attractive?

In related news, Director, ROLLINS GARY W sold 50,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that recorded on Jun 15. The sale was performed at an average price of 5.91, for a total value of 295,605. As the sale deal closes, the 10% Owner, LOR INC now sold 50,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at 295,605. Also, 10% Owner, LOR INC sold 150,000 shares of the company’s stock in a deal that was recorded on Jun 14. The shares were price at an average price of 5.92 per share, with a total market value of 888,090. Following this completion of acquisition, the Director, ROLLINS GARY W now holds 150,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at 888,090. In the last 6 months, insiders have changed their ownership in shares of company stock by 52.10%.

0 out of 11 analysts covering the stock have rated it a Buy, while 7 have maintained a Hold recommendation on RPC Inc.. 4 analysts has assigned a Sell rating on the RES stock. The 12-month mean consensus price target for the company’s shares has been set at $4.58.