ProPetro Holding operates with near-zero gross margins, -25% declining revenue, and a business quality score of 1.8/10, placing it well below the investable quality threshold, while an extreme put/call ratio of 450.50 signals severe options market concern about near-term downside.
Thesis pillars
- Revenue Decline Quality Crisis→Stable
- Extreme Put Call Ratio↓Deteriorating
- Earnings Beat Streak↑Improving
- +1 more pillar — see the Why tab for full reasoning
Pillars as of Jul 3, 2026, based on the 10-K filed Feb 19, 2026
ProPetro Holding Corp. (PUMP) Stock Analysis
Inst Constrain edge
Energy · Oil & Gas Equipment & Services
Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $7.76: Quality below floor (1.8 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 4.6/10 and A.R:R 6.5:1 is above the 1.5:1 BUY gate. Specifically: High short interest: 18%; Below-average business quality; Below long-term trend.
ProPetro provides hydraulic fracturing, wireline, cementing, and power generation services to E&P companies concentrated in the Permian Basin. Revenue comes from completion services billed to upstream operators; the top five customers (ExxonMobil at 24.9%, Occidental at 13.7%,... Read more
Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $7.76: Quality below floor (1.8 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 4.6/10 and A.R:R 6.5:1 is above the 1.5:1 BUY gate. Specifically: High short interest: 18%; Below-average business quality; Below long-term trend. Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Score 4.6/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 8/9 gates (positive momentum, favorable risk/reward ratio, clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, earnings proximity no date, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Suitability: speculative.
Recent developments
updated 2026-10-29Recent Developments — ProPetro Holding Corp.
Latest news
- NEWS ProPetro Holding Corp. Reports Third Quarter 2026 Financial Results — fiscal.ai Oct 28, 2026
- NEWS ProPetro Holding Q3 EPS $0.09 Beats $(0.00) Estimate, Sales $355.384M Beat $320.765M Estimate — benzinga Oct 28, 2026 positive
- NEWS Goldman Sachs Analyst Adjusts ProPetro Holding Corp. Price Target — fiscal.ai Oct 22, 2026 neutral
- NEWS ProPetro Appoints Kyle Crowley to Board of Directors — fiscal.ai Oct 19, 2026 neutral
- NEWS Barclays Maintains Overweight on ProPetro Holding, Lowers Price Target to $17 — benzinga Oct 15, 2026 neutral
Generated 2026-10-29T11:48:40Z.
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Rating Breakdown
3 floor-breakers
Revenue shrinking — -6.2% YoY. Growth thesis broken unless recovery story develops.static
Cyclical trough — margins compressed or negative. Profitability typically recovers with the cycle, but floor fires on current data.static
Ranks in the bottom of its industry peers on the composite signal. Better names in the same sector exist.static
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Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $7.76: Quality below floor (1.8 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 4.6/10 and A.R:R 6.5:1 is above the 1.5:1 BUY gate. Specifically: High short interest: 18%; Below-average business quality; Below long-term trend. Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Prior stop was $7.22. Score 4.6/10, moderate confidence.
Analyst target: $13.65 (+75.9% upside). Prior stop was $7.22. Stop-loss: $7.22.
Quality below floor (1.8 < 4.0).
ProPetro Holding Corp. trades at a P/E of N/A (forward 32.7). TrendMatrix value score: 8.0/10. Verdict: Sell.
20 analysts cover PUMP with a consensus score of 4.0/5. Average price target: $16.
What does ProPetro Holding Corp. do?ProPetro provides hydraulic fracturing, wireline, cementing, and power generation services to E&P companies...
ProPetro provides hydraulic fracturing, wireline, cementing, and power generation services to E&P companies concentrated in the Permian Basin. Revenue comes from completion services billed to upstream operators; the top five customers (ExxonMobil at 24.9%, Occidental at 13.7%, EOG at 12.1%) accounted for 68.2% of 2025 revenue.