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RPC, Inc (NYSE: RES) closed the day trading at $4.75 down -0.84% from the previous closing price of $4.79. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.84% from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.72 million shares were traded. RES stock price reached its highest trading level at $4.89 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $4.7.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of RES, let’s look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 3.21 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 7.86. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 4.18 and its Current Ratio is at 4.95. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.03 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.02.
On June 16, 2023, Citigroup Downgraded its rating to Sell which previously was Neutral and also lowered its target price recommendation from $8.25 to $7.
Johnson Rice Upgraded its Hold to Accumulate on April 28, 2022, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $13.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, RES now has a Market Capitalization of 1047683712 and an Enterprise Value of 734355008. As of this moment, RPC,’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 13.49, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 10.77. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.76 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.95. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.536 whereas that against EBITDA is 3.543.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for RES is 0.85, which has changed by -0.23139161 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.11213791 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, RES has reached a high of $7.53, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $4.10. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -1.41%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -17.05%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, RES traded about 1.52M shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, RES traded about 1956600 shares per day. A total of 216.02M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 97.41M. Insiders hold about 55.84% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 41.80% stake in the company. Shares short for RES as of 1748563200 were 17223338 with a Short Ratio of 11.36, compared to 1745971200 on 17624909. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 17223338 and a Short% of Float of 19.17.
Dividends & Splits
RES’s forward annual dividend rate is 0.16, up from 0.16 a year ago. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.033402923The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.16. The current Payout Ratio is 37.62% for RES, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-05-09 with an ex-dividend date of 1746748800. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2012-03-12 when the company split stock in a 3:2 ratio.
