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Valued as a cyclical company: P/E comparison, EV/EBITDA comparison, Discounted cash flow, and Graham number.
ACCE opinionRPC Inc. Common Stock (RES)
Fair value (3 models)
$5.49
ACCE price target
$5.90
Rating
Overvalued
Horizon
12 months
Fair value published on 10 Oct 2026, 00:00 CEST; previously $4.73 since 29 Sept 2026, 00:00 CEST.
ACCE price target published on 12 Oct 2026, 00:00 CEST.
Price used: $6.25 at the close on 23 Oct 2026, 22:00 CEST.
Models: Discounted cash flow, EV/EBITDA comparison, Graham number, and P/E comparison.
Fair value: the average of the applicable valuation models (discounted cash flow, multiples, residual income, dividend discount, shareholder yield), each run on the latest financial statements and the market price shown. Opinion columns (fair value, target, rating) are shown apart from the data. Full methodology: acceinvestments.com/data/how-we-value-stocks
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Data
Price vs fair value
13.8% above
-12.1% to fair value
ACCE score
51
out of 100
Analysts
20% buy
5 covering
P/E
56.8x
forward 21.4x
1-year return
+31.0%
Dividend yield
2.66%
RPC Inc. Common Stock in four questions
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Overview
ACCE thesis
RPC Inc. provides oilfield services to exploration and production operators, with pressure pumping, coiled tubing, and downhole tools among its core lines, and it also runs a boat and rental business. Its edge is operational rather than structural: a scaled fleet and a service footprint across the major US basins give it pricing access that smaller private competitors lack, though its 4.5% operating margin and 2.1% ROE show how thin that advantage currently is. The main lever is a rebound in US completion activity, where a 9.5% revenue growth rate is the cleaner signal to watch against a forward P/E of 16.3, well below the trailing 55.0 that reflects depressed earnings. The name is worth a deeper look if you believe activity and pricing are turning up, because the forward multiple implies earnings recovery that the trailing numbers do not yet show. The 53/100 score and the thin margins mean the case rests on that cyclical recovery, not on current profitability.
⚠ Investor warnings · 3 flagsAI-assisted·How I use AI
high
Short interest extremely elevated
Short interest is 39.1% of float, meaning a large share of holders are betting on a decline. This raises squeeze and volatility risk for position sizing.
moderate
Thin net margin and ROE
Net margin is 1.3% and ROE is 2.1%, so earnings contribute little per dollar of revenue. Trailing P/E of 55.0 rests on a small earnings base.
moderate
Price sits above valuation anchors
The price trades 13.8% above the model fair value of $5.49, and 5.9% above the ACCE price target of $5.90.
AI research notes
AI-assisted·How I use AIWritten Oct 19, 2026 · figures from 2026-06-30 · prices to Oct 23, 2026
Why it could do well
Revenue grew 9.5% year over year, and the five-year average annual growth rate is 22.1%.
Free cash flow over the last twelve months came to $53M, and the stock offers a 3.9% free cash flow yield.
Analysts' mean price target of $6.40 sits 5.8% above the current share price.
Why it could disappoint
The stock trades at a trailing P/E of 55.0x, against a forward P/E of 16.3x that matches the sector median.
Return on equity is just 2.1% and net margin is 1.3%, so the business keeps very little of each dollar of sales.
The consensus model fair value of $5.49 sits 13.8% below the share price, and only 3 of 4 valuation models are in that consensus.
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Oct 29, 2026
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$6.25
Model fair value
$5.49
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$4.04 to $8.02
Fair value $5.49
Price $6.25
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