Pure Cycle (PCYO) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Pure Cycle Corporation (NASDAQ: PCYO) is a Colorado-based water and wastewater services company. The company develops, owns and operates water and wastewater systems and provides related utility services to residential, commercial and industrial customers.

Pure Cycle’s operations are focused primarily in the Denver metropolitan area, where it owns water rights and infrastructure and supplies wholesale and retail water and wastewater services. Its activities include water production, treatment and distribution, wastewater collection and treatment, and the development of utility infrastructure for growing communities.

The company has been involved in providing utility services for master-planned developments, including the Sky Ranch community east of Denver. Pure Cycle’s business model combines the ownership of long-term water resources with the construction and operation of systems designed to serve new and existing customers. The company is led by President and Chief Executive Officer Mark W. Harding.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $10.94 to $11.07
• 50-Day Range: $10.51 to $11.69
• 52-Week Range: $9.70 to $12.44
• Volume: 41,601 shs
• Average Volume: 92,861 shs
• Market Capitalization: $265.07 million
• P/E Ratio: 18.03
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Pure Cycle Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Pure Cycle scored higher than 25% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 95th out of 96 stocks in the utilities sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Pure Cycle has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, no buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Pure Cycle has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Pure Cycle is 18.03, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.55.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Pure Cycle is 18.03, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Utilities sector average P/E ratio of about 24.26.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Pure Cycle has a P/B Ratio of 1.85. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.15% of the float of Pure Cycle has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Pure Cycle has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 6.1.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Pure Cycle has recently increased by 2.34%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Pure Cycle does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Pure Cycle does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.95

News Sentiment

Pure Cycle has a news sentiment score of 0.95. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.55 average news sentiment score of Utilities companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Pure Cycle this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

MarketBeat Follows

1 people have added Pure Cycle to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Pure Cycle insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

6.10% of the stock of Pure Cycle is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

51.39% of the stock of Pure Cycle is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/09/2025
• Today: 10/08/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/11/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 8/31/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Utilities
• Industry: Water Utilities
• Sub-Industry: Water Utilities
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:PCYO
• CIK: 276720
• Web: www.purecyclewater.com
• Phone: (303) 292-3456
• Fax: 303-292-3475
• Employees: 44
• Year Founded: 1976

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.61
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 18.03
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $13.11 million
• Net Margins: 43.66%
• Pretax Margin: 58.23%
• Return on Equity: 9.98%
• Return on Assets: 8.75%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.08
• Current Ratio: 1.53
• Quick Ratio: 1.13

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $26.09 million
• Price / Sales: 10.16
• Cash Flow: $0.64 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 17.13
• Book Value: $5.93 per share
• Price / Book: 1.85

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 24,100,000
• Free Float: 22,627,000
• Market Cap: $265.10 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.21