RPC (RES) Stock Forecast, Price & News

2 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for RPC in the last twelve months. There are currently 1 sell rating and 1 hold rating for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "reduce" RES shares.
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2 equities research analysts have issued 1 year target prices for RPC's shares. Their RES share price forecasts range from $7.00 to $7.50. On average, they predict the company's share price to reach $7.25 in the next year. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 18.9%.
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RPC's stock was trading at $8.89 at the start of the year. Since then, RES shares have increased by 0.6% and is now trading at $8.94.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, October 25th 2023.
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RPC, Inc. (NYSE:RES) issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July, 26th. The oil and gas company reported $0.30 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.43 by $0.13. The oil and gas company had revenue of $415.90 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $480.20 million. RPC had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 34.87% and a net margin of 15.97%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 10.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm posted $0.22 EPS.

RPC announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, July 26th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, August 10th will be given a dividend of $0.04 per share on Monday, September 11th. This represents a $0.16 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.79%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, August 9th.
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ETFs with the largest weight of RPC (NYSE:RES) stock in their portfolio include Invesco Oil & Gas Services ETF (PXJ), SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Equipment & Services ETF (XES), VanEck Oil Services ETF (OIH), Invesco S&P SmallCap Energy ETF (PSCE) and Direxion Daily Oil Services Bull 2X Shares (ONG).iShares U.S. Oil Equipment & Services ETF (IEZ).

RPC (NYSE:RES) pays an annual dividend of $0.16 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 1.79%. The company does not yet have a strong track record of dividend growth. The dividend payout ratio is 11.85%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, RES will have a dividend payout ratio of 11.19% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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RPC announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a stock buyback plan on Wednesday, April 26th 2023, which permits the company to buyback 8,000,000 shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization permits the company to reacquire shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are generally a sign that the company's board of directors believes its shares are undervalued.

8 employees have rated RPC Chief Executive Officer Richard A. Hubbell on Glassdoor.com. Richard A. Hubbell has an approval rating of 52% among the company's employees. This puts Richard A. Hubbell in the bottom 25% of approval ratings compared to other CEOs of publicly-traded companies.

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RPC trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "RES."

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One share of RES stock can currently be purchased for approximately $8.94.

RPC (NYSE:RES) has a market capitalization of $1.93 billion and generates $1.60 billion in revenue each year. The oil and gas company earns $218.36 million in net income (profit) each year or $1.35 on an earnings per share basis.

The company employs 2,732 workers across the globe.

RPC's mailing address is 2801 BUFORD HIGHWAY SUITE 300, ATLANTA GA, 30329. The official website for the company is www.rpc.net. The oil and gas company can be reached via phone at (404) 321-2140, via email at jlanders@rpc.net, or via fax at 404-321-5483.