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ProPetro Holding Corp.

$PUMP·$1.1B·Oil & Gas Equipment & Services·Energy
$7.73-2.6%YTD-7.8%1Y+51.0%
Price updated 18m ago·X counts updated 5d ago
PUPUMP
$PUMPProPetro Holding Corp.
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Top X posts

The complete picture of $PUMP on X — how loud the conversation is right now, how it has trended over the last two weeks, and which way the crowd is leaning.

4,006X posts · last 7 days
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Chatter Meter
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How loud $PUMP's conversation on X is versus its own normal — 1× is typical, higher means busier. Right now it's about its usual level, louder than 85% of tracked names.

Bullish sentimentAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data25 posts analyzed · as of 2026-10-02

The pump.fun crowd is bullish on a thin consolidation — Ansem publicly called for a new ATH within 30 days, PUMP broke out of a weeks-long bull flag back toward 2025 highs, and holders are quoting $1-2M/day in revenue with 50% being used for buybacks. Even the honest confusion ("I don't get how it makes this much money, no coin ever launches a 100k") frames the business as a cash printer. No real bear thesis in the room.

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AI verdictAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

TickerTalks' own read on what's driving $PUMP — fundamentals, momentum, or an event — and whether it agrees with the X crowd.

Broken storyStalledAI verdict · as of 2026-10-03

The move has stalled — likely just drifts unless something new shows up.

An oilfield-services name trying to pivot into power generation while the core frac business shrinks.

ProPetro is a Permian oilfield-services provider — mostly hydraulic fracturing fleets. The pivot story is PROPWR, a power-generation adjacency chasing data-center and oilfield demand, but the pivot is small and the core is shrinking.

  • The core business is in retreat: last quarter revenue fell 25% YoY with operating margin dipping into negative territory at -3%, which means the frac side isn't just softer — it's not covering fixed costs.
  • The pivot has runway but no scale yet: the recent PROPWR deal with Targa expands the power footprint, but power is still a small fraction of the P&L, so a GF Value signal around $6 vs the current $9 handle says the market is paying for optionality that hasn't shown up in the numbers.

Sitting at 32% of its 52-week range and 27% below the 200-day, the stock needs the Nov 4 print to show the frac business stabilizing and PROPWR revenue scaling into a line-item worth modeling. Another sub-$280M quarter at negative margins locks in the broken-story trajectory.

What to watch: Nov 4 Q3 earnings — frac revenue direction, PROPWR revenue as a disclosed line, and operating-margin trajectory. A stabilized frac print plus named PROPWR customer wins is the reset; another revenue decline with negative margins keeps it broken.

On the calendar: 2026-11-04 — Q3 earnings

event ahead 30drevenue decline

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What it does

Plain-English summary of the business — what they sell and how they make money.

Provides hydraulic fracturing services to E&P companies in the Permian Basin and other US oil basins; oilfield services pure-play.

Industry overviewAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Where Oil & Gas Equipment & Services sits in its cycle right now — and what that implies for $PUMP.

Oil & Gas Equipment & Services · Energy

No material change from last week — International E&P spending and offshore deepwater day rates sustain services pricing.

What this means for $PUMP

Partial — Provides hydraulic fracturing services to E&P companies in the Permian Basin and other US oil basins; oilfield services pure-play.

Top industry ETF

$OIHVanEck Oil Services ETF
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Fundamentals & catalyst

Profitability, valuation, and the next earnings event — at a glance, with rule-of-thumb signals.

Key ratios

P/E
-138.7How much investors are paying per dollar of profit the company actually earned in the last 12 months. Lower means the stock looks cheaper relative to earnings.~15–25 is typical for the S&P 500; high-growth names trade 30+; hyper-growth or speculative can be 100+ or negative.
ROIC
-1.1%What percentage return the business earns on every dollar of capital (equity + debt) deployed in operations. The cleanest measure of business quality.Above ~15% is high-quality; consistently above 25% suggests a real moat. Below the company's cost of capital is value-destroying.
Op margin
-1.1%Operating profit (after sales, marketing, R&D, and overhead but before interest and taxes) as a percentage of revenue. The clearest view of how well the underlying business is run.Mature business above 20% is healthy; software businesses can run 30%+; commodity / retail businesses operate in single digits.
FCF yield
-0.6%Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex) divided by the company's market cap. The cash-on-cash return you'd get owning the whole business at today's price.Above ~5% is attractive; below ~2% means you're paying up for growth. Capital-light businesses (software) run higher than capital-heavy ones (utilities).
P/S
1.5Same idea as P/E but per dollar of revenue. Useful for companies that aren't profitable yet, where P/E is meaningless.Under ~2 is cheap; software / SaaS often runs 8–15; well above 20 implies the market is pricing in very high future growth.
ROE
-1.4%Net income as a percentage of shareholders' equity. Similar to ROIC but counts only the equity side.Above 20% is strong, but can be inflated by leverage — a heavily indebted company can show high ROE with weak underlying ROIC.
Gross margin
8.3%Revenue minus the direct cost of producing what was sold, as a percentage of revenue. The first read on whether the product is structurally profitable.Software / SaaS is typically 70%+; consumer goods 30–50%; commodity / hardware businesses can be under 20%.
D/E
0.2Total debt divided by shareholders' equity. Measures how much the business runs on borrowed money versus owner capital.Under 1 is conservative; 1–2 is typical for mature businesses; over 2 is leveraged and more sensitive to interest rates.

Past earnings

QuarterReportedActualEstimateSurprise
Q2 2026Jul 29, 2026$-0.07$-0.01-767.4%
Q1 2026Apr 30, 2026$-0.03$-0.12+75.0%
Q4 2025Feb 18, 2026$0.01$-0.13+107.7%
Q3 2025Oct 29, 2025$-0.02$-0.11+81.8%
Next earningsWed, Oct 28·consensus EPS $-0.00

Quarterly trend

QuarterRevenueYoYGrossOpEPSFCF
Q1 FY26$270.7M-24.7%6.8%-3.2%$-0.03$-40.6M
Q4 FY25$289.7M-9.6%11.7%1.7%$0.01$14.8M
Q3 FY25$293.9M-18.6%5.4%-2.1%$-0.02$-2.4M
Q2 FY25$326.2M-8.6%9.1%-1.0%$-0.07$17.1M

Forward consensus

4-year forecast · up to 6 analysts
FYRevenueRangeEPSRangeAnalysts
FY26$1.2B$1.2B – $1.2B-$0.01-$0.03 – $0.016
FY27$1.5B$1.4B – $1.6B$0.37-$0.22 – $0.826
FY28$1.6B$1.6B – $1.7B$1.19$1.15 – $1.254
FY29$1.6B$1.6B – $1.7B$0.00$0.00 – $0.002

Setup & momentum

Volume, range, and moving-average position — the technical setup driving short-term moves.

Right now

Vol vs 30dToday's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.1.5×Today's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.
52w rangeWhere the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.22%Where the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.
vs 50d MALatest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.-24.4%Latest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.
vs 200d MALatest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.-37.5%Latest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.

Float & profile

FloatMid float · 90.3M shFree-float shares — the slice of issued stock actually available to trade. Lower buckets squeeze harder on a catalyst.Traded today6.4% of floatToday's volume as a percent of the free float. Above 5% on a single day is unusually high turnover for the available share count.β0.785-year weekly beta vs the S&P 500. Above 1.5 means the stock typically moves more than the index; below 0.8 moves less.

Insider activity

Recent open-market buys and sells by officers and directors — flagged when multiple insiders cluster.

Recent transactions

SellAug 4Lawrence G LarryDirector35.8K sh$400KSellAug 4Adam MunozCOO70.7K sh$790KSellMay 20Exxon Mobil Corp10% owner16.6M sh$276.6M
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SEC filings

Material 8-K, 13D, S-3, and 424B5 events from the last 180 days — the filings that actually move the price.

Recent material filings

8-KPress release / Reg FDSep 228-K — Item 7.01: Press release / Reg FD
AI summary

ProPetro Holding Corp. disclosed via Regulation FD that its subsidiary PROPWR (ProPetro Energy Solutions) has committed approximately 230 megawatts of power generation capacity through contracts with a subsidiary of Targa Resources Corp. in the Permian Basin. This significant power commitment positions ProPetro's energy solutions business as a meaningful provider of dedicated power to midstream operations. The 230 MW capacity represents a substantial long-term revenue opportunity for PROPWR's power generation segment. This strategic energy services pivot reflects the growing demand for reliable power in the Permian Basin.

8-KOfficer or director changeSep 218-K — Item 5.02: Officer or director change
AI summary

ProPetro Holding Corp. disclosed that Celina Davila, Chief Accounting Officer and Principal Accounting Officer, will resign effective October 30, 2026, with no disagreement with ProPetro's management, policies, or practices. Davila's departure will leave ProPetro without a permanent PAO, which typically triggers the need for an interim designation. ProPetro has not announced a successor or interim Principal Accounting Officer in this filing. This departure coincides with the company's strategic pivot toward energy services, suggesting a period of executive transition.

8-KOfficer or director changeJun 18-K — Item 5.02: Officer or director change
AI summary

ProPetro (PUMP) — director Alex Volkov resigned May 28, 2026; Board reduced from 8 to 7 directors; Volkov was a Pioneer Natural Resources nominee under an Investor Rights Agreement, triggered by Pioneer (an ExxonMobil subsidiary) selling all remaining PUMP shares. Board seat vacated following selling shareholder exit; Investor Rights Agreement rights lapse.

8-KOfficer or director changeMay 228-K — Item 5.02: Officer or director change · Item 5.07: Shareholder vote
AI summary

ProPetro Holding Corp. (PUMP) stockholders voted at the May 19, 2026 Annual Meeting to approve the Third Amended and Restated 2020 Long Term Incentive Plan (A&R LTIP), which increases shares available for issuance by 3,540,000 from 10,520,000 to 14,060,000 and extends the plan term to ten years from the approval date. All 14,060,000 shares are eligible for incentive stock options, and the plan permits grants of options, SARs, restricted stock, RSUs, and other awards to employees, directors, and service providers. The ~33% share pool expansion represents mildly dilutive capacity refresh. This is a routine annual meeting governance action to replenish ProPetro's equity compensation headroom.

SC 13D/AActivist amendmentMay 20SC 13D/A
AI summary

Exxon Mobil Corporation, Pioneer Natural Resources Company, and Pioneer Natural Resources USA, Inc. filed Amendment No. 2 to their Schedule 13D for ProPetro Holding Corp. (PUMP), reporting that as of May 18, 2026, all three reporting persons beneficially own 0 shares (0% of class), with zero sole or shared voting or dispositive power. This represents a complete divestiture of ExxonMobil's previously reported ProPetro position, including shares held through Pioneer (an Exxon subsidiary inherited from its 2023 Pioneer acquisition). The exit removes ExxonMobil as a strategic shareholder from ProPetro's register. This may reflect a monetization following ProPetro's capital markets activities or a change in ExxonMobil's oilfield services investment strategy.

8-KMaterial agreementMay 78-K — Item 1.01: Material agreement · Item 2.03: Material debt obligation · Item 3.02: Unregistered equity sale · Item 8.01: Other event
AI summary

ProPetro Holding Corp. (PUMP) issued $690 million aggregate principal amount of 0.00% Convertible Senior Notes due November 15, 2031, including the full $90M overallotment option, in a Rule 144A private placement on May 7, 2026. The notes are senior unsecured, bear no cash interest, and have an initial conversion rate of 43.1616 shares per $1,000 principal (implying ~$23.17/share conversion price), settleable in cash, stock, or a combination at ProPetro's election. Before August 15, 2031, conversion is restricted to specified circumstances; holders may convert freely thereafter. This is a highly material capital structure event: the $690M zero-coupon convertible significantly increases leverage and is potentially dilutive to fund ProPetro's power generation buildout.

8-KPress release / Reg FDMay 48-K — Item 7.01: Press release / Reg FD · Item 8.01: Other event
AI summary

ProPetro Holding Corp. (PUMP) announced its intention to offer $500 million aggregate principal amount of Convertible Senior Notes due 2031 in a Rule 144A private placement on May 4, 2026, with an option for initial purchasers to buy up to an additional $75M. Proceeds are intended partially to fund capped call transactions to mitigate dilution and the remainder for general corporate purposes including power generation equipment growth capital. An investor presentation (Exhibit 99.1) with certain business updates was also filed under Reg FD (Item 7.01). This is the pre-launch announcement for the convertible offering subsequently priced at $690M (with overallotment) on May 7, 2026.

8-KMaterial agreementApr 308-K — Item 1.01: Material agreement · Item 2.02: Earnings release · Item 7.01: Press release / Reg FD
AI summary

ProPetro Holding Corp.'s (PUMP) subsidiary ProPetro Energy Solutions (PROPWR) entered into a Global Framework Agreement (GFA) with Caterpillar Inc. on April 28, 2026, under which Caterpillar reserves approximately 1.5 GW of incremental power generation equipment for PROPWR, which commits to a minimum aggregate purchase obligation of approximately $1.1 billion, with an option to acquire an additional ~600 MW through December 31, 2031. PROPWR faces a 75% shortfall fee on unordered capacity in any year, though it receives a credit if Caterpillar sells the shortfall equipment within 12 months. The filing also discloses Q1 2026 earnings (Item 2.02) and investor presentation materials (Item 7.01). This ~$1.1B Caterpillar commitment is a highly material strategic action anchoring ProPetro's data-center power generation buildout.

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Recent news

Latest headlines from major outlets, sourced and timestamped — context for whatever just moved.

ProPetro Announces Third Quarter 2026 Earnings Callbusinesswire.com·4d agoAnalyzing Forum Energy Technologies (NYSE:FET) and ProPetro (NYSE:PUMP)defenseworld.net·6d agoWhy ProPetro Stock Sank Todayfool.com·17d agoProPetro's PROPWR Expands Power Footprint With Targa Dealzacks.com·23d agoProPetro Holdings: Pullback Improves Entry Point As Contract Conversion Holds The Keyseekingalpha.com·31d ago

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