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Richardson Electronics, Ltd.

$RELL·$266M·Hardware, Equipment & Parts·Technology
$18.29+0.9%YTD+66.6%1Y+81.4%
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RERELL
$RELLRichardson Electronics, Ltd.
$18.29+0.88%39 posts+21%
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Top X posts

Today's AI verdict on what's driving $RELL, plus how loud the X conversation is and which way it's leaning.

AI analysis

TickerTalks’ read on the fundamentals and what’s driving the move.

Proven numbersAcceleratingAI verdict · as of 2026-08-01

The move is getting stronger, with heavier trading behind it.

Richardson Electronics crushed Q4 by 223% — Northland $24 PT, LRCX read-through, backlog at 14-quarter high.

Richardson Electronics is a specialty electronics distribution and manufacturing company — the Green Energy Solutions division supplies high-voltage components for wafer-fabrication and industrial power. Up 67% YTD and 81% over 12 months as the semiconductor-capex cycle plus power-electronics demand landed — the July 22 Q4 print delivered a 223% EPS beat and Northland raised PT to $24.

Where the setup sits:

  • Q4 was a monster beat: EPS $0.21 vs $0.065 consensus (223% beat) on $70M revenue (+28% YoY) — top-line growth is accelerating to 27.6%, and backlog is at the strongest level in 14 quarters.
  • The LRCX read-through is real: RELL's biggest customer is Lam Research — LRCX's record earnings day is a direct positive read-through for RELL's Q1 FY27 revenue growth.
  • Northland Outperform + $24 PT: from $14 to $24 is a 71% upside call — this is the specific institutional endorsement that supports the multiple expansion.
  • Insider selling is present: multiple July officer sales at $18-$19 totaling ~$325K — cluster monetization at 65% of 52-week range warrants weighting alongside the +67% YTD rally.

October 14 is the next check: continued backlog conversion plus firm 2027 LRCX-customer growth commentary is what keeps the accelerating tape running; a wafer-fab equipment slowdown or a fresh margin compression signal and the +67% YTD gives back some of the recent gains.

Agrees with X sentimentX captures the substance — Northland upgrade to Outperform with PT $24 from $14, backlog strongest in 14 quarters, top-line revenue growth accelerating to +27.6% YoY, LRCX as biggest customer with LRCX's record earnings day as positive read-through, and RELL as a double from bull's original entry in low $11s are all real; the #1-position-at-30%-weighting framing is a legitimate holder disclosure.

What to watch: The October 14 Q1 FY27 print — continued backlog conversion plus firm 2027 LRCX-customer growth commentary keeps the accelerating tape running; wafer-fab equipment slowdown or fresh margin compression signal and the +67% YTD gives back gains.

On the calendar: 2026-10-14 — Q1 FY27 earnings

X sentiment

What the X crowd is saying right now — descriptive, summarised from the day’s posts.

Bullish sentiment10 posts analyzed · as of 2026-08-01

Richardson Electronics is bullish. Northland upgraded RELL to Outperform from Market Perform and raised PT to $24 from $14 calling Q4 FY2026 an inflection point (~35% upside from $17.77). LRCX (RELL's biggest customer) had a record up day on strong earnings, framing constructive read-through to Richardson. Chartists flag the 50 DMA holding well; call activity on RELL is active. Some giveback of prior earnings gains blamed on broader market, not fundamentals.

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What it does

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

Niche supplier of power grid tubes, microwave components, and electron devices for industrial and medical applications.

Industry overviewAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Where Hardware, Equipment & Parts sits in its cycle right now — and what that implies for $RELL.

Hardware, Equipment & Parts · Technology

No material change from last week — structural AI data center buildout is intact but rotation from early YTD winners (SNDK +100%) compresses near-term premiums in the rack-to-server supply layer.

Top industry ETF

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+50.7%YTD
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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
52.9How 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
3.3%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
2.8%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
-1.1%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
1.4Same 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
4.0%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
31.2%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
0.0Total 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 22, 2026$0.21$0.07+223.1%
Q1 2026Apr 8, 2026$0.07$0.05+40.0%
Q4 2025Jan 7, 2026$-0.01$-0.010.0%
Q3 2025Oct 8, 2025$0.13$0.02+550.0%
Next earningsWed, Oct 14·consensus EPS $0.09

Quarterly trend

QuarterRevenueYoYGrossOpEPSFCF
Q4 FY26$66.2M+27.6%31.2%4.6%$0.23$-4.8M
Q3 FY26$55.5M+3.1%31.9%2.7%$0.06$-3.4M
Q2 FY26$52.3M+5.7%30.7%0.3%$-0.01$-1.7M
Q1 FY26$54.6M+1.6%31.0%1.8%$0.13$342K

Forward consensus

3-year forecast · up to 2 analysts
FYRevenueRangeEPSRangeAnalysts
FY26$217.8M$217.4M – $218.1M$0.26$0.25 – $0.262
FY27$245.4M$245.3M – $245.4M$0.51$0.50 – $0.512
FY28$267.9M$264.6M – $271.3M$0.74$0.73 – $0.751

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.0.8×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.65%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.+4.4%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.+37.6%Latest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.

Float & profile

FloatLow float · 12.1M shFree-float shares — the slice of issued stock actually available to trade. Lower buckets squeeze harder on a catalyst.Traded today1.7% 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.β1.255-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

SellJul 29James BenhamDirector164 sh$3KSellJul 28Paul J PlanteDirector17.0K sh$320KSellJul 28Ruppert Jens FrankEVP Canvys37.5K sh$713KSellJul 28Robert J BenCFO7.5K sh$150KSellMay 20Kathleen McnallyEVP Global Supply Chain6.6K sh$112KSellMay 5Kenneth HalversonDirector10.0K sh$147KSellFeb 19Robert J BenCFO4.0K sh$52KSellFeb 12Kenneth HalversonDirector10.0K sh$131KSellFeb 4Robert J BenCFO5.0K sh$60K
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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.

No material 8-K / SC 13D / S-3 / 424B5 filings in the last 180 days.

+ 6 other (2 earnings 8-Ks · 2 13Gs · 1 SD · 1 10-Q) in window

Recent news

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

Are You Looking for a Top Momentum Pick? Why Richardson Electronics (RELL) is a Great Choicezacks.com·2d agoRichardson Electronics, Ltd. (RELL) Q4 2026 Earnings Call Transcriptseekingalpha.com·10d agoRichardson Electronics Q4 Earnings Call Highlightsmarketbeat.com·10d agoRichardson Electronics (RELL) Beats Q4 Earnings and Revenue Estimateszacks.com·11d agoRichardson Electronics Reports Strong Fourth Quarter and Fiscal 2026 Results; Declares Quarterly Cash Dividendglobenewswire.com·11d ago

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