Equities Analysts Set Expectations for ProPetro Holding Corp.’s Q1 2026 Earnings (NYSE:PUMP)

ProPetro Holding Corp. (NYSE:PUMP) – Analysts at Zacks Research reduced their Q1 2026 earnings estimates for ProPetro in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, July 18th. Zacks Research analyst N. Choudhury now forecasts that the company will post earnings of $0.22 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.24. The consensus estimate for ProPetro’s current full-year earnings is $0.51 per share.

ProPetro (NYSE:PUMP) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 1st. The company reported $0.18 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.08 by $0.10. ProPetro had a return on equity of 7.62% and a net margin of 4.76%. The company had revenue of $405.84 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $393.11 million. During the same period last year, the business posted $0.40 EPS. ProPetro’s quarterly revenue was down 4.2% on a year-over-year basis.

Several other equities research analysts have also commented on the stock. Barclays boosted their price target on shares of ProPetro from $12.00 to $13.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, May 6th. Stifel Nicolaus reduced their price objective on shares of ProPetro from $13.00 to $12.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, July 16th. Finally, Benchmark reaffirmed a “hold” rating on shares of ProPetro in a research report on Thursday, May 2nd. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $12.00.

ProPetro Stock Performance

PUMP stock opened at $8.36 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.05, a current ratio of 1.18 and a quick ratio of 1.12. ProPetro has a 1-year low of $6.99 and a 1-year high of $11.37. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $8.88 and a 200 day moving average price of $8.39. The company has a market capitalization of $899.54 million, a P/E ratio of 12.48 and a beta of 2.10.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other ProPetro news, Director Michele Vion sold 7,778 shares of ProPetro stock in a transaction on Wednesday, June 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $9.21, for a total value of $71,635.38. Following the transaction, the director now directly owns 39,006 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $359,245.26. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. In other ProPetro news, Director Michele Vion sold 7,778 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, June 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $9.21, for a total value of $71,635.38. Following the completion of the sale, the director now owns 39,006 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $359,245.26. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, COO Adam Munoz sold 42,573 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $9.28, for a total value of $395,077.44. Following the sale, the chief operating officer now owns 58,134 shares in the company, valued at approximately $539,483.52. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 0.88% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Signaturefd LLC grew its holdings in shares of ProPetro by 47.1% during the fourth quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 7,935 shares of the company’s stock valued at $66,000 after buying an additional 2,542 shares during the last quarter. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of ProPetro in the fourth quarter valued at about $90,000. Quadrant Capital Group LLC raised its stake in shares of ProPetro by 60.0% in the fourth quarter. Quadrant Capital Group LLC now owns 12,136 shares of the company’s stock worth $102,000 after purchasing an additional 4,550 shares during the last quarter. Quadrature Capital Ltd acquired a new stake in shares of ProPetro during the fourth quarter worth about $102,000. Finally, Stokes Family Office LLC purchased a new stake in ProPetro in the second quarter valued at approximately $106,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 84.70% of the company’s stock.

About ProPetro

ProPetro Holding Corp. operates as an integrated oilfield services company. The company provides hydraulic fracturing, wireline, cementing, and other complementary oilfield completion services to upstream oil and gas companies in the Permian Basin. ProPetro Holding Corp. was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Midland, Texas.