ProFrac Holding Corp. (ACDC)Energy | Oil & Gas Equipment & Services | Willow Park, United States | NasdaqGS
5.26 USD
+0.64
(13.853%)
⇧
(Aug. 27, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 5.28 +0.02 (0.348%) ⇧ (Aug. 27, 2026, 7:59 p.m. EDT) |
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 2:17 a.m. EDT
The investment case for ProFrac is currently broken by a perfect storm of deteriorating fundamentals and overwhelming bearish sentiment. The company is trapped in a multi-year freefall, having lost nearly 80% of its value over the last three years with three consecutive years of negative annual returns. Fundamentally, the business is bleeding capital with negative operating margins, negative return on equity, and a massive debt load that dwarfs its cash reserves. The balance sheet is fragile, with a current ratio below 1.0, raising serious concerns about liquidity. While the stock trades at a low price-to-book ratio, this is a value trap reflecting the market's assessment of the company's inability to generate sustainable earnings. There is no dividend to provide income, and the recent price action shows no signs of stabilization. Options data confirms this pessimism, with traders buying deep protection rather than betting on a recovery. Until the company demonstrates a clear path to profitability and debt reduction, this remains a high-risk situation where the odds favor further downside. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoTheta ✓ | 0.256706 |
| AutoETS | 0.257238 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.257243 |
| MSTL | 0.261835 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 29% |
| H-stat | 27.38 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.437 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.94 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Energy |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 169.781 |
| Revenue per Share | 9.988 |
| Market Cap | 957,965,824 |
| Forward P/E | -7.51 |
| Beta | 1.47 |
| Profit Margins | -22.75% |
| Website | https://www.pfholdingscorp.com |
As of Aug. 22, 2026, 2:17 a.m. EDT: Speculators are aggressively positioning for downside protection, evidenced by heavy put volume and open interest at strikes below the current price (e.g., $4.00 and $5.00). Call activity is concentrated far out-of-the-money ($7.00-$10.00), suggesting speculative hopes for a rebound rather than a conviction in immediate upside. Implied volatility is significantly elevated for puts compared to calls, indicating the market prices in a higher probability of further declines than rallies.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 0.31500006 |
| Address1 | 333 Shops Boulevard |
| Address2 | Suite 301 |
| All Time High | 27.0 |
| All Time Low | 3.08 |
| Ask | 6.15 |
| Ask Size | 2 |
| Audit Risk | 7 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 3.6 - Underperform |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 1,676,290 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 1,644,304 |
| Average Volume | 1,644,304 |
| Average Volume10Days | 1,676,290 |
| Beta | 1.465 |
| Bid | 5.23 |
| Bid Size | 1 |
| Board Risk | 10 |
| Book Value | 2.979 |
| City | Willow Park |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 6 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 5.26 |
| Current Ratio | 0.845 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,786,665,600 |
| Day High | 5.385 |
| Day Low | 4.76 |
| Debt To Equity | 169.781 |
| Display Name | ProFrac Holding |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,786,028,400 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,786,028,400 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,786,019,400 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,794,227,400 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,794,227,400 |
| Ebitda | 209,400,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.11715999 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 11.133 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 1.304 |
| Enterprise Value | 2,331,265,792 |
| Eps Current Year | -1.28333 |
| Eps Forward | -0.7 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | -2.33 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NMS |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 4.9452 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 0.31480026 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.06365774 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 31.500006 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 8.22 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -2.96 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.36009732 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 3.08 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 2.1800003 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.70779234 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 3.08 - 8.22 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,652,448,600,000 |
| Float Shares | 34,590,576 |
| Forward Eps | -0.7 |
| Forward P E | -7.514286 |
| Free Cashflow | 67,137,504 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGS |
| Full Time Employees | 2,280 |
| Fullday Change | 0.64 |
| Fullday Change Percent | 13.8528 |
| Fullday Price | 5.2783 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,785,542,400 |
| Gross Margins | 0.21502 |
| Gross Profits | 384,300,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.84226996 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.18011999 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 182,122,762 |
| Industry | Oil & Gas Equipment & Services |
| Industry Disp | Oil & Gas Equipment & Services |
| Industry Key | oil-gas-equipment-services |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 0 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Long Business Summary | ProFrac Holding Corp. operates as a technology-focused energy services holding company in the United States. It operates through four segments: Stimulation Services, Proppant Production, Manufacturing, and and Flotek Industries, Inc. The company offers hydraulic fracturing, proppant production, well stimulation, in-basin frac sand, and other completion services and complementary products and services to upstream oil and natural gas companies engaged in the exploration and production of unconventional oil and natural gas resources. It also manufactures and sells high horsepower pumps, valves, piping, swivels, large-bore manifold systems, and fluid ends, as well as other auxiliary equipment. ProFrac Holding Corp. was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Willow Park, Texas. |
| Long Name | ProFrac Holding Corp. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 957,965,824 |
| Market State | POSTPOST |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_573605615 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,782,777,600 |
| Net Income To Common | -412,100,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 843,228,388 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 5 |
| Open | 4.78 |
| Operating Cashflow | 86,300,000 |
| Operating Margins | -0.06183 |
| Overall Risk | 8 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Phone | 254 776 3722 |
| Post Market Change | 0.01829958 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.34790075 |
| Post Market Price | 5.2783 |
| Post Market Time | 1,787,875,143 |
| Previous Close | 4.62 |
| Price Eps Current Year | -4.0987124 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 1.7656932 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 0.53598493 |
| Profit Margins | -0.22754999 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.529 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | underperform |
| Recommendation Mean | 3.6 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 0.64 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 13.8528 |
| Regular Market Day High | 5.385 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 4.76 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 4.76 - 5.385 |
| Regular Market Open | 4.78 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 4.62 |
| Regular Market Price | 5.26 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,787,860,801 |
| Regular Market Volume | 1,917,237 |
| Return On Assets | -0.04456 |
| Return On Equity | -0.44762 |
| Revenue Growth | -0.008 |
| Revenue Per Share | 9.988 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.1890428 |
| Sector | Energy |
| Sector Disp | Energy |
| Sector Key | energy |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 5 |
| Shares Outstanding | 182,122,762 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0269 |
| Shares Short | 4,893,745 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,784,073,600 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 5,038,793 |
| Short Name | ProFrac Holding Corp. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.051799998 |
| Short Ratio | 2.64 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | TX |
| Symbol | ACDC |
| Target High Price | 6.7 |
| Target Low Price | 2.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 4.79 |
| Target Median Price | 4.75 |
| Total Cash | 18,800,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 0.103 |
| Total Debt | 1,217,500,032 |
| Total Revenue | 1,787,299,968 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | -2.33 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 5.3896 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -0.12959957 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.024046233 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 1,917,237 |
| Website | https://www.pfholdingscorp.com |
| Zip | 76,087 |