Pure Cycle Corporation (PCYO)Utilities | Utilities - Regulated Water | Watkins, United States | NasdaqCM
11.46 USD
+0.38
(3.430%)
⇧
(April 17, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 11.50 +0.04 (0.343%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 5:45 p.m. EDT) Short-term: ★★★★☆ | Long-term: ★★★☆☆ | Dividends: ☆☆☆☆☆ |
Hot Take | April 19, 2026, 12:15 a.m. EDT
Dividends are strictly nil (trapped cash in a downturn), and the balance sheet is stretched with debt-to-equity nearing 5.4x and negative free cash flow, making long-term fundamentals shaky given the 127x forward PE. However, the 52-week floor has shifted up as price action recovered well above the 200-day moving average, and Q2 earnings showed strong revenue upside (approx +30%). The net result is a speculative technical rebound trade driven by earnings momentum and utility sector rotation, but it lacks the safety margin or cash flow consistency to be a core hold. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoARIMA ✓ | 0.062081 |
| MSTL | 0.072733 |
| AutoETS | 0.073148 |
| AutoTheta | 0.080335 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 45% |
| H-stat | 7.44 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.210 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -1.12 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Utilities |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 5.362 |
| Revenue per Share | 1.272 |
| Market Cap | 276,230,784 |
| Trailing P/E | 20.11 |
| Forward P/E | 127.33 |
| Beta | 1.30 |
| Profit Margins | 45.80% |
| Website | https://www.purecyclewater.com |
As of April 19, 2026, 12:15 a.m. EDT: Options flow is bifurcated. April expiry shows heavy put open interest (OI) at the 10.0 ATM strike (13 contracts vs near-zero calls), suggesting a significant 'stop-loss' or hedging cluster near recent lows. Conversely, significantly more Call OI exists at out-of-the-money strikes (15.0 strike 'Top OI'), while at-the-money calls (12.5 strike) show minimal positioning. This indicates a contrarian setup with speculators bleeding out the downside (April expiry) but positioning for a bounce or continued upside target (June expiry OTM calls). The low IV (7-10%) suggests complacency regarding volatility, potentially creating a catalyst event risk.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 0.11804879 |
| Address1 | Bldg. 1 |
| Address2 | Suite D 34501 E. Quincy Avenue |
| All Time High | 16.63 |
| All Time Low | 0.5 |
| Ask | 14.77 |
| Ask Size | 2 |
| Audit Risk | 6 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 78,840 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 61,403 |
| Average Volume | 61,403 |
| Average Volume10Days | 78,840 |
| Beta | 1.301 |
| Bid | 8.14 |
| Bid Size | 2 |
| Board Risk | 3 |
| Book Value | 6.122 |
| City | Watkins |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 6 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 11.46 |
| Current Ratio | 1.387 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,774,915,200 |
| Day High | 11.495 |
| Day Low | 11.23 |
| Debt To Equity | 5.362 |
| Display Name | Pure Cycle |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,775,737,800 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,775,737,800 |
| Earnings Growth | 0.528 |
| Earnings Quarterly Growth | 0.366 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,775,678,400 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,783,540,800 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,783,540,800 |
| Ebitda | 14,200,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.46339 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 19.675 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 9.117 |
| Enterprise Value | 279,388,800 |
| Eps Forward | 0.09 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 0.57 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NCM |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fax | 303 292 3475 |
| Fifty Day Average | 10.6307 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 0.8292999 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.0780099 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 11.804878 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 12.155 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -0.6949997 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.05717809 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 9.65 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 1.8100004 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.18756482 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 9.65 - 12.155 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 766,243,800,000 |
| Float Shares | 18,520,961 |
| Forward Eps | 0.09 |
| Forward P E | 127.33333 |
| Free Cashflow | -1,609,000 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqCM |
| Full Time Employees | 44 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,775,001,600 |
| Gross Margins | 0.64848 |
| Gross Profits | 19,872,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.0484 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.71887 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 24,103,908 |
| Industry | Utilities - Regulated Water |
| Industry Disp | Utilities - Regulated Water |
| Industry Key | utilities-regulated-water |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 1 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,756,598,400 |
| Last Split Date | 1,082,937,600 |
| Last Split Factor | 1:10 |
| Long Business Summary | Pure Cycle Corporation provides water and wastewater services in the United States. It operates in three segments: Water and Wastewater Resource Development, Land Development, and Single-Family Rental. The company engages in the wholesale water production, storage, treatment, and distribution systems; wastewater collection and treatment systems; development of land into master planned communities; and construction and leasing of single-family homes. It serves domestic, commercial, and industrial customers. Pure Cycle Corporation was incorporated in 1976 and is headquartered in Watkins, Colorado. |
| Long Name | Pure Cycle Corporation |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 276,230,784 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_416326 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,772,236,800 |
| Net Income To Common | 14,034,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,788,134,400 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 276,471,824 |
| Open | 11.23 |
| Operating Cashflow | 3,675,000 |
| Operating Margins | 0.05088 |
| Overall Risk | 3 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Phone | 303 292 3456 |
| Post Market Change | 0.039299965 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.34293163 |
| Post Market Price | 11.4993 |
| Post Market Time | 1,776,462,331 |
| Previous Close | 11.08 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 1.8719372 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 9.014188 |
| Profit Margins | 0.45797002 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.763 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | none |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 0.38 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 3.4296 |
| Regular Market Day High | 11.495 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 11.23 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 11.23 - 11.495 |
| Regular Market Open | 11.23 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 11.08 |
| Regular Market Price | 11.46 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,776,456,000 |
| Regular Market Volume | 51,586 |
| Return On Assets | 0.047119997 |
| Return On Equity | 0.099139996 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.294 |
| Revenue Per Share | 1.272 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.38150132 |
| Sector | Utilities |
| Sector Disp | Utilities |
| Sector Key | utilities |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 1 |
| Shares Outstanding | 24,103,908 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0149 |
| Shares Short | 359,219 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,772,150,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 295,705 |
| Short Name | Pure Cycle Corporation |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.0185 |
| Short Ratio | 6.36 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | CO |
| Symbol | PCYO |
| Total Cash | 4,815,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 0.2 |
| Total Debt | 7,973,000 |
| Total Revenue | 30,644,000 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | 0.57 |
| Trailing P E | 20.105263 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 10.838025 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 0.62197495 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.057388216 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 51,586 |
| Website | https://www.purecyclewater.com |
| Zip | 80,137 |