Pure Cycle Corporation (PCYO)Utilities | Utilities - Regulated Water | Watkins, United States | NasdaqCM
11.43 USD
After hours: 11.43 |
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 2:18 a.m. EDT
The investment case here is a tale of two realities: a fundamentally improving business trapped in a liquidity void. On the fundamentals side, the company is executing well, boasting a massive 60% revenue surge and a 33% jump in earnings, which has pushed the trailing P/E to a reasonable 19x despite the forward P/E looking distorted at 125x due to low expected future earnings. The balance sheet is manageable, and the operational strategy appears sound. However, the market has largely ignored this progress, resulting in a flat-to-slightly-negative multi-year price trajectory where the stock has failed to keep pace with its own growth. This disconnect creates a compelling medium-term setup, but the lack of a dividend and the absence of institutional ownership suggest the stock remains a niche play waiting for a catalyst to unlock its value. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoARIMA ✓ | 0.030730 |
| AutoETS | 0.032133 |
| MSTL | 0.033505 |
| AutoTheta | 0.034264 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 64% |
| H-stat | 2.51 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.085 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -1.15 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Utilities |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 9.32 |
| Revenue per Share | 1.4 |
| Market Cap | 275,432,960 |
| Trailing P/E | 18.74 |
| Forward P/E | 127.00 |
| Beta | 1.23 |
| Profit Margins | 43.66% |
| Website | https://www.purecyclewater.com |
As of Aug. 22, 2026, 2:18 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for a modest upside move, evidenced by significant open interest in out-of-the-money calls at the $15 strike for March 2027 expiration. Conversely, put buyers are heavily concentrated at the $10 strike for December 2026, creating a floor around current prices while leaving the upside relatively uncovered compared to the downside protection sought.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 0.12610841 |
| Address1 | Bldg. 1 |
| Address2 | Suite D 34501 E. Quincy Avenue |
| All Time High | 16.63 |
| All Time Low | 0.5 |
| Ask | 14.65 |
| Ask Size | 2 |
| Audit Risk | 7 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 80,920 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 68,839 |
| Average Volume | 68,839 |
| Average Volume10Days | 80,920 |
| Beta | 1.228 |
| Bid | 8.16 |
| Bid Size | 2 |
| Board Risk | 3 |
| Book Value | 6.29 |
| City | Watkins |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 7 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 11.43 |
| Current Ratio | 1.533 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,786,665,600 |
| Day High | 11.55 |
| Day Low | 11.37 |
| Debt To Equity | 9.32 |
| Display Name | Pure Cycle |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,783,600,200 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,783,600,200 |
| Earnings Growth | 0.333 |
| Earnings Quarterly Growth | 0.307 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,783,540,800 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,794,427,200 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,794,427,200 |
| Ebitda | 15,071,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.44687 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 18.653 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 8.335 |
| Enterprise Value | 281,119,936 |
| Eps Forward | 0.09 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 0.61 |
| 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 | 10.973 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 0.45700073 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.04164775 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 12.610841 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 12.44 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -1.0099993 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.081189655 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 9.705 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 1.7250004 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.17774346 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 9.705 - 12.44 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 766,243,800,000 |
| Float Shares | 18,732,091 |
| Forward Eps | 0.09 |
| Forward P E | 127.0 |
| Free Cashflow | -2,417,500 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqCM |
| Full Time Employees | 44 |
| Fullday Change | 0.0 |
| Fullday Change Percent | 0.0 |
| Fullday Price | 11.43 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,785,542,400 |
| Gross Margins | 0.6197 |
| Gross Profits | 20,900,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.04871 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.74724996 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 24,097,370 |
| 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 | 275,432,960 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_416326 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,780,185,600 |
| Net Income To Common | 14,726,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,788,134,400 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 275,191,965 |
| Open | 11.515 |
| Operating Cashflow | 7,572,000 |
| Operating Margins | 0.25712 |
| Overall Risk | 3 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Phone | 303 292 3456 |
| Post Market Change | 0.0 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.0 |
| Post Market Price | 11.43 |
| Post Market Time | 1,787,959,806 |
| Previous Close | 11.43 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 1.8171701 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 8.166784 |
| Profit Margins | 0.43664002 |
| Quick Ratio | 1.073 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | none |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 0.0 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 0.0 |
| Regular Market Day High | 11.55 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 11.37 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 11.37 - 11.55 |
| Regular Market Open | 11.515 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 11.43 |
| Regular Market Price | 11.43 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,787,947,200 |
| Regular Market Volume | 52,756 |
| Return On Assets | 0.048460003 |
| Return On Equity | 0.10217 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.6 |
| Revenue Per Share | 1.4 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.20204377 |
| Sector | Utilities |
| Sector Disp | Utilities |
| Sector Key | utilities |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 1 |
| Shares Outstanding | 24,097,370 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.019 |
| Shares Short | 458,129 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,784,073,600 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 411,189 |
| Short Name | Pure Cycle Corporation |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.023599999 |
| Short Ratio | 6.71 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | CO |
| Symbol | PCYO |
| Total Cash | 8,440,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 0.35 |
| Total Debt | 14,127,000 |
| Total Revenue | 33,726,000 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | 0.61 |
| Trailing P E | 18.737705 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 10.977875 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 0.45212555 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.041185163 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 52,756 |
| Website | https://www.purecyclewater.com |
| Zip | 80,137 |