Pure Cycle Corporation (PCYO)Utilities | Utilities - Regulated Water | Watkins, United States | NasdaqCM
10.81 USD
+0.05
(0.465%)
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(July 13, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
|
Hot Take ↕ | July 11, 2026, 3:19 a.m. EDT
The long-term outlook remains solid despite the lack of a dividend, driven by exceptional operational metrics. The company boasts a 60% revenue growth rate and a 33% earnings surge, supported by healthy operating margins of 25.7% and a robust 1.53 current ratio. While the forward P/E of nearly 120 suggests the market is pricing in aggressive future expansion, the underlying business quality—evidenced by a 122% cumulative gain over the last nine years and zero consecutive years of decline—supports a 'solid buy' classification. However, the short-term chart is muted, trading flat against its moving averages with no clear catalyst to spark immediate momentum. Furthermore, the options market tells a starkly different story than the fundamentals; traders are aggressively buying protection via heavy put volume while call activity is virtually non-existent, suggesting skepticism about near-term price appreciation despite the strong earnings report. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| MSTL ✓ | 0.058847 |
| AutoETS | 0.061494 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.061494 |
| AutoTheta | 0.089211 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 51% |
| H-stat | 0.99 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.353 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -1.05 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Utilities |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 9.32 |
| Revenue per Share | 1.4 |
| Market Cap | 260,492,576 |
| Trailing P/E | 17.72 |
| Forward P/E | 120.11 |
| Beta | 1.23 |
| Profit Margins | 43.66% |
| Website | https://www.purecyclewater.com |
As of July 11, 2026, 3:19 a.m. EDT: Speculators are heavily hedged against downside moves, with massive open interest in out-of-the-money puts expiring in September and December compared to negligible call activity. This indicates a defensive stance rather than a bullish bet on a rally.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 0.0674603 |
| Address1 | Bldg. 1 |
| Address2 | Suite D 34501 E. Quincy Avenue |
| All Time High | 16.63 |
| All Time Low | 0.5 |
| Ask | 13.84 |
| Ask Size | 2 |
| Audit Risk | 7 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 77,120 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 57,559 |
| Average Volume | 57,559 |
| Average Volume10Days | 77,120 |
| Beta | 1.229 |
| Bid | 7.77 |
| Bid Size | 2 |
| Board Risk | 3 |
| Book Value | 6.169 |
| City | Watkins |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 7 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 10.81 |
| Current Ratio | 1.533 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,782,777,600 |
| Day High | 10.9875 |
| Day Low | 10.735 |
| 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 | 1,783,540,800 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,783,540,800 |
| Ebitda | 15,071,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.44687 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 17.662 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 7.892 |
| Enterprise Value | 266,179,568 |
| 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 | 10.8012 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 0.008800507 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.0008147712 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 6.74603 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 12.44 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -1.6299992 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.13102888 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 9.65 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 1.1600008 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.12020734 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 9.65 - 12.44 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 766,243,800,000 |
| Float Shares | 18,619,074 |
| Forward Eps | 0.09 |
| Forward P E | 120.111115 |
| Free Cashflow | -2,417,500 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqCM |
| Full Time Employees | 44 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,782,864,000 |
| Gross Margins | 0.6197 |
| Gross Profits | 20,900,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.04871 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.73791003 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 24,097,370 |
| Industry | Utilities - Regulated Water |
| Industry Disp | Utilities - Regulated Water |
| Industry Key | utilities-regulated-water |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 0 |
| 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 | 260,492,576 |
| Market State | PRE |
| 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 | 259,287,701 |
| Open | 10.855 |
| Operating Cashflow | 7,572,000 |
| Operating Margins | 0.25712 |
| Overall Risk | 3 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Phone | 303 292 3456 |
| Previous Close | 10.76 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 1.7523099 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 7.723791 |
| 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 | 0.0500002 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 0.464686 |
| Regular Market Day High | 10.9875 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 10.735 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 10.735 - 10.9875 |
| Regular Market Open | 10.855 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 10.76 |
| Regular Market Price | 10.81 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,783,972,800 |
| Regular Market Volume | 57,924 |
| Return On Assets | 0.048460003 |
| Return On Equity | 0.10217 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.6 |
| Revenue Per Share | 1.4 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.20847368 |
| Sector | Utilities |
| Sector Disp | Utilities |
| Sector Key | utilities |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 1 |
| Shares Outstanding | 24,097,370 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0172 |
| Shares Short | 413,643 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,780,012,800 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 363,095 |
| Short Name | Pure Cycle Corporation |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.021300001 |
| Short Ratio | 6.38 |
| 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 | 17.721312 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 10.979625 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -0.16962433 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.01544901 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 57,924 |
| Website | https://www.purecyclewater.com |
| Zip | 80,137 |