Ring Energy, Inc. (REI)Energy | Oil & Gas E&P | The Woodlands, United States | NYSE American
1.17 USD
+0.04
(3.540%)
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(July 13, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
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Hot Take ↕ | July 11, 2026, 6 a.m. EDT
Ring Energy presents a catastrophic long-term investment case masked by aggressive speculative call buying. The company is in a deep structural decline, having lost over 90% of its value over the last nine years with four consecutive years of negative performance. Fundamentals are dire: the business is generating significant losses (-88% operating margins), revenue is shrinking (-7%), and the balance sheet is crumbling under debt with a current ratio of just 0.40. There is no dividend to provide income, and the recent capital raising was dilutive, further eroding shareholder value. The stark contrast between these fundamentals and the options market is telling. Traders are pouring money into out-of-the-money calls, betting on a sudden reversal or a 'dead cat bounce' driven by oil prices rather than company quality. However, this is a high-risk speculation on a dying business, not an investment. The statistical forecast model correctly identifies the noise here, showing zero predictive power for the next 45 days. Investors should avoid this security entirely; the market is pricing in a fantasy that the data does not support. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoARIMA ✓ | 0.168036 |
| MSTL | 0.246973 |
| AutoETS | 0.257562 |
| AutoTheta | 0.265033 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 33% |
| H-stat | 3.25 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.246 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.53 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Energy |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 68.878 |
| Revenue per Share | 1.387 |
| Market Cap | 297,008,736 |
| Forward P/E | 4.42 |
| Beta | 0.80 |
| Profit Margins | -91.98% |
| Website | https://www.ringenergy.com |
As of July 11, 2026, 6 a.m. EDT: Speculators are overwhelmingly bullish, positioning massive call volume and open interest at strikes significantly above the current price ($1.50 and $2.00), while put activity remains negligible. This aggressive call positioning suggests a belief in a rapid recovery or a speculative gamble on a turnaround, despite the lack of fundamental support.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 0.43037975 |
| Address1 | 1,725 Hughes Landing Boulevard |
| Address2 | Suite 900 |
| All Time High | 20.61 |
| All Time Low | 0.43 |
| Ask | 1.2 |
| Ask Size | 29,100 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 1.0 - Strong Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 8,575,080 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 5,812,759 |
| Average Volume | 5,812,759 |
| Average Volume10Days | 8,575,080 |
| Beta | 0.804 |
| Bid | 0.0 |
| Bid Size | 21,300 |
| Book Value | 2.97 |
| City | The Woodlands |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 1.17 |
| Current Ratio | 0.401 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,782,777,600 |
| Day High | 1.19 |
| Day Low | 1.135 |
| Debt To Equity | 68.878 |
| Display Name | Ring Energy |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,778,166,000 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,778,166,000 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,778,097,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,785,960,000 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,785,960,000 |
| Ebitda | 119,511,688 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.41573003 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 5.626 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 2.339 |
| Enterprise Value | 672,376,576 |
| Eps Current Year | 0.165 |
| Eps Forward | 0.265 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | -1.33 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | ASE |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 1.338 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -0.1680001 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.12556061 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 43.037975 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 2.0 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -0.83000004 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.41500002 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 0.72 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 0.44999993 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.6249999 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 0.72 - 2.0 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,176,211,800,000 |
| Float Shares | 189,990,667 |
| Forward Eps | 0.265 |
| Forward P E | 4.4150944 |
| Free Cashflow | 17,453,862 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSE American |
| Full Time Employees | 111 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Gross Margins | 0.74297 |
| Gross Profits | 213,585,504 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.089420006 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.31187 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 253,853,625 |
| Industry | Oil & Gas E&P |
| Industry Disp | Oil & Gas E&P |
| Industry Key | oil-gas-e-p |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 1 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Last Split Date | 1,212,364,800 |
| Last Split Factor | 1:18 |
| Long Business Summary | Ring Energy, Inc., an independent oil and natural gas company, engages in the acquisition, exploration, development, and production of oil and natural gas properties. The company has interests in 74,717 net developed acres and 4,366 net undeveloped acres in Andrews, Gaines, Crane, Ector, Winkler, and Ward counties, Texas; and 8,833 net developed acres and 8,318 net undeveloped acres in Yoakum County, Texas and Lea County, New Mexico. It primarily sells its oil and natural gas production to end users, marketers, and other purchasers. The company was formerly known as Transglobal Mining Corp. and changed its name to Ring Energy, Inc. in March 2008. Ring Energy, Inc. was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in The Woodlands, Texas. |
| Long Name | Ring Energy, Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 297,008,736 |
| Market State | PRE |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_4420411 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,774,915,200 |
| Net Income To Common | -264,433,424 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 297,008,741 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 1 |
| Open | 1.15 |
| Operating Cashflow | 148,373,104 |
| Operating Margins | -0.88379997 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Phone | 281 397 3699 |
| Pre Market Change | -0.020999908 |
| Pre Market Change Percent | -1.7872263 |
| Pre Market Price | 1.154 |
| Pre Market Time | 1,784,017,223 |
| Previous Close | 1.13 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 7.0909085 |
| Price Hint | 4 |
| Price To Book | 0.39393938 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 1.033157 |
| Profit Margins | -0.91984004 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.322 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | strong_buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 1.0 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 0.04 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 3.53982 |
| Regular Market Day High | 1.19 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 1.135 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 1.135 - 1.19 |
| Regular Market Open | 1.15 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 1.13 |
| Regular Market Price | 1.17 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,783,972,800 |
| Regular Market Volume | 6,830,282 |
| Return On Assets | 0.010299999 |
| Return On Equity | -0.35306 |
| Revenue Growth | -0.071 |
| Revenue Per Share | 1.387 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.20847368 |
| Sector | Energy |
| Sector Disp | Energy |
| Sector Key | energy |
| Shares Outstanding | 253,853,625 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0363 |
| Shares Short | 9,218,172 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,780,012,800 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 6,738,863 |
| Short Name | Ring Energy, Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.0374 |
| Short Ratio | 1.55 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | TX |
| Symbol | REI |
| Target High Price | 2.5 |
| Target Low Price | 2.5 |
| Target Mean Price | 2.5 |
| Target Median Price | 2.5 |
| Total Cash | 1,040,636 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 0.005 |
| Total Debt | 428,408,512 |
| Total Revenue | 287,476,864 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | -1.33 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 1.19605 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -0.02605009 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.021780102 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 6,830,282 |
| Website | https://www.ringenergy.com |
| Zip | 77,380 |