RF Industries, Ltd. (RFIL)Industrials | Electrical Equipment & Parts | San Diego, United States | NasdaqGM
7.95 USD
-0.06
(-0.749%) ⇩
(Oct. 13, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 7.95 |
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 8:17 a.m. EDT
The narrative here is a classic 'value trap' turning into a turnaround story, but the timing is precarious. Fundamentally, the company is showing signs of life with a return to profitability, a massive 104% revenue surge year-over-year, and a forward P/E that looks attractive at roughly 11x. However, the market hasn't fully priced in this recovery yet; the stock is trading well below its 200-day moving average, and the trailing P/E remains bloated at 38x due to depressed historical earnings. The biggest red flag is the complete absence of a dividend; investors seeking income will find nothing here, making this purely a speculative play on growth. While the long-term outlook is solid given the backlog growth and diversification, the short-term path is rocky. The statistical forecast models are whispering a downside risk, and while I trust the fundamental turnaround more, the lack of catalysts to drive a sustained rally immediately suggests caution. This is a hold for patient capital waiting for the next earnings beat to confirm the trend, but not a high-conviction entry right now. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoTheta ✓ | 0.143824 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.199155 |
| AutoETS | 0.199155 |
| MSTL | 0.220507 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 32% |
| H-stat | 13.86 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.357 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.82 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Industrials |
| Ex Dividend Date | 2020-03-29 |
| Last Dividend Date | 2020-03-29 |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 60.171 |
| Revenue per Share | 8.008 |
| Market Cap | 86,239,696 |
| Trailing P/E | 36.14 |
| Forward P/E | 10.26 |
| Beta | 1.34 |
| Profit Margins | 2.83% |
| Website | https://rfindustries.com |
As of Oct. 10, 2026, 8:17 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for a volatile rebound rather than a steady grind. Call volume is heavily skewed toward out-of-the-money strikes (10.0 and 12.5) expiring in October and January, suggesting bets on a sharp gap-up or rally to test resistance levels. Conversely, put activity is concentrated deep in-the-money (5.0 strike) for the immediate October expiration, indicating a hedge against a drop back to the 5.54 low. The disparity in implied volatility—significantly higher for near-term OTM calls and deep ITM puts compared to ATM—reflects a 'long gamma' environment where traders expect a binary move away from the current consolidation zone.
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-03-30 | 0.020 | 0.506329 |
| 2019-12-30 | 0.020 | 0.294551 |
| 2019-09-27 | 0.020 | 0.275482 |
| 2019-06-27 | 0.020 | 0.243902 |
| 2019-03-28 | 0.020 | 0.296736 |
| 2018-12-28 | 0.020 | 0.287356 |
| 2018-09-27 | 0.020 | 0.277778 |
| 2018-06-28 | 0.020 | 0.270270 |
| 2018-03-28 | 0.020 | 0.454545 |
| 2017-12-28 | 0.020 | 0.769231 |
| 2017-09-28 | 0.020 | 0.884956 |
| 2017-06-28 | 0.020 | 1.142857 |
| 2017-03-29 | 0.020 | 1.290323 |
| 2016-12-28 | 0.020 | 1.123596 |
| 2016-09-28 | 0.020 | 1.136364 |
| 2016-06-28 | 0.020 | 0.970874 |
| 2016-03-29 | 0.020 | 0.689655 |
| 2015-12-29 | 0.070 | 1.627907 |
| 2015-09-28 | 0.070 | 1.555556 |
| 2015-06-26 | 0.070 | 1.576577 |
| 2015-03-27 | 0.070 | 1.711491 |
| 2014-12-29 | 0.070 | 1.699029 |
| 2014-09-26 | 0.070 | 1.461378 |
| 2014-06-26 | 0.070 | 1.141925 |
| 2014-03-27 | 0.070 | 1.111111 |
| 2013-12-27 | 0.070 | 0.774336 |
| 2013-09-26 | 0.070 | 0.949796 |
| 2013-06-26 | 0.070 | 1.238938 |
| 2013-03-27 | 0.070 | 0.990099 |
| 2012-12-13 | 0.100 | 2.293578 |
| 2012-09-26 | 0.050 | 1.173709 |
| 2012-06-27 | 0.050 | 1.315789 |
| 2012-03-28 | 0.050 | 1.457726 |
| 2011-12-28 | 0.050 | 1.333333 |
| 2011-09-28 | 0.050 | 1.404494 |
| 2011-08-11 | 0.250 | 5.980861 |
| 2011-06-28 | 0.025 | 0.694444 |
| 2011-03-29 | 0.020 | 0.487805 |
| 2010-12-29 | 0.015 | 0.419580 |
| 2010-09-28 | 0.015 | 0.428571 |
| 2008-12-29 | 0.015 | 0.601202 |
| 2008-09-26 | 0.015 | 0.507614 |
| 2008-06-26 | 0.015 | 0.400534 |
| 2008-03-27 | 0.015 | 0.508475 |
| 2008-02-01 | 0.015 | 0.493421 |
| 2007-09-26 | 0.010 | 0.302115 |
| 2007-06-27 | 0.010 | 0.355872 |
| 2007-03-28 | 0.010 | 0.352734 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | -0.05653709 |
| Address1 | 16,868 Via Del Campo Court |
| Address2 | Suite 200 |
| All Time High | 22.3 |
| All Time Low | 0.15625 |
| Ask | 17.21 |
| Ask Size | 2 |
| Audit Risk | 5 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 1.0 - Strong Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 246,580 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 247,332 |
| Average Volume | 247,332 |
| Average Volume10Days | 246,580 |
| Beta | 1.341 |
| Bid | 9.82 |
| Bid Size | 2 |
| Board Risk | 1 |
| Book Value | 3.553 |
| City | San Diego |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 8 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 7.95 |
| Current Ratio | 2.019 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,790,726,400 |
| Day High | 7.99 |
| Day Low | 7.74 |
| Debt To Equity | 60.171 |
| Display Name | RF Industries |
| Dividend Date | 1,586,908,800 |
| Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,789,389,000 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,789,389,000 |
| Earnings Growth | 2.266 |
| Earnings Quarterly Growth | 2.679 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,789,389,000 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,789,389,000 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,789,389,000 |
| Ebitda | 7,123,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.08253 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 14.774 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 1.219 |
| Enterprise Value | 105,235,568 |
| Eps Current Year | 0.595 |
| Eps Forward | 0.775 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 0.22 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Ex Dividend Date | 1,585,526,400 |
| Exchange | NGM |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 15 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fax | 858 451 1019 |
| Fifty Day Average | 10.207 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -2.257 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.22112276 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -5.6537094 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 22.3 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -14.349999 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.64349777 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 5.54 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 2.4099998 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.43501803 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 5.54 - 22.3 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 765,639,000,000 |
| Five Year Avg Dividend Yield | 1.08 |
| Float Shares | 8,394,974 |
| Forward Eps | 0.775 |
| Forward P E | 10.258064 |
| Free Cashflow | 4,146,250 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGM |
| Full Time Employees | 289 |
| Fullday Change | -0.06000042 |
| Fullday Change Percent | -0.7490689 |
| Fullday Price | 7.95 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,790,812,800 |
| Gross Margins | 0.34730998 |
| Gross Profits | 29,975,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.18267 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.48569 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 10,847,761 |
| Industry | Electrical Equipment & Parts |
| Industry Disp | Electrical Equipment & Parts |
| Industry Key | electrical-equipment-parts |
| Ir Website | http://www.rfindustries.com/investor-info.html |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 0 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Dividend Date | 1,585,526,400 |
| Last Dividend Value | 0.02 |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,761,868,800 |
| Last Split Date | 1,299,801,600 |
| Last Split Factor | 2:1 |
| Long Business Summary | RF Industries, Ltd. engages in the design, manufacture, and marketing of interconnect products and systems in the United States, Canada, Germany, China, and internationally. It designs, manufactures, and distributes various coaxial connectors and cable assemblies that are integrated with coaxial connectors; custom and standard cable assemblies, complex hybrid fiber optic power solution cables, adapters, and electromechanical wiring harnesses for communication, computer, LAN, automotive and medical equipment; energy-efficient cooling systems and integrated small cell solutions; and related components. The company designs and manufactures cable assemblies and wiring harnesses for or blue chip industrial, oilfield, instrumentation, and military customers; thermal control systems and shrouds; and radio frequency and microwave products enabling signal distribution and deployment of in-building distributed antenna systems, wireless base stations and small cell networks. The company sells its products through warehousing distributors and in-house marketing and sales team. It serves telecommunications carriers and equipment manufacturers, wireless and network infrastructure carriers, and original equipment manufacturers. The company was formerly known as Celltronics, Inc. and changed its name RF Industries, Ltd. in November 1990. The company was incorporated in 1979 and is headquartered in San Diego, California. |
| Long Name | RF Industries, Ltd. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 86,239,696 |
| Market State | POST |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_359302 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,785,456,000 |
| Net Income To Common | 2,444,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,793,404,800 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 90,416,087 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 2 |
| Open | 7.92 |
| Operating Cashflow | 3,662,000 |
| Operating Margins | 0.060890004 |
| Overall Risk | 4 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Phone | 858 549 6340 |
| Post Market Change | 0.0 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.0 |
| Post Market Price | 7.95 |
| Post Market Time | 1,791,921,699 |
| Previous Close | 8.01 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 13.361343 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 2.2375457 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 0.9992202 |
| Profit Margins | 0.02832 |
| Quick Ratio | 1.213 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | strong_buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 1.0 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.06000042 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -0.7490689 |
| Regular Market Day High | 7.99 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 7.74 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 7.74 - 7.99 |
| Regular Market Open | 7.92 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 8.01 |
| Regular Market Price | 7.95 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,791,921,601 |
| Regular Market Volume | 152,968 |
| Return On Assets | 0.04014 |
| Return On Equity | 0.06667 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.211 |
| Revenue Per Share | 8.008 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.17502642 |
| Sector | Industrials |
| Sector Disp | Industrials |
| Sector Key | industrials |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 5 |
| Shares Outstanding | 10,847,761 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.072399996 |
| Shares Short | 785,142 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,788,134,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 681,099 |
| Short Name | RF Industries, Ltd. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.0858 |
| Short Ratio | 2.48 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | CA |
| Symbol | RFIL |
| Target High Price | 17.0 |
| Target Low Price | 12.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 14.5 |
| Target Median Price | 14.5 |
| Total Cash | 4,848,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 0.447 |
| Total Debt | 23,193,000 |
| Total Revenue | 86,307,000 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | 0.22 |
| Trailing P E | 36.136364 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 12.4075 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -4.4575005 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.35925853 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 152,968 |
| Website | https://rfindustries.com |
| Zip | 92,127 |