RPC: Now you should worry!

RPC does not convince investors

An important contribution to the assessment of a share is also provided by a longer-term view of communication on the Internet. For this purpose, we considered both the criterion of discussion intensity, i.e. the frequency of messages, and the rate of change in sentiment. Rpc showed interesting characteristics in this analysis. The discussion intensity changes strongly, as significantly less activity is seen. This results in a “sell” rating. The rate of change in sentiment shows a negative change according to our measurement. From this, the editorial team again derives a “Sell” rating. The bottom line is therefore a “Sell” rating.

The price picture of RPC

With a price of 10.54 USD, Rpc is now +25.93 percent away from the moving average of the past 50 days, the GD50. This leads to a short-term Buy rating. On the basis of the past 200 days, however, the rating is “Buy”, as the distance to the GD200 amounts to +22.7%. In this respect, we rate the stock as a “Buy” overall from a chart perspective for the two periods.

Current shareholder sentiment

A look at the discussion in social media shows the following pictureMarket participants were basically mostly negative towards Rpc in recent days. There were a total of five positive days and nine negative days. The latest news (in the past one to two days) about the company is also mainly negative. Based on our sentiment analysis, Rpc therefore receives a “sell” rating. Overall, the editors give Rpc a “sell” rating for investor sentiment.

RPC Loses in Market Comparison

Compared to the average annual performance of stocks in the same sector (“Energy”), Rpc is down more than 11 percent with a return of 42.85 percent. The “energy equipment and services” sector comes in at a median return over the past 12 months of 54.25 percent. Again, Rpc is well below that at 11.41 percent. This performance of the stock over the past year leads to a “Sell” rating in this category.

The Relative Strength Index and its current data

To assess whether a security is currently “overbought” or “oversold” the upward and downward movements over time can be put into relation. This provides the so-called Relative Strength Index (RSI), an indicator from technical analysis which is often used in the financial market. We now evaluate Rpc using the shorter-term RSI of the last 7 days as well as the slightly longer-term RSI on a 25-day basis. First, the 7-day RSIthis is currently at 60.43 points, which means that Rpc stock is neither overbought nor oversold. Accordingly, it gets a “hold” rating. Now to the RSI25Rpc is neither overbought nor -sold on 25-day basis as well (value35.34). Therefore, the stock also gets a “hold” rating for RSI25. Thus, Rpc gets a “Hold” rating for this point in our analysis.

What valuation results from the P/E ratio?

The lower the price-earnings ratio (P/E) of a stock, the cheaper it appears at first glance. Growth stocks usually have a higher P/E ratio. With a value of 24.04, Rpc is below the average for its peer group. The exact gap is currently 92 percent with an average P/E ratio of the “Energy Equipment and Services” industry of 284.7. Due to the relatively low P/E ratio, the stock can be described as “cheap” and therefore receives a “buy” based on fundamental criteria.