AI Stock Memo: PUMP - ProPetro - RankAlpha

PUMP

AI Memo

ProPetro

As of 2026-05-04/Confidence medium

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AI Memo

As of 2026-05-04 • Model: RankAlpha Sentiment Codex

Decision Panel

Action, confidence, horizon, and decision blockers at a glance.

Action

—

Confidence

medium

Horizon

—

Key catalyst

Convertible notes financing improves funding flexibility but adds dilution and execution overhang • 2026-05-15

Expected move: -5%

Biggest risk

The bear case is that the core completions business remains cyclical and margin-thin while PROPWR absorbs far more capital than near-term earnings, forcing repeated financing actions and leaving valuation dependent on a still-unproven scale-up.

Invalidation

Break below $11 or thesis failure.

What would change my mind?

The bull case is that Q1 was a weather-distorted trough, Q2 fleet activity recovers, and PROPWR begins to convert a large ordered/backlog position into visible earnings in 2H26, giving PUMP a cleaner hybrid frac-plus-power growth narrative.

Research note

Recommendation

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Confidence

medium

As of

2026-05-04

Base target

$14

p=50%

Bull target

$19

p=25%

Bear target

$11

p=25%

Key bullets

Fast scan of bull, bear, and watch items

BullKey bullets

Q2 completions recovery after weather-hit Q1
PROPWR backlog and Caterpillar framework could widen the growth profile
The bull case is that Q1 was a weather-distorted trough, Q2 fleet activity recovers, and PROPWR begins to convert a large ordered/backlog position into visible earnings in 2H26, giving PUMP a cleaner hybrid frac-plus-power growth narrative.

BearKey bullets

2026 capital expenditures were raised sharply to $540 million-$610 million incurred, including roughly $400 million-$450 million for PROPWR, increasing dependence on financing and deployment execution.
Management still flags exposure to oil-price volatility, power-demand uncertainty, and risks tied to building out a newer service line, so forward visibility remains mixed rather than fully de-risked.
Q1 results weakened materially, with revenue down 7% sequentially, adjusted EBITDA down 29% sequentially, and operating cash flow falling to $3 million amid working-capital headwinds.

WatchKey bullets

Convertible notes financing improves funding flexibility but adds dilution and execution overhang

Summary

High-level snapshot

Recommendation

Model confidence

medium

Timeframe

Asset

Equity

Trigger

Base case: $14 (p=50%)

Bull/Bear spread: +29% / -29%

Vs latest close: Bull +29% · Base -5% · Bear -29%

Scenario probabilities

Bull Target: $19 (p=25%)Base Target: $14 (p=50%)Bear Target: $11 (p=25%)

Commentary

News flow is elevated because PUMP reported Q1 results on April 30, 2026 and announced a large convertible financing on May 4, 2026. The primary-source read is mixed-to-cautious: operating recovery is possible, but the latest evidence also shows weaker Q1 profitability, materially higher capex, and fresh financing overhang. Intraday trading on May 4 was volatile, consistent with event-driven positioning, but the checked evidence did not provide a clean post-earnings analyst-revision set, so confidence stays moderate rather than high.

As of 2026-05-04 • Updated bi-weekly / post-earningsSource: Internal modelMethodology

Analyst Summary

Thesis highlights from the latest analysis

Bull Case

Bear Case

Drivers

Scannable catalysts and supporting factors

Q2 completions recovery after weather-hit Q1
PROPWR backlog and Caterpillar framework could widen the growth profile

Scenarios

Bull Target (Scenario probability)

$19 / p=25% prob

Base Target (Scenario probability)

$14 / p=50% prob

Bear Target (Scenario probability)

$11 / p=25% prob

Price $15 as of 2026-06-18

Nearest Scenario: Base (∆ 5%)

Targets vs latest close: Bull +29% · Base -5% · Bear -29%

Sentiment & Exposure

News Sentiment (30d)

-0.20

Social Sentiment (7d)

0.00

Events

Other notable items detected

EVENT2026-05-15
Convertible notes financing improves funding flexibility but adds dilution and execution overhang
ProPetro announced a proposed $500 million convertible senior notes offering due 2031, with up to an additional $75 million option; proceeds are earmarked in part for capped calls and otherwise for general corporate purposes including more power-generation equipment, which helps fund growth but increases financing complexity and potential dilution sensitivity [#8-K-2026-05-04].
Prob 85.00% • Move -6.00% • Priced-in 70.00%

Short-term Catalysts

Next few weeks

Q2 completions recovery after weather-hit Q1
2026-06-30
Management said Q1 revenue fell to $271 million and adjusted EBITDA to $36 million after January weather hurt utilization, but it expects to run about 12 active frac fleets in Q2 as Permian activity improves; that sets up a near-term utilization and margin recovery test, though it follows a weak quarter and higher working-capital drag [#IR-2026-04-30].
Prob 60% • Move 8% • Priced-in 45%

Long-term Catalysts

Months to a year

PROPWR backlog and Caterpillar framework could widen the growth profile
2026-12-31
The company tied its longer-term upside to PROPWR scale-up: the Q1 release says the Caterpillar framework can add about 2.1 gigawatts over five years, on top of roughly 550 megawatts already ordered, with management targeting increasingly meaningful PROPWR earnings contribution in 2H26 if deployments de-risk and customer demand converts [#IR-2026-04-30].
Prob 50% • Move 18% • Priced-in 55%

Risks

2026 capital expenditures were raised sharply to $540 million-$610 million incurred, including roughly $400 million-$450 million for PROPWR, increasing dependence on financing and deployment execution.
Management still flags exposure to oil-price volatility, power-demand uncertainty, and risks tied to building out a newer service line, so forward visibility remains mixed rather than fully de-risked.
Q1 results weakened materially, with revenue down 7% sequentially, adjusted EBITDA down 29% sequentially, and operating cash flow falling to $3 million amid working-capital headwinds.
The proposed convertible notes transaction can fund growth but creates dilution, leverage, and deal-execution risk if PROPWR monetization lags capital deployment.

Peers

Symbol	Summary
LBRT	Liberty Energy appears to be a more direct pressure-pumping comp with broader scale and stronger profitability, which raises the bar for PUMP to prove that PROPWR growth can offset weaker near-term frac margins.
PTEN	Patterson-UTI is another direct U.S. completions peer; versus PTEN, PUMP currently looks more like a concentrated Permian execution story with a higher dependence on successful power-platform scaling.

Sources

Internal and external references used in this analysis

Model source: RankAlpha Sentiment Codex
Analysis date: 2026-05-04