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PAL

Proficient Auto LogisticsC
Nasdaq / Transportation
Last Price
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Current thesis
Customer price increases and integration efficiencies could restore margins across PAL's enlarged auto-hauling network. Management expects greater density and utilization, but those gains have not yet been demonstrated in combined results [#SEC-8K-2026-08-10] [#SEC-8K-2026-08-14].
Posture
Mixed
Lead driver
Value
What changed
Value remains the lead driver in the composite, 7D delta +0.3.
What can break
Customer rate increases may continue to lag fuel, equipment and driver-cost inflation [#SEC-8K-2026-08-10].
Momentum
3
Value
69
Sentiment
47
Setup hits (3d)
0 · Net Neutral
AI TargetsBase $2.20 · Bull $4.00 · Bear $1.10Analysis 2026-10-28; returns require an exact persisted reference.
Data freshness
Prices
Unavailable: Price unavailable
Fundamentals
As of 2026-10-27 • Vendor: Data Vendor v1
Scores
As of 2026-10-28 • Model: HYBRID_IC_RP
AI Memo
As of 2026-10-28 • Model: RankAlpha Sentiment Codex
Investment thesis
As of 2026-10-28

Grade is the composite factor band; factor scores use a 0–100 scale. Confidence describes evidence quality, not a probability of return. Score date: 2026-10-28. Definitions

Supporting evidence
What
Grade C · Mixed
Confidence Medium · Net Neutral
Target $10.33
Why
Momentum3 · Δ7d +0.3
Value69 · Δ7d +0.3
Sentiment47 · Δ7d +7.2
So what
Balanced signals (Net Neutral). Wait for confirmation before sizing up.

Confirming evidence

  • • Value remains the lead driver in the composite, 7D delta +0.3.

Contradictions & invalidation

  • • Customer rate increases may continue to lag fuel, equipment and driver-cost inflation [#SEC-8K-2026-08-10].
  • • Hansen & Adkins integration costs, disruption or financing burdens could outweigh anticipated network efficiencies [#SEC-8K-2026-08-14].
  • • Q2 adjusted EBITDA margin fell to 7.0% from 9.8% a year earlier, while delivered units declined 8.0%.

Catalyst clock

2026-11-12

November 12 results test pricing recovery

Lead driver: Value · See fundamentals
Momentum
3
8% active weight
Current posture
7d trendFlat
Δ7d
+0.3
Δ21d
-0.4
Value
69
47% active weight
Current posture
7d trendFlat
Δ7d
+0.3
Δ21d
+0.7
Sentiment
47
45% active weight
Current posture
7d trendImproving
Δ7d
+7.2
Δ21d
-24.9
Why this grade

Composite grade C. Momentum 2.7 / Value 69.4 / Sentiment 47.4

Scenario snapshot

Scenario probability is memo-authored likelihood, not forecast certainty. Targets belong to the analysis dated 2026-10-28. Scenario method

B+
Bull case
20%
Probability
Target price
$4.00
Analysis reference price unavailable
Analysis 2026-10-28 · RankAlpha Sentiment Codex
Most likely
B
Base case
45%
Probability
Target price
$2.20
Analysis reference price unavailable
Analysis 2026-10-28 · RankAlpha Sentiment Codex
B-
Bear case
35%
Probability
Target price
$1.10
Analysis reference price unavailable
Analysis 2026-10-28 · RankAlpha Sentiment Codex
Fundamentals (TTM)
As of 2026-10-27
Market Cap
$68.45M
Beta
-
Shares Out
28.05M
P/E (TTM) · Derived
-1.9
P/S (TTM)
0.66
P/FCF (TTM)
10.94
Rev YoY
-5.3%
EPS YoY
+147.3%
Gross Margin
+6.6%
Op Margin
+2.3%
Net Debt
$72.99M
Current Ratio
1.18
As of 2026-10-28 • Updated nightlySource: Internal modelMethods & Data