RRC — the engine's Play of the Day, fully scored
On Wednesday, September 16, 2026, RRC scored in the 98.5th percentile of Wall Street Analyst's 15-dimension scoring engine with a STRONG BUY signal, at $41.88 at publication, on a suggested horizon of 1–2 weeks. The full breakdown below is the engine's actual evidence, published the day of the call and graded in public afterward.
RRC lands in the 98.5th percentile on the strength of its fundamental (94.1) and earnings-quality (92.5) engines, backed by a deep-value P/E of 11.3, a 0.66 PEG, 49% growth, and eight consecutive earnings beats averaging an 18% surprise. Options flow (85) reinforces the setup with a 0.06 put/call ratio, unusual call activity, and bullish sweeps, while earnings intel flags an insider cluster buy of roughly $37M across three names. The tension: technicals are only middling at 60 with a fresh MACD bearish crossover, and the name has lagged XLE over one and three months.
This is a catalyst-driven, event-window setup with a 1-2 week horizon, with entry referenced near 41.88 and next earnings 40 days out and outside the danger zone. The edge is concentrated around the near-term flow and insider signals rather than a durable trend.
A close back below the recent 40.89 support that confirms the MACD bearish crossover, reversal of the bullish options positioning, or continued energy-sector underperformance against XLE would invalidate the thesis.
The full case — all 15 dimensions
Every dimension the engine scored that day, with the actual evidence behind each number — including the ones that argue against the play. The twelve weighted dimensions come first; anything marked a supporting input is scored and shown, but reaches the composite through a capped confirmation bonus rather than a weighted share.
- Attractive P/E (11.3)
- PEG undervalued (0.66)
- Strong growth (49%)
- Excellent margins (26.3%)
- Strong beat streak (8 consecutive quarters)
- Positive revision momentum (+0.40)
- Large average earnings surprise (+18.0%)
- Growing EPS estimates quarter-over-quarter
- Very bullish put/call ratio (0.06)
- Unusual CALL activity (7 flags)
- Bullish sweep activity (1 call sweeps)
- Quant Grade: B+ (77/100)
- Value: A-
- Growth: B-
- Profitability: A
- Momentum: C
- Eps Revisions: A+
- Deep value P/E 11.3
- Earnings +82%
- Elite gross margin 90%
- Strong 3-month momentum (+11.6%)
- MACD bearish crossover
- Price above key moving averages
- Volume surge (1.8x avg)
- 8Q consecutive earnings beats (avg 18.0% surprise)
- Earnings surprises accelerating
- Insider cluster BUY (cluster feed, 1d window): 3 insiders, $37,135,107
- Sector laggard vs XLE (-2.6% 1mo, -6.9% 3mo)
- Analyst target $44 vs $41.03 at scoring time (+7% implied)
- Reddit mentions via ApeWisdom: 0 in 24h (vs 0 the day before; per-post sentiment n/a)
- StockTwits neutral
- Moderate social media volume (30 total messages)
- Ticker is trending on StockTwits
- Partial coverage: scored on 50% of social sources (confidence scaled accordingly)
- Insider selling activity (1 sells)
- Held by Berkshire Hathaway (Buffett), Bridgewater Associates (Dalio), Renaissance Technologies (Simons)
- 8 consecutive earnings beats
- avg surprise +18.0%
- EPS trending up
- Scope: OpenInsider Form 4 filings, last 90 days. Starts from a neutral 50 baseline; drivers below adjust it
- 5 C-suite buy(s) totaling $288,706 (+25 pts)
- Cluster buy: 11 distinct insiders bought (+20 pts)
- 13 purchase(s) increased ownership by >20% (+15 pts)
- 2 buy(s) >= $500K (total $2,482,975) (+10 pts)
- 17 distinct insiders selling (-20 pts)
- 20 C-suite sell(s) (-20 pts)
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