RRC — the engine's Play of the Day, fully scored
On Thursday, October 15, 2026, RRC scored in the 99th percentile of Wall Street Analyst's 15-dimension scoring engine with a STRONG BUY signal, at $41.84 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 99th percentile on the strength of its fundamental and earnings profile — a B+ quant grade with deep value (P/E 11.1, PEG 0.67), elite margins, and an 8-quarter beat streak averaging 18% surprise with accelerating positive revisions. Options flow reinforces the setup with a 0.12 put/call ratio, unusual call activity, and bullish sweeps, while insider depth shows a cluster of 11 buyers despite offsetting C-suite selling.
This is a catalyst setup into the October 27 earnings print, now 11 days out and just outside the danger zone, with entry near 41.84. The edge is concentrated in the 1-2 week window ahead of the report.
A breakdown below the recent 40 floor, a reversal in the bullish options flow, or an earnings miss that snaps the beat streak would invalidate the thesis. The macro regime disfavoring Energy and RRC's recent lag versus XLE remain headwinds if sector sentiment deteriorates.
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 (11.1)
- PEG undervalued (0.67)
- Strong growth (49%)
- Excellent margins (26.3%)
- Strong beat streak (8 consecutive quarters)
- Positive revision momentum (+0.38)
- Large average earnings surprise (+18.0%)
- Growing EPS estimates quarter-over-quarter
- Quant Grade: B+ (77/100)
- Value: A-
- Growth: B-
- Profitability: A
- Momentum: C
- Eps Revisions: A+
- Deep value P/E 11.1
- Earnings +82%
- Elite gross margin 90%
- Very bullish put/call ratio (0.12)
- Unusual CALL activity (2 flags)
- Bullish sweep activity (2 call sweeps)
- Reddit mentions via ApeWisdom: 0 in 24h (vs 0 the day before; per-post sentiment n/a)
- StockTwits bullish (bull/bear ratio: 1.0)
- Moderate social media volume (30 total messages)
- Ticker is trending on StockTwits
- Partial coverage: scored on 50% of social sources (confidence scaled accordingly)
- MACD bullish crossover
- Price above key moving averages
- Strong 3-month momentum (+13.9%)
- Analyst target $44 vs $40.00 at scoring time (+9% implied)
- 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, -3.1% 3mo)
- Strong positive news sentiment (0.36)
- 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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