The framework reads accumulation. Smart money appears to be quietly building positions. This typically precedes a markup phase. Price has moved up 20.7% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen. The risk-adjusted return profile shows good risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it D. Technically it is holding around 25% above its long-term trend line with momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are up 47%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 26%. The street (19 analysts) rates it strong buy, with a mean price target of $26.
Permian Resources Holdings Inc
PR · the NYSE · USD · Market cap $20.0B · 515 employees
Permian Resources Corporation, an independent oil and natural gas company, focuses on the development of crude oil and associated liquids-rich natural gas reserves in the United States.
PASS · Titan Ethical · score 70.0At the last full screen
2026-09-02
Screened 2026-09-02 · the tape above runs as of 17:00 UTC · two dates, stated on purpose · verdict and workings shown in full · never trimmed
This name holds its accumulation label.
Permian Resources Holdings Inc holds its Accumulation at $23.82. The statistical read favours the sellers, held for 268 days.
| Phase | Accumulation |
| Quantitative state | The statistical read favours the sellers, held for 268 days |
| Price at the screen | $23.82 |
| Valuation | 15.37 trailing · 10.83 forward price to earnings |
| Values screen | PASS · score 70.0 |
| Beta | 0.48 |
Five Screens, Shown in Full
Full pass across all five screens. This security clears the Titan Ethical Standard: its business and its balance sheet both stay inside the lines.
| Test | Figure | Limit | What it means | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business activity | Permissible | Core business clean | Its core business isn't built on prohibited lines: no gambling, alcohol, tobacco, weapons, or interest-based lending. | Pass |
| Debt load | 20.55% | Below 33% | Interest-bearing debt is just 20.5% of its assets, well under the one-third ceiling: it does not run on borrowed money. | Pass |
| Interest-bearing cash | 0.00% | Below 33% | Cash held in interest-bearing accounts and securities is 0.0% of assets, under the one-third limit. | Pass |
| Receivables | 1.13% | Below 49% | Money owed to the company is 1.1% of assets, under the 49% limit. | Pass |
| Revenue purity | 0.00% | Below 5% | Only 0.0% of revenue comes from non-compliant sources, under the 5% line. | Pass |
Five checks adapted from AAOIFI screening standards: business activity plus four balance-sheet ratios. All five must pass for ethical clearance. Every figure is arithmetic on public accounts, not judgement.
What the Numbers Say It Is WorthThe Fair Value Range
Fair value range in USD, drawn from the 2026-09-02 screen. The gold marker is the market price at the same screen. The price runs 4.3% above the base estimate.
Third-party analyst targets: 19 covering, consensus Strong Buy. The average target sits +13% from the screen price.
Reading the gap · Our more conservative model reads it as fully-to-richly valued here, while the Street is more bullish: a quality-at-a-fair-price name rather than a deep-value one.
Price History & ProjectionsWhere it has been, where the models see it going. History from market close data; projection points are our fair-value estimates and third-party analyst targets, dated to the 2026-09-02 screen.
Fair value and rating are our own model estimates; the Street's range reflects third-party analyst estimates. Analysis, not advice.
The Business, in Plain WordsOil patch cycles rarely reward the patient
Think of the Permian as a crowded poker table where every hand is dealt by crude prices that swing hard. Permian Resources sits there with a narrow moat, single-digit revenue growth and a 7 percent return on equity that hardly covers the cost of capital. At 9.8 times forward earnings the shares look cheap, yet that multiple simply reflects peak-cycle margins rather than any durable edge.
We pass. The modest 5 percent margin of safety to our fair value offers little cushion once oil prices normalise, and the business shows no sign of escaping the narrow-moat trap that defines most shale producers. Analyst targets sit higher, but those forecasts embed the same cyclical assumptions that have burned investors in prior downturns.
Commodity exposure remains the dominant risk. A sustained drop in realised prices would compress cash flow quickly, while the low return on equity leaves little room for error on costs or well performance. Analysis, not advice.
| Forward P/E | 10.8xcheap for a company growing this fast |
| Trailing P/E | 15.4xreasonably valued |
| EPS, trailing | 1.55 |
| EPS, forward | 2.20 |
| Revenue growth | +55.1%growing very fast |
| Profit margin | 21.5%healthy profit margins |
| Return on equity | 11.4%a modest return on shareholder capital |
| FCF yield | 2.30% |
| Dividend yield | 318.00% |
| Debt to equity | 0.26minimal debt: a conservative balance sheet |
| Current ratio | 0.62below 1: short-term bills exceed liquid assets |
| Beta | 0.48barely tracks the market's swings |
| Short interest, float | 0.02% |
| 52-week range | 11.92 - 24.09 |
| Moat | NARROW |
| Market cap | $20.0B |
| Employees | 515 |
The risks · The main risks here are ordinary market swings and the chance our fair-value read proves too optimistic.
Plain-English interpretation of our own screen data. Analysis, not advice.
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Every Entry, As Written
The framework has shifted from distribution to accumulation since the last review. Smart money appears to be quietly building positions. This typically precedes a markup phase. Price has moved up 1.1% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen. The risk-adjusted return profile shows good risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it D. Technically it is holding around 25% above its long-term trend line with momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are up 47%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 26%. The street (19 analysts) rates it strong buy, with a mean price target of $26.
The framework reads distribution. Smart money appears to be selling into strength. Institutional holders may be rotating out. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen. The risk-adjusted return profile shows good risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it D, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is holding around 25% above its long-term trend line with momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are up 47%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 26%. The street (19 analysts) rates it strong buy, with a mean price target of $26.
The framework reads distribution. Smart money appears to be selling into strength. Institutional holders may be rotating out. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen (70). The risk-adjusted return profile shows good risk-adjusted returns.
The framework reads distribution. Smart money appears to be selling into strength. Institutional holders may be rotating out. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen (70). The risk-adjusted return profile shows good risk-adjusted returns.
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| Date | Politician | Party | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 May2026 | Rick Allen | Republican | buy | 1K–15K |
| 8 Dec2025 | Julie Johnson | Democrat | buy | 1K–15K |
| 8 Dec2025 | Julie Johnson | Democrat | sell | 1K–15K |
| 8 Dec2025 | Julie Johnson | Democrat | buy | 1K–15K |
| 8 Dec2025 | Julie Johnson | Democrat | sell | 1K–15K |
| Period | Price then | Price return | Divs per share | $1,000 became | Total return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | $20.15 | -1.7% | · | $983 | -1.7% |
| 2 months | $20.66 | -4.1% | · | $959 | -4.1% |
| 3 months | $18.91 | +4.7% | $0.16 | $1,056 | +5.6% |
| 6 months | $14.39 | +37.6% | $0.31 | $1,398 | +39.8% |
| 1 year | $13.47 | +47.0% | $0.61 | $1,515 | +51.5% |
| 2 years | $14.59 | +35.7% | $1.12 | $1,434 | +43.4% |
| 3 years | $9.24 | +114.3% | $1.69 | $2,325 | +132.5% |
| 5 years | $5.79 | +242.2% | $1.89 | $3,749 | +274.9% |
Historical returns from market close data. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
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