The framework has shifted from markdown to distribution since the last review. Smart money appears to be selling into strength. Institutional holders may be rotating out. Price has moved down 3.0% 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 C, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is momentum reading bearish. Over the past year the shares are up 32%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 27%. The street (4 analysts) rates it strong buy, with a mean price target of $84.
Rush Enterprises, Inc.
RUSHA · Nasdaq · USD · Market cap $5.4B · 7,858 employees
Rush Enterprises, Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates as an integrated retailer of commercial vehicles and related services in the United States and Canada.
PASS · Titan Ethical · score 70.0Price as of 5 Nov 2026Daily close, not a live quote
Screened 2026-11-05 · the tape above runs as of 20:03 UTC · two dates, stated on purpose · verdict and workings shown in full · never trimmed
Key facts today
- Price45.32 USD at the 5 Nov 2026 close
- Our value readUndervalued vs our fair value, as of 5 Nov 2026
- Our regime readMarkup, as of 5 Nov 2026
- Ethical screenPasses, score 70.0 out of 100
- Last reviewed5 Nov 2026 (1 days ago)
- Release timesRelease and earnings times on your chart: Event Guard Mentor
A summary of the dated readings below, not a live quote and not advice.
Our fair-value range: $48.55 to $80.92, base estimate $55.00 (screen dated 2026-11-05).
- Trend Markup
- Insiders no filings inside 60 days, left as found
- Positioning no disclosures inside 60 days, left as found
- Options no verdict drawn today, left as found
- Ethical passes the values gate
Our analytic regime reads on this name, dated and marked against the screened price. Small sample per name, and separate from the daily-framework accuracy on the Track Record page.
This name holds its markup label.
Rush Enterprises, Inc. holds its Markup at $45.32. The statistical read favours the sellers, held for 22 days.
| Phase | Markup |
| Quantitative state | The statistical read favours the sellers, held for 22 days |
| Price at the screen | $45.32 |
| Valuation | 20.23 trailing · 15.74 forward price to earnings |
| Values screen | PASS · score 70.0 |
| Beta | 0.89 |
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 | 32.56% | Below 33% | Interest-bearing debt is just 32.6% 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 | 10.17% | Below 49% | Money owed to the company is 10.2% of assets, under the 49% limit. | Pass |
| Revenue purity | 0.03% | 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.
The Ethical ReadWhy It Clears, in Plain English
Rush Enterprises, clears all five screens. Its business is in a permissible area, its interest-bearing debt is about 33%, inside the ~33% line, and almost none of its income is interest, so it passes.
Read as at 2026-11-05. It updates when the underlying figures move, and past reads are kept below.
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The Fair Value Range
Our analysis reads Undervalued vs our fair value, as of 5 Nov 2026: it trades at roughly an 18% discount to our $55.00 fair value, 12.40% revenue growth.
How a fair value is estimated: discounted cash flow (DCF).
Fair value range in USD, drawn from the 2026-11-05 screen. The gold marker is the market price at the same screen. A 17.6% discount to the base estimate.
Third-party analyst targets: 4 covering, consensus Strong Buy. The average target sits +21% from the screen price.
Reading the gap · Both our model and the analysts see meaningful upside from here.
Price History & ProjectionsWhere our models see it going: fair-value estimate $55.00, with a range of $48.55 to $80.92, dated to the 2026-11-05 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 WordsTruck dealerships hit a slowdown wall
Rush Enterprises sells and services the big rigs that keep freight moving across North America. When fleets stop ordering, the whole network feels it straight away, and revenue has already dropped nine percent.
The shares trade at seventeen times forward earnings with a four percent profit margin and twelve percent return on equity. That looks reasonable until you remember this is a cyclical business whose earnings peak at the top of the cycle. The modest gap to our fair value does not change the fact that the opportunity rating stays at none.
Currency swings and fleet spending cycles can swing results fast, even with an ethical screen that clears. The setup offers no compelling edge once the numbers are stripped of hope. Analysis, not advice.
| Forward P/E | 15.7xpriced for continued growth |
| Trailing P/E | 20.2xa premium valuation |
| EPS, trailing | 2.29 |
| EPS, forward | 2.94 |
| Revenue growth | +12.4%steady growth |
| Profit margin | 3.7%barely profitable |
| Return on equity | 12.0%a modest return on shareholder capital |
| Dividend yield | 109.00% |
| Debt to equity | 0.61moderate, manageable leverage |
| Current ratio | 1.44adequate liquidity, worth monitoring |
| Beta | 0.89steadier than the market |
| Short interest, float | 0.11% |
| 52-week range | 30.72 - 55.74 |
| Market cap | $5.4B |
| Employees | 7,858 |
Another profit measure, before interest, tax and non-cash costs: EBITDA.
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 analysis reads markdown. Price is trending lower. Sellers are in control and the prior trend has reversed. 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 C, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is momentum reading bearish. Over the past year the shares are up 32%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 27%. The street (4 analysts) rates it strong buy, with a mean price target of $84. It reported earnings in this window, a natural checkpoint for the thesis.
The analysis reads markdown. Price is trending lower. Sellers are in control and the prior trend has reversed. 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 C, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is momentum reading bearish. Over the past year the shares are up 32%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 27%. The street (4 analysts) rates it strong buy, with a mean price target of $84. It reported earnings in this window, a natural checkpoint for the thesis.
The analysis reads markdown. Price is trending lower. Sellers are in control and the prior trend has reversed. 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 momentum reading bearish. Over the past year the shares are up 32%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 27%. The street (4 analysts) rates it strong buy, with a mean price target of $84. It reported earnings in this window, a natural checkpoint for the thesis.
The analysis reads markdown. Price is trending lower. Sellers are in control and the prior trend has reversed. 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 momentum reading bearish. Over the past year the shares are up 32%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 27%. The street (4 analysts) rates it strong buy, with a mean price target of $84. It reported earnings in this window, a natural checkpoint for the thesis.
The analysis reads markdown. Price is trending lower. Sellers are in control and the prior trend has reversed. 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 momentum reading bearish. Over the past year the shares are up 32%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 27%. The street (4 analysts) rates it strong buy, with a mean price target of $84. It reported earnings in this window, a natural checkpoint for the thesis.
The analysis reads markdown. Price is trending lower. Sellers are in control and the prior trend has reversed. 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 momentum reading bearish. Over the past year the shares are up 32%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 27%. The street (4 analysts) rates it strong buy, with a mean price target of $84. It reported earnings in this window, a natural checkpoint for the thesis.
The analysis reads markdown. Price is trending lower. Sellers are in control and the prior trend has reversed. Price has moved up 2.1% 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, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is momentum reading bearish. Over the past year the shares are up 32%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 27%. The street (4 analysts) rates it strong buy, with a mean price target of $84. It reported earnings in this window, a natural checkpoint for the thesis.
The analysis reads markdown. Price is trending lower. Sellers are in control and the prior trend has reversed. 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 momentum reading bearish. Over the past year the shares are up 32%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 27%. The street (4 analysts) rates it strong buy, with a mean price target of $84. It reported earnings in this window, a natural checkpoint for the thesis.
The analysis reads markdown. Price is trending lower. Sellers are in control and the prior trend has reversed. Price has moved down 2.8% 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 C, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is holding around 17% above its long-term trend line with momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are up 32%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 27%. The street (4 analysts) rates it strong buy, with a mean price target of $84.
Each entry above was written on its date, before the outcome. A journal you can prune is not a journal.
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| Period | Price then | Price return | Divs per share | $1,000 became | Total return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | $72.30 | -6.3% | $0.19 | $940 | -6.0% |
| 2 months | $70.96 | -4.5% | $0.19 | $958 | -4.2% |
| 3 months | $61.44 | +10.3% | $0.19 | $1,106 | +10.6% |
| 6 months | $58.51 | +15.8% | $0.38 | $1,165 | +16.5% |
| 1 year | $51.48 | +31.6% | $0.76 | $1,331 | +33.1% |
| 2 years | $42.03 | +61.2% | $1.48 | $1,648 | +64.8% |
| 3 years | $37.47 | +80.9% | $2.16 | $1,866 | +86.6% |
| 5 years | $28.86 | +134.8% | $3.23 | $2,460 | +146.0% |
Historical returns from market close data. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
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