Performance Shipping Inc. (PSHG) — RQD Stock Rating Cockpit

$1.64 0.00% NASDAQ • Live Quote vs Prior Daily Close (Synced Snapshot) EXT / AFTER-HRS: $1.64

Performance Shipping Inc. (PSHG) carries a Roarable Rating of D+ (Sell) with 56/100 RQD Confidence due to weak cash-flow efficiency and sensitivity to current interest rates. Wait for business cash flow and institutional buying to improve before committing fresh capital.

ROARABLE D+ • SELL / AVOID Cap $20.4M
📤 Share Live RQD Speedometer Card: 𝕏 Post Reddit StockTwits ⬇ Live SVG Card
INTERACTIVE SCENARIO DECK:
🛡️ Portfolio Crash X-Ray
EXT / AFTER-HRS: $1.64 (-0.19%)🧬 Cannibal Buyback (-0.96% YoY Shares)⚙️ Cash Engine: 13/20 (C) • 59.5% FCF Margin
Verify 90D Bucket Audit →
📊 Historical Track Record: Scores of 56/100 (D+) historically posted market-perform odds over rolling 90-day windows (-0.4% avg 90D alpha vs SPY • 51.8% hit rate — wait for RQD ≥ 70 breakout).
Audit Bucket Track Record →
RQD QUANT TACHOMETERSELL / AVOID • D+
025507510056
JEV AI Jury Split (Battleground)
Cash
SEC
Whale

Impersonal quantitative research (0–100 RQD rubric) — not individualized investment advice. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Full Disclaimer

5-PILLAR SNOWFLAKE RADARRw D+ · Rk C-
Cash (13)Whales (8)SEC (12)Macro (12)CEO (11)
Each axis scored 0–20
12M PRICE TARGET CONE-0.6% Base Target
$3 Bull$2 Base$1 Bear
📬 FREE PSHG RATING-CHANGE & BRIEFING ALERTSManage / Unsubscribe
WHALE OPTIONS SNAPSHOT: — (No Active Options Snapshot on file for PSHG)Realized 20D OHLCV Swing Band: ±7.7%
Deterministic 5-Pillar Attribution (56/100 Composite)
🔍 WHY PSHG SCORES 56/100 (D+) — TOP 3 DRIVERS2 Bullish Pillars + #1 Risk Drag
▲ #1 Bullish Driver: Cash Engine Quality+13/20 pts (23% of score)

SEC XBRL FY 2025 (10-K): 59.5% FCF Margin ($50.1M FCF) & 52% Gross Margin

▲ #2 Bullish Driver: SEC 10-K Forensic Risk+12/20 pts (21% of score)

Altman Z-Score 3.80 (FORTRESS SAFE (>3.0)) • Piotroski F-Score 7/9

▼ #1 Drag / Risk Factor: Whale & Options Positioning8/20 pts (-12 pt drag)

Put hedging (50% put share) caps near-term gamma upside (-12 pts vs max)

📈 PAST 4 QUARTERS RQD vs SUBSEQUENT RETURNQ1 → Q2 → Q3 → Current
Q1 (-3Q)
64
Grade C+$1.66-7.8% Next Q
Q2 (-2Q)
61
Grade C$1.53+6.5% Next Q
Q3 (-1Q)
59
Grade C$1.63+0.6% Next Q
Current
56
Grade D+$1.64-0.4% Hist 90D α
Trajectory: C+ (64) → D+ (56)Full Audit →
⚔️ ADVERSARIAL OPPOSING CASE & FORENSIC KILL-SWITCH (WHY THE BULL/BEAR THESIS COULD FAIL)GIDEON ASHMERE // FORENSIC SHORT & KILL-SWITCH DOSSIER

⚔️ Adversarial Opposing Case: Why the PSHG Bull Thesis Could Fail

Gideon Ashmere Forensic Desk →

Even with a 56/100 (D+) score, PSHG faces multiple-compression risk if current valuation multiples re-rate toward historical sector medians or if hyperscaler/enterprise customer concentration slows in upcoming 10-Q filings.

⚠️ Forensic Kill-Switch #1

Recent SEC filings added new risk-factor disclosures that warrant keeping an eye on margins.

⚠️ Forensic Kill-Switch #2

Dilution & Margin Drag: Cannibal Buyback (-0.96% YoY Shares) — any gross margin slip below 49.5% triggers an automatic RQD downgrade.

⚠️ Forensic Kill-Switch #3

Technical & Forensic Kill-Switch: A daily close below the 50D SMA ($1.70) or 200D SMA ($1.83) invalidates the momentum regime and cuts Target Base ($1.63) toward Bear Floor ($1.27).

🎲 LIVE PREDICTION MARKET ODDS TIED TO $PSHG• $2.4M Crowd Pool • Kalshi / Polymarket Composite
Contract: “PSHG Beats Next Quarter EPS Consensus (Dec 30, 2026) & Holds Above 200D SMA”
RSI-14 MOMENTUMNEUTRAL RANGE
45.530 Oversold · 70 Hot
ALTMAN-Z SHIELDFORTRESS SAFE (>3.0)
3.80>3.0 Fortress Safe
PIOTROSKI F-SCOREHIGH QUALITY (7–9)
7 / 99-Pt Accounting
52-WEEK LASER RANGE13% OF RANGE
L: $2$1.64H: $3
1. Money & Cash Health● MIXED
Are profits real cash in the bank?

Decent core business (steady margins), though cash flow growth is moderate rather than explosive right now.

Factor Grade: CRQD 13 / 20
2. Big Money & Insiders● TRIMMING
Are whales & executives buying or selling?

Insiders and big institutional desks have been trimming shares rather than stepping up to buy.

Factor Grade: DRQD 19 / 40
3. Hidden Risks & Market Weather● WATCH
SEC fine-print scan & interest-rate fit

No major SEC filing blowups, though current interest rates and Fed liquidity call for normal position sizing.

Factor Grade: C-RQD 24 / 40
MULTI-MODEL JEV QUANT JURY DELIBERATION

JEV AI Jury Split (Battleground) on PSHG

Cash & Moat Bull AI
ROIC & Free Cash Flow Model
NEUTRAL (65)

14.9% ROIC with 42.0% gross margin and 2.80% FCF yield.

SEC Forensic Auditor AI
10-K Accruals & Altman-Z Guard
NEUTRAL (60)

Altman-Z 4.20 and Piotroski 7/9 pass balance-sheet audit.

Whale & Macro Hawk AI
Options Skew, 13F & Fed NetLiq
NEUTRAL (52)

19/40 institutional & smart-money positioning score with 12/20 macro alignment.

Bull Case: Why Buyers Like PSHG
  • ✓Established market leader in Consumer Discretionary with deep daily trading liquidity.
Bear Case: What Could Go Wrong
  • !Recent SEC filings added new risk-factor disclosures that warrant keeping an eye on margins.
ON-DEMAND RQD QUANT WORKSHOP • SPONSORED / PARTNER SPOTLIGHTHosted by Perry Belcher & Roarable Forensic Quant Desk

Red-Light Warning Desk: Spotting SEC Cash-Flow & Dilution Risks Before Downgrades (Featuring PSHG)

  • ✓Walkthrough of PSHG's RQD Radar, SEC cash-conversion gap & downside invalidation levels
  • ✓3 asymmetric Bear/Hedge frameworks when 10-year Treasury yields stay elevated
  • ✓Includes nightly RQD rating-change & forensic signal email alerts on your tracked stocks
RQD INSIDER CLUB WAITLIST$49/YR PLANNED
Want Custom AI PineScript / Python Indicators & Priority Rating-Change Alerts?
PSHG // CANDLESTICK & AUTO-TRENDLINE WORKSTATION6M: -11.83%📐 HORIZONTAL RANGE
2026-10-30O $1.67H $1.67L $1.61C $1.64VOL 30.0K
RES: $2.00SUP: $1.46SMA50: $1.70SMA200: $1.83
$2.06$1.91$1.75$1.60$1.45RES $2.00SUP $1.46$1.642026-04-302026-06-152026-07-312026-09-162026-10-30
PRIMARY-SOURCE FORENSICS, SECOND-ORDER LINKS & AI ANALYST DESK

PSHG Dilution Monitor, Expectations Hurdle, Butterfly Connections & Policy Exposure

Share Count & Dilution Monitor (#25)

Multi-year comparable XBRL diluted share count not disclosed (ETF or recent listing).

Reverse-DCF Expectations Hurdle (#30)
8.0%/yr Implied 5Y Growth

vs. -3.7% actual YoY revenue growth (assuming 9.25% cost of equity & 16.5x terminal multiple).

Ellis Vennor Setup Ledger (#33)

No active Ellis Vennor swing setup published on PSHG today. View full Setup Ledger →

🦋 Documented & Second-Order Butterfly Connections Open Graph →

No direct multi-tier Butterfly edges indexed yet for PSHG. Explore sector supply chains on /butterfly.

AI Analyst Theses, Washington Policy & Company Video
🎬 No recent verified company-specific video clip queued for PSHG today (we never pad ticker pages with unrelated generic clips). Browse Macro Video Desk →
DETERMINISTIC MULTI-FACTOR EQUITY AUDIT • SEC EDGAR XBRL × RQD PEER BENCHMARK

📊 Quantitative Sector Peer Comparison, SEC Filing Delta & Investment FAQ (PSHG)

Consumer Discretionary Rank #525 of 1011 ⚔️ USEA vs PSHG Full Matrix →

1. Head-to-Head Consumer Discretionary Peer Comparison (PSHG vs. USEA, CTRM, OMEX, EHLD)

Industry: Marine Transportation (67 Tracked Issuers)

Across 1011 tracked Consumer Discretionary securities in the Roarable RQD universe, Performance Shipping Inc. (PSHG) ranks #525 by composite RQD confidence (56/100, grade D+) and #886 by equity capitalization ($20.4M). Within this direct 5-issuer industry benchmark cohort, PSHG leads on earnings valuation at N/A trailing P/E, while EHLD leads on capital efficiency and profitability with 33.1% ROIC and — gross margin. EHLD currently holds the highest overall quantitative score in the immediate peer group at 68/100 (C+) compared with PSHG at 56/100 (D+).

Ticker / Company Roarable Grade RQD Score Trailing P/E Gross Margin ROIC 1D Change Market Cap Head-to-Head
PSHG ACTIVE
Performance Shipping Inc.
D+ 56/100 — — 14.9% 0.00% $20.4M Benchmark Subject
USEA
United Maritime Corporation
D 51/100 — — -0.5% +1.98% $24.5M /usea-vs-pshg →
CTRM
Castor Maritime Inc.
D+ 53/100 — — -3.9% -1.27% $15.0M /ctrm-vs-pshg →
OMEX
Odyssey Marine Exploration Inc.
D 45/100 — — -35.0% -3.03% $30.8M /omex-vs-pshg →
EHLD
Euroholdings Ltd.
C+ 68/100 — — 33.1% +2.17% $33.1M /ehld-vs-pshg →

2. Multi-Year SEC XBRL Revenue, Cash Flow & Balance-Sheet Trajectory (FY2023–FY2025)

SEC EDGAR 10-K • FILED 2025-12-31 • CIK 0001481241

In its most recent audited fiscal period (FY2025, filed 2025-12-31), Performance Shipping Inc. (PSHG) reported GAAP revenue of $84.2M (-3.7% vs. FY2024 revenue of $87.4M , and -22.7% cumulative change since FY2023) , GAAP net income of $50.0M, operating cash flow of $50.1M, and free cash flow of $50.1M (-16.4% YoY). On the balance sheet, PSHG closed FY2025 with $559.9M in total assets against $0 in total debt (Altman Z-Score: N/A, Piotroski F-Score: 7/9).

Fiscal Period Filing Date Revenue Net Income Operating Cash Flow Free Cash Flow Total Assets Total Debt
FY2025 (FY) 2025-12-31 $84.2M $50.0M $50.1M $50.1M $559.9M —
FY2024 (FY) 2024-12-31 $87.4M $43.7M $59.9M $59.9M $330.4M —
FY2023 (FY) 2023-12-31 $108.9M $69.4M $68.0M $68.0M — —

3. PSHG Data-Verified Investor FAQ (RQD Rating, Sector Peers, SEC Forensics & Technicals)

✓ SCHEMA.ORG FAQPAGE JSON-LD ENABLED

Is PSHG stock a Buy, Hold, or Sell right now according to Roarable's RQD model?

As of 2026-11-01, Performance Shipping Inc. (NASDAQ: PSHG) is rated D+ (Sell / SELL) by Roarable's 5-pillar RQD engine with a composite confidence score of 56/100 at a spot price of $1.64 (0.00% 1D, market cap $20.4M). Pillar breakdown: Fundamental Cash Engine 13/20, Institutional 13F & Options Flow 8/20, Executive Insider Alignment 12/20, FRED Macro Regime Fit 12/20, and SEC Balance-Sheet Forensics 11/20. Across 1011 tracked Consumer Discretionary issuers, PSHG ranks #525 in composite RQD confidence.

How does PSHG compare to USEA and CTRM in the Consumer Discretionary sector?

Within the Consumer Discretionary sector (Marine Transportation), PSHG carries a Roarable D+ (56/100 RQD), trailing P/E of N/A, gross margin of —, and ROIC of 14.9%. By comparison, USEA (United Maritime Corporation) holds a D grade (51/100 RQD, P/E N/A, ROIC -0.5%, cap $24.5M) and CTRM (Castor Maritime Inc.) posts a D+ grade (53/100 RQD, P/E N/A, ROIC -3.9%, cap $15.0M). Among the 5-stock peer group, PSHG leads on earnings multiple (N/A) while EHLD leads on capital efficiency (33.1% ROIC).

What are the biggest fundamental strengths and SEC risk factors for PSHG?

Per PSHG's SEC EDGAR XBRL 10-K filing (FY2025, filed 2025-12-31, CIK 0001481241), Performance Shipping Inc. generated $84.2M in revenue (-3.7% YoY), $50.0M in net income, and $50.1M in free cash flow against $559.9M in total assets and $0 in total debt. Key quantitative strengths: Established market leader in Consumer Discretionary with deep daily trading liquidity.. Primary risk factors monitored: Recent SEC filings added new risk-factor disclosures that warrant keeping an eye on margins.. Institutional options positioning shows a 50% call / 50% put premium split.

Where is PSHG trading relative to its 50-day, 200-day, and 52-week technical levels?

PSHG last traded at $1.64 (0.00% on volume of 20,011 shares), positioning the stock -3.53% below its 50-day simple moving average ($1.70) and -10.38% below its 200-day simple moving average ($1.83). Across its 52-week range of $1.50 to $2.58, PSHG sits at the 13.0% percentile with a 14-day RSI of 45.5 (NEUTRAL RANGE) and an implied next-earnings move of ±7.7% ($1.51 to $1.77).

PSHG Investor FAQ & Complete 8-Part Research Index

100% OPEN ACCESS • SEC EDGAR × CBOE × FRED

Should I buy, hold, or sell PSHG stock right now?

Performance Shipping Inc. (PSHG) currently earns a Roarable Rating of D+ (Sell — SELL) with 56/100 RQD Confidence. Stretched risk/reward at current multiples (15% return on capital) under elevated 10-year interest-rate pressure.

What is PSHG's 12-month price target and RQD AI Jury consensus?

PSHG's 12-month base price target is $1.63 (range $1.27 to $2.71), backed by transparent SEC XBRL cash-flow, Form 4 insider, and CBOE options flow analysis.

LIVE TAPE SPY $755.72 -0.38% QQQ $690.49 -1.44% DIA $517.13 -0.37% IWM $279.33 +0.96% NVDA $213.66 -0.80% AAPL $348.91 +1.48% MSFT $530.14 -0.16% TSLA $403.30 -0.23% PLTR $196.42 -0.20% SOFI $17.61 +2.74% IBIT $43.36 -0.94% GLD $355.78 -1.34%