Why MEDP Stock dropped -2.18% Today — RQD Quant Desk Flash

$677.56 -2.18% NASDAQ • Public Delayed / 60s Snapshot

Medpace Holdings Inc. (MEDP) carries a Roarable Rating of C+ (Hold) with 69/100 RQD Confidence. The underlying business is intact, so current owners don’t need to panic-sell—but mixed big-money flow or rich pricing means new buyers can afford to wait for either a pullback or a B-or-higher upgrade.

ROARABLE C+ • HOLD / WATCH Cap $18.95B
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WHALE OPTIONS TUG-OF-WAR:51% Call Buyers ($2.3M)
49% PutsMax Pain: $664.00
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Why MEDP Stock dropped -2.18% Today — RQD Quant Desk Flash

Medpace Holdings Inc. (MEDP) dropped -2.18% to $677.56 as options desks priced 51% call premium vs. 49% put protection around the $664 max-pain magnet. Solid 41% profit margin (28% return on capital), mixed timing at 42x P/E—hold if owned, no rush to chase.

  • ▸Technical Tape: Trading at 95% of its 52-week range ($373 – $693.97) with RSI-14 at 54.6 (NEUTRAL RANGE).
  • ▸Whale Options Positioning: $2.3M in bullish call flow vs. $2.2M in put flow (Put/Call 0.98x, implied earnings swing ±6.9%).
  • ▸Fundamental Anchor: Roarable C+ (Hold) backed by 44% gross margin and $681.9M annual free cash flow.
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MEDP // CANDLESTICK & AUTO-TRENDLINE WORKSTATION6M: +55.74%▲ ASCENDING CHANNEL
2026-10-30O $677.9H $677.9L $648.1C $652.0VOL 219.4K
RES: $696.7SUP: $598.8SMA50: $619.1SMA200: $529.4
$714.3$630.1$545.8$461.6$377.3RES $696.7SUP $598.8$652.02026-04-302026-06-152026-07-312026-09-162026-10-30
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MEDP 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)
31.7%/yr Implied 5Y Growth

vs. +20.0% actual YoY revenue growth (assuming 9.25% cost of equity & 16.5x terminal multiple).

Ellis Vennor Setup Ledger (#33)

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Why is MEDP stock moving today?

Why MEDP Stock dropped -2.18% Today — RQD Quant Desk Flash. Solid 41% profit margin (28% return on capital), mixed timing at 42x P/E—hold if owned, no rush to chase.