Why PBF Stock surged +3.08% Today — RQD Quant Desk Flash

$75.54 +3.08% NYSE • Public Delayed / 60s Snapshot

PBF Energy Inc. (PBF) receives a Roarable Rating of D+ (Sell) and flashes a Red SELL / AVOID warning (55/100 RQD Confidence). Our SEC filing scanner spotted paper earnings outpacing real operating cash flow (+190.3% (NI vs OCF)) while unpaid customer invoices grew—a classic sign to step aside until cash flow catches up.

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Why PBF Stock surged +3.08% Today — RQD Quant Desk Flash

PBF Energy Inc. (PBF) surged +3.08% to $75.54 as options desks priced 56% call premium vs. 44% put protection around the $74 max-pain magnet. Accounting Warning: Paper earnings outpaced operating cash flow (+190.3% (NI vs OCF)) as receivables rose.

  • ▸Technical Tape: Trading at 75% of its 52-week range ($25.62 – $92.46) with RSI-14 at 48.4 (NEUTRAL RANGE).
  • ▸Whale Options Positioning: $2.5M in bullish call flow vs. $2.0M in put flow (Put/Call 0.79x, implied earnings swing ±7%).
  • ▸Primary SEC / Cross-Feed Trigger: PBF Accounting Gap: Net Income (+70.3%) Outpaced OCF (-120%) With +9.3% Working-Capital Build
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PBF Energy (PBF) Stock Price Trails Its Q3 Earnings Windfall

PBF Energy just printed one of the heaviest hitting refining quarters of the year in Q3 2026, and the stock only moved 3.2% higher to US$77.98. For a refiner that reported adjusted earnings of US$12.78 per share on rough

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Middle East flare ups around Saudi refineries and key shipping routes have pushed oil back into the spotlight, and attention is swinging to the companies that move the fuel rather than just those that find it. When flows

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PBF Energy Q3 Earnings Call Highlights

PBF Energy (NYSE:PBF) reported third-quarter adjusted net income of $12.78 per share and adjusted EBITDA of approximately $2.3 billion, as tight refined-product supplies and firm demand supported strong market conditions

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PBF // CANDLESTICK & AUTO-TRENDLINE WORKSTATION6M: +79.89%▲ ASCENDING CHANNEL
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Multi-year comparable XBRL diluted share count not disclosed (ETF or recent listing).

Reverse-DCF Expectations Hurdle (#30)
19.7%/yr Implied 5Y Growth

vs. -11.4% actual YoY revenue growth (assuming 9.25% cost of equity & 16.5x terminal multiple).

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Why is PBF stock moving today?

Why PBF Stock surged +3.08% Today — RQD Quant Desk Flash. Accounting Warning: Paper earnings outpaced operating cash flow (+190.3% (NI vs OCF)) as receivables rose.