Precision Drilling Corporation (PDS) Options Positioning, Max Pain & Unusual Sweeps

$107.68 +2.10% NYSE • Live Quote vs Prior Daily Close (Synced Snapshot) EXT / AFTER-HRS: $107.88

Precision Drilling Corporation (PDS) carries a Roarable Rating of D+ (Sell) with 58/100 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 $1.35B
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EXT / AFTER-HRS: $107.88 (+0.19%)🧬 Disciplined Float (-0.40% YoY Shares)⚙️ Cash Engine: 12/20 (C-) • 0.9% FCF Margin
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📊 Historical Track Record: Scores of 58/100 (D+) historically posted market-perform odds over rolling 90-day windows (+0.0% avg 90D alpha vs SPY • 52.7% hit rate — wait for RQD ≥ 70 breakout).
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RQD QUANT TACHOMETERSELL / AVOID • D+
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5-PILLAR SNOWFLAKE RADARRw D+ · Rk C
Cash (12)Whales (11)SEC (13)Macro (13)CEO (9)
Each axis scored 0–20
12M PRICE TARGET CONE+0% Base Target
$127 Bull$108 Base$84 Bear
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WHALE OPTIONS SNAPSHOT: — (No Active Options Snapshot on file for PDS)Realized 20D OHLCV Swing Band: ±9.4%
Deterministic 5-Pillar Attribution (58/100 Composite)
🔍 WHY PDS SCORES 58/100 (D+) — TOP 3 DRIVERS2 Bullish Pillars + #1 Risk Drag
▲ #1 Bullish Driver: SEC 10-K Forensic Risk+13/20 pts (22% of score)

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

▲ #2 Bullish Driver: Macro Regime Fit+13/20 pts (22% of score)

FRED Regime × Technicals: 92% of 52W Range • RSI-14 at 74.9 (OVERBOUGHT (>70))

▼ #1 Drag / Risk Factor: Insider Conviction & Share Dilution9/20 pts (-11 pt drag)

Disciplined Float (-0.40% YoY Shares) & executive Form 4 sales trim 11 pts from alignment

📈 PAST 4 QUARTERS RQD vs SUBSEQUENT RETURNQ1 → Q2 → Q3 → Current
Q1 (-3Q)
50
Grade C-$84.14+1.7% Next Q
Q2 (-2Q)
53
Grade C-$85.61+10.1% Next Q
Q3 (-1Q)
55
Grade C$94.29+14.2% Next Q
Current
58
Grade D+$107.68+0% Hist 90D α
Trajectory: C- (50) → D+ (58)Full Audit →
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Even with a 58/100 (D+) score, PDS 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

Company executives have done more routine share selling than personal cash buying lately.

⚠️ Forensic Kill-Switch #2

Dilution & Margin Drag: Disciplined Float (-0.40% 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 ($88.71) or 200D SMA ($87.97) invalidates the momentum regime and cuts Target Base ($107.68) toward Bear Floor ($83.99).

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Contract: “PDS Beats Next Quarter EPS Consensus (Upcoming Quarter) & Holds Above 200D SMA”
CALL VS. PUT WHALE SHARE
— (No Active Options Snapshot)
Put/Call Ratio: — (No Active Options Snapshot)
MAX-PAIN EXPIRATION MAGNET
— (No Active Options Snapshot)
No active options chain max-pain snapshot on file
HISTORICAL 20D VOLATILITY SWING
±9.4%
Derived from 20D OHLCV bars (No Active Options Snapshot)

Active Strike Call vs. Put Concentration Ladder (PDS)

— (No Active Options Snapshot) — No unusual CBOE strike concentration anomalies recorded in the current database snapshot for PDS.

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PDS // CANDLESTICK & AUTO-TRENDLINE WORKSTATION6M: +15.38%▲ RESISTANCE BREAKOUT
2026-10-30O $108.5H $109.0L $104.7C $107.7VOL 169.9K
RES: $103.4SUP: $81.90SMA50: $88.71SMA200: $87.97
$114.9$102.9$90.82$78.77$66.71RES $103.4SUP $81.90$107.72026-04-302026-06-152026-07-312026-09-162026-10-30
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PDS 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. +6.0% actual YoY revenue growth (assuming 9.25% cost of equity & 16.5x terminal multiple).

Ellis Vennor Setup Ledger (#33)

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DETERMINISTIC MULTI-FACTOR EQUITY AUDIT • SEC EDGAR XBRL × RQD PEER BENCHMARK

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

Energy Rank #109 of 211 ⚔️ HPK vs PDS Full Matrix →

1. Head-to-Head Energy Peer Comparison (PDS vs. HPK, BORR, NBR, PBT)

Industry: Oil & Gas Production (106 Tracked Issuers)

Across 211 tracked Energy securities in the Roarable RQD universe, Precision Drilling Corporation (PDS) ranks #109 by composite RQD confidence (58/100, grade D+) and #132 by equity capitalization ($1.35B). Within this direct 5-issuer industry benchmark cohort, NBR leads on earnings valuation at 5.2x trailing P/E, while NBR leads on capital efficiency and profitability with 21.1% ROIC and — gross margin. PDS currently leads its immediate peer cohort in composite quantitative strength at 58/100 (D+).

Ticker / Company Roarable Grade RQD Score Trailing P/E Gross Margin ROIC 1D Change Market Cap Head-to-Head
PDS ACTIVE
Precision Drilling Corporation
D+ 58/100 — — — +2.10% $1.35B Benchmark Subject
HPK
HighPeak Energy Inc.
D 44/100 — — 4.6% -4.83% $1.32B /hpk-vs-pds →
BORR
Borr Drilling Limited
D+ 53/100 27.8x — 8.9% -7.52% $1.25B /borr-vs-pds →
NBR
Nabors Industries Ltd.
D 44/100 5.2x — 21.1% -1.43% $1.48B /nbr-vs-pds →
PBT
Permian Basin Royalty Trust
D+ 56/100 — — — -2.81% $1.51B /pbt-vs-pds →

2. PDS Fundamental Profitability, Capital Efficiency & Balance-Sheet Forensics

TRAILING 12M & FORWARD QUANTITATIVE SNAPSHOT

Precision Drilling Corporation (PDS) operates in Oil & Gas Production (Energy) with an equity capitalization of $1.35B, trailing P/E of N/A, forward P/E of N/A, and EV/EBITDA of N/A. Operating profitability registers a gross margin of —, operating margin of —, net profit margin of —, ROIC of —, and free cash flow yield of —, alongside an Altman Z-Score of N/A and Piotroski F-Score of N/A.

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

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

As of 2026-11-01, Precision Drilling Corporation (NYSE: PDS) is rated D+ (Sell / SELL) by Roarable's 5-pillar RQD engine with a composite confidence score of 58/100 at a spot price of $107.68 (+2.10% 1D, market cap $1.35B). Pillar breakdown: Fundamental Cash Engine 12/20, Institutional 13F & Options Flow 11/20, Executive Insider Alignment 13/20, FRED Macro Regime Fit 13/20, and SEC Balance-Sheet Forensics 9/20. Across 211 tracked Energy issuers, PDS ranks #109 in composite RQD confidence.

How does PDS compare to HPK and BORR in the Energy sector?

Within the Energy sector (Oil & Gas Production), PDS carries a Roarable D+ (58/100 RQD), trailing P/E of N/A, gross margin of —, and ROIC of —. By comparison, HPK (HighPeak Energy Inc.) holds a D grade (44/100 RQD, P/E N/A, ROIC 4.6%, cap $1.32B) and BORR (Borr Drilling Limited) posts a D+ grade (53/100 RQD, P/E 27.8x, ROIC 8.9%, cap $1.25B). Among the 5-stock peer group, NBR leads on earnings multiple (5.2x) while NBR leads on capital efficiency (21.1% ROIC).

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

For Precision Drilling Corporation (PDS), key quantitative strengths include Established market leader in Energy with deep daily trading liquidity. and sector rank #109 in Energy, while primary risk factors center on Company executives have done more routine share selling than personal cash buying lately. and implied 5-year growth hurdle of 8.0%/yr. Institutional options positioning shows a 50% call / 50% put premium split.

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

PDS last traded at $107.68 (+2.10% on volume of 220,612 shares), positioning the stock +21.38% above its 50-day simple moving average ($88.71) and +22.41% above its 200-day simple moving average ($87.97). Across its 52-week range of $56.10 to $112.03, PDS sits at the 92.2% percentile with a 14-day RSI of 74.9 (OVERBOUGHT (>70)) and an implied next-earnings move of ±9.4% ($97.56 to $117.80).

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What is PDS's options positioning and volatility profile?

Roarable tracks verified CBOE unusual options sweeps, put/call ratios, and OHLCV realized volatility bands for PDS.

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