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Why TASK Stock slipped -0.73% Today — RQD Quant Desk Flash
$8.11 -0.73% NASDAQ • Live Quote vs Prior Daily Close (Synced Snapshot)
EXT / AFTER-HRS: $8.12
TaskUs Inc. (Class A) (TASK) earns a Roarable Rating of B (Buy) with 72/100 RQD Confidence. High-quality cash engine (steady margins, 18% return on capital) with steady institutional support. The company’s underlying cash engine and institutional positioning keep the composite score in the Green Buy zone.
ROARABLE B • BUY
Cap $743.6M
INTERACTIVE SCENARIO DECK:
EXT / AFTER-HRS: $8.12 (+0.11%)🧬 Cannibal Buyback (-2.92% YoY Shares)⚙️ Cash Engine: 12/20 (C-) • 6.2% FCF Margin
Verify 90D Bucket Audit →📊 Historical Track Record: Scores of 72/100 (B) historically ranked in the Top 13% of excess returns over the next 90 days (+7.0% avg 90D alpha vs SPY • 68.7% hit rate).
Audit Bucket Track Record →RQD QUANT TACHOMETERBUY • B
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5-PILLAR SNOWFLAKE RADARRw C · Rk A-
Each axis scored 0–20
12M PRICE TARGET CONE+6.3% Base Target
WHALE OPTIONS SNAPSHOT: — (No Active Options Snapshot on file for TASK)Realized 20D OHLCV Swing Band: ±7.3%
Deterministic 5-Pillar Attribution (72/100 Composite)
🔍 WHY TASK SCORES 72/100 (B) — TOP 3 DRIVERS2 Bullish Pillars + #1 Risk Drag
▲ #1 Bullish Driver: Insider Conviction & Share Dilution+18/20 pts (25% of score)
SEC Form 4 / 13F Thermometer: 86% Net Buy • Cannibal Buyback (-2.92% YoY Shares)
▲ #2 Bullish Driver: Macro Regime Fit+17/20 pts (24% of score)
FRED Regime × Technicals: 39% of 52W Range • RSI-14 at 51.9 (NEUTRAL RANGE)
▼ #1 Drag / Risk Factor: Whale & Options Positioning9/20 pts (-11 pt drag)
Put hedging (50% put share) caps near-term gamma upside (-11 pts vs max)
📈 PAST 4 QUARTERS RQD vs SUBSEQUENT RETURNQ1 → Q2 → Q3 → Current
Q1 (-3Q)Grade A-$8.14+1% Next Q
80
Q2 (-2Q)Grade B+$8.22+4.1% Next Q
77
Q3 (-1Q)Grade B+$8.56-5.3% Next Q
75
CurrentGrade B$8.11+7% Hist 90D α
72
Trajectory: A- (80) → B (72)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 TASK Bull Thesis Could Fail
Even with a 72/100 (B) score, TASK faces multiple-compression risk if 7.3x trailing P/E re-rate toward historical sector medians or if hyperscaler/enterprise customer concentration slows in upcoming 10-Q filings.
⚠️ Forensic Kill-Switch #1
Broader market pullbacks can still drag down strong stocks in the short run.
⚠️ Forensic Kill-Switch #2
Dilution & Margin Drag: Cannibal Buyback (-2.92% 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 ($8.15) or 200D SMA ($7.74) invalidates the momentum regime and cuts Target Base ($8.62) toward Bear Floor ($6.65).
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Contract: “TASK Beats Next Quarterly Revenue & EPS Consensus + Hyperscaler AI CapEx Holds Record Pace”
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Why TASK Stock slipped -0.73% Today — RQD Quant Desk Flash
TaskUs Inc. (Class A) (TASK) slipped -0.73% to $8.11, trading at 39% of its 52-week range ($4.47 – $13.73). High-quality cash engine (steady margins, 18% return on capital) with steady institutional support.
- ▸Technical Tape: Trading at 39% of its 52-week range ($4.47 – $13.73) with RSI-14 at 51.9 (NEUTRAL RANGE).
- ▸Volatility Profile: Historical 20-day realized swing band of ±7.3% around $8.11 (no active unusual options sweep snapshot on file).
- ▸Fundamental Anchor: Roarable B (Buy) backed by 52% gross margin and $73.7M annual free cash flow.
Live TASK Headlines & Catalysts
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TASK // CANDLESTICK & AUTO-TRENDLINE WORKSTATION6M: +25.15%🛡️ HOLDING TREND SUPPORT
2026-10-30O $8.10H $8.39L $8.02C $8.11VOL 516.5K
RES: $9.30SUP: $8.06SMA50: $8.15SMA200: $7.74
PRIMARY-SOURCE FORENSICS, SECOND-ORDER LINKS & AI ANALYST DESK
TASK 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)
-7.2%/yr Implied 5Y Growth
vs. +19.0% 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 TASK today. View full Setup Ledger →
🦋 Documented & Second-Order Butterfly Connections
Open Graph →
No direct multi-tier Butterfly edges indexed yet for TASK. Explore sector supply chains on /butterfly.
AI Analyst Theses, Washington Policy & Company Video
🎬 No recent verified company-specific video clip queued for TASK 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 (TASK)
Technology Rank #76 of 714
⚔️ OSPN vs TASK Full Matrix →
1. Head-to-Head Technology Peer Comparison (TASK vs. OSPN, PLTK, NRDS, YEXT)
Industry: EDP Services (163 Tracked Issuers)Across 714 tracked Technology securities in the Roarable RQD universe, TaskUs Inc. (Class A) (TASK) ranks #76 by composite RQD confidence (72/100, grade B) and #386 by equity capitalization ($743.6M). Within this direct 5-issuer industry benchmark cohort, TASK leads on earnings valuation at 7.3x trailing P/E, while YEXT leads on capital efficiency and profitability with 34.1% ROIC and 74.5% gross margin. NRDS currently holds the highest overall quantitative score in the immediate peer group at 85/100 (A-) compared with TASK at 72/100 (B).
| Ticker / Company | Roarable Grade | RQD Score | Trailing P/E | Gross Margin | ROIC | 1D Change | Market Cap | Head-to-Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TASK
ACTIVE
TaskUs Inc. (Class A) | B | 72/100 | 7.3x | — | 18.3% | -0.73% | $743.6M | Benchmark Subject |
| OSPN OneSpan Inc. | B | 72/100 | 10.2x | 73.8% | 19.0% | +0.35% | $742.6M | /ospn-vs-task → |
| PLTK Playtika Holding Corp. | E | 34/100 | — | 72.5% | -0.3% | -3.43% | $751.4M | /pltk-vs-task → |
| NRDS NerdWallet Inc. (Class A) | A- | 85/100 | 14.9x | 92.4% | 18.6% | +6.37% | $725.5M | /nrds-vs-task → |
| YEXT Yext Inc. | C | 63/100 | 19.0x | 74.5% | 34.1% | -0.27% | $723.5M | /yext-vs-task → |
2. Multi-Year SEC XBRL Revenue, Cash Flow & Balance-Sheet Trajectory (FY2023–FY2025)
SEC EDGAR 10-K • FILED 2025-12-31 • CIK 0001829864In its most recent audited fiscal period (FY2025, filed 2025-12-31), TaskUs Inc. (Class A) (TASK) reported GAAP revenue of $1.18B (+19.0% vs. FY2024 revenue of $995.0M , and +28.0% cumulative change since FY2023) , GAAP net income of $102.3M, operating cash flow of $137.2M, and free cash flow of $73.7M (-26.1% YoY). On the balance sheet, TASK closed FY2025 with $1.05B in total assets against $219.8M in total debt (Altman Z-Score: 3.03, Piotroski F-Score: 8/9).
| Fiscal Period | Filing Date | Revenue | Net Income | Operating Cash Flow | Free Cash Flow | Total Assets | Total Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 (FY) | 2025-12-31 | $1.18B | $102.3M | $137.2M | $73.7M | $1.05B | $219.8M |
| FY2024 (FY) | 2024-12-31 | $995.0M | $45.9M | $138.9M | $99.8M | $953.3M | $241.4M |
| FY2023 (FY) | 2023-12-31 | $924.4M | $45.7M | $143.7M | $143.7M | — | — |
3. TASK Data-Verified Investor FAQ (RQD Rating, Sector Peers, SEC Forensics & Technicals)
✓ SCHEMA.ORG FAQPAGE JSON-LD ENABLEDIs TASK stock a Buy, Hold, or Sell right now according to Roarable's RQD model?
As of 2026-11-01, TaskUs Inc. (Class A) (NASDAQ: TASK) is rated B (Buy / BUY) by Roarable's 5-pillar RQD engine with a composite confidence score of 72/100 at a spot price of $8.11 (-0.73% 1D, market cap $743.6M). Pillar breakdown: Fundamental Cash Engine 12/20, Institutional 13F & Options Flow 9/20, Executive Insider Alignment 16/20, FRED Macro Regime Fit 17/20, and SEC Balance-Sheet Forensics 18/20. Across 714 tracked Technology issuers, TASK ranks #76 in composite RQD confidence.
How does TASK compare to OSPN and PLTK in the Technology sector?
Within the Technology sector (EDP Services), TASK carries a Roarable B (72/100 RQD), trailing P/E of 7.3x, gross margin of —, and ROIC of 18.3%. By comparison, OSPN (OneSpan Inc.) holds a B grade (72/100 RQD, P/E 10.2x, ROIC 19.0%, cap $742.6M) and PLTK (Playtika Holding Corp.) posts a E grade (34/100 RQD, P/E N/A, ROIC -0.3%, cap $751.4M). Among the 5-stock peer group, TASK leads on earnings multiple (7.3x) while YEXT leads on capital efficiency (34.1% ROIC).
What are the biggest fundamental strengths and SEC risk factors for TASK?
Per TASK's SEC EDGAR XBRL 10-K filing (FY2025, filed 2025-12-31, CIK 0001829864), TaskUs Inc. (Class A) generated $1.18B in revenue (+19.0% YoY), $102.3M in net income, and $73.7M in free cash flow against $1.05B in total assets and $219.8M in total debt. Key quantitative strengths: Company leadership has skin in the game with net positive insider conviction.. Primary risk factors monitored: Broader market pullbacks can still drag down strong stocks in the short run.. Institutional options positioning shows a 50% call / 50% put premium split.
Where is TASK trading relative to its 50-day, 200-day, and 52-week technical levels?
TASK last traded at $8.11 (-0.73% on volume of 259,714 shares), positioning the stock -0.49% below its 50-day simple moving average ($8.15) and +4.78% above its 200-day simple moving average ($7.74). Across its 52-week range of $4.47 to $13.73, TASK sits at the 39.3% percentile with a 14-day RSI of 51.9 (NEUTRAL RANGE) and an implied next-earnings move of ±7.3% ($7.52 to $8.70).
TASK Investor FAQ & Complete 8-Part Research Index
100% OPEN ACCESS • SEC EDGAR × CBOE × FREDWhy is TASK stock moving today?
Why TASK Stock slipped -0.73% Today — RQD Quant Desk Flash. High-quality cash engine (steady margins, 18% return on capital) with steady institutional support.