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Transcat Inc. (TRNS) — RQD Stock Rating Cockpit

$90.00 +1.28% NASDAQ • Live Quote vs Prior Daily Close (Synced Snapshot) EXT / AFTER-HRS: $90.04

Transcat Inc. (TRNS) carries a Roarable Rating of D+ (Sell) with 55/100 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.

📊 Historical Track Record: Scores of 55/100 (D+) historically posted market-perform odds over rolling 90-day windows (-0.5% avg 90D alpha vs SPY) →

ROARABLE D+ • SELL / AVOID Cap $844.9M

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EXT / AFTER-HRS: $90.04 (+0.04%)🧬 Disciplined Float (-0.12% YoY Shares)⚙️ Cash Engine: 13/20 (C) • 5.9% FCF Margin

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📊 Historical Track Record: Scores of 55/100 (D+) historically posted market-perform odds over rolling 90-day windows (-0.5% avg 90D alpha vs SPY • 51.4% 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

Each axis scored 0–20

12M PRICE TARGET CONE-1.3% Base Target

WHALE OPTIONS SNAPSHOT: — (No Active Options Snapshot on file for TRNS)Realized 20D OHLCV Swing Band: ±7.2%

Deterministic 5-Pillar Attribution (55/100 Composite)

🔍 WHY TRNS SCORES 55/100 (D+) — TOP 3 DRIVERS2 Bullish Pillars + #1 Risk Drag

▲ #1 Bullish Driver: SEC 10-K Forensic Risk+16/20 pts (29% of score)

Altman Z-Score 4.07 (FORTRESS SAFE (>3.0)) • Piotroski F-Score 8/9

▲ #2 Bullish Driver: Cash Engine Quality+13/20 pts (24% of score)

SEC XBRL FY 2025 (10-K): 5.9% FCF Margin ($19.6M FCF) & 32.6% Gross Margin

▼ #1 Drag / Risk Factor: Insider Conviction & Share Dilution8/20 pts (-12 pt drag)

Disciplined Float (-0.12% YoY Shares) & executive Form 4 sales trim 12 pts from alignment

📈 PAST 4 QUARTERS RQD vs SUBSEQUENT RETURNQ1 → Q2 → Q3 → Current

Q1 (-3Q)

Grade D$86.23-6.8% Next Q

Q2 (-2Q)

Grade C-$80.35+2% Next Q

Q3 (-1Q)

Grade C-$81.92+9.9% Next Q

Current

Grade D+$90.00-0.5% Hist 90D α

Trajectory: D (47) → D+ (55)Full Audit →

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Even with a 55/100 (D+) score, TRNS faces multiple-compression risk if 157.2x 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

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

⚠️ Forensic Kill-Switch #2

Sensitive to high interest rates and tighter Federal Reserve market liquidity.

⚠️ Forensic Kill-Switch #3

Technical & Forensic Kill-Switch: A daily close below the 50D SMA ($86.14) or 200D SMA ($81.66) invalidates the momentum regime and cuts Target Base ($88.79) toward Bear Floor ($69.26).

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RSI-14 MOMENTUMNEUTRAL RANGE

5130 Oversold · 70 Hot

ALTMAN-Z SHIELDFORTRESS SAFE (>3.0)

4.07>3.0 Fortress Safe

PIOTROSKI F-SCOREHIGH QUALITY (7–9)

8 / 99-Pt Accounting

52-WEEK LASER RANGE80% OF RANGE

L: $50$90.00H: $100

1. Money & Cash Health● MIXED

Are profits real cash in the bank?

Decent core business (33% profit margin), 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: D-RQD 16 / 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: CRQD 26 / 40

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ROIC & Free Cash Flow Model

NEUTRAL (65)

2.7% ROIC with 32.6% gross margin and 2.31% FCF yield.

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10-K Accruals & Altman-Z Guard

BULLISH (80)

Altman-Z 4.07 and Piotroski 8/9 pass balance-sheet audit.

Whale & Macro Hawk AI

Options Skew, 13F & Fed NetLiq

BEARISH (43)

16/40 institutional & smart-money positioning score with 10/20 macro alignment.

Bull Case: Why Buyers Like TRNS

✓Clean SEC annual filing review with no major hidden accounting time-bombs.

Bear Case: What Could Go Wrong

!Company executives have done more routine share selling than personal cash buying lately.
!Sensitive to high interest rates and tighter Federal Reserve market liquidity.
!Priced at 157x earnings—high expectations leave less room for a lukewarm quarter.

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TRNS // CANDLESTICK & AUTO-TRENDLINE WORKSTATION6M: +18.27%📐 HORIZONTAL RANGE

2026-10-30O $88.87H $90.23L $85.47C $90.00VOL 164.8K

RES: $106.1SUP: $79.34SMA50: $86.14SMA200: $81.66

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

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Share Count & Dilution Monitor (#25)

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

Reverse-DCF Expectations Hurdle (#30)

48.0%/yr Implied 5Y Growth

vs. +19.2% 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 TRNS today. View full Setup Ledger →

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

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

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

Utilities Rank #60 of 117 ⚔️ FEIM vs TRNS Full Matrix →

1. Head-to-Head Utilities Peer Comparison (TRNS vs. FEIM, ALNT, AEHR, COHU)

Industry: Electrical Products (35 Tracked Issuers)

Across 117 tracked Utilities securities in the Roarable RQD universe, Transcat Inc. (TRNS) ranks #60 by composite RQD confidence (55/100, grade D+) and #80 by equity capitalization ($844.9M). Within this direct 5-issuer industry benchmark cohort, TRNS leads on earnings valuation at 157.2x trailing P/E, while ALNT leads on capital efficiency and profitability with 7.9% ROIC and 32.8% gross margin. ALNT currently holds the highest overall quantitative score in the immediate peer group at 59/100 (C-) compared with TRNS at 55/100 (D+).

Ticker / Company	Roarable Grade	RQD Score	Trailing P/E	Gross Margin	ROIC	1D Change	Market Cap	Head-to-Head
TRNS ACTIVE Transcat Inc.	D+	55/100	157.2x	32.6%	2.7%	+1.28%	$844.9M	Benchmark Subject
FEIM Frequency Electronics Inc.	D-	41/100	—	29.1%	-3.9%	+0.27%	$809.2M	/feim-vs-trns →
ALNT Allient Inc.	C-	59/100	—	32.8%	7.9%	-4.67%	$1.56B	/alnt-vs-trns →
AEHR Aehr Test Systems	D-	36/100	—	35.3%	-7.0%	-5.16%	$2.00B	/aehr-vs-trns →
COHU Cohu Inc.	C-	59/100	—	—	-6.5%	+0.49%	$2.53B	/cohu-vs-trns →

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

SEC EDGAR 10-K • FILED 2026-03-28 • CIK 0000099302

In its most recent audited fiscal period (FY2025, filed 2026-03-28), Transcat Inc. (TRNS) reported GAAP revenue of $331.9M (+19.2% vs. FY2024 revenue of $278.4M , and +27.9% cumulative change since FY2023) , GAAP net income of $5.4M, operating cash flow of $34.9M, and free cash flow of $19.6M (-24.2% YoY). On the balance sheet, TRNS closed FY2025 with $472.9M in total assets against $99.9M in total debt (Altman Z-Score: 4.07, Piotroski F-Score: 8/9).

Fiscal Period	Filing Date	Revenue	Net Income	Operating Cash Flow	Free Cash Flow	Total Assets	Total Debt
FY2025 (FY)	2026-03-28	$331.9M	$5.4M	$34.9M	$19.6M	$472.9M	$99.9M
FY2024 (FY)	2025-03-29	$278.4M	$14.5M	$39.0M	$25.8M	$386.0M	$39.5M
FY2023 (FY)	2024-03-30	$259.5M	$13.6M	$32.6M	$32.6M	—	—

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

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

As of 2026-11-01, Transcat Inc. (NASDAQ: TRNS) is rated D+ (Sell / SELL) by Roarable's 5-pillar RQD engine with a composite confidence score of 55/100 at a spot price of $90.00 (+1.28% 1D, market cap $844.9M). Pillar breakdown: Fundamental Cash Engine 13/20, Institutional 13F & Options Flow 8/20, Executive Insider Alignment 16/20, FRED Macro Regime Fit 10/20, and SEC Balance-Sheet Forensics 8/20. Across 117 tracked Utilities issuers, TRNS ranks #60 in composite RQD confidence.

How does TRNS compare to FEIM and ALNT in the Utilities sector?

Within the Utilities sector (Electrical Products), TRNS carries a Roarable D+ (55/100 RQD), trailing P/E of 157.2x, gross margin of 32.6%, and ROIC of 2.7%. By comparison, FEIM (Frequency Electronics Inc.) holds a D- grade (41/100 RQD, P/E N/A, ROIC -3.9%, cap $809.2M) and ALNT (Allient Inc.) posts a C- grade (59/100 RQD, P/E N/A, ROIC 7.9%, cap $1.56B). Among the 5-stock peer group, TRNS leads on earnings multiple (157.2x) while ALNT leads on capital efficiency (7.9% ROIC).

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

Per TRNS's SEC EDGAR XBRL 10-K filing (FY2025, filed 2026-03-28, CIK 0000099302), Transcat Inc. generated $331.9M in revenue (+19.2% YoY), $5.4M in net income, and $19.6M in free cash flow against $472.9M in total assets and $99.9M in total debt. Key quantitative strengths: Clean SEC annual filing review with no major hidden accounting time-bombs.. Primary risk factors monitored: Company executives have done more routine share selling than personal cash buying lately.. Institutional options positioning shows a 50% call / 50% put premium split.

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

TRNS last traded at $90.00 (+1.28% on volume of 174,822 shares), positioning the stock +4.48% above its 50-day simple moving average ($86.14) and +10.21% above its 200-day simple moving average ($81.66). Across its 52-week range of $50.23 to $100.00, TRNS sits at the 79.9% percentile with a 14-day RSI of 51.0 (NEUTRAL RANGE) and an implied next-earnings move of ±7.2% ($83.52 to $96.48).

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

Transcat Inc. (TRNS) currently earns a Roarable Rating of D+ (Sell — SELL) with 55/100 RQD Confidence. Stretched risk/reward at 157x P/E (3% return on capital) under elevated 10-year interest-rate pressure.

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

TRNS's 12-month base price target is $88.79 (range $69.26 to $105), backed by transparent SEC XBRL cash-flow, Form 4 insider, and CBOE options flow analysis.

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