NYSE: PDS

Precision Drilling (PDS) Stock Analysis & Forecast

Oct 12 close

$84.29+0.15 (+0.2%)
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Gekko Brief

AI summaryOct 12 close

Precision Drilling shares rose 4.15% on 5 October amid improving sentiment across the energy-service sector and positive company developments, and the stock carries a consensus "Moderate Buy" rating from six analysts covering the firm, with a consensus target of $101.01 implying 19.8% upside. Comparisons with peer Solaris Energy Infrastructure have also circulated this week, weighing relative risk, institutional ownership and valuation between the two names.

PDS closed at $84.29, up 0.2%, sitting below both its 50-day average of $85.49 and its 200-day average of $86.43, with the 50-day also below the 200-day. The stock is down 6.1% over one month and 9.3% over six months, though up 49.3% over the past year. The GekkoIndex reads 59.5, placing it in the Neutral zone, while the gap to Gekko Fair Value of $145.78 stands at -42.2%.

Precision Drilling reports next on 27 October, 15 days away and inside a typical 20-trading-day holding window; its last quarterly print brought an 8.9% reaction after an EPS miss versus estimate. Seasonality from this point in the calendar has averaged a 9.1% move over the next 20 trading days across 5 years, rising in 3 of them, while typical 20-day moves run 8.6%. No insider, Congress or unusual options activity appears in the current window, leaving earnings timing and seasonal patterns as the more notable factors ahead.

Written by AI from the Oct 12, 2026 close and checked automatically against the figures on this page.

Precision Drilling price vs fair value

▲$145.78$84.29Oct ’25Apr ’26Oct ’26
Close $84.29200-day averageGekko Fair Value $145.78

Precision Drilling quick facts

Market cap
$1.08B
P/E ratio
—
Forward P/E
10.4
EPS, TTM
−$1.74
Revenue, TTM
$1.92B
Profit margin
-1.7%
Dividend yield
—
Beta
1.45
Volume
54,371 avg 91,839
1-year return
+49.3%
Typical daily move
±3.3%
Typical 20-day move
±8.6%
50-day average
$85.49
200-day average
$86.43
Next earnings
Oct 27
Shares outstanding
12.59M
52-week range
$53.42$103.80

Precision Drilling swing-trade checklist

Precision Drilling scores 2 supportive, 1 mixed and 2 headwinds across the 5 checklist items with data.

Six things swing traders check before a 20-day hold, read from the latest data.

2 supportive1 mixed2 headwinds

  • Trendheadwind

    Below 50 and 200-day

    Close $84.29 is below the 50-day ($85.49) and 200-day ($86.43) averages, and the 50-day is below the 200-day.

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  • GekkoIndexmixed

    59.5, Neutral

    Reading 59.5 is in the Neutral zone.

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  • Fair valuesupportive

    42.2% below

    Price is 42.2% below Gekko Fair Value (more than 5% below).

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  • Smart moneyno data

    No data

    No insider, Congress or unusual options activity in the window.

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  • Earnings riskheadwind

    Reports in 15 days

    Reports on Oct 27, 2026, 15 days away — inside a typical 20-trading-day hold.

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  • Seasonalitysupportive

    +9.1% on average

    From this point in the calendar, the next 20 trading days averaged +9.1% over 5 years, rising in 3 of them.

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Precision Drilling stock chart and price history

Precision Drilling closed at $84.29 on Oct 12, 2026, +49.3% over the past year, inside a 52-week range of $53.42 to $103.80.

5Y and weekly in Gekko
Close50-day average200-day averageVolume
Precision Drilling share price, past year, with 50-day and 200-day moving averages and volume$50$60$70$80$90$100NovDecJan 2026FebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOct84.29

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Performance Breakdown

1 month
−6.1%
3 months
+1.8%
6 months
−9.3%
1 year
+49.3%
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About Precision Drilling

Precision Drilling provides land-based drilling and related well services to oil and gas producers, along with geothermal energy operators, working across North America and into parts of the Middle East. The company is recognized for its fleet of land drilling rigs, which includes units fitted with automated drilling technology and others designed to run on natural gas or bi-fuel power.

The business runs through two main divisions. One handles contract drilling itself, covering standard and turnkey drilling jobs, supplying oilfield materials, and maintaining and rebuilding rig equipment. The other focuses on completion and production work, offering service rigs for tasks such as workovers, well maintenance, abandonment and re-entry prep, alongside rental equipment, wellsite housing, and camp and catering support. Its customers are companies engaged in oil, natural gas, and geothermal exploration and production.

Precision Drilling trades on the NYSE under the ticker PDS.

Listed
NYSE
Sector
Industrial services
Industry
Contract drilling
Website
precisiondrilling.com

Precision Drilling GekkoIndex: the smart money zone

Precision Drilling’s GekkoIndex — Gekko’s 0 to 100 smart money score — reads 59.5, in the Neutral zone, up 3.6 points over five sessions.

010059.5Neutral

Up 3.6 points over five sessions.

Reading for Oct 12, 2026

What followed past readings in each zone

ZoneReadings5 days10 days20 days50 days
Buying32+2.0%+3.8%+1.5%+4.2%
Accumulation189+0.8%+1.1%+1.2%−0.4%
Neutral (current zone)411+0.4%+0.8%+2.0%+5.4%
Distribution49−1.5%−2.5%−1.4%+8.6%
Selling1Too few readings yet

Average PDS share-price change over the trading days after each daily reading in its GekkoIndex history. Across every stock Gekko tracks, Neutral readings averaged +1.1% over 20 days. Past behaviour doesn’t guarantee future results.

Neutral zone: No clear directional signal. About the five zones →

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Is Precision Drilling stock overvalued? Gekko Fair Value

Precision Drilling trades 42.2% below Gekko Fair Value of $145.78, so the shares are undervalued on Gekko’s estimate.

Gekko’s own estimate of what Precision Drilling shares are worth, recalculated every trading day.

$145.78

Gekko Fair Value, Oct 10, 2026

42.2% Undervalued

At the end of Aug 2026 the price was 4.5% below the estimate.

Gekko Fair ValueShare price, month end
$146$84Aug 2026SepOct 2026

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Precision Drilling insider and Congress trading

No open-market insider purchases were filed for Precision Drilling, and no Congress trades were disclosed, in the last 90 days.

Plus buybacks, unusual options and fund positions, each dated to when it became public.

Insider buying last 90 days

No open-market insider purchases were filed for PDS in the last 90 days.

From Form 4 filings, dated to when each was filed.

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Congress trades last 90 days

No trades in PDS were disclosed by members of Congress in the last 90 days.

From congressional disclosures, which report amounts as ranges.

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Precision Drilling earnings: next date and track record

Precision Drilling reports on Oct 27, 2026 (15 days away), and beat the EPS estimate in 2 of its last 8 reports.

2 of 8reports beat the EPS estimate
±4.9%average move across the report
4 of 8reports followed by a gain

Share-price move across each report

+5.6%Oct ’24−2.2%Feb ’25+0.1%Apr ’25+5.0%Jul ’25+7.1%Oct ’25−4.9%Feb ’26−5.5%Apr ’26−8.9%Jul ’26

Last earnings call, Jul 28, 2026 AI summary

What they said
Precision Drilling reported Q2 2026 revenue up 11% year-over-year, with Canadian drilling hitting an all-time record 61 active rigs. Adjusted EBITDA was $97 million, down from $108 million in Q2 2025, while net earnings swung to a $1 million loss versus $16 million profit prior year. Cash from operations was $146 million; the company reduced debt by $50 million and repurchased $12 million in shares. Year-to-date revenue grew 8% with expanded contract book.
Guidance
U.S. rigs exited Q2 at 42, ahead of prior guidance. Canada continues showing strong heavy oil momentum entering Q3. International restructuring of Dubai office expected to generate $3 million in annualized savings. Management affirms on-track delivery of 2026 return of capital commitments.
ReportedEPSSurpriseRevenueSurpriseMove
Jul 28, 2026−$0.38
est $0.43		−188.4%$318.8M
est $310.7M		+2.6%−8.9%
Apr 29, 2026$1.34
est $2.31		−42.0%$378.2M
est $365.3M		+3.5%−5.5%
Feb 11, 2026−$3.23
est $2.28		−241.7%$348.4M
est $357.1M		−2.4%−4.9%
Oct 22, 2025−$0.77
est $1.48		−152.1%$331.4M
est $489.8M		−32.3%+7.1%
Jul 29, 2025$1.07
est $0.17		+548.5%$298.4M
est $466.8M		−36.1%+5.0%
Apr 23, 2025$2.56
est $2.09		+22.9%$348.5M
est $411.4M		−15.3%+0.1%
Feb 12, 2025$1.06
est $1.54		−31.0%$325.3M
est $487.8M		−33.3%−2.2%
Oct 29, 2024$2.31
est $2.58		−10.5%$351.6M
est $358.6M		−1.9%+5.6%

“Move” is the close of the first session after the report compared with the close of the last session before it, so it reads the same whether the company reported before the open or after the close.

Precision Drilling stock forecast and analyst price targets

Analysts’ average 12-month price target for Precision Drilling is $101.01, +19.8% from the last close.

$101.01consensus 12-month target, +19.8% from the last close
+2.0%average 20-day move after past Neutral readings
+9.1%average move over the next 20 trading days in the last 5 years
±3.3%typical daily move, from the 14-day average range

Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions. These are analyst targets and historical base rates, which don’t guarantee future results.

Precision Drilling seasonality: the next 20 trading days

Over the next 20 trading days from Oct 10, Precision Drilling averaged +9.1% across the last 5 years, rising in 3 of them.

Next 20 trading days, by year

−7.5%2021+49.2%2022−7.0%2023+4.2%2024+8.4%2025

Average move and hit rate

WindowAverageYears higher
Next 5 trading days+1.7%4 of 5
Next 10 trading days+2.6%3 of 5
Next 15 trading days+7.0%2 of 5
Next 20 trading days+9.1%3 of 5
Next 30 trading days+3.8%3 of 5

For scale, PDS’s typical 20-trading-day move in either direction is about 8.6%.

Precision Drilling market cap and key statistics

Precision Drilling’s market cap is $1.08B and revenue of $1.92B over the last twelve months.

Valuation

Market cap
$1.08B
Forward P/E
10.4
EPS, TTM
−$1.74
Gekko Fair Value
$145.78

Trading

Volume
54,371
Avg volume, 20 days
91,839
52-week high
$103.80
52-week low
$53.42
Shares outstanding
12.59M

Financials

Revenue, TTM
$1.92B
Profit margin
-1.7%
Return on equity
-1.9%
Quarterly earnings growth, YoY
−39.1%

Risk and income

Beta
1.45
Typical daily move
±3.3%
Typical 20-day move
±8.6%

Precision Drilling stock news this week

4 headlines about Precision Drilling from the past week, newest first, each linking to the publisher.

Precision Drilling peers

Precision Drilling’s 6 largest industry peers by market value, with today’s move, GekkoIndex zone and gap to Gekko Fair Value.

StockTodayGekkoIndex zonevs Fair Value
SLBSLB−0.9%Accumulation11.7% below
BKRBaker Hughes−1.5%Accumulation5.4% below
NENoble Corporation plc A+0.4%Neutral39.9% below
VALValaris+0.2%Neutral9.6% above
RIGTransocean Ltd (Switzerland)−0.4%Neutral6.2% below
PTENPatterson-UTI Energy−1.3%Neutral4.8% above

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Precision Drilling stock FAQ

What is Precision Drilling’s market cap?

Precision Drilling’s market cap is $1.08B at the Oct 12, 2026 close of $84.29, with 12.59M shares outstanding.

What is the Precision Drilling stock forecast?

The consensus analyst 12-month price target for Precision Drilling is $101.01, +19.8% from the last close. Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions of its own.

Is Precision Drilling stock overvalued or undervalued?

On Gekko’s estimate Precision Drilling is undervalued: the Oct 12, 2026 close of $84.29 is 42.2% below Gekko Fair Value of $145.78. Gekko Fair Value is recalculated every trading day, and a gap inside 5% either way counts as about fair value.

When does Precision Drilling report earnings next?

Precision Drilling is expected to report on Oct 27, 2026 (15 days away). Analysts expect earnings of $1.28 per share on revenue of $373.2M. Precision Drilling beat the earnings estimate in 2 of its last 8 reports, moving 4.9% on average across the report.

What is Precision Drilling’s 52-week high and low?

Precision Drilling’s 52-week high is $103.80 and its 52-week low is $53.42; it closed at $84.29 on Oct 12, 2026, +49.3% over the past year.

Is Precision Drilling stock a buy right now?

Gekko describes the data; it does not make buy or sell recommendations. On the swing-trade checklist, 2 of the 5 items with data read as supportive (fair value and seasonality), 1 as mixed (gekkoindex) and 2 as headwinds (trend and earnings risk). The checklist is a description of current data, not a recommendation.

How this page works

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