ProFrac (NASDAQ:ACDC) Issues Quarterly Earnings Results, Misses Expectations By $0.07 EPS

ProFrac (NASDAQ:ACDC) issued its quarterly earnings data on Friday. The company reported ($0.51) earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.44) by ($0.07), Zacks reports. The firm had revenue of $436.50 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $402.95 million. ProFrac had a negative net margin of 16.86% and a negative return on equity of 32.01%.

ProFrac Price Performance

Shares of ACDC traded down $0.61 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $6.35. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 2,754,858 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,364,313. The company has a current ratio of 0.91, a quick ratio of 0.63 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.96. ProFrac has a 1-year low of $3.08 and a 1-year high of $10.70. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.15 billion, a P/E ratio of -3.10 and a beta of 1.70. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $5.09 and a 200 day simple moving average of $4.38.

Key Stories Impacting ProFrac

Here are the key news stories impacting ProFrac this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Company targets $100M in cost savings and launched the Machina AI suite to drive capital discipline and efficiency — a tangible plan investors can point to for margin improvement. ProFrac targets $100M cost savings and launches Machina AI suite as capital discipline advances
• Positive Sentiment: Successfully deployed closed‑loop, real‑time fracturing (with Seismos) at commercial scale in Eagle Ford/Austin Chalk — a technology/differentiator that can improve well performance and reduce service costs. ProFrac and Seismos Deploy Closed-Loop Fracturing at Commercial Scale Using Direct In-Well Measurements
• Positive Sentiment: Quarterly revenue beat consensus — Q4 revenue was roughly $436.5M vs. analyst estimates near $403M — showing demand resiliency even as margins came under pressure. ProFrac Q4 press release (Quartr)
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst/market wrap-ups and earnings‑call highlights point to “turnaround momentum,” but these are directional and rely on execution of the cost‑savings program. ProFrac Holdings Earnings Call Highlights Turnaround Momentum
• Neutral Sentiment: Full earnings call and transcript coverage is available for investors to parse management tone and execution timelines. ProFrac Q4 2025 earnings call transcript (MSN)
• Negative Sentiment: Earnings miss: reported Q4 EPS was materially below expectations (company reported around ($0.80)–($0.89) vs. consensus ≈ ($0.44)), which is a direct negative catalyst for the stock. ProFrac Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript (InsiderMonkey)
• Negative Sentiment: Full‑year deterioration: 2025 net loss widened to $356M, adjusted EBITDA fell to $310M (16% of revenue vs. 23% prior year) and total revenue declined year‑over‑year — showing margin pressure and a tougher macro/operational backdrop. ProFrac Reports Full Year and Fourth Quarter 2025 Results (BusinessWire)
• Negative Sentiment: Balance‑sheet and liquidity metrics remain watchpoints (near‑term current/quick ratios below 1.0, debt/equity ~0.96), increasing investor sensitivity to execution risk on cost cuts and EBITDA recovery. ProFrac stock overview (MarketBeat)

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in ACDC. Creative Planning acquired a new stake in ProFrac during the second quarter worth approximately $102,000. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its stake in shares of ProFrac by 818.7% during the 2nd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 101,191 shares of the company’s stock worth $785,000 after purchasing an additional 90,176 shares during the period. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of ProFrac by 7,241.7% during the second quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 3,524 shares of the company’s stock worth $27,000 after purchasing an additional 3,476 shares during the last quarter. First Trust Advisors LP acquired a new stake in shares of ProFrac during the second quarter worth $553,000. Finally, Sei Investments Co. grew its position in shares of ProFrac by 17.7% in the second quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 41,305 shares of the company’s stock valued at $321,000 after purchasing an additional 6,200 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 12.75% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

ACDC has been the topic of several research analyst reports. Morgan Stanley restated an “underweight” rating and set a $4.00 price target on shares of ProFrac in a research note on Wednesday, January 21st. Weiss Ratings restated a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of ProFrac in a research report on Monday, December 29th. UBS Group reaffirmed a “positive” rating on shares of ProFrac in a report on Thursday. Finally, Zacks Research upgraded shares of ProFrac from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 21st. One analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have assigned a Hold rating and three have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Reduce” and an average price target of $5.38.

ProFrac Company Profile

ProFrac Holding Corp. operates as a technology-focused energy services holding company in the United States. It operates through three segments: Stimulation Services, Manufacturing, and Proppant Production. The company offers hydraulic fracturing, well stimulation, in-basin frac sand, and other completion services and complementary products and services to upstream oil and natural gas companies engaged in the exploration and production of unconventional oil and natural gas resources. It also manufactures and sells high horsepower pumps, valves, piping, swivels, large-bore manifold systems, and fluid ends.