Oil States International, Inc. (OIS)
Energy
- Fundamental
- 3
- Sentiment
- 2
- Technical
- 2
Do Nothing: qualitativeScore is 2 (below required floor of 3) — strategy requires qualitativeScore ≥ 3 before any bullish entry; independently, the 20-day average dollar volume ($4.08M) is below the $5M liquidity floor. No pullback limit qualifies (countertrend: price below SMA50 with MACD < 0, and below a declining SMA200 without a momentum reclaim) and no breakout stop qualifies (no momentum confirmation — ADX 14.1, MACD negative).
Company overview
Oil States International, Inc. provides products and services for the oil and gas industry globally. It operates through three divisions: Well Site Services, Downhole Technologies, and Offshore/Manufactured Products, offering equipment and services for drilling, completion, and offshore operations. The company was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.
Fundamental
fairOIS shows improving momentum with a strong offshore backlog, but profitability remains inconsistent due to past impairments.
OIS screens inexpensive (EV/Sales ~0.83x; FCF yield ~10.78%) with low balance-sheet leverage, and recent SEC filings show improving momentum (Q2 2026 profit and a record offshore backlog). However, trailing profitability remains weak due to the impairment-heavy FY2025 loss and the business is highly cyclical. FundamentalScore: 3/5 (mixed / improving but not yet consistently strong).
Sentiment
weakSentiment is mildly constructive with institutional interest but lacks actionable catalysts.
OIS presents an absent near-term setup: no actionable catalysts in the 1–30 trading-day window (the trailing Q2 print and the September 22 conference appearance are context-only), the sentiment delta is numerically indeterminate with an item-level flat-to-mildly-constructive read, retail mention velocity is indeterminate, and the red-flag screen is clean. With no catalyst to price and no severe or moderate flags to cap, the setup is Absent.
Technical
weakOIS trades below key moving averages with negative momentum, indicating a weak-bearish trend.
Chart read: weak-bearish drift. Price 8.33 is below every moving average in the suite (SMA20 8.60 / SMA50 8.54 / SMA200 9.18; EMA9 8.51 / EMA21 8.58); MACD line -0.03 is below zero and below its signal (histogram -0.05); RSI14 43.3 is mid-range and fading; ADX14 14.1 shows no trend strength. Only Williams %R (-92.6) reads short-term oversold, so the read is bounce-only potential, not a trend-aligned setup. Trade plan blocked regardless: qualitativeScore is 2 (below the required 3 floor) and the 20-day average dollar volume ($4.08M) is below the $5M liquidity floor.
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