PESI · Perma Fix Environmental Services Inc
$17.30
+0.42 (+2.49%)
At close · Aug 21
Going-concern doubt
— flagged Aug 12, 2026
Substantial doubt about the company's ability to continue as a going concern.
“Although the May 2026 equity offering discussed elsewhere in this Report strengthened our liquidity, we concluded that the substantial doubt was not alleviated.”View the 10-Q filed Aug 12, 2026
Market Cap
$367.08M
Shares
21.22M
Price & Indicators
20d MA
50d MA
200d MA
Earnings
Filing
Insider
Congress
Investor day
Close$17.30
Open$17.12
Day$16.51–17.35
52W close$8.19–19.43
Avg vol 30d559K
Short int2.1M · 9.9% float · 3.4d
Short vol50%
Last earningsAug 11, 2026
DataJan 2020–Aug 2026
Filing10-Q · Aug 12
Up next
Next earnings call
Jul 20, 2027
Est · unconfirmed
· in 47 wks
FQ3-26 quarter ends
~Sep 30, 2026
Est
filed Aug 12, 2026
Equibles Rating
blended score · not investment adviceOverall
Neutral
SellHoldBuy
Technical
Buy
Momentum
Very Strong
Sentiment
Bullish
Fundamentals
Weak
Quant / Vol
Very High
Market backdrop
VIX 15.1 · calm
Equity put/call 0.51
Technical
price trend
50 / 200-day cross
No cross
Price vs 200-day avg
+30%
above
Price vs 50-day avg
+15%
above
RSI (14)
54
neutral
MACD trend
Negative
52-week position
81%
mid-range
Momentum
relative strength
1-month return
+8%
trailing
6-month return
+19%
trailing
YTD return
+37%
this year
Relative strength
+7%
vs S&P · 6-mo
Sentiment
smart money
Trend (MA cross)
No cross
50d $15 › 200d $13 — 50d above 200d
Institutional flow
Accumulating
+4% holders QoQ · +15 funds added
Insider flow
Flat
No net insider activity over 90 days
Short interest
Falling
9.90% of float · ▼ -9.3% MoM · 3.4 days cover
Volume signal
Normal
Volume near normal
Institution breadth
Multi-yr high
88 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
Squeeze score
70
elevated · 0–100
Fundamentals
Revenue growth
−99%
Y/Y
Gross margin
930%
expanding
EPS growth
+44%
Y/Y
Free cash flow
$-15.5M
Balance sheet
$3.0M
net debt
Quant / Vol
risk profile
Volatility
71%
annualized · 1-yr
Max drawdown
−45%
past year
ATR
7.2%
of price · 14-day
Blended from price, momentum, positioning, fundamentals & volatility · daily-close · not investment advice. Market backdrop is context, not part of the score.
Guidance & track record
Latest guidance
· from the Earnings Call filed Dec 31, 2025
Initial revenue estimates
· second quarter
$1M – $2M
Prior guidance
period ended
· from the Earnings Call filed Mar 31, 2024
German waste revenues
· annually starting in late 2024
$5M – $6M
Guidance from company 8-Ks · delivered figures from as-reported statements · no analyst estimates involved.
Technicals
trend & momentum for long-term holders Buy
50 / 200-day cross
No cross
Neutral
Price vs 200-day avg
+30%
Bullish
Price vs 50-day avg
+15%
Bullish
RSI (14)
54
Neutral
MACD trend
Negative
Bearish
52-week position
81%
Neutral
Market signals — smart money & positioning
Bullish · 3 of 6
Trend (MA cross)
No cross
50d $15 › 200d $13 — 50d above 200d
Institutional flow
Accumulating
+4% holders QoQ · +15 funds added
Insider flow
Flat
No net insider activity over 90 days
Short interest
Falling
9.90% of float · ▼ -9.3% MoM · 3.4 days cover
Volume signal
Normal
Volume near normal
Institution breadth
Multi-yr high
88 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
Price context
position in its 52-week range
Range low $8
Now $17 · 81%
Range high $19
vs 200-day avg +30%
vs 50-day avg +15%
Illustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.
Key metrics
the company's own KPIs, from written earnings releases and filings| Metric | Latest | Period | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| services backlog | 17M | Q2 FY2026 | — |
| treatment-related backlog | 15.7M | Q2 FY2026 | — |
Figures exactly as the company stated them in writing · click a metric with a to chart its history · period links open the stating document · "filing" marks figures stated in the 10-K/10-Q · YoY needs an exactly comparable prior-year period
Versus peers
Waste Management — same industry group| Company | Mkt cap | YTD | Rev growth Y/Y | P/E | Short % shares |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
PESI
this stock
Perma Fix Environmental Services Inc
|
$367.08M | +37.4% | +4.3% | — | 9.9% |
|
WM
Waste Management Inc
|
$89.56B | +2.0% | +6.4% | 31.7 | 1.6% |
|
RSG
Republic Services, Inc.
|
$67.57B | +4.1% | +3.3% | 31.3 | 1.3% |
|
WCN
Waste Connections, Inc.
|
$42.70B | -3.4% | +6.1% | 40.8 | 1.3% |
|
CLH
Clean Harbors Inc
|
$16.70B | +34.8% | +6.9% | 42.8 | 2.5% |
Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding
At a glance
key data from every sectionOwnership
Short & Settlement
Financials
Filings
Earnings & Events
Performance
| 5D | 20D | 120D | MTD | YTD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PESI | -0.4% | +8.3% | +18.7% | +4.2% | +37.4% |
| SPY | -1.4% | +3.6% | +11.6% | +2.5% | +12.3% |
| vs SPY | +1.0% | +4.6% | +7.2% | +1.7% | +25.1% |
Key facts
CIK
891532
CUSIP
714157203
13F (30d)
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