Public Policy Holding Company, Inc. (PPHC) stock
Close on Nov 13, 2026Market cap $313.95MP/E –Yield –
Public Policy statistics
75 measures from SEC filings and the closing price. Hover a name for the formula; the last column is the median of companies in the same industry group.
Important dates
- Next earnings
- Mar 22, 2027 (estimated, during market hours)
- Last ex-dividend date
- Sep 25, 2026
- Fundamentals through
- Sep 30, 2026
- Share price as of
- Nov 13, 2026
Valuation ratiosIndustry
- P/TBV Ratio
- 25.36
- 5.70
Enterprise valuationIndustry
- EV / Sales
- 1.62
- 1.58
Share statisticsIndustry
- Shares Change (QoQ)
- 1.68%
- 0.00%
- Float
- 26M
- 27M
- Shares Held by Insiders
- 15.4%
- 4.27%
- Shares Held by Institutions
- 22.7%
- 67.7%
Short sellingIndustry
- Short Interest
- 446,051
- –
- Short Interest Change
- -15.1%
- -4.60%
- Short % of Float
- 1.74%
- 5.23%
- Short % of Shares Outstanding
- 1.48%
- 3.31%
- Days to Cover
- 4.22
- 4.22
Stock price statisticsIndustry
- 52-Week High
- $15.15
- –
- 52-Week Low
- $7.00
- –
- 20-Day Moving Average
- $10.54
- –
- 50-Day Moving Average
- $10.91
- –
- 200-Day Moving Average
- $11.30
- –
- Average True Range (14)
- $0.83
- –
- Price Change (1 Week)
- -6.98%
- 1.02%
- Price Change (1 Month)
- -1.89%
- -2.18%
- Price Change (3 Months)
- 3.38%
- -6.06%
- Price Change (6 Months)
- -8.86%
- 0.51%
- Average Volume (10 Days)
- 117,703
- –
- Average Volume (20 Days)
- 115,246
- –
- Average Volume (90 Days)
- 154,899
- –
- Relative Volume
- 0.99
- 0.69
- Relative Strength Index (14)
- 45.8
- 45.8
- Volatility (1 Year)
- 63.5%
- 62.9%
MarginsIndustry
- Pretax Margin
- -13.0%
- 2.70%
- EBITDA Margin
- -15.2%
- 3.79%
- FCF Margin
- -1.08%
- 5.92%
Returns on capitalIndustry
- Return on Equity (ROE)
- -30.3%
- 1.76%
- Return on Assets (ROA)
- -11.6%
- -2.60%
- Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)
- -28.3%
- 5.25%
- Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)
- -18.7%
- 3.71%
Financial positionIndustry
- Current Ratio
- 1.17
- 1.36
- Quick Ratio
- 0.31
- 0.75
- Debt / Equity
- 0.34
- 0.45
- Interest Coverage
- -11.95
- -0.21
EfficiencyIndustry
- Asset Turnover
- 0.80
- 0.82
- Revenue Per Employee
- $460.73K
- $215.67K
- Profits Per Employee
- -$67.14K
- -$534
- Employee Count
- 450
- 99
Income statement (TTM)Industry
- Pretax Income
- -$26.92M
- -$31.25K
Balance sheetIndustry
- Net Cash (Debt)
- -$21.36M
- $15.49K
- Net Cash Per Share
- -$0.71
- $0.00
- Equity (Book Value)
- $118.06M
- $10.55M
- Book Value Per Share
- $3.91
- $0.73
- Tangible Book Value
- $12.38M
- $13.82K
- Working Capital
- $9.99M
- $4.37M
Cash flow (TTM)Industry
- Capital Expenditures
- -$509.00K
- -$6.55M
- FCF Per Share
- -$0.07
- $0.47
Dividends and yieldsIndustry
- Earnings Yield
- -9.62%
- 0.84%
- FCF Yield
- -0.72%
- 2.69%
Taxes and interestIndustry
- Interest Expense
- $3.15M
- $476.57K
- Income Tax
- $3.29M
- $1.16M
Scores and fair valueIndustry
- Altman Z-Score
- 0.68
- 2.96
- Piotroski F-Score
- 3
- 5
Total return vs. the S&P 500
Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 13, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.
| Period | PPHC | S&P 500 | Difference | PPHC per year | S&P 500 per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | -1.8% | -3.0% | +1.2 pts | ||
| 3 months | -1.2% | -2.8% | +1.5 pts |
Short interest
Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported by brokers to FINRA twice a month. Latest settlement date Oct 30, 2026.
0M PPHC shares were sold short on Oct 30, 2026, down 15.1% from the previous report, or 1.74% of the shares available to trade. At recent volumes it would take 4.2 days to buy them back. Over the last 20 sessions, 48.8% of the volume reported to FINRA was short selling.
| Settlement date | Shares short | Change | Avg. daily volume | Days to cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2026 | 446,051 | -15.1% | 105,824 | 4.2 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | 525,329 | -3.7% | 106,373 | 4.9 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 545,427 | +139.8% | 437,444 | 1.3 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 227,472 | +49.8% | 146,093 | 1.6 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | 151,879 | -20.7% | 110,062 | 1.4 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | 191,578 | +8.5% | 80,448 | 2.4 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | 176,505 | +10.5% | 102,050 | 1.7 |
| Jul 15, 2026 | 159,733 | -7.4% | 172,495 | 1.0 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 172,526 | +11.7% | 111,508 | 1.6 |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 154,451 | -2.9% | 125,155 | 1.2 |
| May 29, 2026 | 159,070 | +4.1% | 86,194 | 1.9 |
| May 15, 2026 | 152,841 | -27.3% | 79,707 | 1.9 |
Ratios use trailing-twelve-month results and the latest balance sheet. How we calculate.
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