Transcat Inc (TRNS) fair value: what the stock is really worth
As of Nov 6, 2026: fair value (intrinsic value) of Transcat Inc stock $11.11, price $102, that is 89.1% below the price, quality 40 out of 100. Rating: strongly overvalued. Calculated from audited financials with 24 of our 26 valuation models and 37 quality factors, updated daily.
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Transcat Inc
TRNS · USOur calculation puts a fair price 89% below what the stock costs today.
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Price vs Fair Value
White line = price, green steps = our fair value per fiscal year. As of Nov 6, 2026.
How to read this chart
60‑month range $51.52 – $144.07 · fair‑value band $10.20 – $15.01 · the $101.51 price screens above the $11.11 fair value. Green steps = our fair value per fiscal year (point-in-time, no hindsight). 2 fiscal years are left out: there the valuation rested on only a fraction of the usual models. As of Nov 6, 2026.
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Company profile
Transcat, Inc. provides calibration and laboratory instrument services in the United States, Canada, and internationally. The company operates through two segments: Service and Distribution.
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The Service segment offers calibration, repair, inspection, analytical qualification, preventative maintenance, consulting, and other related services.
This segment also provides CalTrak, a proprietary document and asset management system that is used to manage the workflow of its calibration service centers and customers' assets; and Compliance, Control, and Cost, an online customer portal that provides its customers with web-based asset management capability, as well as a safe and secure off-site archive of calibration and other service records.
The Distribution segment sells and rents test, measurement, and control instruments for customers' test and measurement instrumentation needs, as well as value-added services, such as calibration/certification of equipment purchase, equipment rental, used equipment for sale, and equipment kitting.
This segment markets and sells its products through website, digital and print advertising, proactive outbound sales, and an inbound call center.
The company provides services and products to highly regulated industries, principally life science, which includes companies in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device, and other FDA-regulated industries; and additional industries, including aerospace and defense, industrial manufacturing, energy and utilities, oil and gas, chemical manufacturing, and other industries that require accuracy in processes and confirmation of the capabilities of their equipment.
Transcat, Inc. was incorporated in 1964 and is headquartered in Rochester, New York.
Stock analysis
Transcat Inc (TRNS) currently trades at $101.51, while our model-based Fair Value estimate is $11.11, 89% below the price, so the stock looks overvalued today.
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Valuation
Bull case: the Growth DCF group reads highest at a median of $22.29 per share, and 0 of the 24 models we run sit above the $101.51 price.
Bear case: the Earnings-Based group reads lowest at $4.55, and 24 of the 24 models stay below the price. Data coverage for this calculation is low.
Scenario range: $10.20 (bear) to $15.01 (bull), the price of $101.51 sits above it. Bear and bull are the same models on cautious and optimistic assumptions, a range, not a price target.
Quality & growth
The Quality Score stands at 40/100 (below-average quality), in the Industrials sector.
Mixed Growth: Revenue is growing, but margins or cash flow do not fully confirm the trend.
Transcat Inc reported revenue of $332M in FY2026 versus $205M in FY2022, a compound +12.8%/yr. Reported net income was $5.4M in FY2026, compounding −17.1%/yr from FY2022.
Key figures
Market cap $962M Small · P/E ratio 225.6 · P/S ratio 2.65 · EPS (TTM) $0.4500 · Net margin 1.3% · Return on equity 1.5% · Return on assets (EBIT) 6.1% (5-year average) · Operating margin 6.8%.
Competitive moat
Our AI-assisted moat analysis scores the competitive advantage at 31 out of 100 (low confidence).
What moves the price
The last reported earnings sit well below what analysts expect (earnings in transition, for example after write-downs or an earnings dip); whether the stock is cheap or expensive hinges on the expected recovery actually arriving. Read the fair value with that caveat.
The share trades about 6% below its 52-week high and 95% above its 52-week low, currently above its 200-day average.
For context, the median of 10 Industrials peers we cover trades at −15% fair-value upside, at −89%, TRNS screens richer than that median.
Fair Value models
All 24 models by family
Quality Score breakdown
It rates the business: profits, how they develop, real cash, balance sheet, investing and share count.
Insider trades
In the last 6 months, 2 officers or directors bought shares worth $329,035, most recently on Nov 5, 2026. Over the same period, 2 people sold shares worth $673,399. Buying cluster
- BuyJaime A IrickPresident and CEO, Director2,275 shares at $101.26$230,367Nov 5, 2026
- SaleOksana S. DominachDirector7,312 shares at $85.60$625,907Sep 2, 2026
- SaleChristopher P. GilletteDirector504 shares at $94.23$47,492Aug 7, 2026
- BuyCraig D. CairnsDirector1,050 shares at $93.97$98,669Aug 6, 2026
Plus 12 other filings such as grants, option exercises or tax withholding. They are not market purchases or sales.
Sales are often planned (taxes, diversification, 10b5-1 plans). Purchases with their own money are seen as the stronger sign. For information only: not part of the quality score or Fair Value.
Source: SEC Form 4, as of Nov 6, 2026. All filings at the SEC ↗
Revenue & earnings trend
Growth Forecast
TRNS screens overvalued: fair value 89% below the price. Compare with Cintas Corporation →
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Strength profile in five axes (Snowflake)
VALUE 0: the price sits above our fair-value range.
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