Pitney Bowes (NYSE:PBI) Stock Price Crosses Below Fifty Day Moving Average – Time to Sell?

Pitney Bowes Inc. (NYSE:PBI) passed below its fifty day moving average during trading on Thursday. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $16.93 and traded as low as $16.40. Pitney Bowes shares last traded at $16.4940, with a volume of 3,492,490 shares.

More Pitney Bowes News

Here are the key news stories impacting Pitney Bowes this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q3 earnings beat expectations. Pitney Bowes reported adjusted earnings of $0.42 per share, above the $0.36 consensus estimate and up from $0.31 a year earlier. Pitney Bowes Q3 Earnings and Revenues Top Estimates
• Positive Sentiment: Dividend increased sharply. The company declared a quarterly dividend of $0.10 per share, or $0.40 annualized, compared with the previous $0.01 quarterly payout. The dividend yield is approximately 2.4%, supporting the stock’s income appeal. Pitney Bowes Approves Quarterly Dividend
• Positive Sentiment: Revenue outlook was maintained or improved relative to expectations. FY 2026 revenue guidance of $1.8 billion to $1.9 billion has a midpoint above the current $1.8 billion consensus estimate, suggesting continued operating momentum despite business-mix challenges. Pitney Bowes Updates FY 2026 Guidance
• Neutral Sentiment: Sidoti raised its estimates for second-quarter and third-quarter FY 2027 EPS to $0.44 and $0.46, respectively, but the changes were mixed across the forecast period.
• Negative Sentiment: FY 2026 EPS guidance fell below expectations. Pitney Bowes now expects EPS of $1.58 to $1.67, versus the $1.68 consensus estimate. The midpoint of $1.625 implies modest downside to analyst expectations. Pitney Bowes Lifts Guidance
• Negative Sentiment: Analyst estimates were reduced. Sidoti cut its FY 2026 EPS forecast to $1.66 from $1.70 and lowered its Q4 2026 forecast to $0.34 from $0.44. Sidoti also reduced its Q4 2027 estimate to $0.42 from $0.49.
• Negative Sentiment: SendTech faces a projected revenue headwind. Management indicated that SendTech revenue could face a $60 million to $80 million headwind in 2027, raising concerns about near-term growth and profit momentum. Pitney Bowes Signals SendTech Revenue Headwind

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several analysts recently issued reports on PBI shares. Citizens Jmp boosted their price target on Pitney Bowes from $19.00 to $22.00 and gave the company a “market outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, July 31st. Zacks Research cut Pitney Bowes from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, October 2nd. Truist Financial lifted their target price on Pitney Bowes from $15.00 to $18.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, July 31st. Weiss Ratings cut shares of Pitney Bowes from a “buy (b)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research report on Tuesday. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group reissued a “neutral” rating and issued a $17.30 target price on shares of Pitney Bowes in a research report on Thursday, July 30th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $18.45.

Pitney Bowes Price Performance

The firm has a market cap of $2.24 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.64, a P/E/G ratio of 0.66 and a beta of 1.66. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $16.94 and a 200-day moving average of $14.81.

Pitney Bowes (NYSE:PBI) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October 28th. The technology company reported $0.42 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.36 by $0.06. The firm had revenue of $456.18 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $458.24 million. Pitney Bowes had a negative return on equity of 30.45% and a net margin of 10.10%. The company’s quarterly revenue was down .8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.31 EPS. On average, equities analysts expect that Pitney Bowes Inc. will post 1.67 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Pitney Bowes Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, December 8th. Investors of record on Monday, November 16th will be given a dividend of $0.10 per share. This is a positive change from Pitney Bowes’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.01. This represents a $0.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.5%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, November 16th. Pitney Bowes’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 31.01%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CEO Kurt Wolf sold 150,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, October 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $16.16, for a total value of $2,424,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 91,321 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,475,747.36. The trade was a 62.16% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Todd A. Everett sold 10,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, September 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $16.89, for a total transaction of $168,900.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 86,048 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,453,350.72. This trade represents a 10.41% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold 819,841 shares of company stock worth $14,366,526 over the last ninety days. Corporate insiders own 6.50% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in PBI. BlackRock Inc. bought a new position in shares of Pitney Bowes in the 2nd quarter valued at $220,473,000. Capital Management Corp VA grew its position in Pitney Bowes by 0.5% during the 3rd quarter. Capital Management Corp VA now owns 2,404,924 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $39,248,000 after acquiring an additional 11,351 shares during the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp bought a new stake in Pitney Bowes during the 2nd quarter worth $28,683,000. Hsbc Holdings PLC acquired a new position in Pitney Bowes in the 2nd quarter worth about $27,762,000. Finally, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP increased its holdings in Pitney Bowes by 9.0% in the 1st quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 2,331,315 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $25,760,000 after purchasing an additional 193,145 shares in the last quarter. 67.88% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Pitney Bowes Company Profile

Pitney Bowes Inc (NYSE:PBI) is a global technology and services company that helps businesses manage mailing, shipping and related communications. Its offerings include postage meters, mailing systems, shipping software, parcel management tools, address and data services, and equipment financing and support.

The company serves small businesses, large enterprises and government organizations through solutions designed to streamline the preparation, processing and delivery of physical mail and packages.