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Pitney Bowes Inc. (PBI)

Industrials

No action
Fundamental
3
Sentiment
2
Technical
2

Do Nothing: qualitativeScore is 2 (below the required floor of 3) — the upstream qualitative screen flagged the company and no chart pattern overrides that block. Independently, no tradable setup exists on the chart: a pullback/oversold limit would be countertrend (price below the SMA50 with MACD < 0) and no breakout stop qualifies with ADX 13.3 trendless and momentum negative.

Analysis as of 2026-09-21· more than 2 trading days ago

Company overview

Pitney Bowes Inc. provides global shipping and mailing services, offering technology, logistics, and financial solutions. It operates through three divisions: Global Ecommerce, Presort Services, and SendTech Solutions, serving diverse clients including businesses and government agencies.

Fundamental

fair
Fundamental3
Mixed fundamentals

Profitability and cash flow have improved, but leverage and liquidity remain concerns amid a contracting revenue trend.

Mixed fundamentals: profitability and cash flow have improved (TTM net margin ~10.04%, FCF yield ~17.13%) and valuation is moderate (P/E ~14.71, EV/EBITDA ~9.40), but leverage/liquidity remain elevated (net debt/EBITDA ~4.08x; current ratio ~0.73) and revenue trend is still contracting. SEC filings indicate covenant compliance and no going-concern warning. FundamentalScore: 3/5.

Sentiment

weak
Sentiment2
Bearish-tilted

The setup is weak and bearish-tilted with insider selling and no forward catalysts.

Bearish-tilted forming setup: the 14-day tape pairs a confirmed insider-selling cluster (SEC-filed $3.46M sale on 2026-09-18, announced) and a neutral-reception debt-tender completion (2026-09-21, announced) against only a rumored Presort-volume tailwind and routine valuation coverage; numeric sentiment delta is indeterminate (sparse 2-item baseline) with a mildly positive in-window aggregate (polarity_score ≈ +0.09), and a moderate red-flag cap is applied (conflicting catalyst signals).

Technical

weak
Technical2
Short-term pullback

The stock is in a short-term bearish pullback within a longer-term uptrend, with negative momentum and oversold conditions.

Weak short-term momentum: price 16.545 sits below the SMA20 (17.13), SMA50 (17.36), EMA9/EMA21 (17.04/17.09) and today's VWAP (16.69) after two down sessions from the 17.47 high; MACD has just crossed negative (line -0.04 vs signal -0.01, histogram -0.03), RSI14 39.50 is falling, and ADX14 13.34 shows no trend strength. The only bullish marks are the position above the SMA200 (13.92) and a deeply oversold Williams %R (-89.02), which supports at most a bounce scenario. Bounce-only chart quality, score 2.

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