The stock price of Pitney Bowes, Inc (NYSE: PBI) has surged by 12.02 when compared to previous closing price of 7.32, but the company has seen a 12.63% gain in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. zacks.com reported 2025-01-23 that Unlock your portfolio value with high earnings yield value stocks like HRMY, NGVT, GPOR and PBI.
Is It Worth Investing in Pitney Bowes, Inc (NYSE: PBI) Right Now?
The stock has a 36-month beta value of 1.98. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 0 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 as “overweight,” 1 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for PBI is 163.11M, and at present, short sellers hold a 8.69% of that float. On January 23, 2025, the average trading volume of PBI was 1.89M shares.
PBI’s Market Performance
PBI stock saw an increase of 12.63% in the past week, with a monthly gain of 14.68% and a quarterly increase of 16.80%. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.86%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 3.65% for Pitney Bowes, Inc (PBI). The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 12.15% for PBI stock, with a simple moving average of 27.15% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of PBI
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for PBI stocks, with Sidoti repeating the rating for PBI by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for PBI in the upcoming period, according to Sidoti is $10 based on the research report published on April 30, 2021 of the previous year 2021.
PBI Trading at 8.39% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought PBI to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -6.82% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 3.65%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.86%, as shares surge +11.34% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading unchanged at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, PBI rose by +10.58%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +102.26% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $7.30. In addition, Pitney Bowes, Inc saw 13.25% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at PBI starting from Freemen-Bosworth Lauren, who sale 42,308 shares at the price of $8.12 back on Nov 29 ’24. After this action, Freemen-Bosworth Lauren now owns 18,664 shares of Pitney Bowes, Inc, valued at $343,453 using the latest closing price.
LAUREN FREEMAN-BOSWORTH, the Officer of Pitney Bowes, Inc, proposed sale 42,308 shares at $8.14 during a trade that took place back on Nov 29 ’24, which means that LAUREN FREEMAN-BOSWORTH is holding shares at $344,387 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for PBI
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- -0.06 for the present operating margin
- 0.42 for the gross margin
The net margin for Pitney Bowes, Inc stands at -0.13. The total capital return value is set at -0.08.
Based on Pitney Bowes, Inc (PBI), the company’s capital structure generated 1.3 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.08. The debt to equity ratio resting at -4.35. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is -1.1.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is -135.92 million with net debt to EBITDA at -1768.53. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.07. The receivables turnover for the company is 4.05for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.82. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.88.
Conclusion
To sum up, Pitney Bowes, Inc (PBI) has seen a better performance recently. Analysts have differing views on the stock, with some seeing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
