Pitney Bowes Inc. (NYSE:PBI) Receives Average Rating of “Moderate Buy” from Brokerages

Pitney Bowes Inc. (NYSE:PBI) has been assigned an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the seven research firms that are currently covering the firm, Marketbeat.com reports. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, three have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating on the company. The average twelve-month price objective among analysts that have covered the stock in the last year is $18.45.

Several research analysts recently weighed in on the company. Wall Street Zen upgraded Pitney Bowes from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, April 25th. Zacks Research upgraded Pitney Bowes from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Monday, August 10th. Citizens Jmp raised their price objective on shares of Pitney Bowes from $19.00 to $22.00 and gave the stock a “market outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, July 31st. Citigroup reaffirmed a “market outperform” rating on shares of Pitney Bowes in a report on Friday, July 31st. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and set a $17.30 target price on shares of Pitney Bowes in a report on Thursday, July 30th.

Pitney Bowes Stock Performance

NYSE:PBI opened at $16.40 on Monday. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $17.53 and its two-hundred day moving average is $14.28. The firm has a market cap of $2.25 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.44, a PEG ratio of 0.66 and a beta of 1.63. Pitney Bowes has a one year low of $8.95 and a one year high of $19.07.

Pitney Bowes (NYSE:PBI) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 29th. The technology company reported $0.43 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.34 by $0.09. The business had revenue of $451.50 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $453.94 million. Pitney Bowes had a negative return on equity of 31.37% and a net margin of 10.04%.The company’s revenue was down 2.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.27 EPS. Pitney Bowes has set its FY 2026 guidance at 1.550-1.700 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts predict that Pitney Bowes will post 1.68 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Pitney Bowes Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 8th. Investors of record on Monday, August 10th will be given a dividend of $0.01 per share. This represents a $0.04 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.2%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, August 10th. Pitney Bowes’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 32.79%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Pitney Bowes news, CEO Kurt James Wolf sold 430,443 shares of Pitney Bowes stock in a transaction on Thursday, July 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $18.23, for a total value of $7,846,975.89. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 179,190 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,266,633.70. The trade was a 70.61% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Insiders have sold a total of 2,476,376 shares of company stock valued at $43,266,688 over the last three months. 6.50% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Pitney Bowes

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of PBI. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of Pitney Bowes by 41.3% during the 2nd quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 3,472 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $38,000 after purchasing an additional 1,015 shares during the period. Advisory Services Network LLC raised its holdings in Pitney Bowes by 2.4% in the 3rd quarter. Advisory Services Network LLC now owns 52,975 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $604,000 after buying an additional 1,234 shares during the period. Baird Financial Group Inc. raised its holdings in Pitney Bowes by 12.5% in the 2nd quarter. Baird Financial Group Inc. now owns 13,164 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $144,000 after buying an additional 1,459 shares during the period. HB Wealth Management LLC lifted its position in Pitney Bowes by 3.0% in the first quarter. HB Wealth Management LLC now owns 62,446 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $690,000 after buying an additional 1,807 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Creative Planning lifted its position in Pitney Bowes by 13.5% in the third quarter. Creative Planning now owns 18,402 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $210,000 after buying an additional 2,188 shares during the last quarter. 67.88% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About Pitney Bowes

Pitney Bowes Inc (NYSE: PBI) is an American technology company that specializes in shipping, mailing, and e-commerce solutions. Founded in 1920 by Walter Bowes and Arthur Pitney, the company pioneered postage meter technology and has since evolved to offer a broad portfolio of hardware, software, and services designed to streamline physical and digital communications. Headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut, Pitney Bowes leverages a century of expertise to serve enterprises, small businesses, and government agencies around the globe.

The company’s core offerings span mailing and shipping equipment, including postage meters, folder inserters, and address verification systems, alongside integrated software platforms for customer information management, data analytics, and location intelligence.