Why Pitney Bowes Stock Dropped 8% Monday
In a surprise double-header announcement, postal services company Pitney Bowes (NYSE: PBI) issued a press release today stating that it has signed a definitive agreement to sell its software solutions business to big-data company Syncsort for $700 million.
In conjunction with this development, Pitney Bowes updated its guidance for this fiscal year, saying firmwide sales will now grow only 1% to 2%, with adjusted earnings per share of $0.65 to $0.75.
The stock first jumped nearly 20% on the news of the sale, then reversed course to close the day down 8.3%.
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