- Strong operating margin of 28.3%
- High gross margin of 70.5%
- Highly efficient cash conversion (101% FCF/OCF ratio)
Weaker technical forecast for PennyMac Financial Services Inc as stock downgraded to Sell Candidate
(Updated on Jul 21, 2026)
The PennyMac Financial Services Inc stock price gained 0.491% on the last trading day (Tuesday, 21st Jul 2026), rising from $83.58 to $83.99. During the last trading day the stock fluctuated 2.06% from a day low at $82.66 to a day high of $84.36. The price has risen in 6 of the last 10 days and is up by 3.55% over the past 2 weeks. Volume fell on the last day by -207 thousand shares and in total, 275 thousand shares were bought and sold for approximately $23.13 million. You should take into consideration that falling volume on higher prices causes divergence and may be an early warning about possible changes over the next couple of days.
The stock lies the upper part of a wide and falling trend in the short term, and this may normally pose a very good selling opportunity for the short-term trader as reaction back towards the lower part of the trend can be expected. A break up at the top trend line at $85.25 will firstly indicate a slower falling rate, but may be the first sign of a trend shift. Given the current short-term trend, the stock is expected to fall -8.62% during the next 3 months and, with a 90% probability hold a price between $69.21 and $77.91 at the end of this 3-month period. Do note, that if the stock price manages to stay at current levels or higher, our prediction target will start to change positively over the next few days as the conditions for the current predictions will be broken.
PFSI Signals & Forecast
The PennyMac Financial Services Inc stock holds a sell signal from the short-term Moving Average; at the same time, however, there is a buy signal from the long-term average. Since the short-term average is above the long-term average there is a general buy signal in the stock giving a positive forecast for the stock. On further gains, the stock will meet resistance from the short-term Moving Average at approximately $84.15. On a fall, the stock will find some support from the long-term average at approximately $82.79. A break-up through the short-term average will send a buy signal, whereas a breakdown through the long-term average will send a sell signal. Volume fell during the last trading day despite gaining prices. This causes a divergence between volume and price and it may be an early warning. The stock should be watched closely. Some negative signals were issued as well, and these may have some influence on the near short-term development. A sell signal was issued from a pivot top point on Tuesday, June 30, 2026, and so far it has fallen -3.57%. Further fall is indicated until a new bottom pivot has been found. Furthermore, there is currently a sell signal from the 3 month Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD).
Support, Risk & Stop-loss for PennyMac Financial Services Inc stock
PennyMac Financial Services Inc finds support from accumulated volume at $83.87 and this level may hold a buying opportunity as an upwards reaction can be expected when the support is being tested.
This stock has average movements during the day and with good trading volume, the risk is considered to be medium. During the last day, the stock moved $1.70 between high and low, or 2.06%. For the last week, the stock has had daily average volatility of 2.79%.
Our recommended stop-loss: We hold a negative evaluation for this stock. No stop-loss is set.
Trading Expectations (PFSI) For The Upcoming Trading Day Of Wednesday 22nd
For the upcoming trading day on Wednesday, 22nd we expect PennyMac Financial Services Inc to open at $83.67, and during the day (based on 14 day Average True Range), to move between $82.77 and $85.21, which gives a possible trading interval of +/-$2.43 (+/-2.94%) up or down from last closing price. If PennyMac Financial Services Inc takes out the full calculated possible swing range there will be an estimated 2.94% move between the lowest and the highest trading price during the day.
Since the stock is closer to the resistance from accumulated volume at $84.04 (0.06%) than the support at $83.87 (0.14%), our systems don't find the trading risk/reward intra-day attractive and any bets should be held until the stock is closer to the support level.
Earnings coming up
PennyMac Financial Services Inc will release earnings AMC on Wednesday, July 29, 2026.The consensus among the analysts for the expected earnings (EPS) is $2.25. We will update the financials statements for PennyMac Financial Services Inc, that can be found here as soon as the records are public. Our systems has calculated a possible swing of +/- 3.39% in the first trading day after earnings release.
Is PennyMac Financial Services Inc stock A Buy?
PennyMac Financial Services Inc holds several negative signals and is within a wide and falling trend, so we believe it will still perform weakly in the next couple of days or weeks. We therefore hold a negative evaluation of this stock. Due to some small weaknesses in the technical picture we have downgraded our analysis conclusion for this stock since the last evaluation from a Hold to a Sell candidate.
Current score:
-1.747
Sell Candidate
Downgraded
Predicted Fair Opening Price
Predicted fair opening price on July 22, 2026 - $83.67 ( 0.381%).
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PFSI Performance
Trading levels for PFSI
Fibonacci Support & Resistance Levels
| Level | Price | |
|---|---|---|
| R3 | 85.37 | 1.64% |
| R2 | 84.72 | 0.87% |
| R1 | 84.32 | 0.392% |
| Price | 83.99 | |
| S1 | 83.02 | -1.15% |
| S2 | 82.62 | -1.63% |
| S3 | 81.97 | -2.41% |
Accumulated Volume Support & Resistance Levels
| Level | Price | |
|---|---|---|
| R3 | 87.48 | 4.16% |
| R2 | 87.07 | 3.67% |
| R1 | 84.04 | 0.0595% |
| Price | 83.99 | |
| S1 | 83.87 | -0.143% |
| S2 | 82.49 | -1.79% |
| S3 | 80.60 | -4.04% |
PFSI Dividend Payout History
| # | Ex-Date | Pay Date | Amount | Yield | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | May 18, 2026 | May 18, 2026 | May 28, 2026 | $0.300 | 0.345% |
| 2 | Feb 13, 2026 | Feb 13, 2026 | Feb 26, 2026 | $0.300 | 0.300% |
| 3 | Nov 17, 2025 | Nov 17, 2025 | Nov 26, 2025 | $0.300 | 0.232% |
| 4 | Aug 13, 2025 | Aug 13, 2025 | Aug 22, 2025 | $0.300 | 0.322% |
| 5 | May 14, 2025 | May 14, 2025 | May 23, 2025 | $0.300 | 0.297% |
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