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PCNPimco Corporate & Income StrateSell5.2·$11.64+0.61%
SellModerate Confidence
Investment thesis

PCN screens with a modeled margin of safety and best-in-class reported margins, but weak growth, an earnings-quality warning, and an outsized distribution create meaningful risk beneath the apparent discount.

Thesis pillars

  • Margin Of Safety Value SignalStable
  • Earnings Quality Warning Despite Strong MarginsStable
  • Early Stage Pullback Below 200dmaDeteriorating
  • +2 more pillars — see the Why tab for full reasoning

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Pimco Corporate & Income Strate (PCN) Stock Analysis

SellValueModerate Confidence

Financial Services · Asset Management

Sell if holding. Momentum 3.0/10 is below the 5.0 floor at $11.64 — engine's falling-knife protection flags exit rather than catching a breakdown. Specifics: Negative momentum; Weak growth.

PIMCO Corporate & Income Strategy Fund is a closed-ended fixed income mutual fund launched and managed by Allianz Global Investors Fund Management LLC. The fund is co-managed by Pacific Investment Management Company LLC. It invests in the fixed income markets of the United... Read more

$11.64+0.3% A.UpsideScore 5.2/10#168 of 239 Asset Management
QualityF-score4 / 9FCF yield5.50%
IncomeYield11.60%(5y avg 9.95%)Payout106.30%at-risk
Stop $11.42Target $11.68(resistance)A.R:R 0.0:1

Sell if holding. Momentum 3.0/10 is below the 5.0 floor at $11.64 — engine's falling-knife protection flags exit rather than catching a breakdown. Specifics: Negative momentum; Weak growth. Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Score 5.2/10, moderate confidence.

Passes 6/9 gates (clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, earnings proximity no date, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on weak momentum and death cross (50MA < 200MA). Suitability: aggressive.

Thesis

Rewards
Margin of safety: 39%
Risks
Weak growth
Negative momentum
Below 200-MA (17d, -1.2%)

Key Metrics

P/E (TTM)9.1
P/E (Fwd)
Mkt Cap$865M
EV/EBITDA
Profit Mgn99.2%
ROE10.6%
Rev Growth3.8%
Beta0.78
Dividend11.60%
Rating analysts

Quality Signals

Piotroski F4/9MoatNarrow

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Rating Breakdown

2 floor-breakers·1 ceiling hit

Growth below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static

Earnings Growth
0.0
Revenue Growth
3.5

Momentum below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static

Obv
1.0
Volume
3.1
Rsi
3.5
Macd
3.6
Ma Position
4.0
Volume distribution (falling OBV)Below 200-MA (recent, shallow — too early to call)
GatesMomentum 3.0<4.5Death cross (50MA < 200MA)A.R:R UPSIDE_EXHAUSTED (upside=0.0%)Insider activity: OKNo SEC red flagsNEWS EVENTS NONE RECENTEARNINGS PROXIMITY NO DATESEMI CYCLE PEAK CLEARMATERIALS CYCLE PEAK CLEARSuitability: Aggressive
RSI
39 · Neutral
20D MA 50D MA 200D MADEATH CROSSSupport $11.52Resistance $11.92

Price Targets

$11
$12
A.R:R0.0:1

Position Sizing

ConvictionNone
Suggested %0.5%
Max %1%
RegimeSteady

Risk Alerts

! momentum at 3.0 (below the engine's 4.5 threshold)
! Death cross — 50-day MA below 200-day MA

Earnings

We could not retrieve earnings history for PCN.
The company may be recently listed, pre-revenue, or its beat/miss record wasn't available from our source this run. Earnings signals feed the Growth and Catalyst score dimensions — absence here doesn't affect other dimensions.

Verdict History

reverse chrono — latest first
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Verdicts are recorded on every nightly pipeline run. Rows capture transitions (verdict flips, score deltas ≥0.3, entry/TP/SL changes). Rows with a ▶ can be expanded to see the change reason. Aggregate cohort performance is tracked in the recommendation ledger.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is PCN stock a buy right now?

Sell if holding. Momentum 3.0/10 is below the 5.0 floor at $11.64 — engine's falling-knife protection flags exit rather than catching a breakdown. Specifics: Negative momentum; Weak growth. Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Prior stop was $11.42. Score 5.2/10, moderate confidence.

What is the PCN stock price target?

Take-profit target: $11.68 (+0.3% upside). Prior stop was $11.42. Stop-loss: $11.42.

What are the risks of investing in PCN?

Weak growth; Negative momentum; Below 200-MA (17d, -1.2%).

Is PCN overvalued or undervalued?

Pimco Corporate & Income Strate trades at a P/E of 9.1 (forward N/A). TrendMatrix value score: 6.3/10. Verdict: Sell.

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What does Pimco Corporate & Income Strate do?PIMCO Corporate & Income Strategy Fund is a closed-ended fixed income mutual fund launched and managed by Allianz...

PIMCO Corporate & Income Strategy Fund is a closed-ended fixed income mutual fund launched and managed by Allianz Global Investors Fund Management LLC. The fund is co-managed by Pacific Investment Management Company LLC. It invests in the fixed income markets of the United States. The fund invests in securities of companies that operate across diversified sectors. It invests in fixed income securities such as treasury bonds, corporate notes, U.S. government agency securities, mortgage backed and asset-backed securities. The fund employs fundamental analysis with a top-down security selection process to create its portfolio. The fund was formerly known as PIMCO Corporate Income Fund. PIMCO Corporate & Income Strategy Fund was formed on October 17, 2001 and is domiciled in the United States.

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