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BCOBrinks Company (The)Sell5.3·$106.36-1.03%
SellModerate Confidence
Investment thesis

Brink's Company delivers exceptional cash conversion and consistent earnings beats, trades at a deep discount to analyst consensus, and offers a favorable risk/reward ratio of nearly 7-to-1 at current levels; however, extreme leverage of 11.4 times debt-to-equity and a falling-knife technical setup — RSI at 26 with a death cross — argue for patience before initiating a position.

Thesis pillars

  • Strong Earnings Delivery Cash ConversionStable
  • Deep Value Vs Analyst ConsensusStable
  • Extreme Leverage RiskDeteriorating
  • +2 more pillars — see the Why tab for full reasoning

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Brinks Company (The) (BCO) Stock Analysis

SellVALUE-TRAP 1/5Moderate Confidence

Industrials · Security & Protection Services

Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $106.36: a dimension score below its floor triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 5.3/10 and A.R:R 3.2:1 is above the 1.5:1 BUY gate. Specifically: High short interest: 18%; Elevated put/call ratio: 2.12; Negative price momentum.

The Brink's Company is a global provider of cash and valuables management, digital retail solutions, and ATM managed services, operating with controlling ownership in 51 countries plus agency relationships elsewhere, serving financial institutions, retailers and government... Read more

$106.36+20.3% A.UpsideScore 5.3/10#9 of 10 Security & Protection Services
QualityF-score7 / 9FCF yield8.84%
IncomeYield0.93%(5y avg 1.09%)Payout23.61%sustainable
Stop $102.90Target $127.92(analyst − 15%)A.R:R 3.2:1
Analyst target$150.50+41.5%2 analysts
$127.92our TP
$106.36price
$150.50mean
$163

Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $106.36: a dimension score below its floor triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 5.3/10 and A.R:R 3.2:1 is above the 1.5:1 BUY gate. Specifically: High short interest: 18%; Elevated put/call ratio: 2.12; Negative price momentum. Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Score 5.3/10, moderate confidence.

Passes 6/8 gates (favorable risk/reward ratio, clean insider activity, news events none recent, earnings proximity 61d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on weak momentum. Suitability: aggressive.

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About Brinks Company (The)

About Brinks Company (The)

Brink's generated 72% of its 2025 revenue, or $3.8 billion, from Cash and Valuables Management, with the remaining 28%, or $1.5 billion, from Digital Retail Solutions and ATM Managed Services. The company employs approximately 65,400 people — 89 percent of them, or 58,000, based outside the United States — and drew 69% of 2025 revenue from international operations spread across four regional segments: North America, Latin America, Europe and Rest of World.

Brink's earns revenue under negotiated contracts that typically run one to three years for cash logistics and longer multi-year terms for digital retail and ATM managed services, serving financial institutions, retailers, government agencies, mints and jewelers across more than 100 countries. Within CVS, cash-in-transit and Brink's Global Services move currency, banknotes, precious metals and other valuables, while vaulting services combine secure storage with deposit processing and reconciliation; DRS layers smart devices and software such as Brink's Complete and CompuSafe onto customers' cash handling, and AMS covers ATM replenishment, monitoring and maintenance. The company competes against Loomis AB, Prosegur and GardaWorld Security Corporation, resisting price-based competition in favor of brand recognition, security expertise and insurance-backed reliability; insurance premiums for loss coverage fluctuate with Brink's own security loss experience and that of peer armored carriers.

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Brink's regulatory exposure is concrete and dated: the company resolved a Bank Secrecy Act/anti-money-laundering investigation with the DOJ and FinCEN on January 31, 2025, agreeing to pay $42 million over three years, with roughly $20 million of that total structured as forgivable only if Brink's stays in compliance with the settlement's terms. A future compliance lapse would convert that contingent forgiveness into a cash penalty rather than a sunk cost, layering directly onto a workforce where 42% of employees, or about 27,700 people, already operate under collective bargaining agreements expiring between 2026 and 2029 — a second, overlapping source of cost and operational risk the settlement doesn't address.

See also: Industrials · Security & Protection Services

From Brinks Company (The)'s most recent 10-K filing, extracted July 3, 2026.

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Recent developments

updated 2026-09-04
TrendMatrix Research · upcoming catalyst calendar

Upcoming dated catalysts

Wed, Nov 4, 202661d to earnings· next earnings call

Thesis

Rewards
No bull case signals
Risks
Concentration risk — Product: Cash and Valuables Management (72.0%)
Concentration risk — Geographic: operations outside the United States (69.0%)
Risk below floor (2.8 < 3.0)

Key Metrics

P/E (TTM)25.5
P/E (Fwd)10.4
Mkt Cap$4.4B
EV/EBITDA8.4
Profit Mgn3.3%
ROE46.2%
Rev Growth7.1%
Beta1.04
Dividend0.93%
Rating analysts7

Quality Signals

Piotroski F7/9

Options Flow

P/C2.12bearish
IV46%normal

Concentration Risks(10-K Item 1A)

  • HIGHProductCash and Valuables Management72%
    10-K Item 1: 'Cash and Valuables Management (“CVS”) (72% of total revenues in 2025)'
  • HIGHGeographicoperations outside the United States69%
    10-K Item 1A: 'Sixty-nine percent (69%) of our revenues in 2025 came from operations outside the U.S.'

Material Events(8-K, last 90d)

  • 2026-05-04Item 5.02LOW
    At Brink's April 28, 2026 annual meeting, shareholders approved the Amended and Restated 2024 Equity Incentive Plan, adding 3,900,000 shares available for issuance. Routine compensatory plan amendment; no departure or reason beyond normal equity pool replenishment cited.
    SEC filing →
  • 2026-05-04Item 5.07LOW
    At the April 28, 2026 annual meeting, Brink's submitted five proposals to a shareholder vote, including approval of the Amended and Restated 2024 Equity Incentive Plan; a quorum was present. Detailed vote tallies not included in the fetched filing excerpt.
    SEC filing →
  • 2026-04-10Item 5.02LOW
    On April 6, 2026, Adnane Louridi was named SVP and Global Controller, serving as Principal Accounting Officer. Previously CFO Global Automotive at TE Connectivity (2024-2026) and CFO HVAC at Johnson Controls (2020-2024). No predecessor departure or reason cited.
    SEC filing →

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Rating Breakdown

4 floor-breakers·1 ceiling hit

Price action weak — below key moving averages, no momentum carry. Needs a base before trend-continuation setups apply.static

Macd
0.0
Obv
1.0
Ma Position
2.2
Rsi
3.5
Volume
3.5
Volume distribution (falling OBV)Below 200-MA but MA still rising (+0.2%/30d) — pullback in uptrend, not confirmed weakness

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

Put Call
0.0
Debt Equity
0.0
Short Interest
0.9
Days To Cover
2.1
Volatility
4.5
Implied Vol
5.6
Beta
6.8
High short interest: 18%Elevated put/call: 2.12Concentration risks: 2 HIGH (10-K Item 1A — sized via position_sizing, validated via buy_confidence)

Ranks in the bottom of its industry peers on the composite signal. Better names in the same sector exist.static

Growth Rank
3.0
Quality Rank
5.0
Value Rank
5.6
Superior ROE vs peers

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

Earnings Growth
2.8
Revenue Growth
4.3
GatesMomentum 2.0<4.5Executive change: officer departure/appointmentA.R:R 3.2 ≥ 1.5Insider activity: OKNEWS EVENTS NONE RECENTEARNINGS PROXIMITY 61d clearSEMI CYCLE PEAK CLEARMATERIALS CYCLE PEAK CLEARSuitability: Aggressive
RSI
34 · Neutral
20D MA 50D MA 200D MADEATH CROSSSupport $106.08Resistance $116.63

Price Targets

$103
$128
A.Upside+20.3%
A.R:R3.2:1

Position Sizing

ConvictionNone
Suggested %0.5%
Max %1%
RegimeSteady

Risk Alerts

! Risk below floor (2.8 < 3.0)
! momentum at 2.0 (below the engine's 4.5 threshold)

Earnings

B
B
B
M
3/4 beats
Next Earnings2026-11-04 (61d)

Verdict History

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Frequently Asked Questions
Is BCO stock a buy right now?

Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $106.36: a dimension score below its floor triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 5.3/10 and A.R:R 3.2:1 is above the 1.5:1 BUY gate. Specifically: High short interest: 18%; Elevated put/call ratio: 2.12; Negative price momentum. Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Prior stop was $102.90. Score 5.3/10, moderate confidence.

What is the BCO stock price target?

Take-profit target: $127.92 (+20.3% upside). Prior stop was $102.90. Stop-loss: $102.90.

What are the risks of investing in BCO?

Concentration risk — Product: Cash and Valuables Management (72.0%); Concentration risk — Geographic: operations outside the United States (69.0%); Risk below floor (2.8 < 3.0).

Is BCO overvalued or undervalued?

Brinks Company (The) trades at a P/E of 25.5 (forward 10.4). TrendMatrix value score: 8.6/10. Verdict: Sell.

What do analysts say about BCO?

7 analysts cover BCO with a consensus score of 4.1/5. Average price target: $151.

What does Brinks Company (The) do?The Brink's Company is a global provider of cash and valuables management, digital retail solutions, and ATM managed...

The Brink's Company is a global provider of cash and valuables management, digital retail solutions, and ATM managed services, operating with controlling ownership in 51 countries plus agency relationships elsewhere, serving financial institutions, retailers and government agencies in more than 100 countries. Cash and Valuables Management generated 72% of 2025 revenue ($3.8 billion), with Digital Retail Solutions and ATM Managed Services contributing the remaining 28% ($1.5 billion), across roughly 65,400 employees, 1,200 facilities and 15,900 vehicles.

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