Consensus Cloud Solutions screens cheap with high-quality margins and a perfect earnings beat streak backed by rising estimates, but an elevated put/call ratio and a below-floor risk score flagged by the engine argue for caution despite the fundamentals.
Thesis pillars
- High Quality Business With Strong Margins→Stable
- Cheap Valuation Strong Fundamentals→Stable
- Elevated Put Call Hedging Risk↓Deteriorating
- +1 more pillar — see the Why tab for full reasoning
Pillars as of Jul 5, 2026, based on the 10-K filed Feb 13, 2026
Consensus Cloud Solutions, Inc. (CCSI) Stock Analysis
Breakout setup · Inst Constrain edge
Technology · Software - Infrastructure
Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $37.27: a dimension score below its floor triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 6.6/10. Specifically: Elevated put/call ratio: 3.50.
Consensus Cloud Solutions, Inc. is a secure information delivery company operating the eFax cloud fax platform alongside data-extraction and interoperability products (jSign, eFax Clarity) for approximately 703 thousand customers across 46 countries, with healthcare its largest... Read more
Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $37.27: a dimension score below its floor triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 6.6/10. Specifically: Elevated put/call ratio: 3.50. Chart setup: Golden cross, above all MAs, RSI 53, MACD bullish. Score 6.6/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 6/8 gates (positive momentum, clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on favorable risk/reward ratio and earnings proximity 7d<=7d. Suitability: aggressive.
Recent developments
updated 2026-10-29Recent Developments — Consensus Cloud Solutions, Inc.
Latest news
- NEWS Consensus Cloud Solutions, Inc. (CCSI) Q3 2023 Earnings Report - Results, Call & Slides - TipRanks — TipRanks neutral
- NEWS Consensus Cloud Solutions, Inc. (CCSI) Q3 2024 Earnings Report - Results, Call & Slides - TipRanks — TipRanks neutral
- NEWS USD 525 million credit deal: what it means for Consensus Cloud Solutions stock - ad-hoc-news.de — ad-hoc-news.de neutral
- NEWS USD 525 million credit deal: what it means for Consensus Cloud Solutions stock - AD HOC NEWS — AD HOC NEWS neutral
- NEWS Consensus Cloud Solutions (CCSI) Stock Price, News & Analysis $CCSI - MarketBeat — MarketBeat neutral
Generated 2026-10-29T11:53:50Z.
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Concentration Risks(10-K Item 1A)
- HIGHProductcloud fax services10-K Item 1A: 'Cloud fax revenue constitutes substantially all of our revenues and our operating income.'
- HIGHSuppliertelecommunications carriers10-K Item 1A: 'Only a small number of carriers in each region, and in some cases only one carrier, offer the number and network services we require.'
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Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $37.27: a dimension score below its floor triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 6.6/10. Specifically: Elevated put/call ratio: 3.50. Chart setup: Golden cross, above all MAs, RSI 53, MACD bullish. Prior stop was $34.75. Score 6.6/10, moderate confidence.
Analyst target $35.91 reached (−3.6% from $37.27); no take-profit level is published. Prior stop was $34.75. Stop-loss: $34.75.
Concentration risk — Product: cloud fax services; Concentration risk — Supplier: telecommunications carriers; Target reached (-3.6% upside).
Consensus Cloud Solutions, Inc. trades at a P/E of 7.6 (forward 6.1). TrendMatrix value score: 8.3/10. Verdict: Sell.
10 analysts cover CCSI with a consensus score of 4.4/5. Average price target: $42.
What does Consensus Cloud Solutions, Inc. do?Consensus Cloud Solutions, Inc. is a secure information delivery company operating the eFax cloud fax platform...
Consensus Cloud Solutions, Inc. is a secure information delivery company operating the eFax cloud fax platform alongside data-extraction and interoperability products (jSign, eFax Clarity) for approximately 703 thousand customers across 46 countries, with healthcare its largest vertical. Cloud fax constitutes substantially all of revenue, split between roughly 65 thousand Corporate customers ($223 million of 2025 revenue) and 638 thousand SoHo subscribers, and the company spun off from former parent J2 Global (now Ziff Davis) in October 2021.