Piper Sandler Companies (PIPR) Q2 2026 earnings — TrendMatrix coverage
Reported
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Key numbers
- Reported EPS
- $1.04
- Estimate
- $0.88
- Surprise
- +17.9%
- Score at report (before → after)
- 7.2 → 6.9/10
Revenue for this quarter isn’t shown: the reported figure hasn’t cleared TrendMatrix’s freshness and sanity checks yet, and consensus revenue isn’t tracked. EPS above is the available figure.
How the report landed
Piper Sandler Companies (PIPR) beat the $0.88 estimate with diluted EPS of $1.04 — a large 17.9% upside surprise. TrendMatrix's engine moved from Data Issue (7.2/10) to Buy (Wait) at 6.9/10 after the report — the engine's score fell despite the beat.
Where TrendMatrix's rating stands now
TrendMatrix currently rates PIPR Buy (Wait) at 6.9/10.
4 of the last 4 quarters beat the estimate; this quarter's +17.9% surprise compares with a +27.2% four-quarter average. Next scheduled report: 2026-10-30.
What supports the rating
- V7 flight-to-quality bonus: +0.5 (Q=8.9 in RISK_OFF)
- Sector modifier (Financial Services): +1.0
What argues against it
- Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining
- Below 200-day MA
- Target reached (-3.1% upside)
This section and the ones below it reflect TrendMatrix’s latest engine read — they update after the report date and are not frozen to it.
The levels TrendMatrix's engine tracks
- Current price
- $76.43
- Entry target
- $68.03
- Price target
- $87.89
- Stop
- $64.15
- Upside to target
- +15.0%
The stock trades at 17.7× trailing but 13.8× forward earnings — consensus estimates already build in a substantial earnings recovery.
Model outputs from TrendMatrix’s engine as of 2026-09-14 — shown for context, not personalized investment advice.
PIPR at TrendMatrix's latest read
For financials, the EPS print is only half the story: credit costs, reserve builds, and rate sensitivity decide how a quarter actually lands.
- Industry
- Capital Markets
- Market cap
- $5.40B
- P/E (fwd)
- 13.8
- P/E (ttm)
- 17.7
- 52-week range
- $68.70–$95.06
- Off 52-week high
- 19.6%
- RSI (14)
- 59
- Volume vs avg
- 1.11×
- Score today
- 6.9/10