PIPR:NYSEPiper Sandler Companies analysis

The moving-average structure behind Piper Sandler Companies is bearish at $63.79, with short-term averages lagging the long-term ones. The last 30 days have lost 14.7%. Relative strength is 27.7 — oversold — and the MACD signal is bearish. Price has been bracketed by support at $62.69 and resistance at $78.40.
The shares look fair, trading on 15.2 times earnings in line with a sector average of 15.2. Consensus targets land 26.8% above where the shares trade now. Revenue is growing at 24.9% on a 14.5% profit margin. The 1.25% dividend yield looks covered by current payout levels.
Risk scores 8 out of 10, which is high for this asset class. With 30-day volatility of 37.0%, a beta of 1.39 and a maximum drawdown of 32.5%, position sizing matters more than entry timing here. The wider market backdrop reads extreme greed at 94 on the fear-greed composite.
Short, medium and long-term reads agree on hold, with conviction of 2/10.