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Vol. II · No. 255Saturday, 12 September 2026
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The Screen · Real Estate · REIT - Mortgage

PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust

PMT · the NYSE · USD · Market cap $882M

PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust, through its subsidiary, primarily invests in residential mortgage-related assets in the United States.

FAIL · Does not pass the screen
10.12 USD

At the last full screen
2026-06-14

Screened 2026-06-14 · the tape above runs as of 22:12 UTC · 11 Sep · two dates, stated on purpose · verdict and workings shown in full · never trimmed

The Label · The Season, Not the Day

This name holds its distribution label.

PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust holds its Distribution at $10.12. Elevated stress, defensive posture warranted, held for 15 days.

As held on the ledger · 2026-06-14
PhaseDistribution · caution
Quantitative stateElevated stress, defensive posture warranted, held for 15 days
Price at the screen$10.12
Valuation8.72 trailing · 6.71 forward price to earnings
Values screenFAIL · score 30.0
Beta1.11
The Workings

Five Screens, Shown in Full

Does not pass. Prohibited keyword in sector/industry: mortgage

TestFigureLimitWhat it meansStatus
Business activity Excluded Core business clean Prohibited keyword in sector/industry: mortgage Fail
Debt load Excluded Below 33% Interest-bearing debt is of its assets, above the one-third ceiling the screen allows. Fail
Interest-bearing cash Excluded Below 33% Interest-bearing cash and securities are of assets, above the one-third limit. Fail
Receivables Excluded Below 49% Money owed to the company is of assets, above the 49% limit. Fail
Revenue purity Excluded Below 5% of revenue comes from non-compliant sources, over the 5% line. Fail

Five checks adapted from AAOIFI screening standards: business activity plus four balance-sheet ratios. All five must pass for ethical clearance. Every figure is arithmetic on public accounts, not judgement.

What the Numbers Say It Is Worth

The Fair Value Range

15.00Conservative15.00Base case20.24Growth case 10.12Price

Fair value range in USD, drawn from the 2026-06-14 screen. The gold marker is the market price at the same screen. A 48.2% margin of safety to the base estimate.

The Street's Range
11.00Street low 12.00Street average 15.00Street high 10.12Price

Third-party analyst targets: 7 covering, consensus Hold. The average target sits +19% from the screen price.

Reading the gap · Both our model and the analysts see meaningful upside from here.

Price History & Projections
$15.5$11.9$8.3TODAY5y agoPROJECTIONConservative$15.00 +52%Our fair value$15.00 +52%Street high$15.00 +52%Street avg$12.00 +22%

Where it has been, where the models see it going. History from market close data; projection points are our fair-value estimates and third-party analyst targets, dated to the 2026-06-14 screen.

Fair value and rating are our own model estimates; the Street's range reflects third-party analyst estimates. Analysis, not advice.

The Business, in Plain Words
The fundamentals · plain-English read
Forward P/E6.7xvery cheap relative to earnings
Trailing P/E8.7xvery cheap relative to earnings
EPS, trailing1.16
EPS, forward1.51
Revenue growth-24.1%revenue is shrinking
Profit margin21.1%healthy profit margins
Return on equity7.6%a modest return on shareholder capital
Dividend yield1,581.00%
Debt to equity10.90heavy leverage: higher risk if revenue softens
Current ratio1.96healthy short-term liquidity
Beta1.11moves a little more than the market
Short interest, float0.07%
52-week range9.83 - 13.81
Market cap$882M

The risks · The things to watch: it's a small-cap, so the share price can swing harder than the market; it carries a real debt load, which raises the stakes if revenue slips.

Plain-English interpretation of our own screen data. Analysis, not advice.

Where & How to Trade

PMT trades on the NYSE. As a listed security it is accessible through almost any international broker offering its home market. New to this, or investing from abroad? Our guide to accessing global markets covers brokers, currencies and the practical steps.

The Dated Journal · Newest First, Never Edited

Every Entry, As Written

2026-09-09 Markup · changed $10.12 +0.0% Entry 5

The framework has shifted from distribution to markup since the last review. Price is trending higher with momentum. The crowd has caught on and buyers are in control. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows negative risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it D, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is momentum reading bearish. Over the past year the shares are down 12%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 13%. The street (7 analysts) rates it hold, with a mean price target of $12.

2026-08-08 Distribution $10.12 +0.0% Entry 4

The framework reads distribution. Smart money appears to be selling into strength. Institutional holders may be rotating out. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows negative risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it D, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is momentum reading bearish. Over the past year the shares are down 12%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 13%. The street (7 analysts) rates it hold, with a mean price target of $12.

2026-07-18 Distribution $10.12 +0.0% Entry 3

The framework reads distribution. Smart money appears to be selling into strength. Institutional holders may be rotating out. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows modest positive risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it D, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is momentum reading bearish. Over the past year the shares are down 12%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 13%. The street (7 analysts) rates it hold, with a mean price target of $12.

2026-07-03 Distribution $10.12 +0.0% Entry 2

The framework reads distribution. Smart money appears to be selling into strength. Institutional holders may be rotating out. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows modest positive risk-adjusted returns.

2026-07-02 Distribution $10.12 Entry 1

The framework reads distribution. Smart money appears to be selling into strength. Institutional holders may be rotating out. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows modest positive risk-adjusted returns.

Each entry above was written on its date, before the outcome. A journal you can prune is not a journal.

What Holding Actually Paid · Price Plus Dividends
If $1,000 had been placed · historical, not a promise
PeriodPrice thenPrice returnDivs per share$1,000 becameTotal return
1 month $10.78 -8.5% · $915 -8.5%
2 months $11.89 -17.1% · $829 -17.1%
3 months $11.35 -13.1% $0.40 $904 -9.6%
6 months $11.82 -16.6% $0.80 $902 -9.8%
1 year $11.19 -11.9% $1.60 $1,024 +2.4%
2 years $10.66 -7.5% $3.20 $1,225 +22.5%
3 years $8.80 +12.0% $4.80 $1,665 +66.5%
5 years $11.26 -12.4% $8.42 $1,624 +62.4%

Historical returns from market close data. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

The Ledger's Promise

This entry now belongs to the ledger. Whatever PMT does next, these words stay.

PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust · PMT · Distribution · $10.12
Recorded 2026-06-14 · before the outcome · scored mechanically

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