shares of pitney bowes inc jumped nearly 20 on thursday after the shipping and mailing company posted firstquarter profits that topped wall street expectations the stamford conn technology company reported adjusted earnings of 8 cents a share for the quarter and a 13 rise in revenue to 9269 million analysts polled by factset on average were expecting an adjusted profit of 3 cents a share on sales of 9318 million pitney bowes backed its prior forecast for a rise in annual revenue and adjusted earnings before interest and taxes in the low to midsingle digit range pitney bowes shares were recently trading at 513 up 19