Roth Capital Comments on CPI Card Group FY2026 Earnings

CPI Card Group Inc. (NASDAQ:PMTS - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at Roth Capital issued their FY2026 earnings estimates for CPI Card Group in a research note issued on Thursday, June 12th. Roth Capital analyst C. Irwin forecasts that the company will earn $3.69 per share for the year. The consensus estimate for CPI Card Group's current full-year earnings is $1.63 per share.

CPI Card Group (NASDAQ:PMTS - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 7th. The company reported $0.40 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.56 by ($0.16). The firm had revenue of $122.76 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $120.90 million. CPI Card Group had a negative return on equity of 46.90% and a net margin of 3.38%.

Several other research analysts have also recently commented on the stock. Wall Street Zen cut shares of CPI Card Group from a "strong-buy" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Friday, May 9th. B. Riley lifted their price objective on CPI Card Group from $33.00 to $34.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, March 5th. Roth Mkm reissued a "buy" rating and issued a $40.00 target price on shares of CPI Card Group in a report on Wednesday, March 5th. DA Davidson boosted their target price on shares of CPI Card Group from $36.00 to $38.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, March 5th. Finally, Lake Street Capital reduced their price target on shares of CPI Card Group from $37.00 to $35.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, May 8th. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating, According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $36.75.

CPI Card Group Stock Performance

NASDAQ:PMTS traded down $0.50 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $22.33. 36,200 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 37,645. CPI Card Group has a one year low of $18.46 and a one year high of $35.19. The business's fifty day simple moving average is $23.40 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $27.97. The firm has a market capitalization of $251.90 million, a PE ratio of 17.05 and a beta of 1.36.

Institutional Trading of CPI Card Group

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Vector Capital Management L.P. increased its stake in shares of CPI Card Group by 38.4% in the fourth quarter. Vector Capital Management L.P. now owns 360,318 shares of the company's stock valued at $10,770,000 after buying an additional 100,000 shares during the period. Wasatch Advisors LP bought a new position in CPI Card Group during the 4th quarter worth approximately $10,175,000. Pacific Ridge Capital Partners LLC acquired a new position in shares of CPI Card Group in the 4th quarter worth approximately $4,401,000. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its position in shares of CPI Card Group by 1.8% in the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 110,582 shares of the company's stock worth $3,306,000 after purchasing an additional 1,953 shares during the period. Finally, Hillsdale Investment Management Inc. bought a new position in shares of CPI Card Group in the 4th quarter worth about $3,240,000. 22.08% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling at CPI Card Group

In other CPI Card Group news, Chairman H Sanford Riley acquired 15,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, May 9th. The stock was acquired at an average price of $21.51 per share, for a total transaction of $322,650.00. Following the acquisition, the chairman now directly owns 19,966 shares in the company, valued at $429,468.66. This represents a 302.05% increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Company insiders own 2.80% of the company's stock.

CPI Card Group Company Profile

CPI Card Group Inc, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the design, production, data personalization, packaging, and fulfillment of financial payment cards. It operates through Debit and Credit, and Prepaid Debit segments. The Debit and Credit segment produces financial payment cards and provides integrated card services to card-issuing financial institutions.