Q2 EPS Estimates for CPI Card Group Lowered by Roth Capital

CPI Card Group Inc. (NASDAQ:PMTS - Free Report) - Roth Capital cut their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for CPI Card Group in a report issued on Thursday, May 8th. Roth Capital analyst C. Irwin now forecasts that the company will post earnings of $0.55 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.74. The consensus estimate for CPI Card Group's current full-year earnings is $1.63 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for CPI Card Group's Q4 2025 earnings at $1.03 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $2.85 EPS.

Several other brokerages have also weighed in on PMTS. B. Riley upped their target price on shares of CPI Card Group from $33.00 to $34.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, March 5th. DA Davidson upped their target price on shares of CPI Card Group from $36.00 to $38.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, March 5th. Lake Street Capital lowered their target price 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. Roth Mkm restated a "buy" rating and set a $40.00 target price on shares of CPI Card Group in a research report on Wednesday, March 5th. Finally, StockNews.com lowered shares of CPI Card Group from a "strong-buy" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, May 9th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating, According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average target price of $36.75.

CPI Card Group Stock Performance

PMTS traded down $0.01 on Monday, hitting $23.09. 52,260 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 34,630. The business's fifty day moving average is $26.33 and its 200 day moving average is $28.64. CPI Card Group has a fifty-two week low of $18.46 and a fifty-two week high of $35.19. The firm has a market capitalization of $260.48 million, a P/E ratio of 17.63 and a beta of 1.77.

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

Institutional Trading of CPI Card Group

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Barclays PLC boosted its holdings in shares of CPI Card Group by 5.2% in the 4th quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 7,712 shares of the company's stock valued at $230,000 after purchasing an additional 382 shares during the last quarter. Rhumbline Advisers boosted its holdings in shares of CPI Card Group by 7.3% in the 1st quarter. Rhumbline Advisers now owns 6,948 shares of the company's stock valued at $203,000 after purchasing an additional 474 shares during the last quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets boosted its holdings in shares of CPI Card Group by 10.7% in the 4th quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 5,844 shares of the company's stock valued at $175,000 after purchasing an additional 563 shares during the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp boosted its holdings in shares of CPI Card Group by 2.7% in the 1st quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 28,330 shares of the company's stock valued at $826,000 after purchasing an additional 746 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company MN boosted its holdings in shares of CPI Card Group by 44.9% in the 4th quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 2,503 shares of the company's stock valued at $75,000 after purchasing an additional 776 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 22.08% of the company's stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, Chairman H Sanford Riley bought 15,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, May 9th. The shares were purchased at an average price of $21.51 per share, for a total transaction of $322,650.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chairman now owns 19,966 shares in the company, valued at $429,468.66. The trade was a 302.05% increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. 2.80% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

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.