Roth Capital Lowers Earnings Estimates for CPI Card Group

Key Points

• Roth Capital has lowered its earnings estimates for CPI Card Group, projecting earnings of $0.61 per share for Q3 2025, down from a previous estimate of $0.68.
• CPI Card Group's stock has risen 3.7%, while the company reported a miss in its latest earnings results, with an EPS of $0.04 compared to the consensus estimate of $0.56.
• Institutional investors hold approximately 22.08% of CPI Card Group's stock, with notable new stakes acquired by companies like Wasatch Advisors and Vector Capital Management.

CPI Card Group Inc. (NASDAQ:PMTS - Free Report) - Equities researchers at Roth Capital dropped their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for CPI Card Group in a research note issued on Monday, August 11th. Roth Capital analyst C. Irwin now forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $0.61 for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.68. 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 $0.68 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $3.78 EPS.

Several other research firms have also recently issued reports on PMTS. Wall Street Zen raised CPI Card Group from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, July 18th. Lake Street Capital cut their target price on CPI Card Group from $35.00 to $30.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research note on Monday. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating, According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of "Buy" and an average target price of $35.50.

CPI Card Group Stock Up 3.7%

PMTS stock opened at $13.74 on Tuesday. The business has a fifty day moving average of $21.64 and a two-hundred day moving average of $24.94. The stock has a market cap of $154.99 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.27 and a beta of 1.31. CPI Card Group has a 52-week low of $12.52 and a 52-week high of $35.19.

CPI Card Group (NASDAQ:PMTS - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Friday, August 8th. The company reported $0.04 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.56 by ($0.52). The business had revenue of $129.75 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $132.96 million. CPI Card Group had a negative return on equity of 55.18% and a net margin of 2.66%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On CPI Card Group

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of PMTS. Wasatch Advisors LP acquired a new stake in shares of CPI Card Group in the fourth quarter valued at $10,175,000. Vector Capital Management L.P. grew 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 in the last quarter. Nuveen LLC acquired a new stake in shares of CPI Card Group in the first quarter valued at $1,685,000. Manatuck Hill Partners LLC acquired a new stake in shares of CPI Card Group in the fourth quarter valued at $1,644,000. Finally, Ancora Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of CPI Card Group in the fourth quarter valued at $1,615,000. 22.08% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About CPI Card Group

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.

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