CPI Card Group (PMTS) Competitors

CPI Card Group (NASDAQ:PMTS) and NeoGenomics (NASDAQ:NEO) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, community ranking, media sentiment, valuation, profitability and risk.

Does the media prefer PMTS or NEO?

In the previous week, NeoGenomics had 1 more articles in the media than CPI Card Group. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for NeoGenomics and 3 mentions for CPI Card Group. CPI Card Group's average media sentiment score of 1.86 beat NeoGenomics' score of 0.31 indicating that CPI Card Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
CPI Card Group	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
NeoGenomics	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer PMTS or NEO?

NeoGenomics received 468 more outperform votes than CPI Card Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 89.36% of users gave CPI Card Group an outperform vote while only 70.25% of users gave NeoGenomics an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
CPI Card Group	Outperform Votes 42 89.36%	Underperform Votes 5 10.64%
NeoGenomics	Outperform Votes 510 70.25%	Underperform Votes 216 29.75%

Do insiders & institutionals believe in PMTS or NEO?

22.1% of CPI Card Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.5% of NeoGenomics shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.8% of CPI Card Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.4% of NeoGenomics shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility & risk, PMTS or NEO?

CPI Card Group has a beta of 1.36, suggesting that its share price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NeoGenomics has a beta of 1.65, suggesting that its share price is 65% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, PMTS or NEO?

CPI Card Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than NeoGenomics. NeoGenomics is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CPI Card Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
CPI Card Group	$491.43M	0.51	$23.99M	$1.59	14.04
NeoGenomics	$672.36M	1.35	-$87.97M	-$0.61	-11.59

Is PMTS or NEO more profitable?

CPI Card Group has a net margin of 3.38% compared to NeoGenomics' net margin of -11.92%. NeoGenomics' return on equity of -2.10% beat CPI Card Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CPI Card Group	3.38%	-46.90%	6.89%
NeoGenomics	-11.92%	-2.10%	-1.17%

Do analysts rate PMTS or NEO?

CPI Card Group currently has a consensus price target of $36.75, suggesting a potential upside of 64.58%. NeoGenomics has a consensus price target of $13.83, suggesting a potential upside of 95.66%. Given NeoGenomics' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe NeoGenomics is more favorable than CPI Card Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CPI Card Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
NeoGenomics	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.45

Summary

CPI Card Group and NeoGenomics tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.