CPI Card Group (PMTS) Competitors

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PMTS vs. ONT, IBTA, NRDS, RSKD, and IIIV

Should you buy CPI Card Group stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares CPI Card Group with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with CPI Card Group include Montrose Environmental Group (ONT), Ibotta (IBTA), NerdWallet (NRDS), Riskified (RSKD), and i3 Verticals (IIIV). These companies are all part of the "business services" industry.

How does CPI Card Group compare to Montrose Environmental Group?

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

In the previous week, Montrose Environmental Group had 7 more articles in the media than CPI Card Group. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Montrose Environmental Group and 5 mentions for CPI Card Group. Montrose Environmental Group's average media sentiment score of 0.15 beat CPI Card Group's score of -0.21 indicating that Montrose Environmental Group is being referred to more favorably in the news 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)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Montrose Environmental Group	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	5 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

22.1% of CPI Card Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.9% of Montrose Environmental Group shares are held by institutional investors. 5.8% of CPI Card Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 10.4% of Montrose Environmental Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

CPI Card Group has a beta of 1.1, meaning that its stock price is 10% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Montrose Environmental Group has a beta of 1.83, meaning that its stock price is 83% more volatile than the broader market.

CPI Card Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Montrose Environmental Group. CPI Card Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Montrose Environmental 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	$543.53M	0.34	$14.95M	$1.02	15.81
Montrose Environmental Group	$821.22M	0.67	-$840K	$0.05	304.00

CPI Card Group has a net margin of 2.15% compared to Montrose Environmental Group's net margin of 0.71%. Montrose Environmental Group's return on equity of 5.61% beat CPI Card Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CPI Card Group	2.15%	-92.16%	4.97%
Montrose Environmental Group	0.71%	5.61%	2.61%

CPI Card Group currently has a consensus price target of $27.50, suggesting a potential upside of 70.49%. Montrose Environmental Group has a consensus price target of $32.33, suggesting a potential upside of 112.72%. Given Montrose Environmental Group's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Montrose Environmental Group 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)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Montrose Environmental Group	2 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Summary

Montrose Environmental Group beats CPI Card Group on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does CPI Card Group compare to Ibotta?

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

CPI Card Group has higher revenue and earnings than Ibotta. Ibotta 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
Ibotta	$342.39M	1.76	$3.58M	-$0.34	N/A
CPI Card Group	$543.53M	0.34	$14.95M	$1.02	15.81

22.1% of CPI Card Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 20.9% of Ibotta shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 5.8% of CPI Card Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

CPI Card Group has a net margin of 2.15% compared to Ibotta's net margin of -2.15%. Ibotta's return on equity of -2.39% beat CPI Card Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ibotta	-2.15%	-2.39%	-1.34%
CPI Card Group	2.15%	-92.16%	4.97%

Ibotta presently has a consensus price target of $36.57, indicating a potential upside of 22.76%. CPI Card Group has a consensus price target of $27.50, indicating a potential upside of 70.49%. Given CPI Card Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe CPI Card Group is more favorable than Ibotta.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ibotta	4 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.70
CPI Card Group	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

In the previous week, Ibotta had 6 more articles in the media than CPI Card Group. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Ibotta and 5 mentions for CPI Card Group. Ibotta's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat CPI Card Group's score of -0.21 indicating that Ibotta is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Ibotta	2 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
CPI Card Group	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Ibotta has a beta of -0.61, suggesting that its stock price is 161% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, CPI Card Group has a beta of 1.1, suggesting that its stock price is 10% more volatile than the broader market.

Summary

CPI Card Group beats Ibotta on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does CPI Card Group compare to NerdWallet?

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

NerdWallet has higher revenue and earnings than CPI Card Group. NerdWallet 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
NerdWallet	$836.60M	0.61	$48.70M	$0.93	8.15
CPI Card Group	$543.53M	0.34	$14.95M	$1.02	15.81

38.8% of NerdWallet shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 22.1% of CPI Card Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 52.8% of NerdWallet shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 5.8% of CPI Card Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

NerdWallet has a net margin of 8.11% compared to CPI Card Group's net margin of 2.15%. NerdWallet's return on equity of 18.33% beat CPI Card Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
NerdWallet	8.11%	18.33%	14.80%
CPI Card Group	2.15%	-92.16%	4.97%

NerdWallet presently has a consensus price target of $12.83, indicating a potential upside of 69.31%. CPI Card Group has a consensus price target of $27.50, indicating a potential upside of 70.49%. Given CPI Card Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe CPI Card Group is more favorable than NerdWallet.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
NerdWallet	2 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25
CPI Card Group	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

In the previous week, NerdWallet had 5 more articles in the media than CPI Card Group. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for NerdWallet and 5 mentions for CPI Card Group. NerdWallet's average media sentiment score of 0.05 beat CPI Card Group's score of -0.21 indicating that NerdWallet is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
NerdWallet	0 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
CPI Card Group	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

NerdWallet has a beta of 1.34, suggesting that its stock price is 34% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, CPI Card Group has a beta of 1.1, suggesting that its stock price is 10% more volatile than the broader market.

Summary

NerdWallet beats CPI Card Group on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does CPI Card Group compare to Riskified?

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

In the previous week, Riskified had 8 more articles in the media than CPI Card Group. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Riskified and 5 mentions for CPI Card Group. Riskified's average media sentiment score of 0.58 beat CPI Card Group's score of -0.21 indicating that Riskified is being referred to more favorably in the news 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)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Riskified	2 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

CPI Card Group presently has a consensus price target of $27.50, indicating a potential upside of 70.49%. Riskified has a consensus price target of $5.96, indicating a potential upside of 28.55%. Given CPI Card Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe CPI Card Group is more favorable than Riskified.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CPI Card Group	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Riskified	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.29

CPI Card Group has higher revenue and earnings than Riskified. Riskified 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	$543.53M	0.34	$14.95M	$1.02	15.81
Riskified	$344.64M	1.99	-$27.57M	-$0.17	N/A

CPI Card Group has a beta of 1.1, suggesting that its share price is 10% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Riskified has a beta of 1.39, suggesting that its share price is 39% more volatile than the broader market.

22.1% of CPI Card Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 59.0% of Riskified shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.8% of CPI Card Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 17.4% of Riskified shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

CPI Card Group has a net margin of 2.15% compared to Riskified's net margin of -8.00%. Riskified's return on equity of -5.63% beat CPI Card Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CPI Card Group	2.15%	-92.16%	4.97%
Riskified	-8.00%	-5.63%	-4.24%

Summary

CPI Card Group beats Riskified on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does CPI Card Group compare to i3 Verticals?

CPI Card Group (NASDAQ:PMTS) and i3 Verticals (NASDAQ:IIIV) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, earnings, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.

CPI Card Group has a beta of 1.1, suggesting that its share price is 10% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, i3 Verticals has a beta of 0.89, suggesting that its share price is 11% less volatile than the broader market.

CPI Card Group presently has a consensus price target of $27.50, indicating a potential upside of 70.49%. i3 Verticals has a consensus price target of $29.83, indicating a potential upside of 59.62%. Given CPI Card Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe CPI Card Group is more favorable than i3 Verticals.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CPI Card Group	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
i3 Verticals	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.63

i3 Verticals has lower revenue, but higher earnings than CPI Card Group. CPI Card Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than i3 Verticals, 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	$543.53M	0.34	$14.95M	$1.02	15.81
i3 Verticals	$216.99M	2.62	$17.87M	$0.70	26.70

22.1% of CPI Card Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.2% of i3 Verticals shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.8% of CPI Card Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 60.1% of i3 Verticals shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, i3 Verticals had 7 more articles in the media than CPI Card Group. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for i3 Verticals and 5 mentions for CPI Card Group. i3 Verticals' average media sentiment score of 0.27 beat CPI Card Group's score of -0.21 indicating that i3 Verticals is being referred to more favorably in the news 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)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
i3 Verticals	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

i3 Verticals has a net margin of 8.59% compared to CPI Card Group's net margin of 2.15%. i3 Verticals' return on equity of 4.19% beat CPI Card Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CPI Card Group	2.15%	-92.16%	4.97%
i3 Verticals	8.59%	4.19%	3.28%

Summary

i3 Verticals beats CPI Card Group on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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PMTS vs. The Competition

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Metric	CPI Card Group	Technology Services Industry	Business Sector	NASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap	$185.17M	$3.87B	$6.31B	$12.46B
Dividend Yield	N/A	2.14%	3.12%	5.30%
P/E Ratio	15.81	55.61	31.79	25.61
Price / Sales	0.34	54.99	432.51	63.45
Price / Cash	3.70	40.33	23.44	55.34
Price / Book	-13.22	5.51	6.74	6.71
Net Income	$14.95M	$31.15M	$199.93M	$333.77M
7 Day Performance	3.86%	3.04%	0.15%	0.40%
1 Month Performance	-7.19%	5.24%	2.02%	4.03%
1 Year Performance	-30.14%	35.45%	36.62%	36.33%

CPI Card Group Competitors List

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
PMTS CPI Card Group	4.6909 of 5 stars	$16.13 +2.2%	$27.50 +70.5%	-31.7%	$185.17M	$543.53M	15.81	1,700	News Coverage
ONT Montrose Environmental Group	2.6271 of 5 stars	$22.13 +3.8%	$34.67 +56.7%	-16.2%	$771.50M	$830.54M	52.02	3,500	Insider Trade
IBTA Ibotta	1.8664 of 5 stars	$36.72 +2.9%	$33.14 -9.7%	-35.1%	$741.22M	$342.39M	324.45	N/A	Insider Trade
NRDS NerdWallet	4.126 of 5 stars	$10.89 -0.1%	$15.00 +37.7%	-32.9%	$727.97M	$836.60M	17.03	770	Analyst Forecast High Trading Volume
RSKD Riskified	2.7075 of 5 stars	$4.83 -0.3%	$5.96 +23.5%	-2.9%	$717.06M	$344.64M	N/A	780	Trending News Earnings Report

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CPI Card Group (PMTS) Competitors

PMTS vs. ONT, IBTA, NRDS, RSKD, and IIIV

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CPI Card Group (PMTS) Competitors

PMTS vs. ONT, IBTA, NRDS, RSKD, and IIIV

How does CPI Card Group compare to Montrose Environmental Group?

Does the media favor PMTS or ONT?

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of PMTS or ONT?

Which has more risk & volatility, PMTS or ONT?

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, PMTS or ONT?

Is PMTS or ONT more profitable?

Do analysts rate PMTS or ONT?

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How does CPI Card Group compare to Ibotta?

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, IBTA or PMTS?

Do institutionals & insiders believe in IBTA or PMTS?

Is IBTA or PMTS more profitable?

Do analysts prefer IBTA or PMTS?

Does the media prefer IBTA or PMTS?

Which has more volatility & risk, IBTA or PMTS?

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How does CPI Card Group compare to NerdWallet?

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, NRDS or PMTS?

Do institutionals & insiders believe in NRDS or PMTS?

Is NRDS or PMTS more profitable?

Do analysts prefer NRDS or PMTS?

Does the media prefer NRDS or PMTS?

Which has more volatility & risk, NRDS or PMTS?

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How does CPI Card Group compare to Riskified?

Does the media prefer PMTS or RSKD?

Do analysts prefer PMTS or RSKD?

Which has better earnings & valuation, PMTS or RSKD?

Which has more risk & volatility, PMTS or RSKD?

Do institutionals & insiders believe in PMTS or RSKD?

Is PMTS or RSKD more profitable?

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How does CPI Card Group compare to i3 Verticals?

Which has more risk & volatility, PMTS or IIIV?

Do analysts prefer PMTS or IIIV?

Which has better earnings & valuation, PMTS or IIIV?

Do institutionals & insiders believe in PMTS or IIIV?

Does the media prefer PMTS or IIIV?

Is PMTS or IIIV more profitable?

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