CPI Card Group (PMTS) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community favor PMTS or LSAK?

CPI Card Group received 32 more outperform votes than Lesaka Technologies when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 86.84% of users gave CPI Card Group an outperform vote while only 33.33% of users gave Lesaka Technologies an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
CPI Card Group	Outperform Votes 33 86.84%	Underperform Votes 5 13.16%
Lesaka Technologies	Outperform Votes 1 33.33%	Underperform Votes 2 66.67%

Does the media prefer PMTS or LSAK?

In the previous week, CPI Card Group had 1 more articles in the media than Lesaka Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for CPI Card Group and 2 mentions for Lesaka Technologies. CPI Card Group's average media sentiment score of 0.63 beat Lesaka Technologies' score of 0.47 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	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Lesaka Technologies	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has better valuation & earnings, PMTS or LSAK?

CPI Card Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Lesaka Technologies. Lesaka Technologies 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	$444.55M	0.76	$23.99M	$1.57	19.38
Lesaka Technologies	$551.33M	0.55	-$35.07M	-$0.38	-12.61

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in PMTS or LSAK?

22.1% of CPI Card Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 24.2% of Lesaka Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 6.1% of CPI Card Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.4% of Lesaka Technologies shares are held by company 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.

Do analysts prefer PMTS or LSAK?

CPI Card Group presently has a consensus target price of $35.50, suggesting a potential upside of 16.70%. Given CPI Card Group's higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe CPI Card Group is more favorable than Lesaka Technologies.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CPI Card Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Lesaka Technologies	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Is PMTS or LSAK more profitable?

CPI Card Group has a net margin of 4.26% compared to Lesaka Technologies' net margin of -4.41%. Lesaka Technologies' return on equity of -13.73% beat CPI Card Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CPI Card Group	4.26%	-33.75%	6.16%
Lesaka Technologies	-4.41%	-13.73%	-4.38%

Which has more volatility & risk, PMTS or LSAK?

CPI Card Group has a beta of 1.15, indicating that its stock price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lesaka Technologies has a beta of 0.98, indicating that its stock price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

CPI Card Group beats Lesaka Technologies on 14 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.