CPI Card Group (PMTS) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

CPI Card Group Inc. is a payment technology company that produces and supports payment cards for financial institutions, fintech companies, government agencies and other organizations. Its offerings include credit, debit, prepaid and other payment cards, along with related card-issuance and fulfillment services.

The company provides card personalization, packaging, fulfillment and distribution, as well as digital and physical card solutions designed to support payment programs. CPI Card Group also offers services intended to help customers manage card production, security and issuance across a range of payment products.

Headquartered in Littleton, Colorado, CPI Card Group primarily serves customers in the United States and Canada. Its operations support payment programs for banks, credit unions, fintechs and other card issuers, with an emphasis on combining manufacturing capabilities with technology and program-management services.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $25.01 to $25.54
• 50-Day Range: $21.96 to $30.50
• 52-Week Range: $10.81 to $31.25
• Volume: 105,340 shs
• Average Volume: 268,678 shs
• Market Capitalization: $296.06 million
• P/E Ratio: 22.21
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $30.25
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

CPI Card Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

CPI Card Group scored higher than 97% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 73rd out of 598 stocks in the technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.6 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

CPI Card Group has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.67, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 4 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

CPI Card Group has a consensus price target of $30.25, representing about 18.4% upside from its current price of $25.54.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

CPI Card Group has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 20.16%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for CPI Card Group are expected to grow by 20.16% in the coming year, from $2.58 to $3.10 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of CPI Card Group is 22.21, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 39.05.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of CPI Card Group is 22.21, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 81.32.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.46% of the float of CPI Card Group has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

CPI Card Group has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.89, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in CPI Card Group has recently increased by 27.93%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

CPI Card Group does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

CPI Card Group does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of CPI Card Group is 15.65%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, CPI Card Group will have a dividend payout ratio of 5.81% next year. This indicates that CPI Card Group will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Sentiment

CPI Card Group has a news sentiment score of 1.79. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.63 average news sentiment score of Technology companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for CPI Card Group this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

1 people have searched for PMTS on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

2 people have added CPI Card Group to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.6 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Cluster Insider Buying

4 insiders have purchased shares of CPI Card Group in the last three months. Multiple insiders buying is a strong bullish signal.

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, CPI Card Group insiders have sold 8,077.99% more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $671,488.00 in company stock and sold $54,914,226.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

5.80% of the stock of CPI Card Group is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

22.08% of the stock of CPI Card Group is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 5/05/2026
• Today: 10/10/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/03/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Technology
• Industry: Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals
• Sub-Industry: Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:PMTS
• CIK: 1641614
• Web: www.cpicardgroup.com
• Phone: (720) 681-6304
• Fax: 303-973-8420
• Employees: 1,700
• Year Founded: 2007

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for CPI Card Group: $30.25
• High Price Target: $34.00
• Low Price Target: $27.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +18.4%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.67
• Research Coverage: 6 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $1.15
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 22.21
• Forward P/E Ratio: 9.90
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $14.95 million
• Net Margins: 2.34%
• Pretax Margin: 3.70%
• Return on Equity: -145.74%
• Return on Assets: 6.29%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 2.09
• Quick Ratio: 1.39

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $587.31 million
• Price / Sales: 0.50
• Cash Flow: $4.37 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 5.85
• Book Value: ($1.52) per share
• Price / Book: -16.80

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 11,592,000
• Free Float: 10,920,000
• Market Cap: $296.06 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 1.13