Roth Capital Predicts CPI Card Group FY2026 Earnings

CPI Card Group Inc. (NASDAQ:PMTS) – Research analysts at Roth Capital issued their FY2026 EPS estimates for CPI Card Group in a report issued on Thursday, June 12th. Roth Capital analyst C. Irwin anticipates that the company will earn $3.69 per share for the year. The consensus estimate for CPI Card Group’s current full-year earnings is $1.63 per share.

CPI Card Group (NASDAQ:PMTS) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, May 7th. The company reported $0.40 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.56 by ($0.16). The company had revenue of $122.76 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $120.90 million. CPI Card Group had a negative return on equity of 46.90% and a net margin of 3.38%.

A number of other brokerages have also issued reports on PMTS. Roth Mkm reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $40.00 price objective on shares of CPI Card Group in a report on Wednesday, March 5th. Lake Street Capital dropped their price objective on shares of CPI Card Group from $37.00 to $35.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, May 8th. DA Davidson raised their price objective on shares of CPI Card Group from $36.00 to $38.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, March 5th. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of CPI Card Group from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, May 9th. Finally, B. Riley raised their price objective on shares of CPI Card Group from $33.00 to $34.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, March 5th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating, Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $36.75.

CPI Card Group Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ PMTS opened at $22.33 on Friday. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $23.38 and a 200 day simple moving average of $27.90. The firm has a market cap of $251.90 million, a PE ratio of 17.05 and a beta of 1.36. CPI Card Group has a 1 year low of $18.46 and a 1 year high of $35.19.

Institutional Trading of CPI Card Group

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Barclays PLC grew its position in shares of CPI Card Group by 5.2% during the 4th quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 7,712 shares of the company’s stock worth $230,000 after buying an additional 382 shares during the period. Rhumbline Advisers grew its position in CPI Card Group by 7.3% in the 1st quarter. Rhumbline Advisers now owns 6,948 shares of the company’s stock valued at $203,000 after purchasing an additional 474 shares during the period. BNP Paribas Financial Markets grew its position in CPI Card Group by 10.7% in the 4th quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 5,844 shares of the company’s stock valued at $175,000 after purchasing an additional 563 shares during the period. Bank of New York Mellon Corp grew its position in CPI Card Group by 2.7% in the 1st quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 28,330 shares of the company’s stock valued at $826,000 after purchasing an additional 746 shares during the period. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company MN grew its position in CPI Card Group by 44.9% in the 4th quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 2,503 shares of the company’s stock valued at $75,000 after purchasing an additional 776 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 22.08% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, Chairman H Sanford Riley purchased 15,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, May 9th. The stock was purchased at an average price of $21.51 per share, for a total transaction of $322,650.00. Following the acquisition, the chairman now owns 19,966 shares in the company, valued at $429,468.66. This trade represents a 302.05% increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Company insiders own 2.80% of the company’s stock.

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.