Analysts Offer Predictions for CPI Card Group Q1 Earnings

CPI Card Group Inc. (NASDAQ:PMTS) – Investment analysts at Roth Capital issued their Q1 2026 EPS estimates for shares of CPI Card Group in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, November 4th. Roth Capital analyst C. Irwin forecasts that the company will earn $0.29 per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for CPI Card Group’s current full-year earnings is $1.63 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for CPI Card Group’s Q2 2026 earnings at $0.53 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.79 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $0.87 EPS.

CPI Card Group (NASDAQ:PMTS) last posted its earnings results on Friday, August 8th. The company reported $0.04 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.56 by ($0.52). CPI Card Group had a net margin of 2.66% and a negative return on equity of 58.00%. The business had revenue of $129.75 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $132.96 million.

Several other research firms also recently weighed in on PMTS. DA Davidson dropped their target price on shares of CPI Card Group from $38.00 to $32.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, August 12th. Zacks Research upgraded shares of CPI Card Group to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, August 11th. Lake Street Capital dropped their target price on shares of CPI Card Group from $35.00 to $30.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Monday, August 11th. Weiss Ratings lowered shares of CPI Card Group from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Finally, Wall Street Zen lowered shares of CPI Card Group from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, August 16th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $33.20.

CPI Card Group Trading Down 20.8%

NASDAQ:PMTS opened at $13.89 on Wednesday. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $15.47 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $19.36. CPI Card Group has a twelve month low of $12.52 and a twelve month high of $35.19. The company has a market capitalization of $157.47 million, a P/E ratio of 12.40 and a beta of 1.49.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On CPI Card Group

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of PMTS. Bank of New York Mellon Corp grew its holdings in CPI Card Group by 2.7% in the first 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. Linden Thomas Advisory Services LLC grew its holdings in CPI Card Group by 12.0% in the first quarter. Linden Thomas Advisory Services LLC now owns 40,186 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,172,000 after purchasing an additional 4,316 shares during the period. US Bancorp DE purchased a new stake in CPI Card Group in the first quarter valued at approximately $33,000. Nuveen LLC purchased a new stake in CPI Card Group in the first quarter valued at approximately $1,685,000. Finally, Russell Investments Group Ltd. grew its holdings in CPI Card Group by 130.4% in the first quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 3,800 shares of the company’s stock valued at $111,000 after purchasing an additional 2,151 shares during the period. 22.08% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Transactions at CPI Card Group

In other news, Chairman H Sanford Riley bought 10,000 shares of CPI Card Group stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 12th. The shares were bought at an average cost of $15.75 per share, for a total transaction of $157,500.00. Following the acquisition, the chairman owned 31,033 shares in the company, valued at approximately $488,769.75. This trade represents a 47.54% increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Company insiders own 2.80% of the company’s stock.

CPI Card Group Company Profile

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.