Brokers Offer Predictions for CPI Card Group Q1 Earnings

CPI Card Group Inc. (NASDAQ:PMTS) – Research analysts at Roth Capital issued their Q1 2026 earnings 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 expects 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 announced its quarterly earnings results on Friday, August 8th. The company reported $0.04 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.56 by ($0.52). CPI Card Group had a negative return on equity of 58.00% and a net margin of 2.66%.The business had revenue of $129.75 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $132.96 million.

Several other analysts also recently issued reports on the stock. Lake Street Capital set a $25.00 price objective on shares of CPI Card Group in a report on Wednesday. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of CPI Card Group from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, August 16th. Zacks Research raised shares of CPI Card Group to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, August 11th. Weiss Ratings downgraded shares of CPI Card Group from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Finally, DA Davidson decreased their price objective on shares of CPI Card Group from $32.00 to $30.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $31.80.

CPI Card Group Stock Up 2.2%

Shares of PMTS opened at $14.20 on Wednesday. The company’s fifty day moving average is $15.44 and its 200-day moving average is $19.33. CPI Card Group has a 12 month low of $12.52 and a 12 month high of $35.19. The firm has a market cap of $160.99 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.68 and a beta of 1.49.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other CPI Card Group news, Chairman H Sanford Riley acquired 10,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 12th. The stock was bought at an average price of $15.75 per share, for a total transaction of $157,500.00. Following the purchase, the chairman owned 31,033 shares in the company, valued at $488,769.75. This represents a 47.54% increase in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. 2.80% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On CPI Card Group

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Rhumbline Advisers raised its stake in shares of 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 buying an additional 474 shares in the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp raised its stake in shares of 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 buying an additional 746 shares in the last quarter. First Trust Advisors LP raised its stake in shares of CPI Card Group by 5.5% in the 2nd quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 14,987 shares of the company’s stock valued at $355,000 after buying an additional 782 shares in the last quarter. US Bancorp DE acquired a new stake in shares of CPI Card Group during the 1st quarter worth about $33,000. Finally, Lazard Asset Management LLC increased its position in shares of CPI Card Group by 100.4% during the 2nd quarter. Lazard Asset Management LLC now owns 2,928 shares of the company’s stock worth $69,000 after purchasing an additional 1,467 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 22.08% 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.