Roth Capital Decreases Earnings Estimates for CPI Card Group

CPI Card Group Inc. (NASDAQ:PMTS) – Investment analysts at Roth Capital dropped their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for CPI Card Group in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, July 1st. Roth Capital analyst C. Irwin now forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $2.36 for the year, down from their prior forecast of $2.85. 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 Q4 2025 earnings at $0.77 EPS.

CPI Card Group (NASDAQ:PMTS) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 7th. The company reported $0.40 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.56 by ($0.16). CPI Card Group had a net margin of 3.83% and a negative return on equity of 66.46%. The business had revenue of $122.76 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $120.90 million.

Several other analysts also recently weighed in on the stock. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of CPI Card Group from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, May 9th. Lake Street Capital reduced their price target on shares of CPI Card Group from $37.00 to $35.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, May 8th. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating, Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $36.75.

CPI Card Group Stock Up 2.4%

Shares of PMTS opened at $25.03 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $282.28 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.74 and a beta of 1.30. CPI Card Group has a 52-week low of $18.46 and a 52-week high of $35.19. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $22.92 and a 200 day moving average price of $27.00.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, Chairman H Sanford Riley acquired 15,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 9th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $21.51 per share, with a total value of $322,650.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the chairman owned 19,966 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $429,468.66. The trade was a 302.05% increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Corporate insiders own 2.80% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of CPI Card Group

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Wasatch Advisors LP purchased a new position in CPI Card Group during the 4th quarter worth $10,175,000. Pacific Ridge Capital Partners LLC acquired a new stake in shares of CPI Card Group during the fourth quarter worth about $4,401,000. Hillsdale Investment Management Inc. purchased a new position in shares of CPI Card Group during the fourth quarter worth about $3,240,000. Vector Capital Management L.P. increased its position in CPI Card Group by 38.4% in the 4th quarter. Vector Capital Management L.P. now owns 360,318 shares of the company’s stock valued at $10,770,000 after acquiring an additional 100,000 shares during the period. Finally, Nuveen LLC purchased a new stake in CPI Card Group during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $1,685,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors 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.