Roth Capital Reiterates 'Buy' Rating for CPI Card Group (NASDAQ: PMTS) Following Strong Q1 Performance

• Roth Capital has reiterated a "Buy" rating for CPI Card Group.
• CPI Card Group Inc. (NASDAQ: PMTS)'s Q1 earnings per share (EPS) of $0.38 significantly beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.24.
• The company's Q1 revenue reached $147.11 million, surpassing estimates and showing a substantial year-over-year increase.

CPI Card Group Inc. (NASDAQ: PMTS) is a company specializing in payment technology solutions, primarily manufacturing credit, debit, and prepaid cards for financial institutions. On May 5, 2026, the investment firm Roth Capital reiterated its "Buy" rating for CPI Card Group. The stock's price was $15.99 at the time of this announcement.

This positive rating follows the company's strong first-quarter performance. CPI Card Group announced earnings per share (EPS) of $0.38. EPS is a measure of a company's profit allocated to each outstanding share of stock. This result significantly beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate, which had projected earnings of only $0.24 per share.

The company's revenue for the quarter was also impressive, reaching $147.11 million. This figure surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate by more than 10% and marked a substantial increase from the $122.76 million in revenue reported in the same quarter a year ago. This is the second time in four quarters CPI Card Group has beaten estimates.

However, the reported earnings of $0.38 per share show a slight decrease compared to the $0.40 per share from the same period last year. This aligns with a prior forecast, as highlighted by Zacks Investment Research, which anticipated a year-over-year decline in earnings despite projecting higher revenues for the company.

On the day of the rating, the stock for CPI Card Group fluctuated between a low of $15.96 and a high of $17.59. The company has a market capitalization of approximately $183.25 million. Over the past year, the stock has traded within a 52-week range of a low of $10.81 and a high of $27.00.