CPI Card Group Inc. (PMTS) Q3 Earnings and Revenues Lag Estimates

Core Insights - CPI Card Group Inc. reported quarterly earnings of $0.47 per share, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.63 per share, and down from $0.66 per share a year ago, representing an earnings surprise of -25.40% [1] - The company posted revenues of $137.97 million for the quarter ended September 2025, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 1.77%, compared to year-ago revenues of $124.75 million [2] - CPI Card Group shares have declined approximately 41.4% year-to-date, contrasting with the S&P 500's gain of 16.5% [3] Earnings Outlook - The company's earnings outlook is crucial for investors, as it includes current consensus earnings expectations for upcoming quarters and any recent changes to these expectations [4] - The current consensus EPS estimate for the next quarter is $0.70 on revenues of $143.7 million, and for the current fiscal year, it is $2.04 on revenues of $535.5 million [7] Industry Context - The Financial - Miscellaneous Services industry, to which CPI Card Group belongs, is currently ranked in the top 32% of over 250 Zacks industries, indicating a favorable outlook compared to the bottom 50% [8] - Empirical research suggests a strong correlation between near-term stock movements and trends in earnings estimate revisions, which can be tracked by investors or through tools like the Zacks Rank [5][6]