Why CPI Card Group Inc.’s (PMTS) Stock Is Down 5.02%

By Rosalio Madrigal
August 01, 2026
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In this article, we go over a few key elements for understanding CPI Card Group Inc.’s stock price such as:

  • CPI Card Group Inc.’s current stock price and volume
  • Why CPI Card Group Inc.’s stock price changed recently
  • Upgrades and downgrades for PMTS from analysts
  • PMTS’s stock price momentum as measured by its relative strength

About CPI Card Group Inc. (PMTS)

Before we jump into CPI Card Group Inc.’s stock price, history, target price and what caused it to recently rise, let’s take a look at some background.

CPI Card Group Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides physical and digital payment solutions for financial institutions, processors, fintechs, prepaid program managers, and other organizations in the United States. It operates through Debit and Credit, and Prepaid Debit segments. The Debit and Credit segment produces secure debit and credit cards, such as contact, contactless, eco-focused, and magnetic stripe cards; and provides card services, including digital services. This segment also provides personalization services, which include instant issuance solutions that provide customers with the ability to issue an instant personalized debit or credit card on-demand; and other payment solutions, such as digital push provisioning for mobile wallets. The Prepaid Debit segment primarily provides integrated card services comprising tamper-evident security packaging services. It also produces payment cards issued on the networks of the payment card brands. The company offers card data personalization and fulfillment services, SaaS -based instant card issuance and other digital solutions, an integrated end-to-end on-demand payment card solution, and Card@Once, a proprietary and patented SaaS -based instant card issuance system. It serves issuers of debit and credit cards, prepaid program managers, financial institution platform providers and card processor organizations, fintechs, small to mid-sized financial institutions, healthcare providers, entertainment venues, government disbursements, transit services, and others through sales representatives, customer relationships, and partners. The company was formerly known as CPI Holdings I, Inc. and changed its name to CPI Card Group Inc. in August 2015. CPI Card Group Inc. was incorporated in 2007 and is headquartered in Littleton, Colorado.

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CPI Card Group Inc.’s Stock Price as of Market Close

As of July 31, 2026, 4:00 PM, CST, CPI Card Group Inc.’s stock price was $21.070.

CPI Card Group Inc. is up 2.38% from its previous closing price of $20.580.

During the last market session, CPI Card Group Inc.’s stock traded between $20.310 and $21.070. Currently, there are approximately 11.46 million shares outstanding for CPI Card Group Inc..

CPI Card Group Inc.’s price-earnings (P/E) ratio is currently at 20.6, which is low compared to the Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals industry median of 37.4. The price-earnings ratio gauges market expectation of future performance by relating a stock’s current share price to its earnings per share.

CPI Card Group Inc. Stock Price History

CPI Card Group Inc.’s (PMTS) price is currently up 1.4% so far this month.

During the month of July, CPI Card Group Inc.’s stock price has reached a high of $21.590 and a low of $18.360.

Over the last year, CPI Card Group Inc. has hit prices as high as $21.585 and as low as $10.810. Year to date, CPI Card Group Inc.’s stock is up 43.53%.

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What Caused CPI Card Group Inc. Stock’s Price to Rise?

Stock prices are primarily based on seller supply and buyer demand. But have you ever wondered about what other factors affect a stock's price?

When an analyst changes their opinion of a stock by upgrading or downgrading their rating, it often leads to a sudden stock price adjustment. As of July 31, 2026, there was 1 analyst who downgraded CPI Card Group Inc.’s stock and 0 analysts who upgraded over the last month.

Additionally, you'll want to evaluate CPI Card Group Inc.’s financial health and valuation. Investors can use AAII's Value Grade, which combines six key valuation metrics like P/E and P/S ratios for a comprehensive analysis to conduct analysis on CPI Card Group Inc.’s valuation and financial health. This approach mitigates the limitations of single-metric evaluations.

CPI Card Group Inc.’s current valuation based on AAII’s Value Grade is a A, which means it is considered to be Deep Value.

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Lastly, news and media coverage as well as recent press reports about the company or its industry may cause stock prices to fluctuate. You can check out the most recent news articles about CPI Card Group Inc. (PMTS) by visiting AAII Stock Evaluator.

Relative Price Strength of CPI Card Group Inc.

Relative price strength measures a stock's performance against the market, helping investors identify stocks that are outperforming benchmarks.

For AAII’s Momentum Grade, a weighted relative price strength is calculated. Follow this link to learn more about the Momentum Grade.

As of July 31, 2026, CPI Card Group Inc. has a weighted four-quarter relative price strength of 3.56%, which translates to a Momentum Score of 66 and is considered to be Strong.

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CPI Card Group Inc. Stock Price: Bottom Line

As of July 31, 2026, CPI Card Group Inc.’s stock price is $21.070, which is up 2.38% from its previous closing price.

AAII advises against making stock decisions based solely on price or past returns. Instead, consider a variety of metrics, fundamentals, and analytics to evaluate a stock like CPI Card Group Inc. stock prices are influenced by market supply and demand and offer just a snapshot of a company's overall health.

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