CPI Card Group (PMTS) Competitors $15.57 +0.84 (+5.70%) Closing price 08/22/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$15.56 -0.01 (-0.03%) As of 08/22/2025 05:52 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock PMTS vs. MAX, UXIN, BWMN, IBTA, PRTH, NEXN, PHLT, THRY, ADV, and RPAYShould you be buying CPI Card Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of CPI Card Group include MediaAlpha (MAX), Uxin (UXIN), Bowman Consulting Group (BWMN), Ibotta (IBTA), Priority Technology (PRTH), Nexxen International (NEXN), Performant Healthcare (PHLT), Thryv (THRY), Advantage Solutions (ADV), and Repay (RPAY). These companies are all part of the "business services" industry. CPI Card Group vs. Its Competitors MediaAlpha Uxin Bowman Consulting Group Ibotta Priority Technology Nexxen International Performant Healthcare Thryv Advantage Solutions Repay MediaAlpha (NYSE:MAX) and CPI Card Group (NASDAQ:PMTS) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, media sentiment, profitability, dividends, valuation and institutional ownership. Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in MAX or PMTS? 64.4% of MediaAlpha shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 22.1% of CPI Card Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 13.4% of MediaAlpha shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.8% of CPI Card Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has more risk & volatility, MAX or PMTS? MediaAlpha has a beta of 1.19, meaning that its stock price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CPI Card Group has a beta of 1.31, meaning that its stock price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor MAX or PMTS? In the previous week, CPI Card Group had 5 more articles in the media than MediaAlpha. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for CPI Card Group and 1 mentions for MediaAlpha. MediaAlpha's average media sentiment score of 1.65 beat CPI Card Group's score of 0.66 indicating that MediaAlpha is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment MediaAlpha 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive CPI Card Group 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is MAX or PMTS more profitable? CPI Card Group has a net margin of 2.66% compared to MediaAlpha's net margin of -0.61%. CPI Card Group's return on equity of -58.00% beat MediaAlpha's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets MediaAlpha-0.61% -62.53% 12.91% CPI Card Group 2.66%-58.00%5.51% Which has higher valuation and earnings, MAX or PMTS? CPI Card Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than MediaAlpha. MediaAlpha is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CPI Card Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioMediaAlpha$1.08B0.66$16.63M-$0.12-86.77CPI Card Group$480.60M0.37$19.52M$1.1213.90 Do analysts rate MAX or PMTS? MediaAlpha presently has a consensus target price of $17.92, indicating a potential upside of 72.08%. CPI Card Group has a consensus target price of $34.00, indicating a potential upside of 118.37%. Given CPI Card Group's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe CPI Card Group is more favorable than MediaAlpha.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score MediaAlpha 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00CPI Card Group 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.80 SummaryMediaAlpha and CPI Card Group tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get CPI Card Group News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for PMTS and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding PMTS and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart PMTS vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricCPI Card GroupTechnology Services IndustryBusiness SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$167M$2.60B$24.31B$9.62BDividend YieldN/A1.60%2.83%4.10%P/E Ratio13.9023.3228.5126.05Price / Sales0.3748.7437.18193.75Price / Cash4.3941.6425.7858.48Price / Book-6.086.626.026.61Net Income$19.52M$34.75M$198.71M$265.65M7 Day Performance-0.26%1.82%1.48%2.02%1 Month Performance-26.87%-5.62%-2.18%-0.31%1 Year Performance-44.67%37.27%33.19%19.06% CPI Card Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PMTSCPI Card Group3.8098 of 5 stars$15.57+5.7%$34.00+118.4%-41.4%$167M$480.60M13.901,500MAXMediaAlpha3.9117 of 5 stars$10.15+1.6%$17.92+76.6%-38.7%$678.76M$864.70M-84.53160UXINUxin0.5744 of 5 stars$3.63+0.6%N/A+127.5%$678.63M$190.40M-18.15810BWMNBowman Consulting Group1.9149 of 5 stars$39.63+1.1%$34.17-13.8%+66.7%$676.06M$426.56M66.052,200Positive NewsIBTAIbotta3.4286 of 5 stars$26.19+8.6%$34.71+32.5%N/A$609.05M$367.25M9.09N/APRTHPriority Technology4.4946 of 5 stars$8.03+5.4%$13.00+61.9%+72.4%$608.97M$879.70M30.881,019Analyst UpgradeAnalyst RevisionNEXNNexxen International3.7541 of 5 stars$9.63+0.8%$14.33+48.8%+31.9%$605.63M$365.48M15.29895Analyst ForecastBuyback AnnouncementPHLTPerformant Healthcare1.6815 of 5 stars$7.61flat$7.88+3.5%N/A$601.17M$122.98M-95.13930THRYThryv2.9821 of 5 stars$13.50-0.1%$21.40+58.5%-23.5%$594.02M$824.16M-5.703,016Positive NewsADVAdvantage Solutions2.1732 of 5 stars$1.85+2.8%$2.25+21.6%-47.8%$586.70M$3.57B-1.9769,000Gap UpRPAYRepay3.1541 of 5 stars$5.53+1.8%$7.22+30.6%-32.1%$539.96M$313.04M-4.39580 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies MediaAlpha Competitors Uxin Competitors Bowman Consulting Group Competitors Ibotta Competitors Priority Technology Competitors Nexxen International Competitors Performant Healthcare Competitors Thryv Competitors Advantage Solutions Competitors Repay Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:PMTS) was last updated on 8/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersGENIUS Act: Cancel Your Money?A new law called the GENIUS Act could quietly trigger the most radical shift in American finance in decades. 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