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PMTS vs QUAD
Side-by-side comparison of CPI Card Group Inc. (PMTS) and Quad Graphics Inc (QUAD): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.
Summary
- Both PMTS and QUAD operate in Publishing (Consumer Discretionary), so they compete in similar markets.
- QUAD is the larger of the two at $445.5M, about 2.1x PMTS ($215.9M).
- Over the past year, PMTS is down 12.3% and QUAD is up 59.4% - QUAD leads by 71.7 points.
- PMTS has been more active in the news (5 items in the past 4 weeks vs 3 for QUAD).
- QUAD has more recent analyst coverage (5 ratings vs 4 for PMTS).
- Company
- CPI Card Group Inc.
- Quad Graphics Inc
- Price
- $19.14-1.75%
- $8.63-1.26%
- Market cap
- $215.9M
- $445.5M
- 1M return
- +1.16%
- +15.31%
- 1Y return
- -12.27%
- +59.43%
- Industry
- Publishing
- Publishing
- Exchange
- NASDAQ
- NYSE
- IPO
- News (4w)
- 5
- 3
- Recent ratings
- 4
- 5
CPI Card Group Inc.
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 banks. Its products include EMV and non-EMV financial payment cards and metal cards, as well as private label credit cards. This segment also provides on-demand services and various integrated card services, including card personalization and fulfillment, and instant issuance services. The Prepaid Debit segment primarily offers integrated card services comprising tamper-evident security packaging services to prepaid debit card providers. It also produces financial payment cards issued on the networks of the payment card brands. CPI Card Group Inc. serves issuers of debit and credit cards, Prepaid Debit Card program managers, community banks, credit unions, group service providers, and card transaction processors in the United States. 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 founded in 2007 and is based in Littleton, Colorado.
Quad Graphics Inc
Quad/Graphics, Inc. provides marketing solutions worldwide. The company operates in United States Print and Related Services, and International segments. It offers printing services, such as retail inserts, publications, catalogs, special interest publications, journals, direct mail, directories, in-store marketing and promotion, packaging, newspapers, custom print products, and other commercial and specialty printed products; and paper procurement services. The company also provides marketing and other services, including consumer insights, audience targeting, personalization, media planning and placement, process optimization, campaign planning and creation, pre-media production, videography, photography, digital and print execution, and logistics, as well as manufactures ink. It serves blue chip companies that operate in various industries; and businesses and consumers comprising retailers, publishers, and direct marketers. The company was founded in 1971 and is headquartered in Sussex, Wisconsin.
Latest PMTS
- CPI Card Group Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Other Events
- SEC Form 4 filed by Chief Financial Officer Grantham Terra Lee
- CPI Card Group Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Leadership Update, Regulation FD Disclosure, Financial Statements and Exhibits
- CPI Names Terra Grantham as Chief Financial Officer
- CPI Expands Proprietary Technology Platform with Acquisition of TRISM Business
- President and CEO Lowe John converted options into 10,990 shares and covered exercise/tax liability with 4,834 shares, increasing direct ownership by 10% to 67,762 units (SEC Form 4) (tax withholding)
- Controller & Chief Acct. Off. Carmignani Donna Abbey converted options into 572 shares and covered exercise/tax liability with 165 shares, increasing direct ownership by 7% to 5,885 units (SEC Form 4) to cover taxes
- Chief Technology Officer Boada Ernesto converted options into 748 shares and covered exercise/tax liability with 216 shares, increasing direct ownership by 13% to 4,693 units (SEC Form 4) (tax liability)
- Chief Legal/Compliance Officer Dragovich Darren converted options into 562 shares and covered exercise/tax liability with 162 shares, increasing direct ownership by 13% to 3,519 units (SEC Form 4) (withholding tax)
- Interim Chief Financial Off. Grantham Terra Lee converted options into 681 shares and covered exercise/tax liability with 197 shares, increasing direct ownership by 3% to 15,648 units (SEC Form 4) to satisfy withholding obligation
Latest QUAD
- Quad Expands Packaging Operations, Rounding Out National Manufacturing Footprint
- Quad to Host Call to Discuss Second Quarter and Year-to-Date 2026 Results; Present at an Upcoming Investor Conference
- QuadMed Appoints Michelle Bowers as Vice President of Growth to Drive Strategic Expansion
- Quad Recognized in 2026 Ad Age Agency Report and MM+M Agency 100
- Director Flores Kathryn Quadracci returned $200,266 worth of shares to the company (27,427 units at $7.30), decreasing direct ownership by 27% to 74,313 units (SEC Form 4)
- Quad Graphics Inc filed SEC Form 8-K: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- Director Harned Christopher B was granted 19,178 shares, increasing direct ownership by 7% to 300,533 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Flores Kathryn Quadracci was granted 19,178 shares, increasing direct ownership by 23% to 101,740 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Eason Beth-Ann was granted 19,178 shares, increasing direct ownership by 29% to 86,321 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Buth Douglas P was granted 19,178 shares, increasing direct ownership by 13% to 165,950 units (SEC Form 4)