CPI Card Group Inc. (PMTS)

Every FINRA and SEC series the site collects for CPI Card Group Inc.: short interest with days to cover, daily short sale volume, fails to deliver and Form 4 insider trades. Listed on Nasdaq.

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277K

Short interest

settlement 2026-08-31

3.1

Days to cover

+10.3% vs prior

50.6%

Short share of volume

2026-09-17

Fails to deliver

settlement 2026-08-28

Tue 3 Nov

Next earnings

estimated; last year 2025-11-04

5 people

Insiders buying, 30 days

$12.0M combined, latest 2026-09-14

-$42.9M

Insider flow, 90 days

5 buys, 1 sells

As of 2026-09-17.

Short interest

FINRA, twice a month; the last 12 months shown, all 48 settlements in the JSON

As of 31 August 2026, short interest in PMTS is 277,132 shares, down 54,918 shares over the last month. Over the last 48 readings it ranged from 68,282 shares (15 April 2025) to 360,780 shares (31 March 2026). At the reported average volume of 91K shares a day that is 3.1 days to cover.

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Settlement	Shares short	Change	Avg daily volume	Days to cover
2026-08-31	277,132	+10.3%	90,583	3.06
2026-08-14	251,375	-24.3%	146,384	1.72
2026-07-31	332,050	+9.1%	31,018	10.71
2026-07-15	304,500	+18.7%	36,577	8.32
2026-06-30	256,442	+6.1%	52,510	4.88
2026-06-15	241,718	+11.5%	54,584	4.43
2026-05-29	216,825	-16.2%	42,805	5.07
2026-05-15	258,695	-12.6%	48,158	5.37
2026-04-30	295,982	-10.1%	48,574	6.09
2026-04-15	329,386	-8.7%	38,116	8.64
2026-03-31	360,780	+3.9%	60,018	6.01
2026-03-13	347,240	+17.6%	128,820	2.70
2026-02-27	295,339	+15.3%	43,986	6.71
2026-02-13	256,059	-1.6%	47,706	5.37
2026-01-30	260,122	+25.3%	28,950	8.99
2026-01-15	207,613	-12.2%	33,043	6.28
2025-12-31	236,395	-17.9%	34,547	6.84
2025-12-15	287,997	-5.9%	71,040	4.05
2025-11-28	306,035	+32.5%	53,627	5.71
2025-11-14	230,981	+25.4%	89,326	2.59
2025-10-31	184,271	+5.8%	54,124	3.40
2025-10-15	174,224	-14.1%	35,704	4.88
2025-09-30	202,815	+40.1%	49,574	4.09
2025-09-15	144,725	+3.2%	35,678	4.06

Daily short volume

FINRA Reg SHO, last 60 sessions. JSON

As of 17 September 2026, the short share of PMTS volume is 50.6%, up 8.8 points over the last five sessions. Over the last 52 readings it ranged from 23.9% (18 August 2026) to 87.8% (20 July 2026). The latest reading is 2.6 points above the 30-session average of 48.0%, on 108K shares reported.

Date	Short volume	Total volume	Short share	Exempt
2026-09-17	55K	108K	50.6%	0
2026-09-16	23K	90K	25.4%	0
2026-09-15	42K	102K	41.5%	0
2026-09-14	98K	293K	33.4%	19,865
2026-09-11	192K	712K	26.9%	32,989
2026-09-10	14K	34K	41.8%	0
2026-09-09	8K	21K	38.0%	0
2026-09-08	39K	68K	58.1%	0
2026-09-04	19K	31K	60.2%	0
2026-09-03	24K	29K	81.7%	0
2026-09-02	28K	38K	73.8%	0
2026-09-01	20K	34K	58.5%	0
2026-08-31	30K	54K	56.0%	0
2026-08-28	19K	27K	71.8%	0
2026-08-27	33K	47K	71.6%	0
2026-08-26	20K	33K	60.2%	100
2026-08-25	16K	27K	59.3%	3
2026-08-24	24K	41K	57.6%	0
2026-08-21	18K	39K	45.3%	0
2026-08-20	9K	24K	37.3%	0
2026-08-19	16K	48K	33.4%	0
2026-08-18	7K	30K	23.9%	2
2026-08-17	21K	33K	65.7%	4
2026-08-14	12K	28K	43.4%	0
2026-08-13	28K	75K	37.3%	58
2026-08-12	15K	34K	43.8%	0
2026-08-11	25K	71K	35.7%	0
2026-08-10	61K	166K	37.0%	2,002
2026-08-07	20K	65K	30.6%	2,101
2026-08-06	23K	59K	39.2%	0

Fails to deliver

SEC, by settlement date. JSON

As of 28 August 2026, the fails-to-deliver balance in PMTS is 52 shares, down 7,878 shares over the last settlement date. Over the last 52 readings it ranged from 1 share (16 March 2026) to 10,430 shares (11 August 2026). The latest reading sits at the bottom of that range.

Settlement	Shares failed	Price	Value
2026-08-28	52	$28.95	$2K
2026-08-21	7,930	$27.51	$218K
2026-08-20	7,930	$27.77	$220K
2026-08-19	7,930	$27.77	$220K
2026-08-18	7,930	$28.70	$228K
2026-08-17	7,930	$28.50	$226K
2026-08-14	7,930	$29.00	$230K
2026-08-13	7,930	$29.57	$234K
2026-08-12	10,430	$30.50	$318K
2026-08-11	10,430	$28.59	$298K
2026-08-10	7,935	$27.72	$220K
2026-08-07	3,118	$24.45	$76K
2026-07-27	78	$19.52	$2K
2026-07-24	142	$19.59	$3K
2026-07-23	1	$19.71	$20
2026-07-17	478	$19.17	$9K
2026-07-06	995	$20.38	$20K
2026-07-02	995	$20.77	$21K
2026-07-01	995	$20.78	$21K
2026-06-30	4,446	$20.57	$91K
2026-06-29	1,695	$20.38	$35K
2026-06-26	1,695	$19.43	$33K
2026-06-25	1,674	$18.88	$32K
2026-06-24	1,674	$18.32	$31K
2026-06-23	1,674	$18.24	$31K
2026-06-22	1,674	$18.26	$31K
2026-06-18	1,674	$17.84	$30K
2026-06-17	1,674	$18.70	$31K
2026-06-16	1,674	$18.86	$32K
2026-06-15	1,674	$19.05	$32K

Insider trades

SEC Form 4, newest first, 50 of 100 shown. JSON

Over the last 90 days PMTS insiders reported 5 open-market buys ($12.0M) against 1 sell ($54.9M), so the dollar flow leans toward selling. Latest filing: Parallel49 Equity, ULC on 2026-09-14.

Date	Insider	Title	Type	Shares	Price	Value	Owned after
2026-09-14	Parallel49 Equity, ULC	n/a	Sell	2.7M	$20.43	$54.9M	0
2026-09-14	SHEINBAUM MARC	n/a	Buy	5K	$21.50	$100K	27K
2026-09-14	Peters Nicholas	n/a	Buy	12K	$21.50	$250K	12K
2026-09-14	Mallela Ravi	n/a	Buy	1K	$21.50	$22K	12K
2026-09-14	Riley H Sanford	n/a	Buy	14K	$21.50	$300K	277K
2026-09-14	Tricor PMT25 Holdings Inc.	n/a	Buy	525K	$21.50	$11.3M	2.7M
2026-06-09	O'LEARY MARGARET	Chief Commercial Officer	Option exercise	2K	n/a	n/a	31K
2026-06-09	O'LEARY MARGARET	Chief Commercial Officer	Tax withholding	641	$18.48	$12K	30K
2026-06-09	Dixon Robert Michael	Chief Digital Officer	Tax withholding	192	$18.48	$4K	9K
2026-06-09	Dixon Robert Michael	Chief Digital Officer	Option exercise	636	n/a	n/a	9K
2026-06-09	LOWE JOHN	President and CEO	Tax withholding	1K	$18.48	$28K	70K
2026-06-09	LOWE JOHN	President and CEO	Option exercise	3K	n/a	n/a	71K
2026-06-09	VOLLMER SONYA	Chief Human Resources Officer	Tax withholding	379	$18.48	$7K	9K
2026-06-09	VOLLMER SONYA	Chief Human Resources Officer	Option exercise	1K	n/a	n/a	10K
2026-05-31	Thompson Anntoinette	Chief Operating Officer	Option exercise	528	n/a	n/a	10K
2026-05-31	Thompson Anntoinette	Chief Operating Officer	Tax withholding	155	$16.97	$3K	10K
2026-05-31	VOLLMER SONYA	Chief Human Resources Officer	Option exercise	380	n/a	n/a	9K
2026-05-31	VOLLMER SONYA	Chief Human Resources Officer	Tax withholding	93	$16.97	$2K	9K
2026-05-31	O'LEARY MARGARET	Chief Commercial Officer	Tax withholding	206	$16.97	$3K	29K
2026-05-31	O'LEARY MARGARET	Chief Commercial Officer	Option exercise	714	n/a	n/a	29K
2026-05-31	Dixon Robert Michael	Chief Digital Officer	Tax withholding	54	$16.97	$916	8K
2026-05-31	Dixon Robert Michael	Chief Digital Officer	Option exercise	178	n/a	n/a	8K
2026-05-31	Grantham Terra Lee	Interim Chief Financial Off.	Tax withholding	86	$16.97	$1K	16K
2026-05-31	Grantham Terra Lee	Interim Chief Financial Off.	Option exercise	297	n/a	n/a	16K
2026-05-31	Carmignani Donna Abbey	Controller & Chief Acct. Off.	Option exercise	273	n/a	n/a	6K
2026-05-31	Carmignani Donna Abbey	Controller & Chief Acct. Off.	Tax withholding	79	$16.97	$1K	6K
2026-05-31	LOWE JOHN	President and CEO	Tax withholding	2K	$16.97	$36K	68K
2026-05-31	LOWE JOHN	President and CEO	Option exercise	5K	n/a	n/a	70K
2026-05-30	SHEINBAUM MARC	Director	Option exercise	1K	n/a	n/a	20K
2026-05-30	Riley H Sanford	Director,Other	Option exercise	1K	n/a	n/a	261K
2026-05-30	Peters Nicholas	Director	Option exercise	1K	n/a	n/a	46K
2026-05-30	Oleson Lisa	Director	Option exercise	1K	n/a	n/a	7K
2026-05-30	Mallela Ravi	Director	Option exercise	1K	n/a	n/a	10K
2026-05-30	Soranno Keating Valerie	Director	Option exercise	1K	n/a	n/a	35K
2026-05-30	FUREY THOMAS	Director	Option exercise	1K	n/a	n/a	16K
2026-05-30	Thompson Anntoinette	Chief Operating Officer	Option exercise	822	n/a	n/a	9K
2026-05-30	Thompson Anntoinette	Chief Operating Officer	Tax withholding	241	$16.97	$4K	9K
2026-05-30	VOLLMER SONYA	Chief Human Resources Officer	Option exercise	461	n/a	n/a	8K
2026-05-30	VOLLMER SONYA	Chief Human Resources Officer	Tax withholding	113	$16.97	$2K	8K
2026-05-30	O'LEARY MARGARET	Chief Commercial Officer	Tax withholding	237	$16.97	$4K	28K
2026-05-30	O'LEARY MARGARET	Chief Commercial Officer	Option exercise	822	n/a	n/a	28K
2026-05-30	Dixon Robert Michael	Chief Digital Officer	Tax withholding	113	$16.97	$2K	8K
2026-05-30	Dixon Robert Michael	Chief Digital Officer	Option exercise	374	n/a	n/a	8K
2026-05-30	Grantham Terra Lee	Interim Chief Financial Off.	Option exercise	384	n/a	n/a	16K
2026-05-30	Grantham Terra Lee	Interim Chief Financial Off.	Tax withholding	111	$16.97	$2K	15K
2026-05-30	Dragovich Darren	Chief Legal/Compliance Officer	Option exercise	562	n/a	n/a	4K
2026-05-30	Dragovich Darren	Chief Legal/Compliance Officer	Tax withholding	162	$16.97	$3K	4K
2026-05-30	Boada Ernesto	Chief Technology Officer	Tax withholding	216	$16.97	$4K	5K
2026-05-30	Boada Ernesto	Chief Technology Officer	Option exercise	748	n/a	n/a	5K
2026-05-30	Carmignani Donna Abbey	Controller & Chief Acct. Off.	Option exercise	299	n/a	n/a	6K

Form 4 filings are due within two business days of the trade. Insiders sell for many reasons that say nothing about the company; open-market buys are the rarer, stronger signal.

Large holders (13D and 13G)

One row per reporting person, newest filing first. JSON

5 holders above 5% have filed on PMTS, 2 on Schedule 13D (active intent). The largest reported stake is Parallel49 Equity, ULC at 23.6% of the class (2,687,921 shares), filed 2026-01-14 for an event on 2025-12-31.

Filed	Form	Holder	Shares	Of class	Event
2026-09-15	13D/Ano. 1	Tricor Pacific Capital Inc.corporation, parent holding company	2.7M	23.4%	2026-09-14
2026-09-15	13D/Ano. 1	Tricor PMT25 Holdings Inc.corporation	0	23.4%	2026-09-14
2026-01-14	13G/Ano. 2	Parallel49 Equity, ULCother entity	2.7M	23.6%	2025-12-31
2026-01-14	13G/Ano. 2	Tricor Pacific Capital Partners (Fund IV), Limited Partnershippartnership	1.7M	14.8%	2025-12-31
2026-01-14	13G/Ano. 2	Tricor Pacific Capital Partners (Fund IV) US, Limited Partnershippartnership	998K	8.8%	2025-12-31
2025-12-18	13D	Tricor Pacific Capital Inc.corporation, parent holding company	2.2M	19.1%	2025-12-04
2025-12-18	13D	Tricor PMT25 Holdings Inc.corporation	0	19.1%	2025-12-04

13F holders

Tracked managers holding PMTS at their latest 13F. JSON

2 of the 30 tracked managers held PMTS at their latest 13F, $1.2M in total at quarter-end prices. Two Sigma Investments is the largest at $985K (0.0% of its portfolio) as of 2026-06-30. Over the prior quarter 0 added shares and 1 cut.

Fund	Quarter	Shares	Value	Of portfolio	Change in shares
Two Sigma Investments	2026-06-30	47K	$985K	0.00%	-5K
AQR Capital Management	2026-06-30	11K	$224K	0.00%	new or n/a

Only the 30 tracked managers on the funds hub; a 13F reports long positions in US listed stock at quarter end, 45 days late, and says nothing about shorts or positions sold since.

What this page is

CPI Card Group Inc. in the regulatory record

Regulators publish company data in separate files that never sit next to each other: FINRA's twice-monthly short interest, its daily short sale volume, the SEC's fails-to-deliver counts, and each insider's Form 4. A company page pulls every series the site collects for one ticker onto one URL, keyed by the SEC's own ticker list, so the short position, the daily flow, the settlement fails and what insiders are doing can be read together.

Each section has its own history table, a summary sentence built from the rows (last value, change, range with dates) and its own JSON and CSV links. Nothing on the page is written by a model; the sentences change only when the data does. A page exists only for companies with data in at least two series, and every section says when its source last updated.

This page follows CPI Card Group Inc. (PMTS), SEC CIK 1641614, listed on Nasdaq. The cross-market tables live on the short interest and insider transactions hubs.

Source and method

Short interest: FINRA consolidated short interestTwice a month, about eight business days after settlement. Latest 2026-08-31.JSON and CSV
Daily short volume: FINRA Reg SHO daily filesEvery trading day, loaded the following morning. Latest 2026-09-17.JSON and CSV
Fails to deliver: SEC fails-to-deliver dataTwice a month, a few weeks after the half month ends. Latest 2026-08-28.JSON and CSV
Large holders: SEC EDGAR Schedule 13D and 13GEDGAR read every 30 minutes; 13D within five business days of crossing 5%, 13G on the passive schedule. Latest 2026-09-15.JSON and CSV
13F holders: SEC EDGAR Form 13F-HRQuarterly, filed within 45 days of quarter end; 30 tracked managers. Latest 2026-06-30.JSON and CSV
Earnings dates: SEC EDGAR 8-K Item 2.02 (full-text search)EDGAR full-text search read twice a day; the estimate is last year's date plus 52 weeks. Latest 2026-08-06.JSON and CSV
Insider trades: SEC EDGAR Form 4EDGAR read every 30 minutes; filings are due two business days after the trade. Latest 2026-09-14.JSON and CSV
Company record: EDGAR filing index for CIK 1641614Ticker, name and exchange from the SEC's company list, refreshed weekly.
Rate limits: 30 requests a minute without a key, 120 a minute with a key from a free account.

Data checks. Every dataset is checked against its source once a day. This dataset passed the last run, 18 Sep 05:40 UTC.

How to read it

Read the position against the flow: rising short interest with a high daily short share is new shorting; rising short interest with a normal short share is old shorts holding on.
Insider buys next to a crowded short are the combination that has historically preceded squeezes; insider sells next to a crowded short are common and mean little.
Fails to deliver matter relative to the float, not in absolute shares; a million failed shares in a mega cap is noise.

Analysis of what the data shows, not advice. XOOMAR does not recommend buying, selling or holding anything.

Datasets

Frequently Asked Questions

How much of PMTS is sold short?

277,132 shares were held short at the 2026-08-31 settlement, 3.1 days of average volume. FINRA publishes the next count about eight business days after the 15th and the last business day of the month.

What is PMTS's daily short volume?

On 2026-09-17, 54,567 of the 107,793 PMTS shares reported to FINRA were sold short, 50.6% of the day's reported volume. Short volume is a flow for one day, not a position.

Does PMTS have fails to deliver?

The SEC's latest file shows 52 PMTS shares failed to deliver at settlement 2026-08-28. Fails are reported per settlement date and published twice a month with a lag.

Are PMTS insiders buying or selling?

Over the last 90 days PMTS insiders reported 5 open-market buys ($12.0M) against 1 sell ($54.9M), so the dollar flow leans toward selling. Latest filing: Parallel49 Equity, ULC on 2026-09-14.

Who owns more than 5% of PMTS?

Which funds hold PMTS?

Data on this page is provided for informational purposes only and is not financial advice. See our editorial policy.

CPI Card Group Inc. (PMTS)

Short interest

Daily short volume

Fails to deliver

Insider trades

Large holders (13D and 13G)

13F holders

CPI Card Group Inc. in the regulatory record

Source and method

How to read it

Other company pages

Datasets

Frequently Asked Questions