Q1 Earnings Forecast for CPSS Issued By Zacks Small Cap

Consumer Portfolio Services, Inc. (NASDAQ:CPSS) – Research analysts at Zacks Small Cap issued their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Consumer Portfolio Services in a report released on Wednesday, February 26th. Zacks Small Cap analyst M. Kim forecasts that the credit services provider will earn $0.30 per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for Consumer Portfolio Services’ current full-year earnings is $0.85 per share. Zacks Small Cap also issued estimates for Consumer Portfolio Services’ Q2 2025 earnings at $0.39 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.50 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.61 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $2.89 EPS.

Separately, StockNews.com lowered shares of Consumer Portfolio Services from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, February 28th.

Consumer Portfolio Services Price Performance

Shares of Consumer Portfolio Services stock opened at $9.37 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.52, a quick ratio of 19.16 and a current ratio of 19.17. Consumer Portfolio Services has a 52-week low of $7.03 and a 52-week high of $12.73. The company has a fifty day moving average of $11.04 and a 200-day moving average of $10.26. The stock has a market capitalization of $200.56 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.77 and a beta of 1.98.

Consumer Portfolio Services (NASDAQ:CPSS) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, February 25th. The credit services provider reported $0.21 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.27 by ($0.06). The firm had revenue of $105.30 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $102.37 million. Consumer Portfolio Services had a return on equity of 7.59% and a net margin of 5.59%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Consumer Portfolio Services news, VP April Crisp sold 2,500 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, December 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $11.15, for a total transaction of $27,875.00. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president now owns 17,212 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $191,913.80. This represents a 12.68 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. 69.00% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Consumer Portfolio Services

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of CPSS. Segall Bryant & Hamill LLC bought a new stake in shares of Consumer Portfolio Services in the third quarter worth about $445,000. State Street Corp lifted its holdings in Consumer Portfolio Services by 2.2% in the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 186,220 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $1,747,000 after buying an additional 3,922 shares during the period. Verity & Verity LLC purchased a new position in shares of Consumer Portfolio Services during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $1,309,000. Empowered Funds LLC increased its stake in shares of Consumer Portfolio Services by 1.9% during the fourth quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 145,220 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $1,577,000 after buying an additional 2,700 shares during the period. Finally, Barclays PLC raised its holdings in shares of Consumer Portfolio Services by 297.6% during the third quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 11,794 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $110,000 after acquiring an additional 8,828 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 47.57% of the company’s stock.

About Consumer Portfolio Services

Consumer Portfolio Services, Inc operates as a specialty finance company in the United States. It is involved in the purchase and service of retail automobile contracts originated by franchised automobile dealers and select independent dealers in the sale of new and used automobiles, light trucks, and passenger vans.