Consumer Portfolio Services Inc (CPSS) fair value: what the stock is really worth
As of Nov 6, 2026: fair value (intrinsic value) of Consumer Portfolio Services Inc stock $11.47, price $10.17, upside +12.8%, quality 58 out of 100. Rating: undervalued. Calculated from audited financials with 8 of our 26 valuation models and 37 quality factors, updated daily.
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Consumer Portfolio Services Inc
CPSS · USThe stock costs 11% less than our calculation considers fair.
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Price vs Fair Value
White line = price, green steps = our fair value per fiscal year. As of Nov 8, 2026.
How to read this chart
60‑month range $4.68 – $15.09 · fair‑value band $8.60 – $23.05 · the $10.17 price screens below the $11.47 fair value. Green steps = our fair value per fiscal year (point-in-time, no hindsight). 2 fiscal years are left out: there the valuation rested on only a fraction of the usual models. As of Nov 8, 2026.
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Company profile
Consumer Portfolio Services, Inc. operates as a specialty finance company in the United States.
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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.
The company, through its automobile contract purchases, offers indirect financing to the customers of dealers with limited credit histories or past credit problems.
It also serves as an alternative source of financing for dealers, facilitating sales to customers who are not able to obtain financing from commercial banks, credit unions, and the captive finance companies.
In addition, the company acquires installment purchase contracts in merger and acquisition transactions; and purchases immaterial amounts of vehicle purchase money loans from non-affiliated lenders.
The company services its automobile contracts through its branches in California, Nevada, Virginia, Florida, and Illinois. Consumer Portfolio Services, Inc. was incorporated in 1991 and is based in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Stock analysis
Consumer Portfolio Services Inc (CPSS) currently trades at $10.17, while our model-based Fair Value estimate is $11.47, implying the stock looks roughly 11% undervalued today.
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Valuation
Bull case: the Growth DCF group reads highest at a median of $88.17 per share, and 4 of the 8 models we run sit above the $10.17 price.
Bear case: the Asset-Based group reads lowest at $9.22, and 4 of the 8 models stay below the price. Data coverage for this calculation is medium.
Scenario range: $8.60 (bear) to $23.05 (bull), the price of $10.17 sits inside it. Bear and bull are the same models on cautious and optimistic assumptions, a range, not a price target.
Quality & growth
The Quality Score stands at 58/100 (solid quality), in the Financial Services sector.
Mixed Growth: Revenue is growing, but margins or cash flow do not fully confirm the trend.
Consumer Portfolio Services Inc reported revenue of $428M in FY2025 versus $268M in FY2021, a compound +12.4%/yr. Reported net income was $19.3M in FY2025, compounding −20.1%/yr from FY2021.
Key figures
Market cap $239M Micro · P/E ratio 11.8 · P/S ratio 1.07 · EPS (TTM) $0.8600 · Net margin 10.6% · Return on equity 7.5% · Return on assets (EBIT) 3.4% (5-year average) · Operating margin 16.4%.
Competitive moat
Our AI-assisted moat analysis scores the competitive advantage at 41 out of 100 (medium confidence).
What moves the price
The share trades about 1% below its 52-week high and 35% above its 52-week low, currently above its 200-day average.
For context, the median of 10 Financial Services peers we cover trades at −1% fair-value upside, at 13%, CPSS screens cheaper than that median.
Fair Value models
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Quality Score breakdown
It rates the business: profits, how they develop, real cash, balance sheet, investing and share count.
Insider trades
In the last 6 months, 3 officers or directors sold shares worth $3.4M and none bought.
- SaleCharles E Bradley JrCEO, Director, 10% owner2× since Aug 26, 2026: 325,000 shares, avg. $9.88$3.2MNov 4, 2026
- SaleNoel JacksonSr. Vice President2× since Jun 16, 2026: 14,500 shares, avg. $9.46$137,235Sep 1, 2026
- SaleCatrina Marie RalstonSr. Vice President2× since Aug 7, 2026: 5,000 shares, avg. $9.50$47,500Aug 12, 2026
- SaleDaniel S WoodDirector20,000 shares at $7.53$150,600Mar 13, 2026
- SaleWilliam B RobertsDirector100,000 shares at $8.69$869,000Dec 4, 2025
Plus 16 other filings such as grants, option exercises or tax withholding. They are not market purchases or sales.
Sales are often planned (taxes, diversification, 10b5-1 plans). Purchases with their own money are seen as the stronger sign. For information only: not part of the quality score or Fair Value.
Source: SEC Form 4, as of Nov 6, 2026. All filings at the SEC ↗
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HEALTH: for banks, insurers and similar financial firms borrowed money is part of the business, so we do not rate debt here.
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| Synchrony Financial, SYF | $73.74 | $141.92 | +92% | vs CPSS |
| PayPal Holdings PYPL | $59.24 | $107.45 | +81% | vs CPSS |
| Shriram Finance Limited SHRIRAMFIN | ₹965.00 | ₹1,309 | +36% | vs CPSS |
| Affirm Holdings AFRM | $68.11 | $74.92 | +10% | vs CPSS |
| Bajaj Finance Limited BAJFINANCE | ₹1,065 | ₹1,055 | −1% | vs CPSS |
| American Express Company AXP | $320.99 | $210.02 | −35% | vs CPSS |
| Visa Inc V | $422.65 | $242.87 | −43% | vs CPSS |
| Mastercard Incorporated MA | $652.70 | $360.13 | −45% | vs CPSS |
| Capital One Financial Corporation COF | $201.87 | $106.81 | −47% | vs CPSS |
| SoFi Technologies, Inc SOFI | $16.21 | $5.51 | −66% | vs CPSS |
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