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Cass Information Systems
(NASDAQ:CASS)
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Rating:63Neutral
Price Target:
$56.00
▲(34.26% Upside)
Action:Downgraded
Date:05/14/26
The score is driven primarily by solid profitability but constrained by flat-to-down revenue, weakening cash flow trends, and higher leverage. Valuation is reasonable with a meaningful dividend yield, while technical signals are mixed-to-soft, and recent corporate updates are generally positive.
Positive Factors
High Profitability
Sustained mid-teens net and high-teens EBIT margins indicate durable operating leverage and pricing power in processing services. High margins support dividend capacity, reinvestment, and resilience to revenue softness, improving long-term cash generation and return on capital.
Negative Factors
Stagnant to Declining Revenue
Flat-to-down top-line growth limits operating leverage upside and forces reliance on margin gains, buybacks, or cost cuts to sustain EPS. Persistent volume softness in core spends would cap long-term revenue growth and make earnings more sensitive to macro and sector cycles.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
High Profitability
Sustained mid-teens net and high-teens EBIT margins indicate durable operating leverage and pricing power in processing services. High margins support dividend capacity, reinvestment, and resilience to revenue softness, improving long-term cash generation and return on capital.
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Cass Information Systems (CASS) vs. SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY)
Market Cap
$675.86M
Dividend Yield2.98%
Average Volume (3M)77.38K
Price to Earnings (P/E)19.6
Beta (1Y)0.60
Revenue Growth-3.39%
EPS Growth71.37%
CountryUS
Employees1,008
SectorIndustrials
Sector Strength72
IndustrySpecialty Business Services
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)2.68
Shares Outstanding12,871,149
10 Day Avg. Volume68,236
30 Day Avg. Volume77,381
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio0.18
Price to Book (P/B)2.25
Price to Sales (P/S)2.86
P/FCF Ratio17.23
Enterprise Value/Market Cap0.78
Enterprise Value/Revenue2.62
Enterprise Value/Gross Profit2.84
Enterprise Value/Ebitda10.89
Forecast
1Y Price Target
$54.00Price Target Upside29.47% Upside
Rating ConsensusModerate Buy
Number of Analyst Covering2
EPS Forecast (FY)2.98
Revenue Forecast (FY)$205.16M
Cass Information Systems Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
Cass Information Systems, Inc. delivers specialized payment and data management services to a broad array of manufacturing, distribution, and retail businesses across the United States. The company's operations are divided into two main areas: Inf...
How the Company Makes Money
Cass Information Systems makes money primarily from (1) fees tied to payment and information processing services and (2) banking-related income from Cass Commercial Bank.
1) Payment and information processing fees (Cass Information Systems segmen...
Cass Information Systems Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
72
Positive
Balance Sheet
64
Positive
Cash Flow
58
Neutral
| Breakdown | TTM | Dec 2025 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | ||||||
| Total Revenue | 201.20M | 191.10M | 219.89M | 213.23M | 187.31M | 155.19M |
| Gross Profit | 185.57M | 191.10M | 187.66M | 187.14M | 174.42M | 143.67M |
| EBITDA | 48.45M | 45.96M | 30.21M | 42.44M | 47.60M | 38.99M |
| Net Income | 34.98M | 35.12M | 19.17M | 30.06M | 34.90M | 28.60M |
Balance Sheet | ||||||
| Total Assets | 2.53B | 2.61B | 2.40B | 2.48B | 2.57B | 2.55B |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 244.34M | 392.27M | 877.75M | 999.59M | 955.41M | 1.19B |
| Total Debt | 145.00M | 4.51M | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Total Liabilities | 2.29B | 2.36B | 2.17B | 2.25B | 2.37B | 2.31B |
| Stockholders Equity | 241.79M | 243.00M | 229.03M | 229.81M | 206.32M | 245.80M |
Cash Flow | ||||||
| Free Cash Flow | 25.44M | 31.77M | 29.62M | 22.61M | 45.74M | 30.18M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 30.42M | 37.44M | 38.95M | 36.94M | 51.61M | 34.55M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -219.12M | -145.28M | 3.95M | 284.66M | -306.39M | -528.52M |
| Financing Cash Flow | 212.37M | 150.38M | -65.64M | -150.07M | -59.20M | 338.37M |
Cass Information Systems Technical Analysis
Positive
41.71
Price Trends
47.69
Positive
46.18
Positive
43.41
Positive
Market Momentum
1.40
Negative
74.64
Negative
84.18
Negative
Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For CASS, the sentiment is Positive. The current price of 41.71 is below the 20-day moving average (MA) of 49.64, below the 50-day MA of 47.69, and below the 200-day MA of 43.41, indicating a bullish trend. The MACD of 1.40 indicates Negative momentum. The RSI at 74.64 is Negative, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 84.18 is Negative, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Positive sentiment for CASS.
Cass Information Systems Risk Analysis
Cass Information Systems disclosed 30 risk factors in its most recent earnings report. Cass Information Systems reported the most risks in the "Finance & Corporate" category.
Finance & Corporate - Financial and accounting risks. Risks related to the execution of corporate activity and strategy
Latest Risks Added 0 New Risks
Cass Information Systems Peers Comparison
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (63)
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
72 Outperform | $2.93B | 8.28 | 21.75% | 1.38% | -1.44% | 33.09% | |
69 Neutral | $3.52B | 417.28 | 0.66% | ― | 53.53% | ― | |
67 Neutral | $2.59B | 16.96 | 8.94% | 2.20% | 6.53% | 107.41% | |
67 Neutral | $1.88B | 13.83 | 8.32% | ― | 28.34% | 67.93% | |
67 Neutral | $4.75B | 41.32 | 6.24% | 0.71% | 1.41% | -22.01% | |
63 Neutral | $10.79B | 15.43 | 7.44% | 2.01% | 2.89% | -14.66% | |
63 Neutral | $675.86M | 19.59 | 14.44% | 2.98% | -3.39% | 71.37% |
* Industrials Sector Average
CASS
Cass Information Systems
52.51
8.28
18.72%
ABM
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44.27
-2.70
-5.74%
CBZ
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35.12
-38.60
-52.36%
MMS
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55.75
-14.33
-20.44%
UNF
UniFirst
273.56
105.02
62.31%
FA
First Advantage
20.53
3.39
19.78%
Cass Information Systems Corporate Events
Executive/Board ChangesDividendsFinancial DisclosuresShareholder Meetings
Cass Information Systems Reports Strong Q1 Results, Board Changes
Positive
Apr 23, 2026
At its April 21, 2026 annual meeting, Cass shareholders elected seven directors, including new board member John J. Drabik, while long-serving directors Ralph W. Clermont, James L. Lindemann and Sally H. Roth retired after choosing not to seek re-...
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