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Track CASS free→NASDAQIndustrialsSpecialty Business ServicesSnapshot 2026-06-16
Recent financial performance is holding in the top half of its industry — the reason to own it looks intact.
Recent financial performance is strong, but earnings quality is fragile, reported profits aren't backed by cash. Management's recent track record has been fairly steady, and the company has a capital-friendly stance. Risk is moderate, while the sector backdrop is a headwind, which may impact future performance. Peer multiples imply a price roughly in line with where it trades (about fair); the read is fair, but weakening. If CASS cuts guidance on the next call, that's a meaningful negative. This read is provisional.
Daily closes. Earnings/event dots are placed inline.
A consensus fair price across 5 valuation methods, at three horizons. Current price $48.16. Estimates are diagnostics, not price targets. Short-horizon estimates are close to coin-flips, so confidence is a method-agreement read, not a prediction.
No-growth: today's peer multiple on trailing earnings. The headline read.
Embeds projected growth. Leans optimistic by design. Upside context.
We take the 12-month fair value above and grade our own number — how the market prices this name versus what we'd justify, and where the two diverge.
At $48 CASS trades at 20× p/e, below its 21× p/e peer median. Our $49 fair value sits above the price; high confidence. Not investment advice.
One valuation read at a 12-month horizon, plus how price compares to peers and the company's own history.
The price implies about 1% below a flat-multiple fair value, in line with our forecast of about 1%. This describes what's priced in, not a forecast of the move.
Only weak execution quality — not the full expensive x weak x turbulent stack. Regime (Mania) does not concentrate fragility.
For similar setups historically (n=20,154): about 33% saw a 20%+ drawdown, and roughly 76% of those did not recover within the year. These are historical base rates for the cohort, not a forecast of this stock.
Each factor is a parallel diagnostic with a clear read of what it shows and how names like it have historically fared. Never aggregated into a single score.
Operating income rose in 2 of the last 3 quarter-over-quarter moves. Historically, Industrials names rated strong grew net income 69% of the time over the next year (vs 58% for the rest of the cohort, n=3696).
Over the trailing year it converted 0.87x of net income into operating cash flow. Historically, Industrials names rated fragile grew net income 56% of the time over the next year (vs 60% for the rest of the cohort, n=3333).
Most sensitive to the broad stock market.
Not enough signal to read sensitivity to the US dollar, real (inflation-adjusted) rates, long-term interest rates, Fed net liquidity.
The next print and the backdrop around it (sector regime and the AI cycle). Context for the path, not a forecast of returns.
EPS estimate $0.74 → $0.71 (-4.1% / 30d). 1 raised, 0 cut, 2 covering analysts.
0 upgrades, 0 downgrades / 30d. 50% of analysts rate Buy.
1 PT revisions / 30d. Avg target 5.2% above current price.
How management runs the business: capital, margins, balance sheet, and how reliably they guide and deliver.
Met or beat guidance 0% of the last 1 guided quarters · -42.4% avg surprise
What a normal day, a bad day, and the worst of the last year would mean for a $10,000 position.
On a typical day, $10k can swing ±$82.
How much price usually moves either way.
On a bad day, this stock has moved -$220.
A rough but not unusual down day (about the 95th percentile).
In the worst 12 months, $10k could have lost $1,982.
Deepest peak-to-trough drop in the last year.
Past results, not a forecast. Not investment advice.
The most important moves since the prior daily snapshot.
No material changes since the prior snapshot.
as of 2026-06-16
Specific, dated things to watch for, each with what would confirm it and what would prove it wrong.
Why it matters: Earnings results will provide insight into Cass's performance and market position. Investors will look for signs of strength or weakness.
Confirms one read:Q2 earnings report shows revenue growth above 5% year over year.
Confirms the other:Q2 earnings report shows revenue growth below 0% year over year.
Recent news graded against this company's own objectives — whether it reinforces or challenges the thesis, and how confirmed it is.
No graded news catalysts for CASS yet.
Conditional scenarios: if X happens, the view would shift in this direction. These are not predictions.
Recent SEC 8-K filings ranked by likely impact, confidence, and recency.
Results of Operations and Financial Condition. On April 23, 2026, Cass Information Systems, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its financial results for the first quarter of fiscal 2026. A copy of this press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference. Also on April 23, 2026, the Company made available on the Investors section of the Company’s website at www.cassinfo.com, an investor presentation and an earnings supplement that includes…
Whether the overall read has been drifting up or down lately, and how it's changed since last week.
Not investment advice. Scores describe historical and current data; they are not forecasts of future returns. Consult a licensed advisor before making investment decisions.
Long-thesis check; widest uncertainty.
Roughly priced in line with peers.
Self-history needs ~20 months of data.
Trailing four: 2025-Q1, 2025-Q2, 2025-Q3, 2026-Q1
A side-by-side read on sector standing, valuation, and risk versus Diversified Support Services.
| Stock | Sector standing | Valuation | Risk |
|---|---|---|---|
CASS Cass Information Systems, Inc. | Typical Show detailsSector percentile: 53 of 100 | fair | moderate |
CTAS Cintas | Above typical Show detailsSector percentile: 82 of 100 | expensive | moderate |
CPRT Copart | Above typical Show detailsSector percentile: 87 of 100 | fair | elevated |
RBA RB Global | Above typical Show detailsSector percentile: 71 of 100 | full | moderate |
ULS UL Solutions | Above typical Show detailsSector percentile: 90 of 100 | expensive | moderate |
9 material management or governance events in the past 24 months, led by capital-allocation actions. Historically, Industrials names rated neutral grew net income 59% of the time over the next year (vs 60% for the rest of the cohort, n=1113).
Not investment advice. As of 2026-06-16.
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Tailwind = sector leading the S&P 500; headwind = trailing. Both can be constructive. Historically, headwind regimes have averaged stronger forward returns than tailwind.
Context label only: describes the market state (e.g. real bear vs narrative panic, healthy uptrend vs late-stage froth). It is not a per-ticker buy/sell signal and does not predict factor performance.
Not investment advice. As of 2026-06-16.
Priorities management has stated in recent disclosures, with status and evidence drawn from earnings calls, filings, and press releases.
The company aims for loan growth between 6% and 8% for the full year 2026.
The company declared a second quarter dividend of $0.32 per share, payable on June 15, 2026.
The company anticipates revenue growth driven by new client onboarding and asset growth.
Why it matters: If revenue growth picks up, it could signal a positive shift for Cass. The sector is currently maturing, and growth is slowing.
Confirms:Revenue growth in the industrial sector is speeding up again. It is now above 5%.
Disproves:Revenue growth continues to decelerate and stays below 5%.
Why it matters: Retail sales data can impact Cass's business outlook. Strong retail sales may indicate higher demand for services.
Confirms:Retail sales report shows growth above 1% month over month.
Disproves:Retail sales report shows a decline or growth below 0%.
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. On April 21, 2026, Ralph W. Clermont, James L. Lindemann, and Sally H. Roth retired from the Company’s Board of Directors after not standing for re-election at the 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”). Their decisions not to stand for re-election are not the result of any dispute or disagreement with the Company on any matter…
Other Events. On April 21, 2026, the Company’s Board of Directors declared a second quarter dividend of $0.32 per share payable on June 15, 2026 to shareholders of record on June 5, 2026.
D eparture of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. On March 29, 2026, Dwight D. Erdbruegger assumed the position of EVP, Strategy and Business Operations upon the appointment of Eric T. Giering as Mr. Erdbruegger’s successor as President of Cass Commercial Bank (the “Bank”), the wholly owned banking subsidiary of Cass Information Systems, Inc (the “Company”). On March 30, 2026 the Company issued a…
Results of Operations and Financial Condition. On January 22, 2026, Cass Information Systems, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its financial results for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2025. A copy of this press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference. Also on January 22, 2026, the Company made available on the Investors section of the Company’s website at www.cassinfo.com, an investor presentation that includes information about the…