On November 27, 2024, William Roberts, a Director at Consumer Portfolio Services Inc (CPSS, Financial), sold 10,275 shares of the company. Following this transaction, the insider now holds 734,803 shares of the company. The details of this transaction can be found in the SEC Filing. Consumer Portfolio Services Inc (CPSS) is a specialty finance company that provides indirect automobile financing to individuals with past credit problems, low incomes, or limited credit histories. The company purchases retail installment sales contracts from franchised automobile dealerships and select independent dealerships. Over the past year, William Roberts has sold a total of 165,275 shares and has not purchased any shares. The insider transaction history for Consumer Portfolio Services Inc shows that there have been 0 insider buys and 20 insider sells over the same timeframe. As of the date of the recent transaction, shares of Consumer Portfolio Services Inc were trading at $10.35 each, giving the stock a market cap of $221.758 million. The company's price-earnings ratio stands at 11.91, which is lower than the industry median of 15.955 but higher than the company’s historical median price-earnings ratio. With a trading price of $10.35 and a GF Value of $15.29, Consumer Portfolio Services Inc has a price-to-GF-Value ratio of 0.68. This suggests that the stock is a "Possible Value Trap, Think Twice" based on its GF Value. The GF Value is an intrinsic value estimate developed by GuruFocus, calculated based on the following three factors: - Historical multiples (price-earnings ratio, price-sales ratio, price-book ratio, and price-to-free cash flow) that the stock has traded at. - A GuruFocus adjustment factor based on the company’s past returns and growth. - Future estimates of business performance from Morningstar analysts.
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