Compass Group PLC (LON:CPG) Given Average Rating of "Moderate Buy" by Analysts

Key Points

• Compass Group PLC has received an average rating of "Moderate Buy" from six brokerage firms, with two hold ratings and four buy ratings.
• The average twelve-month target price set by analysts for Compass Group is GBX 2,870, with varying price objectives from different firms.
• Compass Group's stock has recently shown modest movement, opening at GBX 2,614.30 and having a 52-week range between GBX 2,344 and GBX 2,853.

Shares of Compass Group PLC (LON:CPG - Get Free Report) have been given an average recommendation of "Moderate Buy" by the six analysts that are covering the firm, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and four have given a buy recommendation to the company. The average 1-year target price among brokerages that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is GBX 2,870.

Several brokerages have recently issued reports on CPG. Royal Bank Of Canada raised their price objective on shares of Compass Group from GBX 2,625 to GBX 2,700 and gave the stock a "sector perform" rating in a research note on Thursday, July 24th. Citigroup upped their price objective on shares of Compass Group from GBX 2,650 to GBX 2,750 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 24th. Jefferies Financial Group restated a "buy" rating and set a GBX 3,000 price target on shares of Compass Group in a research note on Thursday, September 11th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft upgraded Compass Group to a "buy" rating and upped their target price for the company from GBX 2,700 to GBX 2,900 in a research note on Thursday, September 11th. Finally, Berenberg Bank raised their price objective on shares of Compass Group from GBX 2,960 to GBX 3,000 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Tuesday, July 22nd.

Compass Group Stock Performance

Shares of LON:CPG traded down GBX 20 during midday trading on Friday, hitting GBX 2,548. The company's stock had a trading volume of 21,078,979 shares, compared to its average volume of 8,132,698. The stock has a market capitalization of £43.24 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 2,966.24, a PEG ratio of 1.42 and a beta of 0.81. The stock's 50 day simple moving average is GBX 2,578.31 and its 200 day simple moving average is GBX 2,566.06. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 86.56, a quick ratio of 0.86 and a current ratio of 0.74. Compass Group has a fifty-two week low of GBX 2,344 and a fifty-two week high of GBX 2,853.

About Compass Group

Compass Group PLC is a world leading food service company, which generated annual revenues of $42.2 billion in the year to 30 September 2024. It serves meals to millions of people in c. 30 countries and employs and engages with c. 580,000 people. The Company specialises in providing food and a range of targeted support services across the core sectors of Business & Industry, Healthcare & Senior Living, Education, Sports & Leisure and Defence, Offshore & Remote, with an established brand portfolio.