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

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.

Compass Group PLC (LON:CPG - Get Free Report) has earned an average rating of "Moderate Buy" from the six ratings firms that are presently covering the stock, MarketBeat.com reports. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company. The average twelve-month target price among brokers that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is GBX 2,870.

A number of equities research analysts recently weighed in on CPG shares. Citigroup upped their price target on Compass Group from GBX 2,650 to GBX 2,750 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a report on Thursday, July 24th. Berenberg Bank increased their target price on Compass Group from GBX 2,960 to GBX 3,000 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Tuesday, July 22nd. Royal Bank Of Canada increased their target price on Compass Group from GBX 2,625 to GBX 2,700 and gave the company a "sector perform" rating in a report on Thursday, July 24th. Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a "buy" rating and set a GBX 3,000 target price on shares of Compass Group in a report on Thursday, September 11th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft upgraded Compass Group to a "buy" rating and increased their target price for the company from GBX 2,700 to GBX 2,900 in a report on Thursday, September 11th.

Compass Group Price Performance

Shares of CPG remained flat at GBX 2,568 on Friday. The company had a trading volume of 1,741,179 shares, compared to its average volume of 8,060,373. The stock has a market cap of £43.58 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 2,989.52, a PEG ratio of 1.42 and a beta of 0.81. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 86.56, a current ratio of 0.74 and a quick ratio of 0.86. The company's fifty day moving average is GBX 2,577.11 and its 200-day moving average is GBX 2,566.05. Compass Group has a 1-year low of GBX 2,344 and a 1-year 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.