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Compass Group (CPG) Share Price, News & Analysis

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GBX 2,532.46 +15.46 (+0.61%)
As of 12:31 PM Eastern

About Compass Group Stock (LON:CPG)

Key Stats

Today's Range
2,491.97
2,541
50-Day Range
2,453
2,660
52-Week Range
2,344
2,853
Volume
1.59 million shs
Average Volume
6.47 million shs
Market Capitalization
£42.98 billion
P/E Ratio
2,948.15
Dividend Yield
0.02%
Price Target
GBX 2,770
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

Compass Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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26th Percentile Overall Score

CPG MarketRank™: 

Compass Group scored higher than 26% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Compass Group has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on 3 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Compass Group has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about Compass Group's stock forecast and price target.
  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Compass Group is 2,948.15, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 269.28.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Compass Group is 2,948.15, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Cyclical sector average P/E ratio of about 495.25.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Compass Group has a PEG Ratio of 1.42. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Compass Group has a P/B Ratio of 6.27. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Short Interest

    There is no current short interest data available for CPG.
  • Dividend Yield

    Compass Group pays a meaningful dividend of 1.92%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    Compass Group does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Compass Group is 69.29%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Read more about Compass Group's dividend.
  • Short Interest

    There is no current short interest data available for CPG.
  • News Sentiment

    Compass Group has a news sentiment score of 0.34. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.53 average news sentiment score of Consumer Cyclical companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Compass Group this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    2 people have searched for CPG on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Compass Group insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 0.52% of the stock of Compass Group is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    68.23% of the stock of Compass Group is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Compass Group's insider trading history.
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CPG Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Compass Group's stock was trading at GBX 2,662 at the start of the year. Since then, CPG stock has decreased by 4.9% and is now trading at GBX 2,532.46.

Compass Group PLC (LON:CPG) released its earnings results on Tuesday, May, 19th. The company reported $37.60 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $36.20 by $1.40. Compass Group had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 22.69% and a net margin of 4.27%.
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Shares of CPG stock and other U.K. stocks can be purchased through online brokerage accounts that support trading on the London Stock Exchange (LSX). Some U.K. companies can be purchased through major U.S. brokerages in the form of American Depository Receipts (ADRs), which are placeholder equities held in a trust by a bank that represent shares of a foreign stock.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Compass Group investors own include Alibaba Group (BABA), GSK (GSK), Prudential (PRU), Vodafone Group Public (VOD), Aramark (ARMK), Barclays (BARC) and BP (BP).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
5/19/2020
Today
9/02/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
LON
Industry
Restaurants
Sub-Industry
Personal Services
Current Symbol
LON:CPG
CIK
N/A
Fax
N/A
Employees
550,000
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
GBX 3,000
Low Price Target
GBX 2,600
Potential Upside/Downside
+9.4%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.50
Research Coverage
6 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
GBX 0.86
Trailing P/E Ratio
2,948.15
Forward P/E Ratio
21.91
P/E Growth
1.42
Net Income
£1.35 billion
Net Margins
4.27%
Pretax Margin
N/A
Return on Equity
22.69%
Return on Assets
7.52%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
86.56
Current Ratio
0.74
Quick Ratio
0.86

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
£43.83 billion
Price / Sales
0.98
Cash Flow
GBX 150.41 per share
Price / Cash Flow
16.84
Book Value
GBX 404.10 per share
Price / Book
6.27

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
1,697,131,000
Free Float
N/A
Market Cap
£42.98 billion
Optionable
Not Optionable
Beta
0.81
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This page (LON:CPG) was last updated on 9/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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