LON:CPGCompass Group Share Price, Forecast & News Adding Choose a watchlist: Adding You have already added five stocks to your watchlist. Upgrade to MarketBeat Daily Premium to add more stocks to your watchlist. Adding Compass Group plc Please log in to your account or sign up in order to add this asset to your watchlist. Log In and Add GBX 1,184 -95.50 (-7.46 %) (As of 05/29/2020 04:00 PM ET) Add Compare Share Today's Range 1,180Now: GBX 1,184▼ 1,26050-Day Range 1,090MA: GBX 1,253.91▼ 1,418.5052-Week Range 20.62Now: GBX 1,184▼ 2,150Volume17.79 million shsAverage Volume3.91 million shsMarket Capitalization£18.80 billionP/E Ratio18.24Dividend Yield3.00%BetaN/A ProfileAnalyst RatingsAdvanced ChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsInsider TradesHeadlinesOptions Chain Compass Group PLC, through its subsidiaries, operates as a food and support services company in North America, Europe, and internationally. It serves business and industry; healthcare and senior living market; education; sports and leisure; and defense, offshore, and remote sectors. The company also offers support services, such as cleaning in hospitals; reception services at corporate headquarters; managing remote camps; grounds and facilities services at schools and universities; and others. Compass Group PLC was founded in 1941 and is based in Chertsey, the United Kingdom.Read More Beat the Market (BTM) Rank™ 3.1 Analyst's Opinion Consensus RatingCompass Group has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.24, and is based on 8 buy ratings, 5 hold ratings, and 4 sell ratings.Price Target Upside/DownsideAccording to analysts' consensus price target of GBX 1,318.07, Compass Group has a potential upside of 11.3% from its current price of GBX 1,184.Amount of Analyst CoverageCompass Group has been the subject of 15 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock. Previous Next 2.1 Community Rank Outperform VotesCompass Group has received 493 “outperform” votes. (Add your “outperform” vote.)Underperform VotesCompass Group has received 694 “underperform” votes. (Add your “underperform” vote.)Community SentimentCompass Group has received 58.47% “underperform” votes from our community.MarketBeat's community ratings are surveys of what our community members think about Compass Group and other stocks. Vote “Outperform” if you believe CPG will outperform the S&P 500 over the long term. Vote “Underperform” if you believe CPG will underperform the S&P 500 over the long term. You may vote once every thirty days. Previous Next 2.5 Dividend Strength Dividend LeadershipCompass Group is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 3.00%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.Dividend GrowthCompass Group does not have a long track record of dividend growth.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Compass Group is 0.62 %. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Previous Next 3.0 Company Ownership Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Compass Group insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought £20,955.48 in company stock and sold GBX 0 in company stock. Previous Next 0.6 Earnings and Valuation Earnings GrowthEarnings for Compass Group are expected to decrease by -100.00% in the coming year, from GBX 8,973 to GBX 0 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Compass Group is 18.24, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 14.89.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Compass Group is 18.24, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Services sector average P/E ratio of about 19.56.Price to Book Value per Share RatioCompass Group has a P/B Ratio of 5.32. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Previous Next Analyst Opinion: 3.1Community Rank: 2.1Dividend Strength: 2.5Insider Behavior: 3.0Valuation: 0.6 5 -4 -3 -2 -1 -Overall Beat the Market Rank™2.27 out of 5 stars Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock Exchange LON Industry Restaurants Sub-IndustryN/A SectorServices Current SymbolLON:CPG Previous Symbol CUSIPN/A CIKN/A Webwww.compass-group.com Phone+44-1932-573000Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio164.11 Current Ratio0.70 Quick Ratio0.61Price-To-Earnings Trailing P/E Ratio18.24 Forward P/E Ratio0.13 P/E GrowthN/A Sales & Book Value Annual Sales£25.03 billion Price / Sales0.75 Cash FlowGBX 49.13 per share Price / Cash Flow24.10 Book ValueGBX 222.50 per share Price / Book5.32Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)N/A Net IncomeN/A Net MarginsN/A Return on EquityN/A Return on AssetsN/AMiscellaneous Employees600,000 Outstanding Shares1,588,179,968Market Cap£18.80 billion Next Earnings DateN/A OptionableOptionable LSE:CPG Rates by TradingView Receive CPG News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for CPG and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Compass Group (LON:CPG) Frequently Asked Questions How has Compass Group's stock been impacted by COVID-19 (Coronavirus)? Compass Group's stock was trading at GBX 1,364 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus (COVID-19) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, CPG shares have decreased by 13.2% and is now trading at GBX 1,184. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus. Do Wall Street analysts recommend investors buy shares of Compass Group? 17 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Compass Group in the last year. There are currently 4 sell ratings, 5 hold ratings and 8 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View analyst ratings for Compass Group. How were Compass Group's earnings last quarter? Compass Group plc (LON:CPG) posted its earnings results on Tuesday, May, 19th. The company reported $37.60 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $36.20 by $1.40. View Compass Group's earnings history. How often does Compass Group pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Compass Group? Compass Group announced a dividend on Tuesday, November 26th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, January 16th will be paid a dividend of GBX 26.90 per share on Monday, February 24th. This represents a dividend yield of 1.4%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, January 16th. This is an increase from Compass Group's previous dividend of GBX 13.10. The official announcement can be seen at this link. View Compass Group's dividend history. What price target have analysts set for CPG? 17 Wall Street analysts have issued 12 month price targets for Compass Group's stock. Their forecasts range from GBX 990 to GBX 1,800. On average, they anticipate Compass Group's share price to reach GBX 1,318.07 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 11.3% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Compass Group. Has Compass Group been receiving favorable news coverage? News articles about CPG stock have trended somewhat negative on Sunday, according to InfoTrie. InfoTrie identifies positive and negative media coverage by monitoring more than six thousand blog and news sources. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Compass Group earned a media sentiment score of -1.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news headlines about the company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent media coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the near term. View the latest news aboutCompass Group. Who are some of Compass Group's key competitors? Some companies that are related to Compass Group include Restaurant Brands International (QSR), The Wendy's (DRI), Hellofresh (HFG), Domino's Pizza Enterprises (DMP), Whitbread (WTB), Greene King (GNK), Domino's Pizza Group (DOM), SSP Group (SSPG), J D Wetherspoon (JDW), EI Group (EIG), Collins Foods (CKF), Mitchells & Butlers (MAB), MTY Food Group (MTY), Marston's (MARS) and A and W Revenue Royalties Income Fund (AW.UN). View all competitors. What other stocks do shareholders of Compass Group own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Compass Group investors own include COMPASS GRP PLC/S (CMPGY), easyJet (EZJ), Associated British Foods (ABF), Aramark (ARMK), Barratt Developments (BDEV), Dixons Carphone (DC), Experian (EXPN), GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), Prudential (PRU) and Rio Tinto (RIO). Who are Compass Group's key executives? Compass Group's management team includes the following people: Mr. Dominic Blakemore, Group Chief Exec. & Director (Age 50)Mr. Gary R. Green, Group COO of North America & Exec. Director (Age 62)Mr. Dev Amritesh, Managing Director (Age 44)Ms. Karen Witts F.C.A., FCA, CFO & Director (Age 56)Ms. Sandra Moura, Head of Investor Relations & Corp. Affairs What is Compass Group's stock symbol? Compass Group trades on the London Stock Exchange (LON) under the ticker symbol "CPG." How do I buy shares of Compass Group? Shares of CPG 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. What is Compass Group's stock price today? One share of CPG stock can currently be purchased for approximately GBX 1,184. How big of a company is Compass Group? Compass Group has a market capitalization of £18.80 billion and generates £25.03 billion in revenue each year. Compass Group employs 600,000 workers across the globe. What is Compass Group's official website? The official website for Compass Group is www.compass-group.com. How can I contact Compass Group? Compass Group's mailing address is Compass House, Guildford Street, CHERTSEY, KT16 9BQ, United Kingdom. The company can be reached via phone at +44-1932-573000. This page was last updated on 5/31/2020 by MarketBeat.com Staff
