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GBX 32.19 -0.21 (-0.65%)
As of 08/7/2026 12:29 PM Eastern

CPG vs. IGG, GNS, SMWH, ALLG, and PSON

Should you buy Compass Group stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Compass Group with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Compass Group include IG Group (IGG), Genus (GNS), WH Smith (SMWH), ALLG.L (ALLG), and Pearson (PSON). These companies are all part of the "diversified consumer services" industry.

How does Compass Group compare to IG Group?

IG Group (LON:IGG) and Compass Group (LON:CPG) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, dividends, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.

IG Group presently has a consensus price target of GBX 1,338, suggesting a potential downside of 0.37%. Compass Group has a consensus price target of GBX 2,932.50, suggesting a potential upside of 9,009.97%. Given Compass Group's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Compass Group is more favorable than IG Group.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
IG Group
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
Compass Group
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
8 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

IG Group has a net margin of 30.26% compared to Compass Group's net margin of 4.20%. Compass Group's return on equity of 26.12% beat IG Group's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
IG Group30.26% 19.99% 10.37%
Compass Group 4.20%26.12%7.52%

In the previous week, IG Group had 4 more articles in the media than Compass Group. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for IG Group and 1 mentions for Compass Group. IG Group's average media sentiment score of 0.10 beat Compass Group's score of 0.00 indicating that IG Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
IG Group
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Compass Group
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

74.0% of IG Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.2% of Compass Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.2% of IG Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Compass Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

IG Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 46.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Compass Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 66.38 per share and has a dividend yield of 206.2%. IG Group pays out 44.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Compass Group pays out 55.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Compass Group has higher revenue and earnings than IG Group. Compass Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than IG Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
IG Group£949.10M4.67£533.35M£105.1012.78
Compass Group£48.49B0.01£1.35B£118.700.27

IG Group has a beta of 0.531, suggesting that its stock price is 47% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Compass Group has a beta of 0.654, suggesting that its stock price is 35% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

IG Group beats Compass Group on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Compass Group compare to Genus?

Genus (LON:GNS) and Compass Group (LON:CPG) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, media sentiment, profitability, valuation, risk and institutional ownership.

In the previous week, Genus and Genus both had 1 articles in the media. Genus' average media sentiment score of 0.55 beat Compass Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Genus is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Genus
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Compass Group
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

51.9% of Genus shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.2% of Compass Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of Genus shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Compass Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Compass Group has higher revenue and earnings than Genus. Compass Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Genus, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Genus£672M2.28£7.87M£71.0032.45
Compass Group£48.49B0.01£1.35B£118.700.27

Genus currently has a consensus target price of GBX 3,216.67, indicating a potential upside of 39.61%. Compass Group has a consensus target price of GBX 2,932.50, indicating a potential upside of 9,009.97%. Given Compass Group's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Compass Group is more favorable than Genus.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Genus
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
Compass Group
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
8 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

Genus has a beta of 0.901, indicating that its share price is 10% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Compass Group has a beta of 0.654, indicating that its share price is 35% less volatile than the broader market.

Genus has a net margin of 7.07% compared to Compass Group's net margin of 4.20%. Compass Group's return on equity of 26.12% beat Genus' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Genus7.07% 9.70% 3.31%
Compass Group 4.20%26.12%7.52%

Genus pays an annual dividend of GBX 32 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Compass Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 66.38 per share and has a dividend yield of 206.2%. Genus pays out 45.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Compass Group pays out 55.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Summary

Compass Group beats Genus on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Compass Group compare to WH Smith?

Compass Group (LON:CPG) and WH Smith (LON:SMWH) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings and media sentiment.

Compass Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 66.38 per share and has a dividend yield of 206.2%. WH Smith pays an annual dividend of GBX 17.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. Compass Group pays out 55.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. WH Smith pays out -17.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Compass Group presently has a consensus target price of GBX 2,932.50, suggesting a potential upside of 9,009.97%. WH Smith has a consensus target price of GBX 570, suggesting a potential upside of 25.99%. Given Compass Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Compass Group is more favorable than WH Smith.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Compass Group
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
8 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
WH Smith
0 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.43

Compass Group has a net margin of 4.20% compared to WH Smith's net margin of -9.48%. Compass Group's return on equity of 26.12% beat WH Smith's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Compass Group4.20% 26.12% 7.52%
WH Smith -9.48%-90.46%6.62%

In the previous week, Compass Group had 1 more articles in the media than WH Smith. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Compass Group and 0 mentions for WH Smith. Compass Group's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled WH Smith'saverage media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
Compass Group Neutral
WH Smith Neutral

Compass Group has a beta of 0.654, indicating that its stock price is 35% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, WH Smith has a beta of 0.922, indicating that its stock price is 8% less volatile than the broader market.

Compass Group has higher revenue and earnings than WH Smith. WH Smith is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Compass Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Compass Group£48.49B0.01£1.35B£118.700.27
WH Smith£1.59B0.43£63.01M-£96.70N/A

68.2% of Compass Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 71.9% of WH Smith shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Compass Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of WH Smith shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Compass Group beats WH Smith on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Compass Group compare to ALLG.L?

ALLG.L (LON:ALLG) and Compass Group (LON:CPG) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, profitability, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

68.2% of Compass Group shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Compass Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Compass Group has a consensus target price of GBX 2,932.50, indicating a potential upside of 9,009.97%. Given Compass Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Compass Group is more favorable than ALLG.L.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
ALLG.L
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00
Compass Group
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
8 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

Compass Group has a net margin of 4.20% compared to ALLG.L's net margin of 0.00%. Compass Group's return on equity of 26.12% beat ALLG.L's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
ALLG.LN/A N/A N/A
Compass Group 4.20%26.12%7.52%

In the previous week, Compass Group had 1 more articles in the media than ALLG.L. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Compass Group and 0 mentions for ALLG.L. ALLG.L's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Compass Group'saverage media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
ALLG.L Neutral
Compass Group Neutral

Compass Group has higher revenue and earnings than ALLG.L.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
ALLG.LN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Compass Group£48.49B0.01£1.35B£118.700.27

Summary

Compass Group beats ALLG.L on 10 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Compass Group compare to Pearson?

Pearson (LON:PSON) and Compass Group (LON:CPG) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, media sentiment, profitability, dividends, valuation and institutional ownership.

Pearson presently has a consensus target price of GBX 1,283.33, indicating a potential upside of 5.11%. Compass Group has a consensus target price of GBX 2,932.50, indicating a potential upside of 9,009.97%. Given Compass Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Compass Group is more favorable than Pearson.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Pearson
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.33
Compass Group
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
8 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

56.5% of Pearson shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.2% of Compass Group shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Pearson shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Compass Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Pearson pays an annual dividend of GBX 25.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Compass Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 66.38 per share and has a dividend yield of 206.2%. Pearson pays out 50.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Compass Group pays out 55.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

In the previous week, Pearson had 1 more articles in the media than Compass Group. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Pearson and 1 mentions for Compass Group. Pearson's average media sentiment score of 0.90 beat Compass Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Pearson is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Pearson
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Compass Group
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Pearson has a net margin of 8.78% compared to Compass Group's net margin of 4.20%. Compass Group's return on equity of 26.12% beat Pearson's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Pearson8.78% 9.13% 4.85%
Compass Group 4.20%26.12%7.52%

Compass Group has higher revenue and earnings than Pearson. Compass Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Pearson, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Pearson£3.63B2.02£346.29M£50.0024.42
Compass Group£48.49B0.01£1.35B£118.700.27

Pearson has a beta of 0.34266028, suggesting that its share price is 66% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Compass Group has a beta of 0.654, suggesting that its share price is 35% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Compass Group beats Pearson on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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CPG vs. The Competition

MetricCompass GroupDiversified Consumer Services IndustryConsumer Discretionary SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£547.33M£4.38B£13.27B£2.88B
Dividend Yield2.13%2.80%53.20%6.12%
P/E Ratio0.2712.2846.85368.42
Price / Sales0.0119.9691.3083,672.22
Price / Cash16.8414.5826.2127.89
Price / Book0.083.534.587.20
Net Income£1.35B£239.18M£443.39M£5.89B
7 Day Performance1.51%1.56%2.06%1.90%
1 Month Performance0.19%-0.43%3.05%2.78%
1 Year Performance-98.75%0.74%3.36%74.41%

Compass Group Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
CPG
Compass Group
3.7444 of 5 stars
GBX 32.19
-0.6%
GBX 2,932.50
+9,010.0%
-98.8%£547.33M£48.49B0.27550,000
IGG
IG Group
1.8304 of 5 stars
GBX 1,360
-0.8%
GBX 1,338
-1.6%
+18.3%£4.49B£949.10M12.942,754
GNS
Genus
3.7184 of 5 stars
GBX 2,214.70
+0.1%
GBX 3,216.67
+45.2%
-8.0%£1.47B£672M31.19480
SMWH
WH Smith
N/AGBX 445
+0.1%
GBX 570
+28.1%
-57.0%£668.82M£1.59BN/A14,935
ALLG
ALLG.L
N/AGBX 8.01
+1.4%
N/AN/A£0.00N/AN/A140

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