Compass Group (CMPGY) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Compass Group plc is a U.K.-based foodservice and support-services company. It provides catering and related services to organizations including businesses, schools and universities, hospitals, sports venues, and other leisure facilities. Its services can include meal preparation, dining operations, and facilities support tailored to each client.

The company serves clients across a range of countries and operates through regional and specialist businesses, including brands such as Eurest, Chartwells, Levy, and Morrison Healthcare. Compass traces its origins to 1941, when Jack Bateman established a catering business serving factory workers.

Compass Group is led by Chief Executive Officer Dominic Blakemore, who took the role in 2018, and Chairman Ian Meakins. Its operations focus on providing food and support services under client contracts across workplace, education, healthcare, and sports and leisure markets.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $33.63 to $33.80
• 50-Day Range: $29.23 to $34.69
• 52-Week Range: $26.95 to $34.81
• Volume: 30,332 shs
• Average Volume: 392,316 shs
• Market Capitalization: $57.34 billion
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: 1.39%
• Price Target: $36.00
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Compass Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Compass Group scored higher than 44% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Compass Group has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.33, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 2 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for Compass Group is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Compass Group has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 11.43%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Compass Group are expected to grow by 11.43% in the coming year, from $1.40 to $1.56 per share.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Compass Group has a PEG Ratio of 1.95. 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 7.38. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.01% of the float of Compass Group has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Compass Group has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 0.2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Compass Group has recently increased by 71.79%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Compass Group pays a meaningful dividend of 1.40%, 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 Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Compass Group will have a dividend payout ratio of 30.13% next year. This indicates that Compass Group will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.9 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.63

News Sentiment

Compass Group has a news sentiment score of 0.63. 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 higher news sentiment than the 0.50 average news sentiment score of Consumer Discretionary companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Compass Group this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

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

0.04% of the stock of Compass Group is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

0.03% of the stock of Compass Group is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Today: 11/12/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/24/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 9/30/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: OTCMKTS
• Sector: Consumer Discretionary
• Industry: Diversified Consumer Services
• Sub-Industry: Specialized Consumer Services
• Current Symbol: OTCMKTS:CMPGY
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.compass-group.com
• Phone: 441932573000
• Fax: 44-19-3256-9956
• Employees: 591,767
• Year Founded: 1941

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Compass Group: $36.00
• High Price Target: $36.00
• Low Price Target: $36.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +6.8%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.33
• Research Coverage: 3 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): N/A
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: 21.62
• P/E Growth: 1.95
• Net Income: N/A
• Net Margins: N/A
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: N/A
• Return on Assets: N/A

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.86
• Current Ratio: 0.70
• Quick Ratio: 0.63

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $46.07 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.24
• Cash Flow: $1.87 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 18.04
• Book Value: $4.57 per share
• Price / Book: 7.38

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 1,700,450,000
• Free Float: 1,699,770,000
• Market Cap: $57.34 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.69