Analysts Set Compass Group PLC (LON:CPG) PT at GBX 2,979.17

Compass Group PLC (LON:CPG) has received a consensus recommendation of “Buy” from the seven research firms that are presently covering the company, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Seven investment analysts have rated the stock with a buy recommendation. The average 12-month price target among brokers that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is GBX 2,979.17.

Several brokerages have recently issued reports on CPG. Royal Bank Of Canada upgraded Compass Group to an “outperform” rating and raised their price objective for the stock from GBX 2,700 to GBX 2,775 in a research note on Monday, December 1st. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft upgraded shares of Compass Group to a “buy” rating and increased their price target for the stock from GBX 2,700 to GBX 2,900 in a report on Thursday, September 11th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reissued an “overweight” rating and set a GBX 3,100 price target on shares of Compass Group in a research report on Tuesday, December 2nd. Citigroup upgraded shares of Compass Group to a “buy” rating and lifted their price objective for the company from GBX 2,750 to GBX 3,000 in a research note on Thursday, November 27th. Finally, Berenberg Bank increased their price objective on shares of Compass Group from GBX 3,000 to GBX 3,100 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 4th.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, insider Leanne Wood acquired 444 shares of Compass Group stock in a transaction on Tuesday, November 25th. The stock was acquired at an average price of GBX 2,392 per share, for a total transaction of £10,620.48. Corporate insiders own 0.52% of the company’s stock.

Compass Group Stock Performance

Shares of CPG stock opened at GBX 2,384 on Friday. The business has a fifty day moving average of GBX 2,450.08 and a 200 day moving average of GBX 2,515.87. Compass Group has a 1 year low of GBX 2,314 and a 1 year high of GBX 2,853. 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 firm has a market capitalization of £40.46 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.69, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.42 and a beta of 0.81.

Compass Group Company Profile

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.