Compass (NYSE:COMP) Shares Up 8.7% – Time to Buy?

Compass, Inc. (NYSE:COMP)’s share price rose 8.7% during trading on Friday . The stock traded as high as $13.53 and last traded at $13.3280. Approximately 13,373,480 shares changed hands during mid-day trading, a decline of 63% from the average daily volume of 36,443,199 shares. The stock had previously closed at $12.26.

Compass News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Compass this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Compass completed its all‑stock merger with Anywhere, creating the combined Compass International Holdings — a scale and market‑share catalyst that traders rewarded. Compass Completes Landmark Anywhere Merger, Stock Soars
• Positive Sentiment: Management framed the close as a strategic step to combine agent networks, tech platforms and listings — messaging that supports revenue/synergy upside expectations. Compass and Anywhere Begin a New Chapter
• Positive Sentiment: The merger cleared major regulatory milestones (HSR waiting period/antitrust review passed without conditions), removing a key closing risk and enabling near‑term integration work. Proposed Compass, Anywhere merger clears major antitrust hurdle
• Neutral Sentiment: Compass priced an upsized $850M convertible senior notes offering (with an option for additional notes) to bolster liquidity for the combined company; this reduces near‑term funding risk but could dilute shareholders if conversions occur. Compass Prices Upsized Convertible Senior Notes Offering
• Neutral Sentiment: Competing brokerages and local brokers are outlining plans to respond to the new combined behemoth — increased competition and integration execution will determine whether scale converts to durable margin gains. Compass-Anywhere merger closing imminent, brokers share plans to compete
• Negative Sentiment: Compass CFO Scott Wahlers sold ~99,986 shares on Jan. 7 (~28.6% of his holdings), a disclosure that can spook investors even if the sale was routine. SEC Form 4 — CFO Sale
• Negative Sentiment: The Wall Street Journal reports the merger avoided a deeper DOJ probe after Compass engaged a politically connected lawyer — raising potential governance/PR scrutiny and questions about regulatory process. Real-Estate Brokerages Avoided Merger Investigation After Justice Department Rift
• Negative Sentiment: Market commentary warns the recent sharp share rise came on heavy volume while analyst estimates haven’t meaningfully been lifted yet — the rally may need concrete earnings or margin evidence to sustain gains. Compass (COMP) Surges 9.3%: Is This an Indication Of Further Gains?

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

COMP has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. UBS Group increased their target price on shares of Compass from $11.00 to $12.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 5th. Odeon Capital Group initiated coverage on Compass in a report on Wednesday, November 19th. They set a “buy” rating on the stock. Needham & Company LLC reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $11.00 target price on shares of Compass in a report on Tuesday, November 4th. BTIG Research upped their target price on Compass from $12.50 to $15.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday. Finally, Compass Point set a $13.00 price target on Compass in a research report on Monday, December 8th. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $11.33.

Compass Stock Up 5.7%

The stock has a market capitalization of $7.27 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -117.77 and a beta of 2.53. The company has a fifty day moving average of $10.13 and a two-hundred day moving average of $8.64.

Compass (NYSE:COMP) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, November 4th. The company reported ($0.01) EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of ($0.02) by $0.01. The company had revenue of $1.85 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.79 billion. Compass had a negative net margin of 0.85% and a negative return on equity of 8.83%. Equities analysts anticipate that Compass, Inc. will post 0.09 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, CFO Scott R. Wahlers sold 99,986 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, January 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $12.03, for a total value of $1,202,831.58. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 250,073 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,008,378.19. This trade represents a 28.56% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, General Counsel Bradley K. Serwin sold 20,953 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, November 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $11.00, for a total value of $230,483.00. Following the transaction, the general counsel directly owned 258,712 shares in the company, valued at $2,845,832. This represents a 7.49% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 234,167 shares of company stock valued at $2,651,216. Company insiders own 4.08% of the company’s stock.

Compass Company Profile

Compass, Inc is a technology-driven real estate brokerage firm that provides a full suite of services for home buyers, sellers and renters. Utilizing a proprietary software platform, the company equips its network of licensed real estate agents with data analytics, marketing automation and client relationship tools designed to enhance efficiency and transaction transparency.

Founded in 2012 by Ori Allon and Robert Reffkin, Compass has grown from a single office in New York City to serve more than 300 markets across the United States.