Compass Group PLC (LON:CPG) Receives GBX 2,932.50 Average Price Target from Analysts

Shares of Compass Group PLC (LON:CPG) have received a consensus recommendation of “Buy” from the eight research firms that are presently covering the company, Marketbeat reports. Eight research analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating. The average 1-year price target among analysts that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is GBX 2,932.50.

Several equities analysts have commented on the stock. Royal Bank Of Canada upgraded shares of Compass Group to an “outperform” rating and increased their price target for the company from GBX 2,700 to GBX 2,775 in a research note on Monday, December 1st. Citigroup raised shares of Compass Group to a “buy” rating and increased their target price for the company from GBX 2,750 to GBX 3,000 in a research report on Thursday, November 27th. UBS Group reissued a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 2,985 price target on shares of Compass Group in a research report on Friday, January 23rd. Shore Capital Group restated a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 2,600 price objective on shares of Compass Group in a research note on Thursday, February 5th. Finally, Berenberg Bank raised their price objective on Compass Group from GBX 3,000 to GBX 3,100 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, December 4th.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Compass Group news, insider Petros Parras bought 14,800 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, January 9th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of GBX 2,384 per share, with a total value of £352,832. Also, insider Leanne Wood purchased 444 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, November 25th. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 2,392 per share, with a total value of £10,620.48. Company insiders own 0.52% of the company’s stock.

Compass Group Price Performance

Shares of LON CPG opened at GBX 2,067 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 86.56, a quick ratio of 0.86 and a current ratio of 0.74. Compass Group has a fifty-two week low of GBX 2,000 and a fifty-two week high of GBX 2,853. The firm has a market capitalization of £35.15 billion, a PE ratio of 18.81, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.42 and a beta of 0.81. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is GBX 2,282.57 and its 200-day simple moving average is GBX 2,440.21.

Compass Group Company Profile

Compass Group is a global leader in food services, operating in over 25 countries, with over 590,000 employees worldwide and generating underlying revenues of over $46 billion for the 2025 fiscal year. The company’s primary listing is the London Stock Exchange and also trades on OTCQX® Best Market.
Our core offer is the provision of outsourced food services and targeted support services across the world. Compass operates across five sectors: Business & Industry, Healthcare & Senior Living, Education, Sports & Leisure, and Defence, Offshore & Remote, using a portfolio of bespoke B2B brands.