Compass Group PLC (LON:CPG) Receives Average Recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from Brokerages

Compass Group PLC (LON:CPG) has been given an average rating of “Moderate Buy” by the six research firms that are presently covering the firm, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and four have given a buy recommendation to the company. The average 1-year price target among analysts that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is GBX 2,870.

A number of equities research analysts have recently issued reports on CPG shares. Royal Bank Of Canada boosted their price objective on shares of Compass Group from GBX 2,625 to GBX 2,700 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 24th. Berenberg Bank boosted their price target on Compass Group from GBX 2,960 to GBX 3,000 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, July 22nd. Shore Capital reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Compass Group in a research note on Tuesday, July 22nd. Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a “buy” rating and set a GBX 3,000 price objective on shares of Compass Group in a research note on Thursday, September 11th. Finally, Citigroup increased their target price on shares of Compass Group from GBX 2,650 to GBX 2,750 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, July 24th.

Compass Group Stock Down 0.2%

Shares of CPG stock opened at GBX 2,528 on Tuesday. The company has a current ratio of 0.74, a quick ratio of 0.86 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 86.56. Compass Group has a 12 month low of GBX 2,344 and a 12 month high of GBX 2,853. The stock has a market cap of £42.90 billion, a P/E ratio of 2,942.96, a P/E/G ratio of 1.42 and a beta of 0.81. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of GBX 2,564.40 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of GBX 2,554.49.

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.