Shares of Compass Diversified Holdings (NYSE:CODI – Get Free Report) hit a new 52-week high during trading on Tuesday after B. Riley Financial upgraded the stock from a neutral rating to a buy rating. B. Riley Financial now has a $15.00 price target on the stock, up from their previous price target of $11.00. Compass Diversified traded as high as $13.24 and last traded at $12.3370, with a volume of 365389 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at $11.08.
CODI has been the topic of several other reports. Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of Compass Diversified in a research note on Friday, July 17th. TD Cowen reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $12.50 price objective on shares of Compass Diversified in a report on Thursday, July 16th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Compass Diversified has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $15.12.
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- Positive Sentiment: B. Riley upgraded CODI from “neutral” to “buy” and set a $15 price target, implying considerable upside from the reference price. The upgrade provides a positive valuation signal following the company’s quarterly report. Finviz analyst upgrade reference
- Positive Sentiment: CODI reported second-quarter EPS of $0.86, well above the $0.09 analyst consensus, while operating cash flow improved to $29.7 million from a cash outflow in the prior-year quarter. Continuing-operations net income was $81.9 million, compared with an $80.8 million loss a year earlier. Compass Diversified second-quarter financial results
- Positive Sentiment: Underlying subsidiary performance was strong: continuing-business adjusted EBITDA rose 12.6% to $91.5 million, led by more than 25% growth at BOA, PrimaLoft and The Honey Pot, and nearly 50% growth at Arnold. CODI maintained its 2026 adjusted EBITDA outlook of $320 million to $365 million. BOA and PrimaLoft second-quarter performance
- Positive Sentiment: The sale of Sterno’s Food Service Business generated more than $280 million of proceeds, which CODI used to reduce debt. Total debt fell to $1.59 billion from $1.89 billion at year-end, while the company also amended its credit facility to extend term-loan and revolving commitments to January 2028. Compass Diversified credit facility amendment
- Neutral Sentiment: CEO Elias Sabo plans to retire at the end of 2026, with COO Zach Sawtelle named as successor. CODI also amended its management agreement to reduce expected fees and better link compensation to shareholder returns.
- Negative Sentiment: Reported revenue declined 11.4% year over year to $424 million, and adjusted earnings remained negative at $6.9 million. The strong GAAP profit relied heavily on a $182.3 million gain from the Sterno sale, while leverage remained elevated at approximately 4.8 times.
Institutional Inflows and Outflows
A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of CODI. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio grew its holdings in Compass Diversified by 0.9% during the first quarter. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio now owns 133,659 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $1,051,000 after buying an additional 1,128 shares in the last quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. lifted its stake in Compass Diversified by 4.6% during the 1st quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 39,635 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $740,000 after acquiring an additional 1,728 shares in the last quarter. Sei Investments Co. boosted its holdings in Compass Diversified by 1.8% during the 3rd quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 115,570 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $765,000 after acquiring an additional 2,022 shares during the last quarter. Brown Advisory Inc. boosted its holdings in Compass Diversified by 3.9% during the 2nd quarter. Brown Advisory Inc. now owns 80,734 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $507,000 after acquiring an additional 3,000 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Prudential Financial Inc. boosted its holdings in Compass Diversified by 13.0% during the 2nd quarter. Prudential Financial Inc. now owns 30,325 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $190,000 after acquiring an additional 3,490 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 72.73% of the company’s stock.
Compass Diversified Stock Performance
The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 34.60, a quick ratio of 1.56 and a current ratio of 2.67. The stock has a market cap of $938.17 million, a P/E ratio of -3.17 and a beta of 1.27. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $10.35 and its 200-day moving average price is $9.27.
Compass Diversified Company Profile
Compass Diversified Holdings (NYSE:CODI) is a publicly traded private equity company headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland. The firm specializes in acquiring and managing middle-market businesses across a variety of industries, with a focus on driving operational performance and sustainable growth. As an externally managed entity, Compass Diversified leverages a disciplined investment approach to build a portfolio of market-leading companies that benefit from strategic oversight, capital support and shared best practices.
Compass Diversified’s investment activities span five core sectors: branded consumer, consumer services, differentiated industrial products, value-added distribution and business services.
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