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

Compass Group PLC (LON:CPG) has received an average rating of “Moderate Buy” from the eight analysts that are currently covering the firm, MarketBeat Ratings reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have assigned a buy rating to the company. The average 1 year price objective among analysts that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is GBX 2,371 ($29.52).

Several equities research analysts recently weighed in on CPG shares. Shore Capital reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Compass Group in a report on Thursday, February 8th. Citigroup reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Compass Group in a research report on Tuesday, February 20th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and set a GBX 2,600 ($32.37) target price on shares of Compass Group in a research report on Monday, February 26th.

Compass Group Trading Down 0.4 %

LON CPG opened at GBX 2,174 ($27.06) on Tuesday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.86, a current ratio of 0.75 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 86.40. Compass Group has a twelve month low of GBX 1,940.50 ($24.16) and a twelve month high of GBX 2,331 ($29.02). The company has a market cap of £36.96 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 2,898.67, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.79 and a beta of 0.75. The business’s fifty day moving average is GBX 2,203.96 and its 200 day moving average is GBX 2,132.76.

Compass Group Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, February 29th. Investors of record on Thursday, January 18th were given a GBX 28.10 ($0.35) dividend. This represents a yield of 1.34%. This is a positive change from Compass Group’s previous dividend of $15.00. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, January 18th. Compass Group’s payout ratio is presently 5,733.33%.

Compass Group Company Profile

Compass Group PLC operates as a food and support services company in North America, Europe, and internationally. The company offers support services, such as cleaning in hospitals; reception services at corporate headquarters; managing remote camps; grounds and facilities services at schools and universities; and others.