B. Riley Issues Negative Forecast for CompoSecure Earnings

CompoSecure, Inc. (NASDAQ:CMPO) – Equities research analysts at B. Riley dropped their Q4 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for CompoSecure in a research note issued on Monday, August 18th. B. Riley analyst H. Goetsch now anticipates that the company will post earnings of $0.19 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.20. B. Riley currently has a “Buy” rating and a $23.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for CompoSecure’s current full-year earnings is $1.02 per share.

A number of other research firms have also issued reports on CMPO. Benchmark raised their price target on CompoSecure from $14.00 to $17.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, August 8th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reissued an “underweight” rating and set a $16.00 price target on shares of CompoSecure in a report on Wednesday. Needham & Company LLC reissued a “buy” rating and set a $15.00 price target on shares of CompoSecure in a report on Tuesday, May 13th. Finally, Wall Street Zen lowered CompoSecure from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, May 22nd. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $17.67.

CompoSecure Stock Performance

CMPO opened at $19.02 on Wednesday. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $15.09 and its 200-day simple moving average is $13.38. CompoSecure has a one year low of $9.24 and a one year high of $19.60. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.95 billion, a P/E ratio of -11.32 and a beta of 0.94.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On CompoSecure

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in CMPO. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its holdings in CompoSecure by 1,524.4% in the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 2,794 shares of the company’s stock valued at $30,000 after purchasing an additional 2,622 shares in the last quarter. MorganRosel Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of CompoSecure during the 1st quarter worth approximately $43,000. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC boosted its stake in shares of CompoSecure by 25.8% during the 2nd quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 3,478 shares of the company’s stock worth $49,000 after acquiring an additional 713 shares in the last quarter. Ameritas Investment Partners Inc. boosted its stake in shares of CompoSecure by 80.0% during the 2nd quarter. Ameritas Investment Partners Inc. now owns 4,488 shares of the company’s stock worth $63,000 after acquiring an additional 1,995 shares in the last quarter. Finally, AlphaQuest LLC purchased a new stake in shares of CompoSecure during the 1st quarter worth approximately $72,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 37.56% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at CompoSecure

In other CompoSecure news, COO Gregoire Maes sold 97,226 shares of CompoSecure stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, August 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $19.36, for a total value of $1,882,295.36. Following the sale, the chief operating officer owned 779,062 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $15,082,640.32. The trade was a 11.10% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, CFO Timothy Walter Fitzsimmons sold 100,000 shares of CompoSecure stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $18.74, for a total value of $1,874,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 759,789 shares in the company, valued at $14,238,445.86. This represents a 11.63% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 217,125 shares of company stock valued at $4,139,550. 52.10% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

CompoSecure Company Profile

CompoSecure, Inc manufactures and designs metal, composite, and proprietary financial transaction cards in the United States and internationally. Its primary metal form factors include embedded, metal veneer lite, metal veneer, and full metal products. The company also offers Arculus Cold Storage Wallet, a three-factor authentication solution, which supports specific digital assets, including Bitcoin, Ethereum, non-fungible tokens and others.