Brokerages Set Compass Group PLC (LON:CPG) Price Target at GBX 2,870

Shares of Compass Group PLC (LON:CPG) have been given a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by the six research firms that are currently covering the company, Marketbeat reports. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and four have assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average 12 month target price among brokers that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is GBX 2,870.

Several equities research analysts have commented on the company. Berenberg Bank boosted their price objective on Compass Group from GBX 2,960 to GBX 3,000 and gave the stock a “buy” rating 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. Shore Capital reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Compass Group in a research note on Tuesday, July 22nd. Citigroup boosted their price objective on Compass Group from GBX 2,650 to GBX 2,750 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 24th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada boosted their price objective on Compass Group from GBX 2,625 to GBX 2,700 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 24th.

Compass Group Trading Up 0.0%

Shares of LON CPG opened at GBX 2,610.61 on Friday. 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 2,344 and a fifty-two week high of GBX 2,853. The business’s 50 day moving average price is GBX 2,575.99 and its 200-day moving average price is GBX 2,567.48. The company has a market cap of £44.31 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 3,039.13, a PEG ratio of 1.42 and a beta of 0.81.

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.