Compass Group (LON:CPG) Insider Leanne Wood Purchases 444 Shares

Compass Group PLC (LON:CPG) insider Leanne Wood acquired 444 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, November 25th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 2,392 per share, for a total transaction of £10,620.48.

Compass Group Trading Down 1.7%

CPG opened at GBX 2,408 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 86.56, a current ratio of 0.74 and a quick ratio of 0.86. Compass Group PLC has a fifty-two week low of GBX 2,344 and a fifty-two week high of GBX 2,853. The firm has a market capitalization of £40.87 billion, a PE ratio of 28.03, a P/E/G ratio of 1.42 and a beta of 0.81. The company’s 50-day moving average is GBX 2,514.21 and its 200 day moving average is GBX 2,554.23.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several brokerages have recently commented on CPG. Jefferies Financial Group reissued a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 3,000 price objective on shares of Compass Group in a research note on Friday, October 10th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft upgraded Compass Group to a “buy” rating and upped their price target for the stock from GBX 2,700 to GBX 2,900 in a report on Thursday, September 11th. Finally, Berenberg Bank restated a “buy” rating and set a GBX 3,000 price objective on shares of Compass Group in a research note on Tuesday, October 21st. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Compass Group has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of GBX 2,870.

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.