Compass, Inc. (NYSE:COMP) Receives Consensus Recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from Brokerages

Shares of Compass, Inc. (NYSE:COMP) have received an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the fourteen ratings firms that are covering the company, MarketBeat.com reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have given a hold rating, eight have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. The average twelve-month price objective among analysts that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $12.6667.

Several research analysts recently issued reports on the stock. The Goldman Sachs Group set a $12.00 price target on shares of Compass in a research report on Friday, April 17th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of Compass in a research report on Monday. BTIG Research set a $12.00 price target on shares of Compass in a research report on Wednesday, April 15th. UBS Group reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $17.00 price target on shares of Compass in a research report on Monday, February 9th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft raised shares of Compass from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $16.00 price target for the company in a research report on Tuesday, January 20th.

Compass Stock Performance

Shares of COMP opened at $7.86 on Friday. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $8.33 and a 200-day simple moving average of $9.60. The firm has a market capitalization of $5.83 billion, a P/E ratio of -78.54 and a beta of 2.62. Compass has a 52 week low of $5.66 and a 52 week high of $13.95.

Compass (NYSE:COMP) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 26th. The company reported ($0.07) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.06) by ($0.01). Compass had a negative return on equity of 7.99% and a negative net margin of 0.84%.The business had revenue of $1.70 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.69 billion. As a group, equities analysts forecast that Compass will post 0.3 earnings per share for the current year.

Compass Company Profile

Compass, Inc is a technology-driven real estate brokerage firm that provides a full suite of services for home buyers, sellers and renters. Utilizing a proprietary software platform, the company equips its network of licensed real estate agents with data analytics, marketing automation and client relationship tools designed to enhance efficiency and transaction transparency.

Founded in 2012 by Ori Allon and Robert Reffkin, Compass has grown from a single office in New York City to serve more than 300 markets across the United States.