Compass Group PLC (LON:CPG) Receives Consensus Rating of “Buy” from Analysts

Compass Group PLC (LON:CPG) has been assigned a consensus rating of “Buy” from the eight analysts that are covering the firm, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Eight research analysts have rated the stock with a buy recommendation. The average 1 year price objective among brokers that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is GBX 2,932.50.

A number of equities research analysts recently weighed in on the stock. UBS Group reissued a “buy” rating and set a GBX 2,985 price target on shares of Compass Group in a research note on Friday, January 23rd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and set a GBX 3,100 price target on shares of Compass Group in a research report on Tuesday, December 2nd. Shore Capital Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 2,600 price objective on shares of Compass Group in a research report on Thursday, February 5th. Citigroup upgraded Compass Group to a “buy” rating and boosted their target price for the company from GBX 2,750 to GBX 3,000 in a research note on Thursday, November 27th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada upgraded shares of Compass Group to an “outperform” rating and increased their price objective for the stock from GBX 2,700 to GBX 2,775 in a research note on Monday, December 1st.

Compass Group Stock Performance

Shares of Compass Group stock opened at GBX 2,307.50 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of £39.23 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.00, a P/E/G ratio of 1.42 and a beta of 0.21. Compass Group has a fifty-two week low of GBX 2,000 and a fifty-two week high of GBX 2,748. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 91.36, a current ratio of 0.73 and a quick ratio of 0.86. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of GBX 2,238.05 and a 200 day simple moving average of GBX 2,402.79.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, insider Petros Parras acquired 14,800 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, January 9th. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 2,384 per share, with a total value of £352,832. 0.52% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Compass Group Company Profile

Compass Group is a global leader in food services, operating in over 25 countries, with over 590,000 employees worldwide and generating underlying revenues of over $46 billion for the 2025 fiscal year. The company’s primary listing is the London Stock Exchange and also trades on OTCQX® Best Market.
Our core offer is the provision of outsourced food services and targeted support services across the world. Compass operates across five sectors: Business & Industry, Healthcare & Senior Living, Education, Sports & Leisure, and Defence, Offshore & Remote, using a portfolio of bespoke B2B brands.