Jefferies Financial Group Reaffirms “Buy” Rating for Compass Group (LON:CPG)

Compass Group (LON:CPG)‘s stock had its “buy” rating reiterated by research analysts at Jefferies Financial Group in a report released on Thursday,London Stock Exchange reports. They presently have a GBX 3,000 price objective on the stock.

CPG has been the topic of a number of other research reports. Berenberg Bank upped their target price on Compass Group from GBX 3,000 to GBX 3,100 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, December 4th. Shore Capital Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a GBX 2,600 price objective on shares of Compass Group in a research report on Thursday, February 5th. Finally, UBS Group reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 2,985 price objective on shares of Compass Group in a research note on Friday, January 23rd. Eight investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of GBX 2,932.50.

Compass Group Stock Down 1.3%

Compass Group stock traded down GBX 0.38 during mid-day trading on Thursday, hitting GBX 29.17. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 349,778,906 shares, compared to its average volume of 45,321,977. Compass Group has a 52-week low of GBX 26 and a 52-week high of GBX 2,748. The company has a market cap of £495.98 million, a PE ratio of 0.27, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.42 and a beta of 0.22. 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’s 50 day moving average is GBX 2,142.08 and its 200 day moving average is GBX 2,335.61.

Insider Buying and Selling

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

About Compass Group

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.