O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC Purchases 9,881 Shares of CompoSecure, Inc. (NASDAQ:CMPO)

O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC grew its position in CompoSecure, Inc. (NASDAQ:CMPO) by 11.7% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 94,551 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 9,881 shares during the period. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC owned 0.11% of CompoSecure worth $1,449,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership raised its position in CompoSecure by 24.8% in the 4th quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 1,583,369 shares of the company’s stock valued at $24,273,000 after purchasing an additional 315,046 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its holdings in shares of CompoSecure by 617.5% in the fourth quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 372,709 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,714,000 after buying an additional 320,760 shares during the last quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. grew its holdings in CompoSecure by 33.3% during the 4th quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 10,201 shares of the company’s stock worth $161,000 after acquiring an additional 2,547 shares during the last quarter. Cruiser Capital Advisors LLC increased its position in CompoSecure by 15.7% in the 4th quarter. Cruiser Capital Advisors LLC now owns 27,547 shares of the company’s stock valued at $422,000 after acquiring an additional 3,737 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Vanguard Group Inc. increased its position in CompoSecure by 33.7% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 1,410,934 shares of the company’s stock valued at $21,630,000 after acquiring an additional 355,427 shares in the last quarter. 37.56% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

CompoSecure Trading Down 6.5 %

NASDAQ:CMPO opened at $9.93 on Friday. CompoSecure, Inc. has a 1-year low of $5.98 and a 1-year high of $17.71. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.02 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -22.57, a PEG ratio of 2.63 and a beta of 0.87. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $13.42 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $14.46.

Insider Activity

In other CompoSecure news, Director Joseph J. Deangelo bought 45,045 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, March 17th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $11.12 per share, with a total value of $500,900.40. Following the completion of the purchase, the director now owns 45,045 shares in the company, valued at approximately $500,900.40. The trade was a ∞ increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, insider Adam Joseph Lowe sold 18,818 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, March 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $10.97, for a total value of $206,433.46. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now owns 1,486,036 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $16,301,814.92. This trade represents a 1.25 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last ninety days, insiders purchased 704,421 shares of company stock valued at $10,929,922 and sold 34,340 shares valued at $430,701. 74.99% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities analysts have recently issued reports on CMPO shares. Needham & Company LLC reduced their target price on shares of CompoSecure from $16.00 to $15.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, March 6th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their price objective on CompoSecure from $16.00 to $15.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, March 6th. Lake Street Capital dropped their target price on CompoSecure from $18.00 to $15.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, March 6th. Finally, TD Cowen began coverage on CompoSecure in a report on Wednesday, December 18th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $20.00 price target on the stock. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $16.19.

CompoSecure Company Profile

CompoSecure, Inc manufactures and designs metal, composite, and proprietary financial transaction cards in the United States and internationally. Its primary metal form factors include embedded, metal veneer lite, metal veneer, and full metal products. The company also offers Arculus Cold Storage Wallet, a three-factor authentication solution, which supports specific digital assets, including Bitcoin, Ethereum, non-fungible tokens and others.