LON:CPG Compass Group (CPG) Share Price, News & Analysis GBX 2,552 +14.00 (+0.55%) As of 04/17/2025 11:50 AM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesInsider TradesSustainabilityBuy This Stock About Compass Group Stock (LON:CPG) 30 days 90 days 365 days Advanced Chart View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart Get Compass Group alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range 2,453.50▼ 2,55550-Day Range 2,346▼ 2,83652-Week Range 2,114▼ 2,853Volume2.02 million shsAverage Volume10.87 million shsMarket Capitalization£43.29 billionP/E Ratio32.09Dividend Yield1.72%Price TargetGBX 2,692Consensus RatingModerate Buy Company OverviewCompass Group PLC is a world leading food service company, which generated annual revenues of £31.3 billion in the year to 30 September 2023. It serves meals to millions of people in c. 35 countries and employs and engages with c. 550,000 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. Read More… Compass Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks21st Percentile Overall ScoreCPG MarketRank™: Compass Group scored higher than 21% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion1.3 / 5Analyst RatingModerate Buy Consensus RatingCompass Group has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.67, and is based on 4 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Amount of Analyst CoverageCompass Group has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.Read more about Compass Group's stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation0.0 / 5Proj. Earnings GrowthN/A Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Compass Group is 32.09, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 21.38.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Compass Group is 32.09, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Cyclical sector average P/E ratio of about 19.83.Price to Earnings Growth RatioCompass Group has a PEG Ratio of 1.42. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.Price to Book Value per Share RatioCompass Group has a P/B Ratio of 6.32. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Short InterestN/AShort Interest LevelN/A Short InterestThere is no current short interest data available for CPG. Dividend1.7 / 5Dividend StrengthWeak Dividend YieldCompass Group pays a meaningful dividend of 1.96%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.Dividend GrowthCompass Group does not have a long track record of dividend growth.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Compass Group is 55.33%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.Read more about Compass Group's dividend. Sustainability and ESG4.6 / 5Environmental Score-1.41 Short InterestThere is no current short interest data available for CPG. News and Social Media1.0 / 5News Sentiment-0.26 News SentimentCompass Group has a news sentiment score of -0.26. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.27 average news sentiment score of Consumer Cyclical companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 4 news articles for Compass Group this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week. Company Ownership1.7 / 5Insider TradingN/A Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Compass Group insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 0.15% of the stock of Compass Group is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions76.28% of the stock of Compass Group is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.Read more about Compass Group's insider trading history. Receive CPG Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Compass Group and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address CPG Stock News HeadlinesCompass Group (LON:CPG) Given New GBX 2,700 Price Target at CitigroupApril 17 at 2:26 AM | americanbankingnews.comCompass Group climbs Tuesday, outperforms marketMarch 25, 2025 | marketwatch.comElon Reveals Why There Soon Won’t Be Any Money For Social SecurityElon Musk's Near-Death Experience Sparks Dire Warning for Americans After cheating death twice—once in a terrifying supercar crash with billionaire Peter Thiel, then from a deadly strain of malaria—Elon Musk emerged with a stark warning for Americans about looming financial dangers. 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Compass Group PLC (LON:CPG) posted its earnings results on Tuesday, May, 19th. The company reported $37.60 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $36.20 by $1.40. Compass Group had a net margin of 4.27% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 22.69%. Read the conference call transcript. How do I buy shares of Compass Group? Shares of CPG stock and other U.K. stocks can be purchased through online brokerage accounts that support trading on the London Stock Exchange (LSX). Some U.K. companies can be purchased through major U.S. brokerages in the form of American Depository Receipts (ADRs), which are placeholder equities held in a trust by a bank that represent shares of a foreign stock. What other stocks do shareholders of Compass Group own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Compass Group investors own include Alibaba Group (BABA), GSK (GSK), Prudential (PRU), Vodafone Group Public (VOD), Aramark (ARMK), Barclays (BARC) and BP (BP). Company Calendar Last Earnings5/19/2020Record date for 2/27 Dividend1/16/2025Ex-Dividend for 2/27 Dividend1/16/2025Dividend Payable2/27/2025Record date for 4/15 Dividend4/03/2025Ex-Dividend for 4/15 Dividend4/03/2025Dividend Payable4/15/2025Today4/18/2025Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeLON SectorConsumer Cyclical Industry Restaurants Sub-IndustryPersonal Services Current SymbolLON:CPG CIKN/A Webwww.compass-group.com Phone+44-1932-573000FaxN/AEmployees550,000Year FoundedN/APrice Target and Rating Average Stock Price TargetGBX 2,692 High Stock Price TargetGBX 2,960 Low Stock Price TargetGBX 2,400 Potential Upside/Downside+5.5%Consensus RatingModerate Buy Rating Score (0-4)2.67 Research Coverage6 Analysts Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)GBX 79.52 Trailing P/E Ratio32.09 Forward P/E Ratio22.08 P/E Growth1.42Net Income£1.35 billion Net Margins4.27% Pretax MarginN/A Return on Equity22.69% Return on Assets7.52% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio86.56 Current Ratio0.74 Quick Ratio0.86 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales£31.57 billion Price / Sales1.37 Cash FlowGBX 151.57 per share Price / Cash Flow16.84 Book ValueGBX 404.10 per share Price / Book6.32Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares1,696,231,112Free FloatN/AMarket Cap£43.29 billion OptionableNot Optionable Beta0.81 Metaverse Stocks And Why You Can't Ignore ThemThinking about investing in Meta, Roblox, or Unity? 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