Dominic Blakemore Sells 119,821 Shares of Compass Group PLC (LON:CPG) Stock

Compass Group PLC (LON:CPG - Get Free Report) insider Dominic Blakemore sold 119,821 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, November 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 2,692 ($34.29), for a total value of £3,225,581.32 ($4,108,497.41).

Compass Group Stock Up 0.1 %

Shares of CPG traded up GBX 2.04 ($0.03) during trading hours on Friday, hitting GBX 2,693.04 ($34.30). The stock had a trading volume of 2,143,950 shares, compared to its average volume of 4,956,386. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of GBX 2,520.55 and a 200-day simple moving average of GBX 2,362.05. Compass Group PLC has a 1-year low of GBX 1,999.50 ($25.47) and a 1-year high of GBX 2,747 ($34.99). The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 89.31, a current ratio of 0.78 and a quick ratio of 0.86. The firm has a market capitalization of £45.78 billion, a P/E ratio of 3,543.47, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.42 and a beta of 0.81.

Compass Group Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, February 27th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, January 16th will be paid a $0.39 dividend. This represents a dividend yield of 1.17%. This is a positive change from Compass Group's previous dividend of $0.21. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, January 16th. Compass Group's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 5,789.47%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price target on Compass Group from GBX 2,600 ($33.12) to GBX 2,800 ($35.66) and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Wednesday, September 11th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating, According to data from MarketBeat, Compass Group has an average rating of "Buy" and an average target price of GBX 2,600 ($33.12).

Compass Group Company Profile

Compass Group PLC operates as a food and support services company in North America, Europe, and internationally. The company offers support services, such as cleaning in hospitals; reception services at corporate headquarters; managing remote camps; grounds and facilities services at schools and universities; and others.