Compass Group PLC (LON:CPG) Given Consensus Rating of "Buy" by Analysts

Shares of Compass Group PLC (LON:CPG - Get Free Report) have been assigned a consensus rating of "Buy" from the six ratings firms that are presently covering the company, MarketBeat reports. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating. The average 12-month target price among brokerages that have covered the stock in the last year is GBX 2,533.33 ($32.85).

Separately, JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price target on Compass Group from GBX 2,600 ($33.72) to GBX 2,800 ($36.31) and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Wednesday, September 11th.

Compass Group Stock Performance

CPG stock traded up GBX 32 ($0.41) during trading on Friday, reaching GBX 2,547 ($33.03). 2,146,647 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 5,266,614. The company has a quick ratio of 0.86, a current ratio of 0.78 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 89.31. Compass Group has a 1-year low of GBX 1,961.50 ($25.44) and a 1-year high of GBX 2,555 ($33.13). The company's fifty day moving average price is GBX 2,446.19 and its 200-day moving average price is GBX 2,309.42. The firm has a market cap of £43.30 billion, a PE ratio of 3,351.32, a P/E/G ratio of 1.42 and a beta of 0.81.

About Compass Group

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.