Compass Group (CPG) Competitors GBX 2,518.40 +6.40 (+0.25%) As of 05:15 AM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesInsider TradesSustainabilityBuy This Stock CPG vs. KYGA, DPLM, HWDN, DPH, IGG, CTY, SMWH, GNS, CAR, and PRPShould you be buying Compass Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Compass Group include Kerry Group (KYGA), Diploma (DPLM), Howden Joinery Group (HWDN), Dechra Pharmaceuticals (DPH), IG Group (IGG), City of London (CTY), WH Smith (SMWH), Genus (GNS), Carclo (CAR), and Prime People (PRP). These companies are all part of the "personal services" industry. Compass Group vs. Its Competitors Kerry Group Diploma Howden Joinery Group Dechra Pharmaceuticals IG Group City of London WH Smith Genus Carclo Prime People Kerry Group (LON:KYGA) and Compass Group (LON:CPG) are both large-cap personal services companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, dividends, media sentiment and valuation. Do analysts recommend KYGA or CPG? Compass Group has a consensus price target of GBX 2,765, indicating a potential upside of 9.79%. Given Compass Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Compass Group is more favorable than Kerry Group.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Kerry Group 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00Compass Group 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in KYGA or CPG? 41.3% of Kerry Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 76.3% of Compass Group shares are held by institutional investors. 11.7% of Kerry Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Compass Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has more risk and volatility, KYGA or CPG? Kerry Group has a beta of 0.57, meaning that its share price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Compass Group has a beta of 0.81, meaning that its share price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is KYGA or CPG a better dividend stock? Kerry Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 119 per share and has a dividend yield of 131.3%. Compass Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 44 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Kerry Group pays out 3,147.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Compass Group pays out 55.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Which has stronger valuation & earnings, KYGA or CPG? Kerry Group has higher revenue and earnings than Compass Group. Kerry Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Compass Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioKerry Group£736.58B0.02£62.65B£3.7823.96Compass Group£31.57B1.35£1.35B£79.5231.67 Is KYGA or CPG more profitable? Kerry Group has a net margin of 8.50% compared to Compass Group's net margin of 4.27%. Compass Group's return on equity of 22.69% beat Kerry Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Kerry Group8.50% 10.15% 4.77% Compass Group 4.27%22.69%7.52% Does the media refer more to KYGA or CPG? In the previous week, Kerry Group's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Compass Group'saverage media sentiment score. Company Overall Sentiment Kerry Group Neutral Compass Group Neutral SummaryCompass Group beats Kerry Group on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Compass Group News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for CPG and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding CPG and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of LON and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart CPG vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricCompass GroupRestaurants IndustryCyclical SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£42.72B£2.91B£3.40B£3.01BDividend Yield1.96%4.96%3.53%5.02%P/E Ratio31.6716.2474.61169.37Price / Sales1.3555.1071.81277,057.63Price / Cash16.8443.1831.1627.97Price / Book6.232.253.754.60Net Income£1.35B£96.75M£264.31M£5.90B7 Day Performance0.33%-1.23%-0.05%10.76%1 Month Performance-1.36%-0.62%2.18%9.00%1 Year Performance15.63%-6.97%2,623.33%57.61% Compass Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CPGCompass Group1.8073 of 5 starsGBX 2,518.40+0.3%GBX 2,765+9.8%+15.6%£42.72B£31.57B31.67550,000Dividend IncreaseHigh Trading VolumeKYGAKerry GroupN/AGBX 91.59-0.8%N/A+15.2%£15.18B£736.58B24.2221,000DPLMDiploma0.5557 of 5 starsGBX 4,858.57+0.3%GBX 4,760-2.0%+14.7%£6.48B£1.25B55.853,500Dividend IncreaseHWDNHowden Joinery Group2.4576 of 5 starsGBX 817.28-2.4%GBX 971.33+18.8%-12.2%£4.46B£2.34B17.5212,000DPHDechra PharmaceuticalsN/AN/AN/AN/A£4.40B£761.50M-15,464.002,457IGGIG Group2.476 of 5 starsGBX 1,079+1.9%GBX 1,466+35.9%+23.8%£3.83B£913.00M7.202,754CTYCity of LondonN/AGBX 485.50-0.2%N/A+13.2%£2.40B£307.08M8.17N/ADividend AnnouncementSMWHWH Smith3.612 of 5 starsGBX 1,087-1.5%GBX 1,430+31.6%-13.5%£1.40B£1.83B22.4214,935Dividend IncreaseGNSGenus0.6114 of 5 starsGBX 2,130+0.2%GBX 2,150+0.9%+27.5%£1.39B£666.67M176.56480News CoverageAnalyst ForecastCARCarcloN/AGBX 46.80+0.4%N/A+118.6%£34.36M£132.66M-10.421,059News CoverageGap UpPRPPrime PeopleN/AN/AN/AN/A£8.15M£19.72M10.9813,100Gap Down Related Companies and Tools Related Companies KYGA Alternatives DPLM Alternatives HWDN Alternatives DPH Alternatives IGG Alternatives CTY Alternatives SMWH Alternatives GNS Alternatives CAR Alternatives PRP Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (LON:CPG) was last updated on 7/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredWhy Elon is funding the “Quantum Power Grid”Elon knows the future isn’t about smarter AI — it’s about powering it. 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