CompoSecure (CMPO) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

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. In addition, it offers Payments + Arculus Secure Authenticate, white-labeled cold storage wallet, Payments + Arculus Cold Storage, and Payments + Arculus Authentication + Arculus Cold Storage. The company serves financial institutions, plastic card manufacturers, system integrators, and security specialists. CompoSecure, Inc. was founded in 1910 and is based in Somerset, New Jersey.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $15.26 to $16.05
• 50-Day Range: $13.73 to $16.55
• 52-Week Range: $4.61 to $17.03
• Volume: 1.43 million shs
• Average Volume: 552,141 shs
• Market Capitalization: $1.40 billion
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $16.81
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

CompoSecure Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

CompoSecure scored higher than 35% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 215th out of 333 stocks in the business services sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

CompoSecure has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.88, and is based on 7 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

CompoSecure has been the subject of 6 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 1.96%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for CompoSecure are expected to grow by 1.96% in the coming year, from $1.02 to $1.04 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of CompoSecure is -36.05, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of CompoSecure is -36.05, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

CompoSecure has a PEG Ratio of 2.65. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

38.68% of the float of CompoSecure has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

CompoSecure has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 12.2, which indicates bearish sentiment.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in CompoSecure has recently decreased by 12.78%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

CompoSecure does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

CompoSecure does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

38.68% of the float of CompoSecure has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

CompoSecure has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 12.2, which indicates bearish sentiment.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in CompoSecure has recently decreased by 12.78%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.57

News Sentiment

CompoSecure has a news sentiment score of 0.57. 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 news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Business Services companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 11 news articles for CompoSecure this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

11 people have searched for CMPO on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 57% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

2 people have added CompoSecure to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, CompoSecure insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $2,921,066.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

74.99% of the stock of CompoSecure is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Only 37.56% of the stock of CompoSecure is held by institutions.

CMPO Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have CMPO shares performed this year?

CompoSecure's stock was trading at $5.40 at the beginning of 2024. Since then, CMPO shares have increased by 193.7% and is now trading at $15.86.
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How were CompoSecure's earnings last quarter?

CompoSecure, Inc. (NASDAQ:CMPO) issued its quarterly earnings results on Friday, November, 8th. The company reported $0.27 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.29 by $0.02. The firm earned $107.14 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $105.11 million. CompoSecure had a negative trailing twelve-month return on equity of 14.87% and a negative net margin of 5.63%.

Who are CompoSecure's major shareholders?

Top institutional investors of CompoSecure include Tyro Capital Management LLC (2.26%), Wellington Management Group LLP (2.06%), Tidal Investments LLC (1.74%) and Woodson Capital Management LP (0.87%). Insiders that own company stock include Dixon Doll, Lp Bleichroeder, Tikvah Management Llc, Michele Logan, Donald G Basile, Adam Joseph Lowe, Amanda Mandy Gourbault, Gregoire Maes, Jonathan Wilk, Timothy Walter Fitzsimmons, Roman Dbdr Tech Sponsor Llc and Llr Equity Partners Iv, LP.
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How do I buy shares of CompoSecure?

Shares of CMPO stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.
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What other stocks do shareholders of CompoSecure own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that CompoSecure investors own include Tesla (TSLA), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Netflix (NFLX), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META) and Home Depot (HD).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 11/08/2024
• Today: 12/21/2024
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Business Services
• Industry: Nondepository credit institutions
• Sub-Industry: Banking
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:CMPO
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: 1823144
• Web: www.romandbdr.com
• Phone: 908-518-0500
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 720
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $16.81
• High Stock Price Target: $23.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $10.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +6.0%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.88
• Research Coverage: 8 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): ($0.44)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: 15.55
• P/E Growth: 2.65
• Net Income: $19.24 million
• Net Margins: -5.63%
• Pretax Margin: 0.04%
• Return on Equity: -14.87%
• Return on Assets: 36.45%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 2.43
• Quick Ratio: 1.58

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $419.61 million
• Price / Sales: 3.33
• Cash Flow: $1.19 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 13.35
• Book Value: ($10.11) per share
• Price / Book: -1.57

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 88,131,000
• Free Float: 22,042,000
• Market Cap: $1.40 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.76