Overview
Compass Group PLC, based in the United Kingdom, operates as a leading global food and support services company. It is actively engaged in providing catering and support services across sectors including healthcare, education, and business. The primary business involves offering tailored food and vending services to schools, hospitals, and corporate offices, alongside managing facilities and providing a range of support services for these establishments. Notably, Compass Group has a strategic focus on health and wellness through innovative culinary developments, which include incorporating sustainable and nutritious ingredients into its meal offerings. The company also undertakes significant projects aimed at enhancing operational efficiency and digital integration, such as the implementation of automated service technologies and comprehensive data analytic systems to improve customer engagement and service delivery. This focus positions Compass Group as a pivotal player in enhancing the infrastructural and service dynamics of the sectors it serves.
Basic Stats
The share price of Compass Group PLC - Depositary Receipt (Common Stock) as of June 10, 2024 is $28.57 / share.
The Factor Analysis chart (below right) shows a view of Compass Group PLC - Depositary Receipt (Common Stock) from a variety of lenses. Each factor shows how well the company ranks against all other companies in the Fintel global investing universe. Factor scores range from zero to 100, with 100 being most desirable, and 50 being average.
For example, a company with a Value Score of 100 would be the most undervalued company in our database. A company with a Value Score of zero would be the most overvalued.
| Market Cap | |
| EV | |
| Shares Out. | 1,697.00 MM |
| Earnings Date | |
| EPS (TTM) | 0.86 |
| Dividend Yield | |
| Ex-Dividend Date | 2025-06-20 |
| Borrow Rate | 3.90 |
| Short Shares Avail. | 0.30 MM |
| Short Interest | |
| Short Float | |
| Days to Cover | |
| Risk Free Rate | 4.22 % |
| Price Change (1 yr) | |
| Volatility (1 yr) | |
| Beta | |
| Sharpe Ratio (1 yr) | |
| Sortino Ratio (1 yr) |
| PE Ratio | |
| Price/Book | |
| Price/TBV | |
| Book/Market | |
| EBIT/EV | |
| EBIT(3yr avg)/EV | |
| ROA | 0.06 |
| ROE | 0.21 |
| ROIC | 0.10 |
| CROIC | -0.01 |
| OCROIC | 0.22 |
| Implied Volatility | |
| Put/Call OI Ratio |
Factor Scores range from 0 to 100, with 100 being most desirable. Larger circles are better. In situations where we have no data (e.g. no insider trades), we plot the score at 50 to avoid penalizing companies. However, a company that does not pay dividends will get a Dividend Score of Zero. Additionally, we inverted volatility to create a "stability" metric which is better when higher.
Price Target
The average one-year price target for Compass Group PLC - Depositary Receipt (Common Stock) is $37.61. The forecasts range from a low of $29.89 to a high of $42.52. A stock’s price target is the price at which analysts consider it fairly valued with respect to its projected earnings and historical earnings. Analysts typically set price targets that correspond to their buy or sell recommendations.
Update Frequency: Monthly
Stock Upgrades/Downgrades
This card shows analyst upgrades/downgrades for Compass Group PLC - Depositary Receipt (Common Stock). An analyst rating is a classification that gives investors a sense of analyst sentiment about the direction and performance of an equity - usually a stock - over a period of time, typically 12 months.
The standard analyst ratings are generally as follows:
- Buy/Overweight/Outperform - Any of these ratings conveys an analyst’s belief that the stock is likely to outperform a market index (e.g. the S&P 500).
- Hold/Equal-Weight/Market Perform - Any of these ratings conveys an analyst’s belief that the stock is likely to perform in line with a market index.
- Sell/Underweight/Underperform - Any of these ratings suggest that an analyst believes the stock is likely to underperform a market index.
When an analyst upgrades a stock, they are signaling that the company’s fundamentals are being undervalued by investors. It could also mean they believe the market is underestimating the company’s potential. The opposite is true when a stock receives a downgrade.
The average rating of each individual analyst’s rating is the consensus rating for a stock. This gives investors a broader sense of the overall sentiment for that stock.
| Date | Analyst | Prior | Latest Recommendation |
Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-05-21 | RBC Capital Markets | Outperform | Reiterate | |
| 2024-05-15 | Shore Capital | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2024-02-26 | JP Morgan Cazenove | Overweight | Reiterate | |
| 2024-02-20 | Citigroup | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2024-02-16 | JP Morgan Cazenove | Overweight | Reiterate | |
| 2024-02-08 | Shore Capital | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2023-12-04 | Numis | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2023-11-24 | Citigroup | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2023-11-21 | JP Morgan Cazenove | Neutral | Reiterate | |
| 2023-11-20 | Shore Capital | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2023-09-29 | Barclays | Overweight | Reiterate | |
| 2023-09-11 | Goodbody | Hold | Initiate | |
| 2023-07-25 | Shore Capital | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2023-07-18 | JP Morgan Cazenove | Neutral | Reiterate | |
| 2023-05-17 | Shore Capital | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2023-05-11 | Berenberg Bank | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2023-02-13 | RBC Capital Markets | Underperform | Reiterate | |
| 2023-02-10 | JP Morgan Cazenove | Neutral | Reiterate | |
| 2023-02-09 | Numis | Hold | Reiterate | |
| 2023-02-09 | Shore Capital | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2022-12-05 | RBC Capital Markets | Underperform | Reiterate | |
| 2022-11-30 | Shore Capital | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2022-11-22 | JP Morgan Cazenove | Neutral | Reiterate | |
| 2022-11-22 | Deutsche | Hold | Reiterate | |
| 2022-11-10 | Barclays | Overweight | Reiterate | |
| 2022-10-04 | Shore Capital | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2022-08-01 | Berenberg Bank | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2022-07-27 | Barclays | Overweight | Reiterate | |
| 2022-07-27 | Deutsche | Hold | Reiterate | |
| 2022-07-08 | Barclays | Overweight | Reiterate | |
| 2022-05-25 | RBC Capital Markets | Underperform | Reiterate | |
| 2022-05-23 | Shore Capital | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2022-05-20 | Berenberg Bank | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2022-05-12 | JP Morgan Cazenove | Neutral | Reiterate | |
| 2022-05-11 | Morgan Stanley | Overweight | Reiterate | |
| 2022-05-11 | Deutsche | Hold | Reiterate | |
| 2022-05-05 | Barclays | Overweight | Reiterate | |
| 2022-03-25 | Morgan Stanley | Overweight | Reiterate | |
| 2022-03-14 | JP Morgan Cazenove | Neutral | Reiterate | |
| 2022-03-04 | Barclays | Overweight | Reiterate | |
| 2022-02-11 | Barclays | Overweight | Reiterate | |
| 2022-02-11 | Barclays | Reiteration | Reiterate | |
| 2022-02-09 | Morgan Stanley | Reiteration | Reiterate | |
| 2022-02-04 | Berenberg Bank | Reiteration | Reiterate | |
| 2022-02-04 | Deutsche | Reiteration | Reiterate | |
| 2022-02-03 | Barclays | Reiteration | Reiterate | |
| 2022-02-03 | Shore Capital | Reiteration | Reiterate | |
| 2022-01-25 | Deutsche | Reiteration | Reiterate | |
| 2022-01-17 | Berenberg Bank | Reiteration | Reiterate | |
| 2022-01-13 | Barclays | Reiteration | Reiterate | |
| 2022-01-11 | Shore Capital | Reiteration | Reiterate | |
| 2021-12-09 | Berenberg Bank | Reiteration | Reiterate | |
| 2021-12-06 | Liberum Capital | Reiteration | Reiterate | |
| 2021-11-24 | Deutsche | Reiteration | Reiterate | |
| 2021-11-24 | Citigroup | Reiteration | Reiterate | |
| 2021-11-24 | Morgan Stanley | Reiteration | Reiterate | |
| 2021-11-23 | Barclays | Reiteration | Reiterate | |
| 2021-11-23 | Shore Capital | Reiteration | Reiterate | |
| 2021-11-23 | Liberum Capital | Reiteration | Reiterate | |
| 2021-11-15 | Morgan Stanley | Reiteration | Reiterate | |
| 2021-10-19 | Deutsche Bank | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2021-08-17 | Berenberg Bank | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2021-07-30 | Barclays | Overweight | Reiterate | |
| 2021-07-30 | Shore Capital | Hold | Reiterate | |
| 2021-07-29 | Shore Capital | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2021-05-17 | Berenberg Bank | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2021-05-12 | Liberum Capital | Hold | Reiterate | |
| 2021-05-12 | Numis | Hold | Reiterate | |
| 2021-05-06 | Deutsche Bank | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2021-01-12 | JP Morgan Cazenove | Underweight | Reiterate | |
| 2020-11-24 | Bank of America | Neutral | Reiterate | |
| 2020-10-14 | Liberum Capital | Hold | Reiterate | |
| 2020-08-14 | Berenberg Bank | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2020-07-31 | Berenberg Bank | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2020-05-20 | Deutsche Bank | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2020-05-20 | Liberum Capital | Hold | Reiterate | |
| 2020-05-20 | JP Morgan Cazenove | Underweight | Reiterate | |
| 2020-04-27 | Berenberg Bank | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2020-04-23 | Shore Capital | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2020-02-07 | Deutsche Bank | Hold | Reiterate | |
| 2019-11-26 | Shore Capital | Hold | Reiterate | |
| 2019-10-10 | Barclays | Equal-weight | Reiterate | |
| 2019-09-06 | Barclays | Equal-weight | Reiterate | |
| 2019-07-04 | Barclays | Equal-weight | Reiterate | |
| 2019-05-28 | Canaccord Genuity | Hold | Reiterate | |
| 2019-05-16 | Barclays | Equal-weight | Reiterate | |
| 2019-01-29 | RBC Capital Markets | Outperform | Reiterate | |
| 2018-10-17 | Morgan Stanley | Equal-weight | Reiterate | |
| 2018-07-26 | Berenberg Bank | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2018-05-10 | JP Morgan Cazenove | Overweight | Reiterate | |
| 2018-05-09 | Shore Capital | Hold | Reiterate | |
| 2017-11-22 | Berenberg Bank | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2017-11-21 | JP Morgan Cazenove | Overweight | Reiterate | |
| 2017-09-21 | Berenberg Bank | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2017-07-27 | Numis Securities | Hold | Reiterate | |
| 2017-07-27 | Credit Suisse | Outperform | Reiterate | |
| 2017-07-27 | Canaccord Genuity | Hold | Reiterate | |
| 2017-07-03 | JP Morgan Cazenove | Overweight | Reiterate | |
| 2017-06-29 | Berenberg Bank | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2017-05-12 | Numis Securities | Hold | Reiterate | |
| 2017-05-11 | Deutsche Bank | Hold | Reiterate | |
| 2017-05-11 | JP Morgan Cazenove | Overweight | Reiterate | |
| 2017-05-11 | Goldman Sachs | Neutral | Reiterate | |
| 2017-05-10 | Shore Capital | Hold | Reiterate | |
| 2017-05-10 | Canaccord Genuity | Hold | Reiterate | |
| 2017-04-28 | Barclays | Overweight | Reiterate | |
| 2017-04-26 | Deutsche Bank | Hold | Reiterate | |
| 2017-04-06 | JP Morgan Cazenove | Overweight | Reiterate | |
| 2017-02-03 | Bryan, Garnier & Co | Neutral | Reiterate | |
| 2017-02-02 | Numis | Hold | Reiterate | |
| 2017-02-02 | Canaccord Genuity | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2017-01-18 | JP Morgan Cazenove | Overweight | Reiterate | |
| 2016-11-30 | Jefferies | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2016-11-29 | JP Morgan Cazenove | Overweight | Reiterate | |
| 2016-11-23 | Credit Suisse | Outperform | Reiterate | |
| 2016-11-23 | Citigroup | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2016-11-22 | Canaccord Genuity | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2016-11-22 | Bryan, Garnier & Co | Neutral | Reiterate | |
| 2016-11-14 | Barclays | Overweight | Reiterate | |
| 2016-11-08 | Numis | Hold | Reiterate | |
| 2016-10-13 | RBC Capital Markets | Sector Perform | Reiterate | |
| 2016-10-07 | UBS | Neutral | Reiterate | |
| 2016-09-08 | Goldman Sachs | Neutral | Reiterate | |
| 2016-09-05 | UBS | Neutral | Reiterate | |
| 2016-07-29 | Credit Suisse | Outperform | Reiterate | |
| 2016-07-28 | Canaccord Genuity | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2016-07-28 | Shore Capital | Hold | Reiterate | |
| 2016-07-22 | JP Morgan Cazenove | Neutral | Reiterate | |
| 2016-07-08 | Canaccord Genuity | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2016-07-01 | Berenberg Bank | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2016-07-01 | UBS | Neutral | Reiterate | |
| 2016-07-01 | Barclays | Overweight | Reiterate | |
| 2016-06-29 | JP Morgan Cazenove | Neutral | Reiterate | |
| 2016-06-27 | Goldman Sachs | Neutral | Reiterate | |
| 2016-05-19 | Jefferies | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2016-05-13 | Canaccord Genuity | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2016-05-06 | JP Morgan Cazenove | Neutral | Reiterate | |
| 2016-04-26 | Berenberg Bank | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2016-04-20 | Barclays | Overweight | Reiterate | |
| 2016-02-16 | UBS | Neutral | Reiterate | |
| 2016-02-05 | JP Morgan Cazenove | Neutral | Reiterate | |
| 2016-02-05 | Nomura | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2016-02-04 | Numis | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2016-02-04 | Shore Capital | Hold | Reiterate | |
| 2016-02-04 | Panmure Gordon | Hold | Reiterate | |
| 2016-02-04 | UBS | Neutral | Reiterate | |
| 2016-02-01 | Deutsche Bank | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2016-01-20 | UBS | Neutral | Reiterate | |
| 2015-11-26 | Nomura | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2015-11-26 | Deutsche Bank | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2015-11-26 | Goldman Sachs | Sell | Reiterate | |
| 2015-11-25 | Credit Suisse | Underperform | Reiterate | |
| 2015-11-25 | Kepler Capital Markets | Hold | Reiterate | |
| 2015-11-25 | UBS | Neutral | Reiterate | |
| 2015-11-24 | Numis | Hold | Reiterate | |
| 2015-11-24 | Berenberg Bank | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2015-11-24 | Shore Capital | Hold | Reiterate | |
| 2015-11-24 | Panmure Gordon | Hold | Reiterate | |
| 2015-11-03 | Barclays | Overweight | Reiterate | |
| 2015-09-14 | Nomura | Neutral | Reiterate | |
| 2015-08-27 | Credit Suisse | Neutral | Reiterate | |
| 2015-07-31 | JP Morgan Cazenove | Neutral | Reiterate | |
| 2015-07-30 | Credit Suisse | Neutral | Reiterate | |
| 2015-07-29 | Numis | Hold | Reiterate | |
| 2015-07-29 | Panmure Gordon | Hold | Reiterate | |
| 2015-07-29 | Societe Generale | Neutral | Reiterate | |
| 2015-07-20 | JP Morgan Cazenove | Neutral | Reiterate | |
| 2015-06-19 | JP Morgan Cazenove | Neutral | Reiterate | |
| 2015-05-29 | Credit Suisse | Neutral | Reiterate | |
| 2015-05-15 | Nomura | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2015-05-14 | Deutsche Bank | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2015-05-14 | Credit Suisse | Neutral | Reiterate | |
| 2015-05-13 | Charles Stanley | Hold | Reiterate | |
| 2015-05-13 | Numis Securities | Hold | Reiterate | |
| 2015-05-13 | Panmure Gordon | Hold | Reiterate | |
| 2015-04-27 | UBS | Neutral | Reiterate | |
| 2015-04-09 | Barclays | Overweight | Reiterate | |
| 2015-03-30 | Panmure Gordon | Hold | Reiterate | |
| 2015-03-30 | Numis Securities | Hold | Reiterate | |
| 2015-02-09 | Morgan Stanley | Equal-weight | Reiterate | |
| 2015-02-05 | Berenberg Bank | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2015-02-05 | Numis Securities | Hold | Reiterate | |
| 2015-02-03 | Deutsche Bank | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2014-11-27 | Morgan Stanley | Equal-weight | Reiterate | |
| 2014-11-27 | Berenberg Bank | Buy | Initiate | |
| 2014-11-27 | Jefferies | Hold | Reiterate | |
| 2014-11-27 | Deutsche Bank | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2014-11-27 | Exane BNP Paribas | Outperform | Reiterate | |
| 2014-11-26 | Numis Securities | Hold | Reiterate | |
| 2014-11-26 | Shore Capital | Hold | Reiterate | |
| 2014-11-26 | Panmure Gordon | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2014-11-20 | JP Morgan Cazenove | Neutral | Reiterate | |
| 2014-09-30 | RBC Capital Markets | Neutral | Reiterate | |
| 2014-09-30 | Societe Generale | Hold | Reiterate | |
| 2014-09-29 | Killik & Co | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2014-09-29 | Numis Securities | Hold | Reiterate | |
| 2014-09-26 | Deutsche Bank | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2014-07-31 | Credit Suisse | Outperform | Reiterate | |
| 2014-07-31 | Barclays | Overweight | Reiterate | |
| 2014-07-30 | Numis Securities | Hold | Reiterate | |
| 2014-07-30 | Panmure Gordon | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2014-07-29 | Deutsche Bank | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2014-06-06 | Credit Suisse | Outperform | Reiterate | |
| 2014-05-20 | Nomura | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2014-05-15 | UBS | Neutral | Reiterate | |
| 2014-05-14 | Numis Securities | Hold | Reiterate | |
| 2014-05-14 | Panmure Gordon | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2014-05-14 | Investec | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2014-05-13 | Deutsche Bank | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2014-05-12 | Bank of America | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2014-05-09 | Barclays | Overweight | Reiterate | |
| 2014-04-11 | JP Morgan Cazenove | Neutral | Reiterate | |
| 2014-04-10 | Societe Generale | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2014-03-28 | Credit Suisse | Outperform | Reiterate | |
| 2014-03-28 | JP Morgan Cazenove | Neutral | Reiterate | |
| 2014-03-28 | Deutsche Bank | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2014-03-27 | Numis Securities | Hold | Reiterate | |
| 2014-03-27 | Investec | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2014-03-21 | Panmure Gordon | Hold | Reiterate | |
| 2014-03-03 | Investec | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2014-02-06 | HSBC | Underweight | Reiterate | |
| 2014-02-06 | Numis Securities | Hold | Reiterate | |
| 2014-02-06 | JP Morgan Cazenove | Neutral | Reiterate | |
| 2014-02-06 | Societe Generale | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2014-02-03 | Deutsche Bank | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2014-01-31 | Panmure Gordon | Hold | Reiterate | |
| 2014-01-29 | Numis Securities | Hold | Reiterate | |
| 2014-01-24 | JP Morgan Cazenove | Overweight | Reiterate | |
| 2013-12-04 | RBC Capital Markets | Outperform | Reiterate | |
| 2013-11-29 | Credit Suisse | Outperform | Reiterate | |
| 2013-11-28 | Barclays | Overweight | Reiterate | |
| 2013-11-28 | Deutsche Bank | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2013-11-28 | JP Morgan Cazenove | Overweight | Reiterate | |
| 2013-11-28 | Panmure Gordon | Hold | Reiterate | |
| 2013-11-27 | Numis Securities | Hold | Reiterate | |
| 2013-11-22 | Panmure Gordon | Hold | Reiterate | |
| 2013-10-09 | Deutsche Bank | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2013-09-30 | Nomura | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2013-09-27 | JP Morgan Cazenove | Overweight | Reiterate | |
| 2013-09-26 | Shore Capital | Hold | Reiterate | |
| 2013-09-26 | Numis Securities | Hold | Reiterate | |
| 2013-09-26 | Investec | Hold | Reiterate | |
| 2013-09-24 | Investec | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2013-09-23 | Deutsche Bank | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2013-09-20 | Panmure Gordon | Hold | Reiterate | |
| 2013-09-19 | Societe Generale | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2013-09-19 | Credit Suisse | Outperform | Reiterate | |
| 2013-09-12 | JP Morgan Cazenove | Overweight | Reiterate | |
| 2013-08-12 | Bank of America | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2013-07-25 | Deutsche Bank | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2013-07-24 | Espirito Santo Securities | Neutral | Reiterate | |
| 2013-07-24 | Shore Capital | Hold | Reiterate | |
| 2013-07-19 | Morgan Stanley | Equal-weight | Reiterate | |
| 2013-07-11 | Credit Suisse | Outperform | Reiterate | |
| 2013-07-04 | JP Morgan Cazenove | Overweight | Reiterate | |
| 2013-06-28 | Espirito Santo Securities | Neutral | Reiterate | |
| 2013-06-26 | JP Morgan Cazenove | Overweight | Reiterate | |
| 2013-06-20 | UBS | Neutral | Reiterate | |
| 2024-12-13 | Berenberg Bank | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2024-12-10 | Deutsche | Hold | Reiterate | |
| 2024-09-11 | JP Morgan Cazenove | Overweight | Reiterate | |
| 2025-02-06 | Berenberg Bank | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2025-04-15 | Citigroup | Neutral | Reiterate | |
| 2025-07-24 | Citigroup | Neutral | Reiterate | |
| 2025-07-24 | RBC Capital Markets | Sector Perform | Reiterate | |
| 2025-07-22 | Berenberg Bank | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2025-07-22 | Shore Capital | Buy | Reiterate |
