Compass Group PLC (LON:CPG) Given Average Recommendation of “Buy” by Brokerages

Shares of Compass Group PLC (LON:CPG) have been given a consensus recommendation of “Buy” by the six ratings firms that are presently covering the firm, MarketBeat.com reports. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating. The average 12 month price target among analysts that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is GBX 2,533.33 ($32.85).

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

Compass Group Trading Up 1.3 %

Shares of LON CPG opened at GBX 2,547 ($33.03) on Friday. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is GBX 2,446.19 and its 200 day simple moving average is GBX 2,309.42. Compass Group has a fifty-two week low of GBX 1,961.50 ($25.44) and a fifty-two week high of GBX 2,555 ($33.13). The firm has a market capitalization of £43.30 billion, a P/E ratio of 3,351.32, a P/E/G ratio of 1.42 and a beta of 0.81. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 89.31, a current ratio of 0.78 and a quick ratio of 0.86.

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.