B. Riley Issues Pessimistic Outlook for CompoSecure Earnings

CompoSecure, Inc. (NASDAQ:CMPO) – B. Riley decreased their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for shares of CompoSecure in a report issued on Thursday, March 6th. B. Riley analyst H. Goetsch now forecasts that the company will earn $0.19 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.27. B. Riley currently has a “Buy” rating and a $23.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for CompoSecure’s current full-year earnings is $1.02 per share. B. Riley also issued estimates for CompoSecure’s Q2 2025 earnings at $0.24 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.25 EPS and Q4 2025 earnings at $0.25 EPS.

Other research analysts also recently issued reports about the stock. Needham & Company LLC dropped their target price on shares of CompoSecure from $16.00 to $15.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday. Benchmark reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $17.00 price target on shares of CompoSecure in a research note on Tuesday, November 12th. TD Cowen started coverage on shares of CompoSecure in a research note on Wednesday, December 18th. They set a “buy” rating and a $20.00 price target for the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their price target on shares of CompoSecure from $16.00 to $15.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday. Finally, Lake Street Capital decreased their price target on shares of CompoSecure from $18.00 to $15.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have issued a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, CompoSecure currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $16.19.

CompoSecure Trading Down 5.1 %

Shares of NASDAQ:CMPO opened at $10.97 on Friday. The company’s 50 day moving average is $14.99 and its two-hundred day moving average is $14.58. The company has a market cap of $966.80 million, a PE ratio of -24.93, a P/E/G ratio of 2.63 and a beta of 0.77. CompoSecure has a 52 week low of $5.58 and a 52 week high of $17.71.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On CompoSecure

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC grew its holdings in CompoSecure by 1.7% in the third quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 40,944 shares of the company’s stock valued at $574,000 after purchasing an additional 701 shares during the period. Principal Financial Group Inc. lifted its position in CompoSecure by 9.3% during the fourth quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 11,399 shares of the company’s stock valued at $175,000 after buying an additional 967 shares in the last quarter. Bard Associates Inc. lifted its position in CompoSecure by 0.6% during the third quarter. Bard Associates Inc. now owns 305,247 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,280,000 after buying an additional 1,957 shares in the last quarter. First Trust Advisors LP lifted its position in CompoSecure by 2.2% during the fourth quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 100,124 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,535,000 after buying an additional 2,149 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Ameriprise Financial Inc. lifted its position in CompoSecure by 1.9% during the fourth quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 133,399 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,045,000 after buying an additional 2,521 shares in the last quarter. 37.56% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Activity at CompoSecure

In other news, CRO Amanda Mandy Gourbault sold 9,622 shares of CompoSecure stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $16.09, for a total transaction of $154,817.98. Following the completion of the sale, the executive now directly owns 821,782 shares in the company, valued at $13,222,472.38. The trade was a 1.16 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, insider Adam Joseph Lowe sold 66,350 shares of CompoSecure stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $15.91, for a total transaction of $1,055,628.50. Following the sale, the insider now owns 1,358,692 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $21,616,789.72. This trade represents a 4.66 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last 90 days, insiders purchased 659,376 shares of company stock worth $10,429,021 and sold 76,872 shares worth $1,224,846. Company insiders own 74.99% of the company’s stock.

About CompoSecure

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.