Brokerages Set Compass Group PLC (LON:CPG) Target Price at GBX 2,533.33

Shares of Compass Group PLC (LON:CPG) have received a consensus recommendation of “Buy” from the six brokerages that are covering the stock, Marketbeat.com reports. Six analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating. The average twelve-month target price among brokers that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is GBX 2,533.33 ($32.85).

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

Compass Group Stock Performance

Shares of CPG opened at GBX 2,566 ($33.28) on Friday. The firm has a fifty day moving average of GBX 2,449.85 and a 200-day moving average of GBX 2,312.64. The company has a market cap of £43.62 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 3,376.32, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.42 and a beta of 0.81. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 89.31, a quick ratio of 0.86 and a current ratio of 0.78. Compass Group has a 1 year low of GBX 1,961.50 ($25.44) and a 1 year high of GBX 2,567 ($33.29).

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.