Barclays PLC reiterated their overweight rating on shares of Compass Group plc (LON:CPG) in a research note released on Monday, July 17th. Barclays PLC currently has a GBX 1,700 ($22.15) price objective on the stock.
A number of other equities analysts have also commented on CPG. J P Morgan Chase & Co reissued an overweight rating and issued a GBX 1,745 ($22.73) price objective on shares of Compass Group plc in a research note on Sunday, July 9th. Deutsche Bank AG restated a hold rating and set a GBX 1,600 ($20.84) target price on shares of Compass Group plc in a research report on Thursday, May 11th. Jefferies Group LLC boosted their target price on Compass Group plc from GBX 1,450 ($18.89) to GBX 1,510 ($19.67) and gave the stock a hold rating in a research report on Friday, May 12th. Beaufort Securities upgraded Compass Group plc to a buy rating and set a GBX 1,700 ($22.15) target price for the company in a research report on Friday, March 31st. Finally, Liberum Capital started coverage on Compass Group plc in a research report on Wednesday, July 5th. They set a buy rating and a GBX 1,850 ($24.10) target price for the company. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, twelve have given a hold rating and nine have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. The stock has a consensus rating of Hold and a consensus target price of GBX 1,615.83 ($21.05).
Compass Group plc (LON CPG) traded down 0.62% on Monday, hitting GBX 1604.00. 2,890,398 shares of the stock traded hands. The stock’s market cap is GBX 25.36 billion. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is GBX 1,631.08 and its 200-day moving average price is GBX 1,510.16. Compass Group plc has a 12-month low of GBX 1,299.00 and a 12-month high of GBX 1,698.00.
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The business also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Monday, July 17th. Investors of record on Tuesday, June 27th were given a dividend of GBX 61 ($0.79) per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, June 27th. This is a boost from Compass Group plc’s previous dividend of $11.20.
About Compass Group plc
Compass Group PLC provides food and support services. The Company’s segments include North America, Europe, Rest of World and Central activities. The Europe segment includes Turkey and Russia. The Rest of World segment includes Japan. The Company delivers services in sectors, including business and industry; healthcare and seniors; education; defense, offshore and remote, and sports and leisure.
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