Compass (NYSE:COMP) Reaches New 1-Year High – What’s Next?

Compass, Inc. (NYSE:COMP) hit a new 52-week high during mid-day trading on Wednesday . The company traded as high as $12.02 and last traded at $11.6280, with a volume of 15825831 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at $10.83.

Compass News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Compass this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Shareholders of both Compass and Anywhere overwhelmingly approved the merger at special meetings — a key execution milestone that moves the combination closer to closing and the expected strategic scale benefits. Compass and Anywhere Stockholders Overwhelmingly Approve Merger
• Positive Sentiment: Regulatory review has cleared a major antitrust/HSR hurdle for the merger, removing a significant closing risk and supporting bullish sentiment around the deal’s imminent finish. Proposed Compass, Anywhere merger clears major antitrust hurdle
• Neutral Sentiment: Compass priced an upsized private placement of convertible senior notes totaling $850.0M (up $100M from the prior announcement), with an option to sell more — the deal boosts liquidity to support operations and the combined company but creates potential future dilution if notes convert. Compass, Inc. Announces Upsize and Pricing of $850,000,000 Convertible Senior Notes
• Neutral Sentiment: The convertible offering was well-subscribed relative to the initial proposal (the company had announced a $750M plan first), which is a liquidity positive but keeps dilution and interest/convert mechanics on the watch list. Compass, Inc. Announces Proposed Offering of $750,000,000 Convertible Senior Notes
• Negative Sentiment: CFO Scott R. Wahlers sold 99,986 shares (~$1.2M at ~$12.03) on Jan. 7 and reduced his holding by ~28.6% — a sizable insider sale that some investors may interpret as a negative signal even though substantial shares remain owned. SEC Form 4 — Insider Sale
• Negative Sentiment: One outlet reported a Wall Street rating cut for COMP, reflecting analyst caution; downgrades can pressure shares and reduce near-term upside. Compass (NYSE:COMP) Stock Rating Lowered by Wall Street Zen
• Negative Sentiment: Market commentary (Zacks) noted a recent big one-day surge on heavy volume but said the trend in earnings estimate revisions doesn’t support sustained upside, which argues for caution after the rally. Compass (COMP) Surges 9.3%: Is This an Indication of Further Gains?
• Neutral Sentiment: Several articles about “Compass Coffee” bankruptcy circulated; this is a different, unrelated company but may create headline noise—confirm any Compass mentions before reacting. Compass Coffee could go south with bankruptcy filing

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages recently weighed in on COMP. Barclays raised shares of Compass from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and lifted their target price for the stock from $9.00 to $13.00 in a research note on Monday, December 8th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of Compass in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Zacks Research upgraded Compass from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, November 10th. BTIG Research raised their target price on Compass from $12.50 to $15.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday. Finally, Needham & Company LLC reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $11.00 target price on shares of Compass in a report on Tuesday, November 4th. Seven analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Compass has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $11.33.

Compass Price Performance

The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $10.13 and a 200-day simple moving average of $8.64. The firm has a market cap of $6.89 billion, a P/E ratio of -111.59 and a beta of 2.53.

Compass (NYSE:COMP) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, November 4th. The company reported ($0.01) earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.02) by $0.01. Compass had a negative return on equity of 8.83% and a negative net margin of 0.85%.The company had revenue of $1.85 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.79 billion. On average, equities analysts predict that Compass, Inc. will post 0.09 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Transactions at Compass

In related news, General Counsel Bradley K. Serwin sold 20,953 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, November 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $11.00, for a total value of $230,483.00. Following the transaction, the general counsel owned 258,712 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,845,832. This trade represents a 7.49% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, CFO Scott R. Wahlers sold 99,986 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, January 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $12.03, for a total value of $1,202,831.58. Following the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 250,073 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,008,378.19. This represents a 28.56% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold 234,167 shares of company stock valued at $2,651,216 over the last quarter. Corporate insiders own 4.08% of the company’s stock.

Compass Company Profile

Compass, Inc is a technology-driven real estate brokerage firm that provides a full suite of services for home buyers, sellers and renters. Utilizing a proprietary software platform, the company equips its network of licensed real estate agents with data analytics, marketing automation and client relationship tools designed to enhance efficiency and transaction transparency.

Founded in 2012 by Ori Allon and Robert Reffkin, Compass has grown from a single office in New York City to serve more than 300 markets across the United States.