Composecure (NYSE:GPGI – Get Free Report) issued its earnings results on Thursday. The company reported $0.17 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.14 by $0.03, Briefing.com reports.
Composecure Trading Down 1.0%
GPGI traded down $0.16 during trading hours on Thursday, hitting $15.06. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 1,218,779 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,320,759. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $14.16. Composecure has a 12 month low of $11.22 and a 12 month high of $26.78. The firm has a market cap of $4.37 billion, a PE ratio of -6.28 and a beta of 0.86.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
Several equities research analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price objective on shares of Composecure from $22.00 to $15.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, May 15th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of Composecure in a research note on Thursday, June 11th. Zacks Research lowered Composecure from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 14th. Finally, Wall Street Zen cut Composecure from a “sell” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a report on Sunday, July 26th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Composecure has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $15.00.
Key Composecure News
Here are the key news stories impacting Composecure this week:
- Positive Sentiment: GPGI reported second-quarter 2026 adjusted earnings of $0.17 per share, exceeding analysts’ $0.14 consensus estimate. The earnings beat suggests better-than-expected profitability for the quarter. GPGI Reports Second Quarter 2026 Results
- Positive Sentiment: Management reiterated full-year 2026 net-sales guidance of approximately $1.95 billion to $2.1 billion and maintained its goal of reducing leverage to about 3x by year-end. Deleveraging could improve financial flexibility and investor confidence if achieved. GPGI Reiterates Fiscal 2026 Guidance
- Neutral Sentiment: The company’s outlook remains broadly intact, but the guidance range reaches $1.95 billion at the low end versus a roughly $2.1 billion analyst revenue expectation. This leaves limited room for an upside surprise and may be contributing to a cautious market reaction. GPGI Second-Quarter Earnings Call Transcript
- Negative Sentiment: Several law firms publicized securities-fraud class-action proceedings involving GPGI and alleged violations of federal securities laws tied to purchases between November 2025 and May 2026. The announcements may weigh on sentiment and create potential legal and financial risks, although the allegations have not been proven. GPGI Securities Law Lawsuit Announcement
Insider Activity at Composecure
In other Composecure news, Director Kevin M. Moriarty bought 3,956 shares of Composecure stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, May 26th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $12.64 per share, for a total transaction of $50,003.84. Following the acquisition, the director directly owned 71,011 shares in the company, valued at approximately $897,579.04. This represents a 5.90% increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, Director Krishna Mikkilineni bought 8,106 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, May 14th. The shares were acquired at an average price of $12.34 per share, for a total transaction of $100,028.04. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 10,804 shares in the company, valued at approximately $133,321.36. This represents a 300.44% increase in their position. Additional details regarding this purchase are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have bought 105,237 shares of company stock valued at $1,245,734 over the last quarter. 18.40% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.
Composecure Company Profile
CompoSecure, Inc manufactures and designs metal, plastic, composite ID, 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 comprise the Arculus Key card Cold Storage hardware device and companion Arculus Wallet mobile App to keep the Private Key in the Arculus Key card highly secure and store cryptocurrency and digital assets.
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