B. Riley Has Bearish Outlook for CompoSecure FY2025 Earnings

CompoSecure, Inc. (NASDAQ:CMPO) – Stock analysts at B. Riley cut their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of CompoSecure in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, March 6th. B. Riley analyst H. Goetsch now forecasts that the company will earn $0.93 per share for the year, down from their previous forecast of $1.12. B. Riley has a “Buy” rating and a $23.00 price target 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 FY2026 earnings at $1.10 EPS.

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

CompoSecure Stock Performance

NASDAQ CMPO opened at $10.97 on Monday. CompoSecure has a fifty-two week low of $5.58 and a fifty-two week high of $17.71. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $14.99 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $14.60. The stock has a market cap of $966.80 million, a P/E ratio of -24.93, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.63 and a beta of 0.77.

Insider Activity

In related news, Director Resolute Compo Holdings Llc acquired 233,070 shares of CompoSecure stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, February 20th. The stock was bought at an average price of $16.57 per share, with a total value of $3,861,969.90. Following the transaction, the director now directly owns 879,963 shares in the company, valued at approximately $14,580,986.91. This represents a 36.03 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, CRO Amanda Mandy Gourbault sold 9,622 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, February 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $16.09, for a total value of $154,817.98. Following the transaction, the executive now directly owns 821,782 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $13,222,472.38. This trade represents a 1.16 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders bought a total of 659,376 shares of company stock worth $10,429,021 in the last quarter. 74.99% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Ashford Capital Management Inc. bought a new position in CompoSecure during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $236,000. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC bought a new stake in shares of CompoSecure in the 4th quarter worth $177,000. Woodson Capital Management LP increased its holdings in shares of CompoSecure by 62.3% in the 4th quarter. Woodson Capital Management LP now owns 1,250,000 shares of the company’s stock worth $19,162,000 after purchasing an additional 480,000 shares in the last quarter. Squarepoint Ops LLC increased its holdings in shares of CompoSecure by 29.7% in the 4th quarter. Squarepoint Ops LLC now owns 270,145 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,141,000 after purchasing an additional 61,928 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Tidal Investments LLC increased its holdings in shares of CompoSecure by 4.3% in the 4th quarter. Tidal Investments LLC now owns 1,604,360 shares of the company’s stock worth $24,595,000 after purchasing an additional 66,880 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 37.56% 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.