Q1 EPS Estimates for Compass Diversified Cut by Roth Capital

Compass Diversified (NYSE:CODI) – Equities research analysts at Roth Capital cut their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Compass Diversified in a report released on Monday, January 20th. Roth Capital analyst M. Koranda now anticipates that the financial services provider will earn $0.40 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.45. The consensus estimate for Compass Diversified’s current full-year earnings is $1.96 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for Compass Diversified’s Q2 2025 earnings at $0.45 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.54 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.52 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $1.92 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $2.33 EPS.

Other equities research analysts also recently issued reports about the company. TD Cowen started coverage on Compass Diversified in a research report on Wednesday, November 27th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $34.00 target price for the company. B. Riley upgraded Compass Diversified to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 7th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, three have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $29.00.

Compass Diversified Trading Up 0.5 %

NYSE:CODI opened at $21.47 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of $1.62 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 44.72, a PEG ratio of 1.24 and a beta of 1.65. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.51, a quick ratio of 1.62 and a current ratio of 4.22. Compass Diversified has a 1 year low of $19.76 and a 1 year high of $25.07. The business has a fifty day moving average of $22.89 and a 200-day moving average of $22.12.

Compass Diversified (NYSE:CODI) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October 30th. The financial services provider reported $0.64 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.54 by $0.10. The business had revenue of $582.62 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $571.68 million. Compass Diversified had a return on equity of 12.25% and a net margin of 6.24%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 11.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $0.34 EPS.

Compass Diversified Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, January 23rd. Shareholders of record on Thursday, January 16th were issued a $0.25 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, January 16th. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.66%. Compass Diversified’s dividend payout ratio is currently 208.33%.

Insider Activity

In other news, major shareholder Cgi Magyar Holdings Llc sold 135,274 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, November 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $23.05, for a total transaction of $3,118,065.70. Following the sale, the insider now owns 7,456,197 shares in the company, valued at $171,865,340.85. The trade was a 1.78 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Insiders own 1.76% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Compass Diversified

Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Farther Finance Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Compass Diversified by 273.6% in the 3rd quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 2,219 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $49,000 after purchasing an additional 1,625 shares during the period. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC grew its position in Compass Diversified by 190.3% during the third quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC now owns 3,051 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $68,000 after purchasing an additional 2,000 shares in the last quarter. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. increased its stake in Compass Diversified by 29.6% in the 4th quarter. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. now owns 3,194 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $74,000 after buying an additional 729 shares during the period. Quest Partners LLC lifted its position in Compass Diversified by 245.7% in the 3rd quarter. Quest Partners LLC now owns 7,440 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $165,000 after buying an additional 5,288 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Quantbot Technologies LP acquired a new stake in shares of Compass Diversified during the 3rd quarter valued at $173,000. 72.73% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About Compass Diversified

Compass Diversified is a private equity firm specializing in add on acquisitions, buyouts, industry consolidation, recapitalization, late stage and middle market investments. It seeks to invest in niche industrial or branded consumer companies, manufacturing, distribution, consumer products, business services sector, healthcare, safety & security, electronic components, food and foodservice.