B. Riley Issues Negative Outlook for CompoSecure Earnings

CompoSecure, Inc. (NASDAQ:CMPO) – Research analysts at B. Riley cut their Q1 2025 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 post earnings per share of $0.19 for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.27. 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 Q2 2025 earnings at $0.24 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.25 EPS and Q4 2025 earnings at $0.25 EPS.

CMPO has been the subject of a number of other reports. Benchmark reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $17.00 target price on shares of CompoSecure in a research note on Tuesday, November 12th. Needham & Company LLC lowered their target price on shares of CompoSecure from $16.00 to $15.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their target price on shares of CompoSecure from $16.00 to $15.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday. Lake Street Capital reduced their price target on shares of CompoSecure from $18.00 to $15.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday. Finally, TD Cowen began coverage on shares of CompoSecure in a research report on Wednesday, December 18th. They set a “buy” rating and a $20.00 price target for the company. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $16.19.

CompoSecure Stock Down 5.1 %

CMPO stock opened at $10.97 on Friday. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $14.99 and a 200 day moving average of $14.56. The stock has a market capitalization of $966.80 million, a PE ratio of -24.93, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.63 and a beta of 0.77. CompoSecure has a 52 week low of $5.58 and a 52 week high of $17.71.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On CompoSecure

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in CMPO. Ashford Capital Management Inc. purchased a new stake in CompoSecure in the 4th quarter worth $236,000. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC purchased a new stake in CompoSecure in the 4th quarter worth $177,000. Woodson Capital Management LP increased its holdings in 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 acquiring an additional 480,000 shares in the last quarter. Squarepoint Ops LLC increased its holdings in 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 acquiring an additional 61,928 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Tidal Investments LLC increased its holdings in 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 acquiring an additional 66,880 shares in the last quarter. 37.56% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Activity

In other news, Director Resolute Compo Holdings Llc bought 233,070 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 20th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $16.57 per share, with a total value of $3,861,969.90. Following the acquisition, the director now directly owns 879,963 shares in the company, valued at $14,580,986.91. This trade represents a 36.03 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CRO Amanda Mandy Gourbault sold 9,622 shares of CompoSecure stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, February 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $16.09, for a total transaction 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 ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last three months, insiders bought 659,376 shares of company stock valued at $10,429,021 and sold 76,872 shares valued at $1,224,846. Insiders own 74.99% 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.