How to buy Compass Diversified stock | $28.89

Compass Diversified is a conglomerates business based in the US. Compass Diversified shares (CODI) are listed on the NYSE and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Compass Diversified employs 4,362 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around 0.00.

Compass Diversified stock price (NYSE: CODI)

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Compass Diversified shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2021-09-17.

Latest market close	$28.89
52-week range	$15.13 - $32.34
50-day moving average	$28.21
200-day moving average	$25.75
Wall St. target price	$30.50
PE ratio	N/A
Dividend yield	$1.44 (4.8%)
Earnings per share (TTM)	$-0.14

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Compass Diversified price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $28.89 from 2021-09-21

1 week (2021-09-15)	-4.12%
1 month (2021-08-20)	5.67%
3 months (2021-06-22)	13.61%
6 months (2021-03-22)	19.43%

1 year (2020-09-22)	64.15%
2 years (2019-09-20)	51.57%
3 years (2018-09-21)	59.17%
5 years (2016-09-22)	67.67%

Is Compass Diversified under- or over-valued?

Valuing Compass Diversified stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Compass Diversified's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

Compass Diversified's PEG ratio

Compass Diversified's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 3.219. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer worse value.

The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Compass Diversified's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.

Compass Diversified's EBITDA

Compass Diversified's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $285.4 million.

The EBITDA is a measure of a Compass Diversified's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

Compass Diversified financials

Revenue TTM	$1.8 billion
Operating margin TTM	9.44%
Gross profit TTM	$568.7 million
Return on assets TTM	4.53%
Return on equity TTM	3.4%
Profit margin	1.73%
Book value	$11.37
Market capitalisation	$1.9 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

Shorting Compass Diversified shares

There are currently 260,930 Compass Diversified shares held short by investors – that's known as Compass Diversified's "short interest". This figure is 8.5% up from 240,384 last month.

There are a few different ways that this level of interest in shorting Compass Diversified shares can be evaluated.

Compass Diversified's "short interest ratio" (SIR)

Compass Diversified's "short interest ratio" (SIR) is the quantity of Compass Diversified shares currently shorted divided by the average quantity of Compass Diversified shares traded daily (recently around 144160.22099448). Compass Diversified's SIR currently stands at 1.81. In other words for every 100,000 Compass Diversified shares traded daily on the market, roughly 1810 shares are currently held short.

However Compass Diversified's short interest can also be evaluated against the total number of Compass Diversified shares, or, against the total number of tradable Compass Diversified shares (the shares that aren't held by "insiders" or major long-term shareholders – also known as the "float"). In this case Compass Diversified's short interest could be expressed as 0% of the outstanding shares (for every 100,000 Compass Diversified shares in existence, roughly 0 shares are currently held short) or 0.0048% of the tradable shares (for every 100,000 tradable Compass Diversified shares, roughly 5 shares are currently held short).

Such a low SIR usually points to an optimistic outlook for the share price, with fewer people currently willing to bet against Compass Diversified.

Find out more about how you can short Compass Diversified stock.

Compass Diversified share dividends

Dividend payout ratio: 16.11% of net profits

Recently Compass Diversified has paid out, on average, around 16.11% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 4.78% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), Compass Diversified shareholders could enjoy a 4.78% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Compass Diversified's case, that would currently equate to about $1.44 per share.

While Compass Diversified's payout ratio might seem low, this can signify that Compass Diversified is investing more in its future growth.

Compass Diversified's most recent dividend payout was on 6 September 2021. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 29 August 2021 (the "ex-dividend date").

Compass Diversified share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Compass Diversified's shares have ranged in value from as little as $15.1301 up to $32.34. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".

Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NYSE average) beta is 1, while Compass Diversified's is 1.7969. This would suggest that Compass Diversified's shares are more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent, relatively-speaking, a higher risk (but potentially also market-beating returns).

Compass Diversified overview

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, safety & security, electronic components, food, foodservice. The firm prefers to invest in companies based in North America. It seeks to invest between $100 million and $800 million in companies with an EBITDA between $15 million to $80 million. It seeks to acquire controlling ownership interests in its portfolio companies and can make additional platform acquisitions. The firm prefer to have majority stake in companies. The firm invests through its balance sheet and typically holds investments between five to seven years.

Frequently asked questions

What percentage of Compass Diversified is owned by insiders or institutions?
Currently 15.37% of Compass Diversified shares are held by insiders and 33.379% by institutions. How many people work for Compass Diversified?
Latest data suggests 4,362 work at Compass Diversified. When does the fiscal year end for Compass Diversified?
Compass Diversified's fiscal year ends in December. Where is Compass Diversified based?
Compass Diversified's address is: 301 Riverside Avenue, Westport, CT, United States, 06880 What is Compass Diversified's ISIN number?
Compass Diversified's international securities identification number is: US20451Q1040 What is Compass Diversified's CUSIP number?
Compass Diversified's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 20449X203