Composecure (NYSE:GPGI) Lowered to Strong Sell Rating by Wall Street Zen

Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Composecure (NYSE:GPGI) from a sell rating to a strong sell rating in a research report sent to investors on Sunday.

Other analysts also recently issued research reports about the company. Zacks Research downgraded Composecure from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 14th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of Composecure in a research report on Thursday, June 11th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their price target on Composecure from $22.00 to $15.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Friday, May 15th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $15.00.

Composecure Stock Performance

Composecure stock opened at $13.99 on Friday. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $13.75. Composecure has a one year low of $11.22 and a one year high of $26.78. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.06 billion, a PE ratio of -5.83 and a beta of 0.84.

Composecure (NYSE:GPGI) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 7th. The company reported $0.12 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.09 by $0.03. The company had revenue of $421.20 million during the quarter. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $0.25 earnings per share. Equities research analysts predict that Composecure will post 0.9 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Composecure Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 1st. Shareholders of record on Monday, May 18th were paid a dividend of $0.0025 per share. This represents a $0.01 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, May 18th. Composecure’s payout ratio is -0.42%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, Director Rebecca Corbin Loree purchased 3,925 shares of Composecure stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, May 12th. The shares were acquired at an average price of $12.87 per share, for a total transaction of $50,514.75. Following the acquisition, the director directly owned 63,220 shares in the company, valued at approximately $813,641.40. The trade was a 6.62% increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, Director Krishna Mikkilineni purchased 8,106 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, May 14th. The shares were purchased at an average price of $12.34 per share, with a total value of $100,028.04. Following the acquisition, the director directly owned 10,804 shares in the company, valued at approximately $133,321.36. The trade was a 300.44% increase in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this purchase provides additional information. Over the last three months, insiders bought 105,237 shares of company stock worth $1,245,734. 18.40% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Key Stories Impacting Composecure

Here are the key news stories impacting Composecure this week:

• Negative Sentiment: Multiple law firms, including Kaplan Fox, Glancy Prongay, Schall, Robbins, Wolf Haldenstein, Rosen, Pomerantz, Bernstein Liebhard, Kessler Topaz, DJS Law Group, and Robbins Geller, announced or reminded investors about a class action lawsuit against GPGI tied to alleged securities fraud and a lead-plaintiff deadline in mid-September 2026. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: GPGI announced that it will host its second-quarter 2026 earnings call on August 6, giving investors a near-term update on results and management commentary. Article Title

About Composecure

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.