Revenue expanding at roughly 99% year-over-year and two consecutive outsized earnings beats deliver a compelling growth narrative with 25% upside to the analyst-derived target and a 3.6-to-1 favorable risk/reward—but below-minimum business quality, near-zero returns on equity and assets, and implied volatility above 400% indicate this is a high-risk recovery story that does not yet clear the quality bar for a standard position.
Thesis pillars
- Hypergrowth Revenue Trajectory→Stable
- Outsized Recent Earnings Beats→Stable
- Quality Below Minimum Threshold→Stable
- +1 more pillar — see the Why tab for full reasoning
Pillars as of Jul 3, 2026, based on the 10-K filed Feb 27, 2026
Compass, Inc. (COMP) Stock Analysis
Sector Rotation edge
Real Estate · Real Estate Services
Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $9.73: a dimension score below its floor triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 5.8/10 and A.R:R 2.0:1 is above the 1.5:1 BUY gate. Specifically: Below-average business quality; Below long-term trend.
Compass runs a tech-enabled residential real estate brokerage serving 37,000+ professionals across 39 states under the Compass brand; the January 2026 acquisition of Anywhere Real Estate expanded the combined network to 340,000+ professionals under Coldwell Banker, Century 21,... Read more
Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $9.73: a dimension score below its floor triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 5.8/10 and A.R:R 2.0:1 is above the 1.5:1 BUY gate. Specifically: Below-average business quality; Below long-term trend. Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Score 5.8/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 6/9 gates (positive momentum, favorable risk/reward ratio, clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on news legal. Suitability: aggressive.
Recent developments
updated 2026-10-28Recent Developments — Compass, Inc.
Latest news
- NEWS Securities Fraud Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against Compass, Inc. — fiscal.ai Oct 27, 2026 negative
- NEWS Six Major Multiple Listing Services File Antitrust Lawsuit Against Compass, Inc. — fiscal.ai Oct 22, 2026 negative
- NEWS Compass Facing Joint Federal Lawsuit Against Six Listing Services Seeking To Uphold Rules That Promote Fair Competition, — benzinga Oct 22, 2026 negative
- NEWS 'Compass Files Suit Over California Home Listing Service Rules' - Bloomberg News — benzinga Oct 16, 2026 neutral
- NEWS Needham Maintains Buy on Compass, Lowers Price Target to $12 — benzinga Oct 16, 2026 neutral
Generated 2026-10-28T11:43:55Z.
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Concentration Risks(10-K Item 1A)
- HIGHProductowned-brokerage business10-K Item 1: 'In 2025, we earned substantially all of our revenue and earnings from our owned-brokerage business'
- HIGHCustomerreal estate benefit program client10-K Item 1: 'our real estate benefit program revenues are highly concentrated, with one client-directed real estate benefit program contributing a substantial majority'
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2 floor-breakers·1 ceiling hit
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Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $9.73: a dimension score below its floor triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 5.8/10 and A.R:R 2.0:1 is above the 1.5:1 BUY gate. Specifically: Below-average business quality; Below long-term trend. Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Prior stop was $9.05. Score 5.8/10, moderate confidence.
Analyst target: $12.38 (+27.2% upside). Prior stop was $9.05. Stop-loss: $9.05.
Concentration risk — Product: owned-brokerage business; Concentration risk — Customer: real estate benefit program client; Quality below floor (2.9 < 4.0).
Compass, Inc. trades at a P/E of 162.2 (forward 11.8). TrendMatrix value score: 7.1/10. Verdict: Sell.
18 analysts cover COMP with a consensus score of 4.0/5. Average price target: $14.
What does Compass, Inc. do?Compass runs a tech-enabled residential real estate brokerage serving 37,000+ professionals across 39 states under the...
Compass runs a tech-enabled residential real estate brokerage serving 37,000+ professionals across 39 states under the Compass brand; the January 2026 acquisition of Anywhere Real Estate expanded the combined network to 340,000+ professionals under Coldwell Banker, Century 21, Sotheby's International Realty, ERA, and other brands. Revenue is primarily earned from owned-brokerage commission splits and franchise royalties, with integrated title, escrow, mortgage, and relocation services.