Jonathan Anderman Purchases 20,000 Shares of Compass Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:CMPX) Stock

Compass Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:CMPX - Get Free Report) insider Jonathan Anderman acquired 20,000 shares of Compass Therapeutics stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, April 7th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $1.54 per share, with a total value of $30,800.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the insider now owns 21,000 shares in the company, valued at $32,340. The trade was a 2,000.00 % increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink.

Compass Therapeutics Trading Up 3.5 %

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Shares of NASDAQ:CMPX traded up $0.06 during midday trading on Tuesday, hitting $1.63. 371,628 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,945,865. The stock has a market cap of $224.71 million, a P/E ratio of -4.39 and a beta of 1.40. Compass Therapeutics, Inc. has a twelve month low of $0.77 and a twelve month high of $4.08. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $2.73 and a 200-day moving average price of $2.11.

Compass Therapeutics (NASDAQ:CMPX - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Thursday, February 27th. The company reported ($0.11) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.10) by ($0.01). On average, equities research analysts expect that Compass Therapeutics, Inc. will post -0.36 earnings per share for the current year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC boosted its holdings in shares of Compass Therapeutics by 298.0% in the 4th quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 17,251 shares of the company's stock valued at $25,000 after purchasing an additional 12,917 shares during the last quarter. Independent Advisor Alliance acquired a new position in shares of Compass Therapeutics in the 4th quarter valued at about $26,000. BNP Paribas Financial Markets purchased a new stake in shares of Compass Therapeutics during the 4th quarter worth about $27,000. Intech Investment Management LLC acquired a new stake in Compass Therapeutics during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $30,000. Finally, Mariner LLC purchased a new position in Compass Therapeutics in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $30,000. 68.43% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

CMPX has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. Jefferies Financial Group lifted their price objective on Compass Therapeutics from $7.00 to $8.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Monday, February 10th. Wedbush reaffirmed an "outperform" rating and issued a $8.00 price objective on shares of Compass Therapeutics in a research note on Tuesday, April 1st. Leerink Partnrs raised shares of Compass Therapeutics from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday, April 1st. Leerink Partners raised Compass Therapeutics from a "market perform" rating to an "outperform" rating and increased their price target for the company from $4.00 to $6.00 in a research report on Wednesday, April 2nd. Finally, D. Boral Capital restated a "buy" rating and set a $32.00 target price on shares of Compass Therapeutics in a research note on Tuesday, April 1st. Eight analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and a consensus price target of $13.38.

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Compass Therapeutics Company Profile

Compass Therapeutics, Inc, a clinical-stage oncology-focused biopharmaceutical company, engages in developing antibody-based therapeutics to treat various human diseases in the United States. The company's lead product candidates include CTX-009, a bispecific antibody that blocks Delta-like ligand 4 a ligand of Notch-1, and vascular endothelial growth factor A signaling pathways, which are critical to angiogenesis and tumor vascularization; and CTX-471, an IgG4 monoclonal antibody that is an agonist of CD137, a key co-stimulatory receptor on immune cells.

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