6 insiders bought €2.1M of shares over the last 90 days, the latest filed 27 Aug 2026.
Compass Diversified Holdings, founded in 2005, is a Industry company based in Westport, United States. Its directors and officers file their transactions with SEC (Form 4). In the past year (18 October 2025 to 18 October 2026), 10 filings came from 6 insiders.
Every open-market trade in the period is a purchase: 10 purchases worth €2.3M, from 6 insiders, and not a single sale. Buying on the open market means paying the going price with one's own funds, a different act from receiving shares as pay. Biggest ticket of the year: €723k, bought by Enterline Larry l and made public on 14 August 2026.
The data flag 8 purchases as part of a group of insiders buying within 30 days of each other. Purchases made close together by different insiders form what is called a cluster. The last insider purchase was made public on 27 August 2026, 51 days ago. Between a trade and the moment it shows up on SEC (Form 4), the median delay is 1 day. Section 16 rules allow two business days to file each Form 4.
Across the 5,458 companies tracked on its exchange, the median is 22 filings; at 10 filings, this issuer sits below that mark. The full history, which starts in 2016, counts 74 purchases against 19 sales. On the fundamentals side, the SEC filing (10-K) for the period ending 31 December 2025 lists revenue at 1.87 bn USD and net income at -226.4 m USD; the dividend was 0.50 USD per share.
Elsewhere in the same sector, our signals recently picked up insider purchases at Tennant Co and Butler National Corp. Source: insider filings from SEC (Form 4). Past trades are no guide to future returns.
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Analysts rate Compass Diversified Holdings Buy (bullish), based on 4 analysts. Average price target: US$17.00.
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Compass Diversified Holdings (NYSE: CODI, United States) is a publicly listed holding company focused on owning and actively overseeing a portfolio of middle-market businesses. Rather than operating as a traditional industrial conglomerate, CODI provides permanent capital, strategic oversight, and long-term financial discipline to autonomous operating companies. The group is headquartered in Westport, Connecticut, which serves as its principal executive office.
Founded as a platform built to acquire and compound value in differentiated businesses, Compass Diversified has developed a model aimed at partnering with brands and niche industrial assets that can grow over multiple years. As of May 17, 2026, the company has described its portfolio as consisting of eight subsidiaries, with exposure spanning branded consumer businesses and industrial businesses. Public disclosures over the last year indicate portfolio changes, including acquisitions, divestitures, and a heightened focus on financial reporting remediation.
From an industry perspective, CODI’s strength lies in owning businesses with strong product positioning, defensible niches, and identifiable customer loyalty. Its core areas include branded consumer products and specialized industrial operations. In its 2024 earnings release, the company highlighted strong top-line performance and adjusted EBITDA growth, supported in part by the acquisition of The Honey Pot Co. in January 2024 and by solid performance at certain portfolio companies. In February 2025, Compass Diversified reported full-year 2024 net sales of $2.2 billion and emphasized continued adjusted EBITDA expansion, underscoring the operating leverage embedded in its portfolio.
CODI’s competitive proposition is built on three pillars: permanent capital, active capital allocation, and the ability to support management teams in niche markets. For investors, that translates into a diversified but idiosyncratic exposure to consumer brands and industrial assets, with returns driven by acquisition discipline, operating execution, and portfolio mix. The company’s recent history also includes governance and reporting challenges in 2025, with management publicly focusing on bringing financial reporting up to date and maintaining disciplined capital allocation. Those developments matter for investors because they add complexity to the investment case and can affect valuation, liquidity perception, and market confidence.
In the U.S. public markets, CODI is a NYSE-listed name that tends to attract investors looking for a hybrid profile: part holding company, part active operator, part capital allocator. Recent SEC Form 4 insider transaction activity has also kept the stock on the radar of market participants, reinforcing its status as a closely watched special situations and corporate governance story.
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All recommendationsHeadquarters: Westport, United States · Founded: 2005
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| Fiscal year end | Revenue | Net income | Diluted EPS | Dividend per share | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2025 | 1.87 bn USD | -226.4 m USD | -3.59 USD | 0.50 USD | 10-K |
| Dec 2024 | 1.79 bn USD | -208.9 m USD | -3.83 USD | 1.00 USD | 10-K |
| Dec 2023 | 1.69 bn USD | 108.6 m USD | 0.70 USD | 1.00 USD | 10-K |
| Dec 2022 | 1.76 bn USD | -59.2 m USD | -1.37 USD | 1.00 USD | 10-K/A |
| Dec 2021 | 1.72 bn USD | 114.6 m USD | 0.73 USD | 2.21 USD | 10-K |
Amounts in USD, as filed (forms 10-K, 20-F or 40-F). Source: SEC EDGAR.