Compass stock price holds steady at $3.34, bolstered by favorable mortgage approval rates, which tend to correlate with transaction volumes. Before you buy stock in Douglas Elliman, consider this: Wall Street investors see plenty to like in Compass’s all-stock acquisition of Anywhere Real Estate. As Steve Murray, senior advisor to HousingWire and founder of real estate consulting firm RTC Consulting, explained, the math tells the story. Compass stock price traded flat at $3.28 today, with market participants watching upcoming existing home sales data closely. Any positive surprises could lift the stock toward $3.40 in the next few sessions.