Compass Minerals International (NYSE:CMP - Get Free Report) released its earnings results on Monday. The basic materials company reported ($0.55) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.05) by ($0.50), Zacks reports. Compass Minerals International had a negative return on equity of 2.15% and a negative net margin of 19.24%. Compass Minerals International updated its FY 2025 guidance to EPS.
Compass Minerals International Stock Up 0.4 %
NYSE:CMP traded up $0.05 during trading hours on Thursday, reaching $11.51. 545,081 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 576,092. The business's 50-day moving average price is $12.26 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $11.98. Compass Minerals International has a 1 year low of $7.51 and a 1 year high of $23.59. The company has a current ratio of 2.71, a quick ratio of 0.80 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.87. The stock has a market capitalization of $477.11 million, a P/E ratio of -2.21, a P/E/G ratio of 1.17 and a beta of 1.21.
Analyst Ratings Changes
A number of research firms have recently commented on CMP. BMO Capital Markets reduced their price objective on shares of Compass Minerals International from $18.00 to $17.00 and set a "market perform" rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday. StockNews.com upgraded shares of Compass Minerals International from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Wednesday. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded Compass Minerals International from a "neutral" rating to an "overweight" rating and boosted their price objective for the company from $13.00 to $15.00 in a research note on Wednesday.
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Compass Minerals International Company Profile
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Compass Minerals International, Inc, provides essential minerals in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and internationally. It operates through two segments, Salt and Plant Nutrition. The Salt segment produces, markets, and sells sodium chloride and magnesium chloride, including rock salt, mechanically and solar evaporated salt, and brine and flake magnesium chloride products; and purchases potassium chloride and calcium chloride to sell as finished products or to blend with sodium chloride to produce specialty products.
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