Compass Minerals International (CMP) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

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. This segment provides products for use as a deicer for roadways, consumer, and professional use; as an ingredient in chemical production; for water treatment, human, and animal nutrition; and for various other consumer and industrial uses, as well as records management services. The Plant Nutrition segment produces sulfate of potash specialty fertilizers in various grades that are used in broadcast spreaders, direct application, and liquid fertilizer solutions under the Protassium+ brand name; turf products used by the turf and ornamental markets, as well as for blends used on golf course greens; organic products; and develops and produces a portfolio of magnesium chloride-based aerial and ground fire retardant products. This segment provides its products to distributors and retailers of crop inputs, as well as growers. The company was formerly known as Salt Holdings Corporation and changed its name to Compass Minerals International, Inc. in December 2003. Compass Minerals International, Inc. was founded in 1844 and is headquartered in Overland Park, Kansas.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $10.62 to $11.45
• 50-Day Range: $10.66 to $15.70
• 52-Week Range: $7.51 to $26.94
• Volume: 2.67 million shs
• Average Volume: 826,323 shs
• Market Capitalization: $441.85 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $30.50
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Compass Minerals International Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Compass Minerals International scored higher than 57% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 121st out of 193 stocks in the basic materials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Compass Minerals International has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on 2 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Compass Minerals International has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Compass Minerals International is -2.60, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Compass Minerals International is -2.60, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Compass Minerals International has a P/B Ratio of 0.84. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

5.79% of the outstanding shares of Compass Minerals International have been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Compass Minerals International has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.4, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Compass Minerals International has recently decreased by 22.33%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Compass Minerals International does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Compass Minerals International does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

5.79% of the outstanding shares of Compass Minerals International have been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Compass Minerals International has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.4, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Compass Minerals International has recently decreased by 22.33%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.07

News Sentiment

Compass Minerals International has a news sentiment score of 0.07. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.52 average news sentiment score of Basic Materials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 16 news articles for Compass Minerals International this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

3 people have searched for CMP on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 200% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

2 people have added Compass Minerals International to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Compass Minerals International insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 1.52% of the stock of Compass Minerals International is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

99.78% of the stock of Compass Minerals International is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

CMP Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have CMP shares performed this year?

Compass Minerals International's stock was trading at $25.32 at the start of the year. Since then, CMP stock has decreased by 57.9% and is now trading at $10.66.
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How were Compass Minerals International's earnings last quarter?

Compass Minerals International, Inc. (NYSE:CMP) posted its earnings results on Monday, December, 16th. The basic materials company reported ($0.77) EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.05 by $0.82. The business's quarterly revenue was down 38.9% on a year-over-year basis.

Who are Compass Minerals International's major shareholders?

Top institutional investors of Compass Minerals International include Invenomic Capital Management LP (2.34%), FMR LLC (1.94%), State Street Corp (1.92%) and Geode Capital Management LLC (1.89%). Insiders that own company stock include Kevin S Crutchfield, James D Standen and Mary L Frontczak.
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How do I buy shares of Compass Minerals International?

Shares of CMP stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.
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What other stocks do shareholders of Compass Minerals International own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Compass Minerals International investors own include Chevron (CVX), Meta Platforms (META), Verizon Communications (VZ), NVIDIA (NVDA), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), Intel (INTC) and Tesla (TSLA).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 12/16/2024
• Today: 12/21/2024
• Fiscal Year End: 9/30/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Basic Materials
• Industry: Mining & quarrying of nonmetallic minerals, except fuels
• Sub-Industry: Diversified Metals & Mining
• Current Symbol: NYSE:CMP
• CUSIP: 20451N10
• CIK: 1227654
• Web: www.compassminerals.com
• Phone: (913) 344-9200
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 1,981
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $30.50
• High Stock Price Target: $60.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $18.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +186.1%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.50
• Research Coverage: 4 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): ($5.21)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: 266.50
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $10.50 million
• Net Margins: -14.81%
• Pretax Margin: -13.14%
• Return on Equity: 4.75%
• Return on Assets: 1.20%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 2.47
• Current Ratio: 2.90
• Quick Ratio: 0.74

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.14 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.39
• Cash Flow: $2.32 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 4.59
• Book Value: $12.66 per share
• Price / Book: 0.84

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 41,449,000
• Free Float: 40,819,000
• Market Cap: $441.85 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.17