CMP vs. SXC, GSM, SCCO, FCX, MTRN, LEU, IPI, PLL, LGO, and SND
Should you be buying Compass Minerals International stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Compass Minerals International include SunCoke Energy (SXC), Ferroglobe (GSM), Southern Copper (SCCO), Freeport-McMoRan (FCX), Materion (MTRN), Centrus Energy (LEU), Intrepid Potash (IPI), Piedmont Lithium (PLL), Largo (LGO), and Smart Sand (SND).
Compass Minerals International vs.
Compass Minerals International (NYSE:CMP) and SunCoke Energy (NYSE:SXC) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, community ranking, earnings and media sentiment.
Compass Minerals International pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.9%. SunCoke Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.3%. Compass Minerals International pays out -15.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. SunCoke Energy pays out 42.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Compass Minerals International is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
In the previous week, SunCoke Energy had 2 more articles in the media than Compass Minerals International. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for SunCoke Energy and 1 mentions for Compass Minerals International. SunCoke Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.45 beat Compass Minerals International's score of 0.00 indicating that SunCoke Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
SunCoke Energy has a net margin of 4.95% compared to Compass Minerals International's net margin of -15.10%. SunCoke Energy's return on equity of 14.31% beat Compass Minerals International's return on equity.
SunCoke Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Compass Minerals International. Compass Minerals International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than SunCoke Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Compass Minerals International has a beta of 1.27, meaning that its share price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SunCoke Energy has a beta of 0.98, meaning that its share price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Compass Minerals International currently has a consensus target price of $18.33, suggesting a potential upside of 81.64%. SunCoke Energy has a consensus target price of $13.00, suggesting a potential upside of 43.88%. Given Compass Minerals International's higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Compass Minerals International is more favorable than SunCoke Energy.
99.8% of Compass Minerals International shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.4% of SunCoke Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.5% of Compass Minerals International shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of SunCoke Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
SunCoke Energy received 132 more outperform votes than Compass Minerals International when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.35% of users gave SunCoke Energy an outperform vote while only 42.64% of users gave Compass Minerals International an outperform vote.
Summary
SunCoke Energy beats Compass Minerals International on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:CMP) was last updated on 3/11/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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