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Stocks to Compare Sections All Sections Selected Performance Chart Price & Volume MarketRank Analyst Ratings Sales & Book Value Profitability & Earnings Dividends Debt Ownership Miscellaneous Headlines About Compare NYSE:CMPNYSE:HLNASDAQ:PLLNYSE:SLCA On This Page Performance ChartPrice & VolumeMarketRank™Analyst RatingsSales & Book ValueProfitability & EarningsDividendsDebtOwnershipMiscellaneousHeadlinesAbout Comparison Ideas Stock Ideas Comparative Price Performance Over Time1 day7 days30 days90 days365 daysCompare Price & VolumeCompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's VolumeCMPCompass Minerals International$18.79+4.6%$11.19$7.51▼$19.20$779.86M0.95804,117 shs1.80 million shsHLHecla Mining$5.16+4.9%$5.51$4.41▼$7.68$3.26B1.5714.00 million shs28.55 million shsPLLPiedmont Lithium$7.38+0.8%$6.89$5.15▼$16.59$160.63M0.42531,125 shs189,621 shsSLCAU.S. Silica$15.49$15.48$10.09▼$16.03$1.21B1.991.41 million shs4.77 million shs7 Stocks to Buy And Hold ForeverEnter your email address and we'll send you MarketBeat's list of seven stocks and why their long-term outlooks are very promising. Get This Free ReportCompare Price PerformanceCompany1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year PerformanceCMPCompass Minerals International0.00%+37.15%+82.00%+55.93%+39.29%HLHecla Mining0.00%+13.66%-5.75%-12.17%+4.98%PLLPiedmont Lithium0.00%-1.60%+22.19%-11.19%-43.75%SLCAU.S. Silica0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%-0.51%Compare MarketRank™CompanyOverall ScoreAnalyst's OpinionShort Interest ScoreDividend StrengthESG ScoreNews and Social Media SentimentCompany OwnershipEarnings & ValuationCMPCompass Minerals International0.7373 of 5 stars1.31.00.00.03.81.70.6HLHecla Mining4.1312 of 5 stars4.13.01.70.03.03.30.0PLLPiedmont Lithium1.6672 of 5 stars3.22.00.00.01.10.81.3SLCAU.S. SilicaN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/ACompare Analyst ForecastsCompanyConsensus Rating ScoreConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target% Upside from Current PriceCMPCompass Minerals International 2.50Moderate Buy$16.00-14.85% DownsideHLHecla Mining 2.29Hold$7.2039.53% UpsidePLLPiedmont Lithium 2.33Hold$12.7572.76% UpsideSLCAU.S. Silica 0.00N/AN/AN/ACurrent Analyst Ratings BreakdownLatest CMP, HL, SLCA, and PLL Analyst RatingsDateCompanyBrokerageActionRatingPrice TargetDetails5/5/2025HLHecla MiningTD SecuritiesSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy ratingLower Price TargetHold ➝ Hold$6.00 ➝ $5.005/5/2025HLHecla MiningBMO Capital MarketsSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy ratingReiterated RatingOutperform ➝ Market Perform$7.50 ➝ $5.503/21/2025HLHecla MiningNational Bank FinancialSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy ratingUpgradeHold3/11/2025HLHecla MiningTD SecuritiesSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy ratingDowngradeBuy ➝ Hold$6.50 ➝ $5.502/21/2025HLHecla MiningTD SecuritiesSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy ratingLower Price TargetBuy$7.00 ➝ $6.502/21/2025PLLPiedmont LithiumRoth MkmSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy ratingLower Price TargetNeutral ➝ Neutral$13.00 ➝ $8.252/18/2025HLHecla MiningRoth MkmSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy ratingLower Price TargetBuy ➝ Buy$6.60 ➝ $6.502/14/2025HLHecla MiningHC WainwrightSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy ratingReiterated RatingBuy ➝ Buy$11.50 ➝ $11.502/12/2025CMPCompass Minerals InternationalBMO Capital MarketsSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy ratingLower Price TargetMarket Perform ➝ Market Perform$18.00 ➝ $17.002/12/2025CMPCompass Minerals InternationalJPMorgan Chase & Co.Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy ratingUpgradeNeutral ➝ Overweight$13.00 ➝ $15.00(Data available from 5/10/2022 forward. View 10+ years of historical ratings with our analyst ratings screener.)Compare Sales & Book ValueCompanyAnnual RevenuePrice/SalesCashflowPrice/CashBook ValuePrice/BookCMPCompass Minerals International$1.21B0.64$4.24 per share4.43$6.34 per share2.96HLHecla Mining$1.00B3.26$0.38 per share13.69$3.23 per share1.60PLLPiedmont Lithium$106.47M1.52N/AN/A$15.34 per share0.48SLCAU.S. Silica$1.55B0.78$3.80 per share4.08$11.09 per share1.40Compare Profitability & EarningsCompanyNet IncomeEPSTrailing P/E RatioForward P/E RatioP/E GrowthNet MarginsReturn on Equity (ROE)Return on Assets (ROA)Next Earnings DateCMPCompass Minerals International-$206.10M-$3.56N/A37.58N/A-15.10%-10.00%-2.01%N/AHLHecla Mining$35.80M$0.11103.2227.16N/A3.85%3.10%2.09%N/APLLPiedmont Lithium-$21.78M-$2.81N/AN/AN/A-64.84%-17.74%-15.66%N/ASLCAU.S. Silica$146.93M$1.4710.5413.35N/A8.08%13.77%5.53%N/ALatest CMP, HL, SLCA, and PLL EarningsDateQuarterCompanyConsensus EstimateReported EPSBeat/MissGap EPSRevenue EstimateActual RevenueDetails5/7/2025Q2 2025CMPCompass Minerals International$0.39$0.63+$0.24-$0.77$413.96 million$494.60 million5/7/2025Q1 2025PLLPiedmont Lithium-$0.50-$0.71-$0.21-$0.71$36.34 million$20.00 million5/1/2025Q1 2025HLHecla Mining$0.05$0.04-$0.01$0.05$238.50 million$261.34 million2/20/2025Q4 2024PLLPiedmont Lithium-$0.43-$0.55-$0.12-$0.55$52.60 million$45.59 million2/13/2025Q4 2024HLHecla Mining$0.05$0.04-$0.01$0.02$229.21 million$249.66 million2/10/2025Q1 2025CMPCompass Minerals International-$0.05-$0.55-$0.50-$0.57$293.90 millionN/ACompare DividendsCompanyAnnual PayoutDividend Yield3-Year Dividend GrowthPayout RatioYears of Consecutive GrowthCMPCompass Minerals International$0.603.19%N/AN/A N/AHLHecla Mining$0.010.19%+2.17%9.09%N/APLLPiedmont Lithium$1.2216.53%N/AN/A N/ASLCAU.S. SilicaN/AN/AN/AN/AN/ALatest CMP, HL, SLCA, and PLL DividendsAnnouncementCompanyPeriodAmountYieldEx-Dividend DateRecord DatePayable Date5/2/2025HLHecla Miningquarterly$0.00380.3%5/23/20255/23/20256/10/20252/13/2025HLHecla Miningquarterly$0.00380.3%3/10/20253/10/20253/24/2025(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)Compare DebtCompanyDebt-to-Equity RatioCurrent RatioQuick RatioCMPCompass Minerals International3.672.371.12HLHecla Mining0.251.080.55PLLPiedmont Lithium0.012.231.99SLCAU.S. Silica0.923.622.74Compare OwnershipInstitutional OwnershipCompanyInstitutional OwnershipCMPCompass Minerals International99.78%HLHecla Mining63.01%PLLPiedmont Lithium52.23%SLCAU.S. Silica87.77%Insider OwnershipCompanyInsider OwnershipCMPCompass Minerals International1.52%HLHecla Mining0.62%PLLPiedmont Lithium1.81%SLCAU.S. Silica3.70%Compare Miscellaneous StatsCompanyEmployeesShares OutstandingFree FloatOptionableCMPCompass Minerals International1,95041.50 million40.87 millionOptionableHLHecla Mining1,850632.56 million622.99 millionOptionablePLLPiedmont Lithium4021.94 million19.09 millionOptionableSLCAU.S. Silica1,87378.21 million75.24 millionOptionableHL, CMP, PLL, and SLCA HeadlinesRecent News About These CompaniesKaine says silica standard shouldn’t be reversedApril 28, 2025 | yahoo.comFederal regulators issue pause on requirements surround silica in coal minesApril 10, 2025 | msn.comAllup Silica’s Strategic Move in Silica MarketNovember 13, 2024 | markets.businessinsider.comAs Applications & Uses Expand the Global Silica Market Size Expected to Reach $96 Billion By 2031November 12, 2024 | markets.businessinsider.comAriel Appreciation Institutional CAAIXNovember 7, 2024 | morningstar.comAllup Silica Announces $1.64 Million Share Entitlement OfferOctober 29, 2024 | markets.businessinsider.comAllup Silica’s $1.64M Entitlement Offer AnnouncementOctober 29, 2024 | markets.businessinsider.comSafer stone? New countertop options emerge amid concerns over silicosis and worker deathsOctober 21, 2024 | yahoo.comEvonik breaks ground on silica expansion at Charleston siteOctober 4, 2024 | tiretechnologyinternational.comSilica maker breaks ground on multi-million-dollar expansion of Goose Creek plantOctober 3, 2024 | charlestonbusiness.comSpecialty Silica Market Forecast: USD 13,214.3 million Valuation in 2034, Fuelled by Demand for Sustainable Products and Eco-Friendly TiresOctober 2, 2024 | fmiblog.comU.S. NewsSeptember 24, 2024 | upi.comTersa Earth and Silica-X Sign MoU to Revolutionize Mining and Waste Management with AI-Powered Biotech and Zero-Waste SolutionsSeptember 24, 2024 | markets.businessinsider.comUS Election 2024September 20, 2024 | aljazeera.comProfessors: What can Illinois do to better protect workers from inhaling silica dust?September 9, 2024 | chicagotribune.comWorkers require lung transplants due to silica exposure, countertop manufacturer fined over $1 millionSeptember 3, 2024 | plantservices.comArgyle Resources Corp Secures New Facility to Enhance Silica Exploration OperationsAugust 30, 2024 | msn.comWithin the Greater Los Angeles area in Sun Valley Cal/OSHA Cites Nine Employers for Silica Health and Safety ViolationsAugust 29, 2024 | goldrushcam.comNovel silica nonwoven fabric scaffold enhances understanding of cell-to-cell interactionsAugust 22, 2024 | phys.orgUS Silica Holdings Inc (USI.MU)August 17, 2024 | nz.finance.yahoo.comNew MarketBeat Followers Over TimeMedia Sentiment Over TimeTop HeadlinesView All HeadlinesArcher Aviation Gets Analyst Target Upgrade: Time to Load Up?By Jeffrey Neal Johnson | April 25, 2025View Archer Aviation Gets Analyst Target Upgrade: Time to Load Up?Microsoft Crushes Earnings, What’s Next for MSFT Stock?By Chris Markoch | May 1, 2025View Microsoft Crushes Earnings, What’s Next for MSFT Stock?5 Highly Rated Dividends With 50% Upside According to AnalystsBy Thomas Hughes | April 14, 2025View 5 Highly Rated Dividends With 50% Upside According to AnalystsAppLovin: Can Record Profits Overcome Market Skepticism?By Jeffrey Neal Johnson | April 19, 2025View AppLovin: Can Record Profits Overcome Market Skepticism?Monster Beverage Stock: Short Report Risks vs Upside PotentialBy Thomas Hughes | May 5, 2025View Monster Beverage Stock: Short Report Risks vs Upside PotentialHL, CMP, PLL, and SLCA Company DescriptionsCompass Minerals International NYSE:CMP$18.79 +0.83 (+4.62%) As of 05/9/2025 03:59 PM EasternCompass 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.Hecla Mining NYSE:HL$5.16 +0.24 (+4.88%) As of 05/9/2025 03:53 PM EasternHecla Mining Company, together with its subsidiaries, provides precious and base metal properties in the United States, Canada, Japan, Korea, and China. The company mines for silver, gold, lead, and zinc concentrates, as well as carbon material containing silver and gold for custom smelters, metal traders, and third-party processors; and doré containing silver and gold. It flagship project is the Greens Creek mine located on Admiralty Island in southeast Alaska. Hecla Mining Company was incorporated in 1891 and is headquartered in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho.Piedmont Lithium NASDAQ:PLL$7.38 +0.06 (+0.82%) As of 05/9/2025 03:50 PM EasternPiedmont Lithium Inc., a development stage company, engages in the exploration and development of resource projects in the United States. The company primarily holds a 100% interest in the Carolina Lithium Project that include an area of approximately 3,706 acres located within the Carolina Tin-Spodumene Belt situated to the northwest of Charlotte, North Carolina in the United States. It also owns a real property of approximately 5 acres in Bessemer City, North Carolina; and 61-acre property in Kings Mountain, North Carolina. The company was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Belmont, North Carolina.U.S. Silica NYSE:SLCAU.S. Silica Holdings, Inc. produces and sells commercial silica in the United States. It operates through two segments: Oil & Gas Proppants and Industrial & Specialty Products. The company offers whole grain commercial silica products to be used as frac for oil and natural gas recovery, as well as sells its whole grain silica products for the manufacturing of glass products. It also provides various grades of whole-grain round silica to the foundry industry; ground silica and industrial minerals products used for various products; and engineered performance materials made from diatomaceous earth (DE), clay, and perlite. In addition, the company offers transportation, equipment rental, and contract labor services. It serves oilfield services companies, and exploration and production companies that are engaged in hydraulic fracturing, building and construction products, chemicals, fillers and extenders, filtration, glass, sports, recreation, and industrial and specialty products end markets. The company was formerly known as GGC USS Holdings Inc. and changed its name to U.S. Silica Holdings, Inc. in July 2011. U.S. Silica Holdings, Inc. was founded in 1894 and is headquartered in Katy, Texas. 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