Compare Stocks: HL, CMP, and LEU

Comparative Price Performance Over Time

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Company	Current Price	50-Day Moving Average	52-Week Range	Market Cap	Beta	Avg. Volume	Today's Volume
CMP Compass Minerals International	$21.23 +1.1%	$23.66	$16.40 ▼ $34.50	$881.60M	1.25	333,485 shs	429,574 shs
HL Hecla Mining	$13.84 -1.9%	$18.26	$11.81 ▼ $34.17	$9.48B	1.37	30.80 million shs	30.46 million shs
LEU Centrus Energy	$102.38 -1.7%	$152.53	$99.33 ▼ $401.99	$2.08B	1.53	841,239 shs	1.10 million shs

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Compare Price Performance

Company	1-Day Performance	7-Day Performance	30-Day Performance	90-Day Performance	1-Year Performance
CMP Compass Minerals International	+1.17%	-4.72%	-8.54%	-27.83%	+17.64%
HL Hecla Mining	-1.78%	-9.36%	-24.23%	-8.42%	+6.69%
LEU Centrus Energy	-1.53%	-10.82%	-32.63%	-37.64%	-67.48%

Compare Price & Volume

Company	Current Price	50-Day Moving Average	52-Week Range	Market Cap	Beta	Avg. Volume	Today's Volume
CMP Compass Minerals International	$21.23 +1.1%	$23.66	$16.40 ▼ $34.50	$881.60M	1.25	333,485 shs	429,574 shs
HL Hecla Mining	$13.84 -1.9%	$18.26	$11.81 ▼ $34.17	$9.48B	1.37	30.80 million shs	30.46 million shs
LEU Centrus Energy	$102.38 -1.7%	$152.53	$99.33 ▼ $401.99	$2.08B	1.53	841,239 shs	1.10 million shs

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Compare Price Performance

Company	1-Day Performance	7-Day Performance	30-Day Performance	90-Day Performance	1-Year Performance
CMP Compass Minerals International	+1.17%	-4.72%	-8.54%	-27.83%	+17.64%
HL Hecla Mining	-1.78%	-9.36%	-24.23%	-8.42%	+6.69%
LEU Centrus Energy	-1.53%	-10.82%	-32.63%	-37.64%	-67.48%

Compare Analyst Forecasts

Company	Consensus Rating Score	Consensus Rating	Consensus Price Target	% Upside from Current Price
CMP Compass Minerals International	1.80	Reduce	$27.00	27.17% Upside
HL Hecla Mining	2.20	Hold	$23.34	68.63% Upside
LEU Centrus Energy	2.59	Moderate Buy	$211.93	107.00% Upside

Current Analyst Ratings Breakdown

Latest HL, CMP, and LEU Analyst Ratings

Date	Company	Brokerage	Action	Rating	Price Target
10/23/2026	HL Hecla Mining	Weiss Ratings Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock brokerage rankings	Downgrade	Buy (B-) ➝ Hold (C+)
10/23/2026	LEU Centrus Energy	UBS Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock brokerage rankings	Lower Price Target	Neutral	$185.00 ➝ $120.00
10/22/2026	LEU Centrus Energy	Barclays Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock brokerage rankings	Lower Price Target	Equal Weight	$207.00 ➝ $150.00
10/22/2026	LEU Centrus Energy	Truist Financial Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock brokerage rankings	Lower Price Target	Buy	$215.00 ➝ $178.00
10/21/2026	LEU Centrus Energy	HC Wainwright Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock brokerage rankings	Reiterated Rating	Buy	$300.00
10/20/2026	LEU Centrus Energy	Roth Capital Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock brokerage rankings	Set Price Target		$115.00
10/20/2026	LEU Centrus Energy	Needham & Company LLC Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock brokerage rankings	Lower Price Target	Buy	$262.00 ➝ $206.00
10/8/2026	HL Hecla Mining	Weiss Ratings Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock brokerage rankings	Upgrade	Hold (C+) ➝ Buy (B-)
10/8/2026	LEU Centrus Energy	Weiss Ratings Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock brokerage rankings	Upgrade	Hold (C-) ➝ Hold (C)
10/8/2026	LEU Centrus Energy	Guggenheim Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock brokerage rankings	Initiated Coverage	Buy	$167.00
10/8/2026	LEU Centrus Energy	Guggenheim Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock brokerage rankings	Initiated Coverage	Buy	$167.00

(Data available from 10/24/2023 forward. View 10+ years of historical ratings with our analyst ratings screener.)

Compare Sales & Book Value

Company	Annual Revenue	Price/Sales	Cashflow	Price/Cash	Book Value	Price/Book
CMP Compass Minerals International	$1.24B	0.72	$2.12 per share	10.01	$5.62 per share	3.78
HL Hecla Mining	$1.42B	6.53	$0.64 per share	21.63	$3.87 per share	3.58
LEU Centrus Energy	$448.70M	4.55	$5.14 per share	19.90	$38.91 per share	2.63

Compare Profitability & Earnings

Company	Net Income	EPS	Trailing P/E Ratio	Forward P/E Ratio	P/E Growth	Net Margins	Return on Equity (ROE)	Return on Assets (ROA)	Next Earnings Date
CMP Compass Minerals International	-$79.80M	$0.43	49.37	15.96	N/A	1.42%	12.75%	2.28%	11/23/2026 (Estimated)
HL Hecla Mining	$321.71M	$0.49	28.25	15.38	N/A	20.84%	18.91%	14.58%	11/5/2026 (Estimated)
LEU Centrus Energy	$77.80M	$2.20	46.54	20.56	8.27	10.23%	7.06%	2.01%	N/A

Latest HL, CMP, and LEU Earnings

Date	Quarter	Company	Consensus Estimate	Reported EPS	Beat/Miss	Gap EPS	Revenue Estimate	Actual Revenue
11/5/2026	Q3 2026	HL Hecla Mining	$0.1429	N/A	N/A	N/A	$340.10 million	N/A
8/5/2026	Q3 2026	CMP Compass Minerals International	-$0.0622	-$0.14	-$0.0778	-$0.13	$207.75 million	$215.30 million
8/5/2026	Q2 2026	LEU Centrus Energy	$0.74	$1.77	+$1.03	$0.77	N/A	$176.10 million
8/4/2026	Q2 2026	HL Hecla Mining	$0.1782	$0.17	-$0.0082	$0.17	$368.75 million	$333.85 million

Compare Dividends

Company	Annual Payout	Dividend Yield	5-Year Annualized Dividend Growth	Payout Ratio	Years of Consecutive Growth
CMP Compass Minerals International	N/A	N/A	-100.00%	N/A	N/A
HL Hecla Mining	$0.01	0.07%	N/A	2.04%	N/A
LEU Centrus Energy	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Latest HL, CMP, and LEU Dividends

Announcement	Company	Period	Amount	Yield	Ex-Dividend Date	Record Date	Payable Date
7/31/2026	HL Hecla Mining	quarterly	$0.0038	0.07%	8/26/2026	8/26/2026	9/10/2026

(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)

Compare Debt

Company	Debt-to-Equity Ratio	Current Ratio	Quick Ratio
CMP Compass Minerals International	2.72	2.01	0.98
HL Hecla Mining	N/A	5.20	4.55
LEU Centrus Energy	1.39	5.39	4.52

Compare Ownership

Institutional Ownership

Company	Institutional Ownership
CMP Compass Minerals International	99.78%
HL Hecla Mining	63.01%
LEU Centrus Energy	49.96%

Insider Ownership

Company	Insider Ownership
CMP Compass Minerals International	1.02%
HL Hecla Mining	0.68%
LEU Centrus Energy	0.72%

Compare Miscellaneous Stats

Company	Employees	Shares Outstanding	Free Float	Optionable
CMP Compass Minerals International	1,800	41.98 million	41.55 million	Optionable
HL Hecla Mining	1,865	671.77 million	667.20 million	Optionable
LEU Centrus Energy	467	19.95 million	19.81 million	Optionable

HL, CMP, and LEU Headlines

Recent News About These Companies

MarketBeat Week in Review – 10/19 - 10/23 (LEU)

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October 24 at 7:00 AM | marketbeat.com

Centrus Energy Announces Q3 2026 Earnings Release and Investor Call for Early November

October 23 at 5:23 PM | kalkinemedia.comK

HC Wainwright Reaffirms Buy Rating for Centrus Energy (NYSE:LEU)

October 23 at 2:19 AM | americanbankingnews.com

Centrus to Webcast Conference Call on November 5 at 8:30 a.m. ET

October 22 at 4:55 PM | prnewswire.com

Analysts Offer Insights on Energy Companies: Centrus Energy (LEU) and Chord Energy (CHRD)

October 22 at 11:20 AM | theglobeandmail.com

Centrus Energy (LEU) Gets a Buy from Guggenheim

October 22 at 11:20 AM | theglobeandmail.com

Centrus Energy (NYSE:LEU) Stock Price Target Cut by Truist Financial

October 22 at 8:41 AM | marketbeat.com

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October 21 at 10:37 PM | stocktwits.comS

Centrus vs. BWX Technologies: Which Nuclear Supply Chain Stock Is the Better Buy After the Sell-Off?

October 21 at 9:45 PM | fool.com

Centrus Energy (NYSE:LEU) Stock Keeps "Buy" Rating at HC Wainwright

October 21 at 8:29 AM | marketbeat.com

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October 20, 2026 | fool.com

Centrus Energy Is Building a Nuclear Fuel Powerhouse—Why Is Its Stock Struggling?

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October 20, 2026 | marketbeat.com

NuScale Power Sinks 7% to New 52-Week Low as Barclays Cuts to Underweight; Oklo Falls 5%, Centrus Energy Drops 3%

October 20, 2026 | 247wallst.com

Centrus Energy acquires Westerman Holdings for $116 million to expand manufacturing capacity

October 19, 2026 | msn.com

Centrus Energy Acquires Westerman for $116 Million to Expand Manufacturing

October 19, 2026 | finance.yahoo.com

Centrus Energy to buy Westerman in $116M deal, adding key centrifuge supplier

October 19, 2026 | msn.com

Centrus Energy (NYSE:LEU) Reaches New 1-Year Low - Should You Sell?

October 19, 2026 | marketbeat.com

Centrus (NYSE: LEU) buys Westerman for $116 million to expand supply chain

October 19, 2026 | americanbankingnews.com

Gulfport Energy (NYSE:GPOR) & Centrus Energy (NYSE:LEU) Head-To-Head Review

October 19, 2026 | americanbankingnews.com

Centrus Acquires Westerman Holdings, LLC, Bringing a Key Supplier In-House and Diversifying Its Manufacturing Capacity

October 19, 2026 | prnewswire.com

Centrus Energy Is Down 58% Even Though Sales Rose

October 18, 2026 | finance.yahoo.com

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HL, CMP, and LEU Company Descriptions

Compass Minerals International NYSE:CMP

$21.23 +0.23 (+1.10%)

Closing price 10/23/2026 03:59 PM Eastern

Extended Trading

$21.34 +0.11 (+0.52%)

As of 10/23/2026 07:30 PM Eastern

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.

Hecla Mining NYSE:HL

$13.84 -0.27 (-1.89%)

Closing price 10/23/2026 03:59 PM Eastern

Extended Trading

$13.87 +0.03 (+0.20%)

As of 10/23/2026 07:58 PM Eastern

Hecla 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.

Centrus Energy NYSE:LEU

$102.38 -1.77 (-1.70%)

Closing price 10/23/2026 03:59 PM Eastern

Extended Trading

$102.18 -0.20 (-0.20%)

As of 10/23/2026 07:56 PM Eastern

Centrus Energy Corp. supplies nuclear fuel components and services for the nuclear power industry in the United States, Belgium, Japan, and internationally. The company operates through two segments, Low-Enriched Uranium (LEU) and Technical Solutions. The LEU segment sells separative work units (SWU) components of LEU; natural uranium hexafluoride, uranium concentrates, and uranium conversion; and enriched uranium products to utilities that operate nuclear power plants. The Technical Solutions segment offers technical, manufacturing, engineering, and operations services to public and private sector customers. The company was formerly known as USEC Inc. and changed its name to Centrus Energy Corp. in September 2014. Centrus Energy Corp. was incorporated in 1998 and is headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland.

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