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

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$20.06 +0.20 (+1.01%)
As of 09:52 AM Eastern
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About Compass Minerals International Stock (NYSE:CMP)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$19.94
$20.03
50-Day Range
$9.11
$20.13
52-Week Range
$7.51
$20.75
Volume
5,691 shs
Average Volume
680,144 shs
Market Capitalization
$832.57 million
P/E Ratio
N/A
Dividend Yield
N/A
Price Target
$17.50
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

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.

Compass Minerals International Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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28th Percentile Overall Score

CMP MarketRank™: 

Compass Minerals International scored higher than 28% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 178th out of 187 stocks in the basic materials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • 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 1 buy rating, 1 hold rating, 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.

  • Read more about Compass Minerals International's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Compass Minerals International are expected to grow in the coming year, from ($0.53) to $0.50 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Compass Minerals International is -5.04, 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 -5.04, 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 3.14. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    7.47% of the float of Compass Minerals International has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Compass Minerals International has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.2, 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 21.40%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • 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.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on EPS estimates, Compass Minerals International will have a dividend payout ratio of 120.00% in the coming year. This indicates that Compass Minerals International may not be able to sustain their current dividend.

  • Read more about Compass Minerals International's dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    7.47% of the float of Compass Minerals International has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Compass Minerals International has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.2, 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 21.40%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Compass Minerals International has a news sentiment score of 0.92. 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 higher news sentiment than the 0.52 average news sentiment score of Basic Materials companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 6 news articles for Compass Minerals International this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    4 people have searched for CMP on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 300% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    1 people have added Compass Minerals International to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.
  • 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.

  • Read more about Compass Minerals International's insider trading history.
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CMP Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Compass Minerals International's stock was trading at $11.25 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, CMP stock has increased by 76.9% and is now trading at $19.90.
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Compass Minerals International, Inc. (NYSE:CMP) issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May, 7th. The basic materials company reported $0.63 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.39 by $0.24. Compass Minerals International's revenue for the quarter was up 35.9% on a year-over-year basis.
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Compass Minerals International's top institutional investors include Vanguard Group Inc. (5.45%), Lightrock Netherlands B.V. (1.82%), Invenomic Capital Management LP (1.64%) and American Century Companies Inc. (1.40%). Insiders that own company stock include Kevin S Crutchfield, James D Standen, Joseph E Reece and Mary L Frontczak.
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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.

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
5/07/2025
Today
5/29/2025
Fiscal Year End
9/30/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Industry
Mining & quarrying of nonmetallic minerals, except fuels
Sub-Industry
Diversified Metals & Mining
Current Symbol
NYSE:CMP
Fax
N/A
Employees
1,950
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
$17.50
High Stock Price Target
$20.00
Low Stock Price Target
$15.00
Potential Upside/Downside
-12.1%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.50
Research Coverage
2 Analysts

Profitability

Trailing P/E Ratio
N/A
Forward P/E Ratio
N/A
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
-$206.10 million
Pretax Margin
-12.04%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$1.21 billion
Cash Flow
$4.49 per share
Price / Cash Flow
4.43
Book Value
$6.34 per share
Price / Book
3.14

Miscellaneous

Free Float
40,873,000
Market Cap
$825.93 million
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.95

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This page (NYSE:CMP) was last updated on 5/29/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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