NYSE:CMP Compass Minerals International (CMP) Stock Price, News & Analysis $20.06 +0.20 (+1.01%) As of 09:52 AM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock About Compass Minerals International Stock (NYSE:CMP) 30 days 90 days 365 days Advanced Chart View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart Get CMP alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$19.94▼$20.0350-Day Range$9.11▼$20.1352-Week Range$7.51▼$20.75Volume5,691 shsAverage Volume680,144 shsMarket Capitalization$832.57 millionP/E RatioN/ADividend YieldN/APrice Target$17.50Consensus RatingModerate Buy Company OverviewCompass 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.Read More… Compass Minerals International Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks28th Percentile Overall ScoreCMP 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. Analyst's Opinion1.3 / 5Analyst RatingModerate Buy Consensus RatingCompass 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 CoverageCompass 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 and Valuation0.6 / 5Proj. Earnings GrowthGrowing Earnings GrowthEarnings 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 MarketThe 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. SectorThe 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 RatioCompass 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. Short Interest4.0 / 5Short Interest LevelHealthy Percentage of Shares Shorted7.47% of the float of Compass Minerals International has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverCompass 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 monthShort interest in Compass Minerals International has recently decreased by 21.40%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly. Dividend0.0 / 5Dividend StrengthWeak Dividend YieldCompass Minerals International does not currently pay a dividend.Dividend GrowthCompass Minerals International does not have a long track record of dividend growth.Dividend SustainabilityBased 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. Sustainability and ESGN/AEnvironmental ScoreN/A Percentage of Shares Shorted7.47% of the float of Compass Minerals International has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverCompass 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 monthShort interest in Compass Minerals International has recently decreased by 21.40%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly. News and Social Media3.8 / 5News Sentiment0.92 News SentimentCompass 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 WeekMarketBeat has tracked 6 news articles for Compass Minerals International this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.Search Interest4 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 Follows1 people have added Compass Minerals International to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. Company Ownership1.7 / 5Insider TradingN/A Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Compass Minerals International insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 1.52% of the stock of Compass Minerals International is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions99.78% 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. Receive CMP Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Compass Minerals International and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address CMP Stock News HeadlinesCompass Minerals International (NYSE:CMP) Stock Rating Lowered by Wall Street ZenMay 25, 2025 | americanbankingnews.comCompass Minerals International Inc (CMP) Q2 2025 Earnings Call Highlights: Strategic Inventory ...May 9, 2025 | uk.finance.yahoo.comElon just did WHAT!?As you may recall, Biden and the Fed were working on a central bank digital currency, or CBDC. Had they gotten away with it, the Fed and U.S. banks could have seized control of our financial lives forever. But Trump stopped them cold on January 23rd, 2025, when he outlawed CBDCs… Paving the way for Elon Musk's secret master plan.May 29, 2025 | Brownstone Research (Ad)Compass Minerals International, Inc. (CMP) Q2 2025 Earnings Call TranscriptMay 8, 2025 | seekingalpha.comCompass Minerals International, Inc. 2025 Q2 - Results - Earnings Call PresentationMay 8, 2025 | seekingalpha.comCompass: Fiscal Q2 Earnings SnapshotMay 7, 2025 | finance.yahoo.comCompass Minerals Reports Fiscal 2025 Second-Quarter ResultsMay 7, 2025 | businesswire.comCompass Minerals International Inc (CMP) Q2 2025: Everything You Need To Know Ahead Of EarningsMay 7, 2025 | gurufocus.comSee More Headlines CMP Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have CMP shares performed this year? 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. View the best growth stocks for 2025 here. How were Compass Minerals International's earnings last quarter? 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. Read the conference call transcript. Who are Compass Minerals International's major shareholders? 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. View institutional ownership trends. 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. 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 Earnings5/07/2025Today5/29/2025Fiscal Year End9/30/2025Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNYSE SectorBasic Materials Industry Mining & quarrying of nonmetallic minerals, except fuels Sub-IndustryDiversified Metals & Mining Current SymbolNYSE:CMP CIK1227654 Webwww.compassminerals.com Phone(913) 344-9200FaxN/AEmployees1,950Year FoundedN/APrice 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 RatingModerate Buy Rating Score (0-4)2.50 Research Coverage2 Analysts Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)($3.56) Trailing P/E RatioN/A Forward P/E RatioN/A P/E GrowthN/ANet Income-$206.10 million Net Margins-15.10% Pretax Margin-12.04% Return on Equity-10.00% Return on Assets-2.01% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio3.67 Current Ratio2.37 Quick Ratio1.12 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$1.21 billion Price / Sales0.68 Cash Flow$4.49 per share Price / Cash Flow4.43 Book Value$6.34 per share Price / Book3.14Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares41,504,000Free Float40,873,000Market Cap$825.93 million OptionableOptionable Beta0.95 Social Links (Almost) Everything You Need To Know About The EV MarketLooking to profit from the electric vehicle mega-trend? 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