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

Company Overview

Compass Minerals International, Inc. is a producer of essential minerals serving the transportation, agriculture, consumer products and industrial markets. The company’s principal businesses are salt and plant nutrition, with operations and customers primarily in North America.

Compass Minerals produces highway deicing salt used by transportation agencies and municipalities to help keep roads clear during winter weather. It also supplies salt for food processing, water treatment, animal feed, chemical manufacturing and other industrial and consumer applications. Its salt products are sourced from underground mines and solar evaporation operations.

The company’s plant nutrition business produces specialty fertilizers, including sulfate of potash, a source of potassium and sulfur used for crops that require lower-chloride fertilizer options. Compass Minerals has historically operated mines and production facilities in the United States and Canada, including locations in Utah, Louisiana, Kansas and Ontario. The company became publicly traded in the early 2000s after being formed through the separation of certain mineral assets from IMC Global.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $21.89 to $23.10
• 50-Day Range: $21.85 to $29.96
• 52-Week Range: $16.40 to $34.50
• Volume: 300,749 shs
• Average Volume: 376,449 shs
• Market Capitalization: $951.75 million
• P/E Ratio: 52.72
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $27.00
• Consensus Rating: Reduce

Compass Minerals International Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Compass Minerals International scored higher than 52% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 148th out of 231 stocks in the materials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Reduce

Consensus Rating

Compass Minerals International has received a consensus rating of Reduce. The company's average rating score is 1.80, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 1 buy rating, 2 hold ratings, and 2 sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Compass Minerals International has a consensus price target of $27.00, representing about 19.1% upside from its current price of $22.67.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Compass Minerals International has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 43.01%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Compass Minerals International are expected to grow by 43.01% in the coming year, from $0.93 to $1.33 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Compass Minerals International is 52.72, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.66.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Compass Minerals International is 52.72, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 25.11.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Compass Minerals International has a P/B Ratio of 4.03. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

4.98% 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 5.32.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Compass Minerals International has recently decreased by 2.41%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

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 earnings estimates, Compass Minerals International will have a dividend payout ratio of 45.11% next year. This indicates that Compass Minerals International will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.00

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Compass Minerals International this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

MarketBeat Follows

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

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

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

1.02% 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.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/05/2026
• Today: 10/06/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 12/14/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 9/30/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Materials
• Industry: Metals & Mining
• Sub-Industry: Diversified Metals & Mining
• Current Symbol: NYSE:CMP
• CIK: 1227654
• Web: www.compassminerals.com
• Phone: (913) 344-9200
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 1,800
• Year Founded: 2003

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Compass Minerals International: $27.00
• High Price Target: $32.00
• Low Price Target: $24.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +19.1%
• Consensus Rating: Reduce
• Rating Score (0-4): 1.80
• Research Coverage: 5 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.43
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 52.72
• Forward P/E Ratio: 24.38
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: -$79.80 million
• Net Margins: 1.42%
• Pretax Margin: 3.23%
• Return on Equity: 12.75%
• Return on Assets: 2.28%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 2.72
• Current Ratio: 2.01
• Quick Ratio: 0.98

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.29 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.74
• Cash Flow: $2.14 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 10.58
• Book Value: $5.62 per share
• Price / Book: 4.03

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 41,981,000
• Free Float: 41,553,000
• Market Cap: $951.75 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.25