NYSE:CMP Compass Minerals International (CMP) Stock Price, News & Analysis $21.35 +0.65 (+3.16%) Closing price 08/8/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$21.42 +0.06 (+0.29%) As of 08/8/2025 07:33 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours 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$20.61▼$21.4450-Day Range$18.80▼$22.4552-Week Range$7.51▼$22.69Volume448,498 shsAverage Volume435,330 shsMarket Capitalization$886.19 millionP/E RatioN/ADividend YieldN/APrice Target$19.00Consensus RatingModerate 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. Read More Compass Minerals International Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks25th Percentile Overall ScoreCMP MarketRank™: Compass Minerals International scored higher than 25% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 157th out of 185 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 2.67, and is based on 2 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.Amount of Analyst CoverageCompass Minerals International has only been the subject of 2 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 -6.00, 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 -6.00, 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 2.80. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.Read more about Compass Minerals International's valuation and earnings. Short Interest4.0 / 5Short Interest LevelHealthy Percentage of Shares Shorted6.37% 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 2.7, 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 15.98%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly. Dividend0.0 / 5Dividend StrengthN/A Dividend YieldCompass Minerals International does not currently pay a dividend.Dividend GrowthCompass Minerals International does not have a long track record of dividend growth. Sustainability and ESGN/AEnvironmental ScoreN/A Percentage of Shares Shorted6.37% 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 2.7, 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 15.98%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly. News and Social Media2.4 / 5News SentimentN/A News SentimentCompass Minerals International has a news sentiment score of 0.33. 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 news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Basic Materials companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Compass Minerals International this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.Search Interest2 people have searched for CMP on MarketBeat in the last 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 Announces Conference Call to Discuss Third-Quarter Fiscal 2025 ResultsJuly 29, 2025 | businesswire.comCompass Minerals Engages in Major Debt Refinancing Following Insider SupportJuly 17, 2025 | finance.yahoo.comYour blueprint for crypto wealthMark August 12th on your calendar. 27 of crypto's most successful minds are about to reveal everything…August 9 at 2:00 AM | Crypto 101 Media (Ad)Compass Minerals Doubled But Probably Still Trapped Under A Mountain Of DebtJuly 17, 2025 | seekingalpha.comCMP - Compass Minerals International Inc Ownership - MorningstarJuly 3, 2025 | morningstar.comMCMP - Compass Minerals International Inc News - MorningstarJune 26, 2025 | morningstar.comMCMP Compass Minerals International, Inc. - Seeking AlphaJune 26, 2025 | seekingalpha.comCompass Minerals International, Inc. (CMP): A Bull Case TheoryJune 25, 2025 | insidermonkey.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 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, CMP shares have increased by 89.8% and is now trading at $21.3540. How were Compass Minerals International's earnings last quarter? Compass Minerals International, Inc. (NYSE:CMP) posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May, 7th. The basic materials company reported $0.63 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.39 by $0.24. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 35.9% compared to the same quarter last year. Read the conference call transcript. Who are Compass Minerals International's major shareholders? Compass Minerals International's top institutional investors include Geode Capital Management LLC (1.94%), O Keefe Stevens Advisory Inc. (1.32%), Lightrock Netherlands B.V. (1.25%) and Lee Danner & Bass Inc. (0.82%). Insiders that own company stock include James D Standen and Joseph E Reece. 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 Earnings5/07/2025Today8/09/2025Next Earnings (Estimated)8/11/2025Fiscal Year End9/30/2025Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNYSE SectorBasic Materials Industry CHEM - DIVERSIFD Sub-IndustryDiversified Metals & Mining Current SymbolNYSE:CMP CIK1227654 Webwww.compassminerals.com Phone(913) 344-9200FaxN/AEmployees1,894Year FoundedN/APrice Target and Rating Average Price Target for Compass Minerals International$19.00 High Price Target$22.00 Low Price Target$15.00 Potential Upside/Downside-11.0%Consensus RatingModerate Buy Rating Score (0-4)2.67 Research Coverage3 Analysts Profitability EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)($3.56) Trailing P/E RatioN/A Forward P/E RatioN/A P/E GrowthN/ANet Income-$206.10 million Net Margins-12.15% Pretax Margin-8.06% Return on Equity-24.24% Return on Assets-4.36% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio3.37 Current Ratio1.84 Quick Ratio1.12 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$1.12 billion Price / Sales0.79 Cash Flow$2.77 per share Price / Cash Flow7.71 Book Value$7.64 per share Price / Book2.80Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares41,500,000Free Float40,873,000Market Cap$886.19 million OptionableOptionable Beta1.11 Social Links Elon Musk's Next MoveExplore Elon Musk’s boldest ventures yet—from AI and autonomy to space colonization—and find out how investors can ride the next wave of innovation.Get This Free Report This page (NYSE:CMP) was last updated on 8/9/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersYour blueprint for crypto wealthMark August 12th on your calendar. 27 of crypto's most successful minds are about to reveal everything…Crypto 101 Media | SponsoredTrump’s national nightmare is herePorter Stansberry and Jeff Brown say a new U.S. national emergency is already underway — and it could trigger ...Porter & Company | SponsoredHIDDEN IN THE BOOK OF GENESIS…“This land I will give to you…” — a 4,000-year-old line from Genesis may hold the key to unlocking a $150 tril...Paradigm Press | SponsoredElon’s Secret Social Security BombshellTo All Americans Born Before April 16th, 1963: Did Trump Just Give The Green Light To Radically RE-DO Social S...Banyan Hill Publishing | SponsoredMan Who Called Nvidia at $1.10 Says Buy This Now...In 2004, one man called Nvidia before just about anyone knew it existed. 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