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

4 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Compass Minerals International in the last twelve months. There are currently 1 hold rating and 3 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "moderate buy" CMP shares.
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4 analysts have issued 12-month price targets for Compass Minerals International's stock. Their CMP share price forecasts range from $45.00 to $82.00. On average, they expect the company's share price to reach $58.00 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 115.5% from the stock's current price.
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Compass Minerals International's stock was trading at $41.00 at the beginning of 2023. Since then, CMP shares have decreased by 34.3% and is now trading at $26.92.
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Compass Minerals International saw a decrease in short interest during the month of August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 1,180,000 shares, a decrease of 5.6% from the August 15th total of 1,250,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 312,700 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 3.8 days.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, December 5th 2023.
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Compass Minerals International, Inc. (NYSE:CMP) posted its earnings results on Tuesday, August, 8th. The basic materials company reported $1.01 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.16) by $1.17. The basic materials company earned $207.60 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $211.21 million. Compass Minerals International had a net margin of 0.91% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 5.28%. The firm's revenue was down 3.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company earned ($0.16) EPS.

Compass Minerals International announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, August 17th. Investors of record on Monday, September 11th will be given a dividend of $0.15 per share on Wednesday, September 20th. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.23%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, September 8th.
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ETFs with the largest weight of Compass Minerals International (NYSE:CMP) stock in their portfolio include Invesco S&P SmallCap Materials ETF (PSCM), SPDR S&P Metals & Mining ETF (XME), Direxion Daily Metals & Mining Bull 2X Shares (MNM) and Ballast Small/Mid Cap ETF (MGMT).First Trust Indxx Global Agriculture ETF (FTAG).

Compass Minerals International (NYSE:CMP) pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 2.19%. The dividend payout ratio is 272.73%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable. Based on earnings estimates, CMP will have a dividend payout ratio of 38.46% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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Compass Minerals International updated its FY 2023 earnings guidance on Thursday, August, 10th. The company provided EPS guidance of for the period. The company issued revenue guidance of $985.00M-$1.02 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $1.22 billion.

46 employees have rated Compass Minerals International Chief Executive Officer Fran Malecha on Glassdoor.com. Fran Malecha has an approval rating of 2% among the company's employees. This puts Fran Malecha in the bottom 10% of approval ratings compared to other CEOs of publicly-traded companies.

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Compass Minerals International trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "CMP."

Compass Minerals International's stock is owned by a variety of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (14.12%), State Street Corp (4.92%), Segall Bryant & Hamill LLC (3.50%), Shapiro Capital Management LLC (2.64%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (2.58%) and Geode Capital Management LLC (1.59%). Insiders that own company stock include Amy Yoder, George John Schuller Jr, James D Standen, Joseph E Reece, Kevin S Crutchfield 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 WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.
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One share of CMP stock can currently be purchased for approximately $26.92.

Compass Minerals International (NYSE:CMP) has a market capitalization of $1.11 billion and generates $1.24 billion in revenue each year. The basic materials company earns $-25,100,000.00 in net income (profit) each year or $0.22 on an earnings per share basis.

The company employs 1,954 workers across the globe.

Compass Minerals International's mailing address is 9900 West 109th Street Suite 100, OVERLAND PARK KS, 66210. The official website for the company is www.compassminerals.com. The basic materials company can be reached via phone at (913) 344-9200 or via email at investorrelations@compassminerals.com.