NYSE:CMP - Compass Minerals International Stock Price, Forecast & News

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

Compass Minerals International announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, February 19th. Investors of record on Monday, March 2nd will be given a dividend of $0.72 per share on Monday, March 16th. This represents a $2.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.58%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 28th. View Compass Minerals International's Dividend History.

Compass Minerals International, Inc. (NYSE:CMP) posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday, February, 10th. The basic materials company reported $1.63 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.88 by $0.25. The basic materials company had revenue of $500.30 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $521.09 million. Compass Minerals International had a return on equity of 12.93% and a net margin of 4.19%. The company's quarterly revenue was up 2.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $1.41 EPS. View Compass Minerals International's Earnings History.

Compass Minerals International is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, May 5th 2020. View Earnings Estimates for Compass Minerals International.

5 analysts have issued 12 month price targets for Compass Minerals International's stock. Their forecasts range from $55.00 to $75.00. On average, they anticipate Compass Minerals International's share price to reach $62.50 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 0.5%. View Analyst Price Targets for Compass Minerals International.

5 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Compass Minerals International in the last year. There are currently 3 hold ratings and 2 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for Compass Minerals International.

News headlines about CMP stock have trended very negative recently, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. The research firm identifies negative and positive news coverage by reviewing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Compass Minerals International earned a daily sentiment score of -3.8 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news coverage about the basic materials company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent news coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the near term. View News Stories for Compass Minerals International.

Some companies that are related to Compass Minerals International include Southern Copper (SCCO), Freeport-McMoRan (FCX), Materion (MTRN), SunCoke Energy (SXC), U.S. Silica (SLCA), Ferroglobe (GSM), General Moly (GMO), United States Antimony (UAMY) and Revett Mining Company, Inc. (DE) (RVM).

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Compass Minerals International's stock is owned by many different of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include State Street Corp (5.38%), Van ECK Associates Corp (4.28%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (2.50%), Cove Street Capital LLC (2.41%), Bernzott Capital Advisors (1.99%) and Morningstar Investment Services LLC (1.53%). Company insiders that own Compass Minerals International stock include Amy Yoder, Francis Joseph Malecha, James D Standen, Joseph E Reece, Kevin S Crutchfield, Lori A Walker, Richard S Grant and Steven N Berger. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Compass Minerals International.

CMP stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Bank of New York Mellon Corp, Financial Counselors Inc., Sowell Financial Services LLC, Strategic Wealth Advisors Group LLC, Guggenheim Capital LLC, Advisors Asset Management Inc. and GW&K Investment Management LLC. View Insider Buying and Selling for Compass Minerals International.

CMP stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Van ECK Associates Corp, Schroder Investment Management Group, State Street Corp, Cove Street Capital LLC, Marshall Wace North America L.P., FMR LLC, Bernzott Capital Advisors and Castleark Management LLC. Company insiders that have bought Compass Minerals International stock in the last two years include James D Standen, Joseph E Reece, Kevin S Crutchfield, Lori A Walker, Richard S Grant and Steven N Berger. View Insider Buying and Selling for Compass Minerals International.

Shares of CMP can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of CMP stock can currently be purchased for approximately $62.84.

Compass Minerals International has a market capitalization of $2.13 billion and generates $1.49 billion in revenue each year. The basic materials company earns $62.50 million in net income (profit) each year or $1.92 on an earnings per share basis. Compass Minerals International employs 3,071 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About Compass Minerals International.

The official website for Compass Minerals International is http://www.compassminerals.com/.

Compass Minerals International's mailing address is 9900 West 109th Street Suite 100, OVERLAND PARK KS, 66210. The basic materials company can be reached via phone at 913-344-9200 or via email at [email protected]