Compass Minerals International, Inc., produces and sells salt, and specialty plant nutrition and chemical products primarily in the United States, Canada, Brazil, and the United Kingdom. It operates in three segments: Salt, Plant Nutrition North America, and Plant Nutrition South America. The Salt segment offers 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 salt 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 provides records management services. The Plant Nutrition North America segment offers sulfate of potash specialty fertilizers in various grades, including agricultural products used in broadcast spreaders, direct application, and liquid fertilizer solutions; turf products used by the turf and ornamental markets, as well as for blends used on golf course greens; organic products under the Protassium+ brand; and micronutrient products under the Wolf Trax brand, as well as specialty plant nutrition solution-based products and chemical solutions. This segment provides its products to distributors and retailers of crop inputs, as well as growers. The Plant Nutrition South America segment offers various specialty plant nutrients and supplements; water and wastewater treatment chemicals for cleaning, decontaminating, and purifying water; and process chemicals for industrial use. 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 1993 and is headquartered in Overland Park, Kansas.
Industry, Sector and Symbol
Industry Mining & quarrying of nonmetallic minerals, except fuels
Sub-IndustryDiversified Metals & Mining
SectorBasic Materials
Phone913-344-9200
Debt
Price-To-Earnings
Sales & Book Value
Annual Sales$1.49 billion
Profitability
Miscellaneous
Employees3,071
Next Earnings Date5/7/2019 (Estimated)
OptionableOptionable
Compass Minerals International (NYSE:CMP) Frequently Asked Questions
What is Compass Minerals International's stock symbol?
Compass Minerals International trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "CMP."
How often does Compass Minerals International pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Compass Minerals International?
Compass Minerals International announced a quarterly dividend on Friday, February 15th. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 1st will be paid a dividend of $0.72 per share on Friday, March 15th. This represents a $2.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 5.41%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, February 28th. View Compass Minerals International's Dividend History.
How were Compass Minerals International's earnings last quarter?
Compass Minerals International, Inc. (NYSE:CMP) issued its quarterly earnings results on Monday, February, 11th. The basic materials company reported $1.41 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.79 by $0.38. The basic materials company had revenue of $486.50 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $501.10 million. Compass Minerals International had a net margin of 4.61% and a return on equity of 11.49%. View Compass Minerals International's Earnings History.
When is Compass Minerals International's next earnings date?
How can I listen to Compass Minerals International's earnings call?
Compass Minerals International will be holding an earnings conference call on Wednesday, May 1st at 10:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link.
What price target have analysts set for CMP?
4 brokerages have issued 12 month price objectives for Compass Minerals International's stock. Their predictions range from $48.06 to $74.00. On average, they expect Compass Minerals International's share price to reach $61.2650 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 15.1% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Compass Minerals International.
What is the consensus analysts' recommendation for Compass Minerals International?
4 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Compass Minerals International in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating, 1 hold rating and 2 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for Compass Minerals International.
Has Compass Minerals International been receiving favorable news coverage?
Headlines about CMP stock have trended somewhat negative this week, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. InfoTrie identifies negative and positive news coverage by monitoring more than six thousand blog and news sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Compass Minerals International earned a media sentiment score of -1.4 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned headlines 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 future.
Who are some of Compass Minerals International's key competitors?
Some companies that are related to Compass Minerals International include Mdu Resources Group (MDU), Summit Materials (SUM), U.S. Silica (SLCA), Hecla Mining (HL), LYNAS CORP LTD/S (LYSDY), Intrepid Potash (IPI), Hi-Crush Partners (HCLP), Ciner Resources (CINR), United States Lime & Minerals (USLM), Smart Sand (SND), Emerge Energy Services (EMES), Canada Jetlines (JETMF), Pall (PLL), PIEDMONT LITHIU/S (PLLL) and ZEN Graphene Solutions (ZENYF).
What other stocks do shareholders of Compass Minerals International own?
Who are Compass Minerals International's key executives?
Compass Minerals International's management team includes the folowing people:
- Mr. Richard S. Grant, Chairman, Interim Pres & CEO (Age 72)
- Mr. James D. Standen, Chief Financial Officer (Age 43)
- Mr. S. Bradley Griffith, Sr. VP of Plant Nutrition (Age 51)
- Mr. Anthony J. Sepich, Sr. VP of Salt (Age 48)
- Mr. John D. Craft, VP of Internal Audit (Age 56)
Who are Compass Minerals International's major shareholders?
Compass Minerals International's stock is owned by a variety of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (11.59%), Shapiro Capital Management LLC (5.11%), Deprince Race & Zollo Inc. (3.64%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (3.32%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (2.76%) and Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (2.76%). Company insiders that own Compass Minerals International stock include Amy Yoder, Francis Joseph Malecha, James D Standen, Richard S Grant and Steven N Berger. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Compass Minerals International.
Which major investors are selling Compass Minerals International stock?
CMP stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Amundi Pioneer Asset Management Inc., Pwmco LLC, Comerica Bank, Goelzer Investment Management Inc., Shapiro Capital Management LLC, SeaBridge Investment Advisors LLC, Country Club Trust Company n.a. and Skyline Asset Management LP. View Insider Buying and Selling for Compass Minerals International.
Which major investors are buying Compass Minerals International stock?
CMP stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Norges Bank, Deprince Race & Zollo Inc., Lodge Hill Capital LLC, Bank of New York Mellon Corp, Van ECK Associates Corp, Frontier Capital Management Co. LLC, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and Prudential PLC. Company insiders that have bought Compass Minerals International stock in the last two years include James D Standen, Richard S Grant and Steven N Berger. View Insider Buying and Selling for Compass Minerals International.
How do I buy shares of 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, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.
What is Compass Minerals International's stock price today?
One share of CMP stock can currently be purchased for approximately $53.21.
How big of a company is Compass Minerals International?
Compass Minerals International has a market capitalization of $1.80 billion and generates $1.49 billion in revenue each year. The basic materials company earns $68.80 million in net income (profit) each year or $1.93 on an earnings per share basis. Compass Minerals International employs 3,071 workers across the globe.
What is Compass Minerals International's official website?
How can I contact Compass Minerals International?
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]
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