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

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

Compass Minerals International declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, August 14th. Shareholders of record on Friday, August 30th will be given a dividend of $0.72 per share on Friday, September 13th. This represents a $2.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 5.16%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, August 29th. View Compass Minerals International's Dividend History.

Compass Minerals International, Inc. (NYSE:CMP) released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August, 6th. The basic materials company reported ($0.29) EPS for the quarter, missing the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of ($0.16) by $0.13. The basic materials company had revenue of $245.20 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $250.99 million. Compass Minerals International had a net margin of 4.09% and a return on equity of 11.01%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was down .6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company earned ($0.23) EPS. View Compass Minerals International's Earnings History.

Compass Minerals International is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, November 5th 2019. View Earnings Estimates for Compass Minerals International.

Compass Minerals International will be holding an earnings conference call on Tuesday, November 5th at 12:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at Not Available.

4 brokerages have issued 12 month price targets for Compass Minerals International's stock. Their predictions range from $48.06 to $63.00. On average, they expect Compass Minerals International's stock price to reach $56.52 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 1.3% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets 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, 2 hold ratings and 1 buy rating for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for Compass Minerals International.

News headlines about CMP stock have been trending somewhat positive recently, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. The research group scores the sentiment of press coverage by monitoring more than six thousand news and blog sources. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Compass Minerals International earned a media sentiment score of 0.8 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news articles about the basic materials company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating that recent press coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the next several days. View News Stories for Compass Minerals International.

Compass Minerals International saw a increase in short interest in the month of September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totalling 2,750,000 shares, an increase of 5.8% from the August 30th total of 2,600,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 306,100 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 9.0 days. Approximately 8.2% of the shares of the stock are short sold. View Compass Minerals International's Current Options Chain.

Some companies that are related to Compass Minerals International include Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile (SQM), Mdu Resources Group (MDU), Summit Materials (SUM), LYNAS CORP LTD/S (LYSDY), Hecla Mining (HL), U.S. Silica (SLCA), United States Lime & Minerals (USLM), Intrepid Potash (IPI), Ciner Resources (CINR), Hi-Crush (HCR), Smart Sand (SND), Piedmont Lithium (PLL), PIEDMONT LITHIU/S (PLLL), ZEN Graphene Solutions (ZENYF) and Canada Jetlines (JETMF).

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Compass Minerals International's stock is owned by many different of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Skyline Asset Management LP (0.44%), Peregrine Capital Management LLC (0.41%), Beacon Financial Group (0.20%), Rowland & Co. Investment Counsel ADV (0.14%), Envestnet Asset Management Inc. (0.11%) and Mainstay Capital Management LLC ADV (0.08%). 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 Camelot Portfolios LLC, Nisa Investment Advisors LLC, Beacon Financial Group, Pacer Advisors Inc. and First Personal Financial Services. View Insider Buying and Selling for Compass Minerals International.

CMP stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Peregrine Capital Management LLC, Meeder Asset Management Inc., State of Alaska Department of Revenue, Envestnet Asset Management Inc., Fox Run Management L.L.C., Mainstay Capital Management LLC ADV, Rowland & Co. Investment Counsel ADV and Vista Private Wealth Partners. 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 $55.79.

Compass Minerals International has a market capitalization of $1.89 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.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]