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 declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, November 14th. Shareholders of record on Monday, December 2nd will be paid a dividend of $0.72 per share on Monday, December 16th. This represents a $2.88 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.89%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, November 29th. View Compass Minerals International's Dividend History.

Compass Minerals International, Inc. (NYSE:CMP) posted its earnings results on Tuesday, November, 5th. The basic materials company reported $0.31 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.68 by $0.37. The basic materials company earned $341.30 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $351.89 million. Compass Minerals International had a net margin of 3.89% and a return on equity of 11.29%. The company's quarterly revenue was up 5.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company earned $0.37 EPS. View Compass Minerals International's Earnings History.

Compass Minerals International is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Monday, February 10th 2020. View Earnings Estimates for Compass Minerals International.

Compass Minerals International will be holding an earnings conference call on Monday, February 10th at 12:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at Not Available.

3 analysts have issued twelve-month price objectives for Compass Minerals International's shares. Their forecasts range from $55.00 to $55.00. On average, they anticipate Compass Minerals International's stock price to reach $55.00 in the next year. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 6.6%. View Analyst Price Targets for Compass Minerals International.

3 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Compass Minerals International in the last year. There are currently 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 articles about CMP stock have been trending somewhat positive recently, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. The research group rates the sentiment of news coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Compass Minerals International earned a coverage optimism score of 1.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news stories about the basic materials company a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, meaning that recent news coverage is extremely likely to have an impact on the company's share price in the near term. View News Stories for Compass Minerals International.

Compass Minerals International saw a decrease in short interest in the month of December. As of December 13th, there was short interest totalling 2,870,000 shares, a decrease of 8.0% from the November 28th total of 3,120,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 245,400 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 11.7 days. Currently, 8.5% of the shares of the company are sold short. View Compass Minerals International's Current Options Chain.

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 a variety of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Peregrine Capital Management LLC (0.41%), Beacon Financial Group (0.20%), Janney Montgomery Scott LLC (0.10%), Mainstay Capital Management LLC ADV (0.08%), Nisa Investment Advisors LLC (0.06%) and Ironsides Asset Advisors LLC (0.04%). 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 Nisa Investment Advisors LLC, We Are One Seven LLC, State of Alaska Department of Revenue, Ridgewood Investments LLC, Mainstay Capital Management LLC ADV and Peregrine Capital Management LLC. View Insider Buying and Selling for Compass Minerals International.

CMP stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Modus Advisors LLC, Ironsides Asset Advisors LLC, Janney Montgomery Scott LLC, IFP Advisors Inc, Capital City Trust Co. FL, Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank and Beacon Financial Group. 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 $58.91.

Compass Minerals International has a market capitalization of $2.00 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]