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

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. Stockholders of record on Friday, August 30th will be paid a dividend of $0.72 per share on Friday, September 13th. This represents a $2.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 5.95%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, August 29th. View Compass Minerals International's Dividend History.

Compass Minerals International, Inc. (NYSE:CMP) posted its earnings results 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 earned $245.20 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $250.99 million. Compass Minerals International had a net margin of 4.09% and a return on equity of 11.01%. Compass Minerals International's revenue was down .6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted ($0.23) EPS. View Compass Minerals International's Earnings History.

Compass Minerals International is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, October 30th 2019. View Earnings Estimates for Compass Minerals International.

4 analysts have issued 1-year price objectives for Compass Minerals International's stock. Their forecasts range from $48.06 to $63.00. On average, they expect Compass Minerals International's stock price to reach $56.5150 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 16.8% 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.

Media stories about CMP stock have been trending positive on Friday, according to InfoTrie Sentiment. The research group identifies positive and negative news coverage by monitoring more than six thousand news and blog sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Compass Minerals International earned a daily sentiment score of 2.5 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned headlines about the basic materials company a news buzz of 6.0 out of 10, indicating that recent news coverage is somewhat likely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the immediate future. View News Stories for Compass Minerals International.

Compass Minerals International saw a decline in short interest in the month of July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totalling 2,289,900 shares, a decline of 10.9% from the June 15th total of 2,569,700 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 307,300 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 7.5 days. Currently, 6.8% of the company's shares are sold short. View Compass Minerals International's Current Options Chain.

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

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Compass Minerals International's stock is owned by a number of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (11.49%), BlackRock Inc. (11.49%), Vanguard Group Inc. (10.54%), Invesco Ltd. (3.84%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (3.51%) and Deprince Race & Zollo Inc. (3.49%). 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 Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, Russell Investments Group Ltd., Bank of America Corp DE, Weitz Investment Management Inc., Van ECK Associates Corp, Global Endowment Management LP, Country Club Trust Company n.a. and A.R.T. Advisors 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 Invesco Ltd., Nuveen Asset Management LLC, Lodge Hill Capital LLC, Wells Fargo & Company MN, Deprince Race & Zollo Inc., Marshall Wace LLP, Keeley Teton Advisors LLC and D. E. Shaw & Co. Inc.. 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, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of CMP stock can currently be purchased for approximately $48.39.

Compass Minerals International has a market capitalization of $1.64 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]