CMP vs. MTRN, SXC, GSM, SCCO, FCX, LEU, IPI, PLL, LGO, and ABAT
Should you be buying Compass Minerals International stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Compass Minerals International include Materion (MTRN), SunCoke Energy (SXC), Ferroglobe (GSM), Southern Copper (SCCO), Freeport-McMoRan (FCX), Centrus Energy (LEU), Intrepid Potash (IPI), Piedmont Lithium (PLL), Largo (LGO), and American Battery Technology (ABAT).
Compass Minerals International vs.
Materion (NYSE:MTRN) and Compass Minerals International (NYSE:CMP) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, risk, earnings, dividends, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and media sentiment.
93.6% of Materion shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.8% of Compass Minerals International shares are held by institutional investors. 2.6% of Materion shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of Compass Minerals International shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, Materion had 7 more articles in the media than Compass Minerals International. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Materion and 4 mentions for Compass Minerals International. Compass Minerals International's average media sentiment score of 0.80 beat Materion's score of 0.15 indicating that Compass Minerals International is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Materion pays an annual dividend of $0.54 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Compass Minerals International pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.5%. Materion pays out 186.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Compass Minerals International pays out -15.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Materion has increased its dividend for 12 consecutive years. Compass Minerals International is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Materion received 32 more outperform votes than Compass Minerals International when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.13% of users gave Materion an outperform vote while only 42.64% of users gave Compass Minerals International an outperform vote.
Materion has a net margin of 0.35% compared to Compass Minerals International's net margin of -15.10%. Materion's return on equity of 12.42% beat Compass Minerals International's return on equity.
Materion has higher revenue and earnings than Compass Minerals International. Compass Minerals International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Materion, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Materion currently has a consensus price target of $152.00, suggesting a potential upside of 83.64%. Compass Minerals International has a consensus price target of $16.00, suggesting a potential upside of 18.96%. Given Materion's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Materion is more favorable than Compass Minerals International.
Materion has a beta of 1.15, suggesting that its stock price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Compass Minerals International has a beta of 1.17, suggesting that its stock price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Materion beats Compass Minerals International on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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