CMP vs. MTRN, GSM, SXC, SCCO, FCX, MEOH, OLN, CC, IOSP, and HUN
Should you be buying Compass Minerals International stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Compass Minerals International include Materion (MTRN), Ferroglobe (GSM), SunCoke Energy (SXC), Southern Copper (SCCO), Freeport-McMoRan (FCX), Methanex (MEOH), Olin (OLN), Chemours (CC), Innospec (IOSP), and Huntsman (HUN).
Compass Minerals International vs. Its Competitors
Compass Minerals International (NYSE:CMP) and Materion (NYSE:MTRN) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment and valuation.
99.8% of Compass Minerals International shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.6% of Materion shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.5% of Compass Minerals International shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.6% of Materion shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, Materion had 2 more articles in the media than Compass Minerals International. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Materion and 5 mentions for Compass Minerals International. Materion's average media sentiment score of 1.38 beat Compass Minerals International's score of 1.04 indicating that Materion is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Compass Minerals International has a beta of 1.07, indicating that its stock price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Materion has a beta of 0.91, indicating that its stock price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Compass Minerals International currently has a consensus target price of $20.00, indicating a potential upside of 10.50%. Materion has a consensus target price of $117.00, indicating a potential upside of 4.87%. Given Compass Minerals International's higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Compass Minerals International is more favorable than Materion.
Materion has a net margin of 0.94% compared to Compass Minerals International's net margin of -9.87%. Materion's return on equity of 12.69% 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.
Summary
Materion beats Compass Minerals International on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NYSE:CMP) was last updated on 9/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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