Compass Minerals International (CMP) Competitors $20.53 -0.16 (-0.77%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$20.72 +0.18 (+0.90%) As of 06:41 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock CMP vs. MTRN, GSM, SXC, SCCO, FCX, AVNT, MEOH, OLN, IOSP, and CCShould 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), Avient (AVNT), Methanex (MEOH), Olin (OLN), Innospec (IOSP), and Chemours (CC). Compass Minerals International vs. Its Competitors Materion Ferroglobe SunCoke Energy Southern Copper Freeport-McMoRan Avient Methanex Olin Innospec Chemours Compass Minerals International (NYSE:CMP) and Materion (NYSE:MTRN) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, profitability and institutional ownership. Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in CMP or MTRN? 99.8% of Compass Minerals International shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.6% of Materion shares are held by institutional investors. 1.5% of Compass Minerals International shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.6% of Materion shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media favor CMP or MTRN? In the previous week, Materion had 4 more articles in the media than Compass Minerals International. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Materion and 2 mentions for Compass Minerals International. Compass Minerals International's average media sentiment score of 0.25 beat Materion's score of 0.00 indicating that Compass Minerals International is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Compass Minerals International 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Materion 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Is CMP or MTRN more profitable? Materion has a net margin of 0.59% compared to Compass Minerals International's net margin of -12.15%. Materion's return on equity of 12.83% beat Compass Minerals International's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Compass Minerals International-12.15% -24.24% -4.36% Materion 0.59%12.83%6.49% Which has more risk & volatility, CMP or MTRN? Compass Minerals International has a beta of 1.11, meaning that its share price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Materion has a beta of 0.8, meaning that its share price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has better earnings and valuation, CMP or MTRN? 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCompass Minerals International$1.12B0.76-$206.10M-$3.56-5.77Materion$1.68B1.16$5.89M$0.50188.48 Do analysts rate CMP or MTRN? Compass Minerals International currently has a consensus price target of $19.00, suggesting a potential downside of 7.45%. Materion has a consensus price target of $112.00, suggesting a potential upside of 18.85%. Given Materion's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Materion is more favorable than Compass Minerals International.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Compass Minerals International 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67Materion 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 SummaryMaterion beats Compass Minerals International on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Compass Minerals International News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for CMP and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding CMP and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart CMP vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricCompass Minerals InternationalCHEM IndustryMaterials SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$858.72M$11.66B$3.25B$20.85BDividend YieldN/A3.41%5.16%3.65%P/E Ratio-5.7720.94101.4426.34Price / Sales0.766.2730,017,513,221,228,500.0059.22Price / Cash7.717.5623.8622.29Price / Book2.691.726.004.66Net Income-$206.10M$507.43M$147.94M$994.58M7 Day Performance-8.55%-1.63%0.41%-0.29%1 Month Performance5.67%5.49%5.16%4.91%1 Year Performance62.74%-4.02%25.97%10.53% Compass Minerals International Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CMPCompass Minerals International0.9569 of 5 stars$20.53-0.8%$19.00-7.5%+58.9%$858.72M$1.12B-5.771,894MTRNMaterion3.278 of 5 stars$84.95-1.4%N/A-24.5%$1.77B$1.72B169.893,037News CoverageAnalyst UpgradeGap UpGSMFerroglobe2.4226 of 5 stars$4.37-4.0%N/A-23.1%$815.56M$1.56B-13.243,283SXCSunCoke Energy3.565 of 5 stars$8.60-2.7%$13.00+51.3%-22.1%$727.57M$1.94B7.891,168SCCOSouthern Copper2.7387 of 5 stars$100.06-1.5%$91.60-8.5%-12.1%$79.67B$11.43B21.9016,133Analyst DowngradeFCXFreeport-McMoRan4.9372 of 5 stars$45.64-1.6%$51.00+11.7%-8.3%$65.59B$25.46B37.7228,500Upcoming EarningsAnalyst DowngradeAnalyst RevisionAVNTAvient4.7202 of 5 stars$33.59-1.8%$46.80+39.3%-28.8%$3.07B$3.24B31.399,200Positive NewsMEOHMethanex4.7928 of 5 stars$33.14-1.3%$45.00+35.8%-34.6%$2.56B$3.70B11.121,415News CoverageDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionOLNOlin4.5836 of 5 stars$21.78-0.4%$27.27+25.2%-58.4%$2.51B$6.54B42.717,676News CoverageAnalyst ForecastIOSPInnospec3.5647 of 5 stars$87.51-0.8%N/A-34.4%$2.18B$1.79B81.032,450Positive NewsCCChemours4.4336 of 5 stars$13.48-2.5%$17.33+28.6%-44.3%$2.02B$5.78B67.386,000Analyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies MTRN Alternatives GSM Alternatives SXC Alternatives SCCO Alternatives FCX Alternatives AVNT Alternatives MEOH Alternatives OLN Alternatives IOSP Alternatives CC Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:CMP) was last updated on 7/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersUtah’s New Oil FindThe Real Reason 218,000 Acres Just Vanished The government just quietly leased 218,000 acres in the middle ...Stansberry Research | SponsoredCritical AI announcement set to ignite AI 2.0 I just put together an urgent new presentation that you need to see right away. 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