NYSE:CMP Compass Minerals International (CMP) Stock Price, News & Analysis $22.19 -1.03 (-4.44%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$22.20 +0.02 (+0.07%) As of 07:42 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 Massive. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesNews and TrendsOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort Interest About Compass Minerals International Stock (NYSE:CMP) View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced 1 Day 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced Show volume Show extended hours Get CMP alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$22.05▼$22.8850-Day Range$21.85▼$27.4452-Week Range$16.40▼$34.50Volume278,197 shsAverage Volume376,307 shsMarket Capitalization$931.49 millionP/E Ratio30.96Dividend YieldN/APrice Target$27.00Consensus RatingReduce Company Overview Compass Minerals International, Inc. is a producer of essential minerals serving the transportation, agriculture, consumer products and industrial markets. The company’s principal businesses are salt and plant nutrition, with operations and customers primarily in North America. Compass Minerals produces highway deicing salt used by transportation agencies and municipalities to help keep roads clear during winter weather. It also supplies salt for food processing, water treatment, animal feed, chemical manufacturing and other industrial and consumer applications. Its salt products are sourced from underground mines and solar evaporation operations. The company’s plant nutrition business produces specialty fertilizers, including sulfate of potash, a source of potassium and sulfur used for crops that require lower-chloride fertilizer options. Compass Minerals has historically operated mines and production facilities in the United States and Canada, including locations in Utah, Louisiana, Kansas and Ontario. The company became publicly traded in the early 2000s after being formed through the separation of certain mineral assets from IMC Global.AI Generated. May Contain Errors. Read More Compass Minerals International Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks75th Percentile Overall ScoreCMP MarketRank™: 3.75312048351 of 5 starsCompass Minerals International scored higher than 75% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 97th out of 228 stocks in the materials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion3.4 / 5Analyst RatingReduce Consensus RatingCompass Minerals International has received a consensus rating of Reduce. The company's average rating score is 1.80, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 1 buy rating, 2 hold ratings, and 2 sell ratings.Upside PotentialCompass Minerals International has a consensus price target of $27.00, representing about 21.7% upside from its current price of $22.19.Amount of Analyst CoverageCompass Minerals International has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.Read more about Compass Minerals International's stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation1.9 / 5Proj. Earnings Growth43.01% Earnings GrowthEarnings for Compass Minerals International are expected to grow by 43.01% in the coming year, from $0.93 to $1.33 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Compass Minerals International is 51.60, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.75.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Compass Minerals International is 51.60, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 23.48.Price to Book Value per Share RatioCompass Minerals International has a P/B Ratio of 3.95. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.Read more about Compass Minerals International's valuation and earnings. Short Interest4.0 / 5Short Interest LevelHealthy Percentage of Shares Shorted4.03% of the float of Compass Minerals International has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverCompass Minerals International has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.2.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Compass Minerals International has recently decreased by 18.93%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly. Dividend0.8 / 5Dividend StrengthN/A Dividend YieldCompass Minerals International does not currently pay a dividend.Dividend GrowthCompass Minerals International does not have a long track record of dividend growth.Dividend SustainabilityBased on earnings estimates, Compass Minerals International will have a dividend payout ratio of 45.11% next year. This indicates that Compass Minerals International will be able to sustain or increase its dividend. News and Social Media2.7 / 5News Sentiment0.30 News SentimentCompass Minerals International has a news sentiment score of 0.30. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.43 average news sentiment score of Materials companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 6 news articles for Compass Minerals International this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.MarketBeat Follows1 people have added Compass Minerals International to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. Company Ownership0.8 / 5Insider TradingN/A Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Compass Minerals International insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.Percentage Held by Insiders1.02% of the stock of Compass Minerals International is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions99.78% of the stock of Compass Minerals International is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.Read more about Compass Minerals International's insider trading history. Receive CMP Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Compass Minerals International and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Submit View SMS TermsSMS is currently available in Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States. 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CMP Stock News HeadlinesCompass Minerals International : Celebrates Global Fertilizer DayOctober 13 at 1:41 PM | marketscreener.comMHead-To-Head Analysis: Elemental Royalty (NASDAQ:ELE) vs. Compass Minerals International (NYSE:CMP)October 12 at 12:15 PM | americanbankingnews.comTrump’s issues shocking Executive Order on U.S. DollarThree days into his second term, President Trump signed Executive Order 14178 a move the press barely covered. Buried inside is what some call the legal groundwork for the biggest change to American money in over a century, with a key Treasury vote potentially as soon as January 18. Ian King, Chief Strategist at Strategic Fortunes, breaks down what the order could mean for the dollar and the financial system.October 14 at 1:00 AM | Banyan Hill Publishing (Ad)Norsk Hydro ASA (OTCMKTS:NHYDY) versus Compass Minerals International (NYSE:CMP) Critical ContrastOctober 12 at 4:44 AM | americanbankingnews.comContrasting Compass Minerals International (NYSE:CMP) and Lundin Mining (OTCMKTS:LUNMF)October 10, 2026 | americanbankingnews.comBMO Capital Sticks to Their Hold Rating for Compass Minerals International (CMP)October 9, 2026 | theglobeandmail.comCompass Minerals International Continues To Trade On The Cheap Even After SoaringOctober 1, 2026 | seekingalpha.comCompass Minerals International IncSeptember 18, 2026 | money.usnews.comSee More Headlines CMP Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have CMP shares performed this year? Compass Minerals International's stock was trading at $19.69 on January 1st, 2026. Since then, CMP stock has increased by 12.7% and is now trading at $22.1890. How were Compass Minerals International's earnings last quarter? Compass Minerals International, Inc. (NYSE:CMP) issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August, 5th. The basic materials company reported ($0.14) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.06) by $0.08. The firm's quarterly revenue was up .3% compared to the same quarter last year. Read the conference call transcript. Who are Compass Minerals International's major shareholders? Compass Minerals International's top institutional investors include O Keefe Stevens Advisory Inc. (1.57%) and Krilogy Financial LLC (0.03%). View institutional ownership trends. How do I buy shares of Compass Minerals International? Shares of CMP stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services. What other stocks do shareholders of Compass Minerals International own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Compass Minerals International investors own include Verizon Communications (VZ), Pfizer (PFE), Enterprise Products Partners (EPD), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), CocaCola (KO), GE Aerospace (GE) and Procter & Gamble (PG). Company Calendar Last Earnings8/05/2026Today10/14/2026Next Earnings (Estimated)12/14/2026Fiscal Year End9/30/2027Get Stock Alerts Health Indicator TradeSmith's Health IndicatorA long-term volatility-based measure designed for securities held 12 months or longer.Green: Strong and healthy uptrend with normal pullbacks.Yellow: Significant pullback but still within expected volatility.Red: Dropped beyond expected volatility; considered unhealthy. Yellow Zone (1m+) 1-Year History Oct 25 Jan 26 Apr 26 Jul 26 Oct 26 CMP's financial health is in the Yellow zone, according to TradeSmith. CMP has been in this zone for over one month. Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNYSE SectorMaterials Industry Metals & Mining Sub-IndustryDiversified Metals & Mining Current SymbolNYSE:CMP CIK1227654 Webwww.compassminerals.com Phone(913) 344-9200FaxN/AEmployees1,800Year Founded2003Price Target and Rating Average Price Target for Compass Minerals International$27.00 High Price Target$32.00 Low Price Target$24.00 Potential Upside/Downside+21.7%Consensus RatingReduce Rating Score (0-4)1.80 Research Coverage5 Analysts Profitability EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)$0.43 Trailing P/E Ratio30.96 Forward P/E Ratio23.86 P/E GrowthN/ANet Income-$79.80 million Net Margins1.42% Pretax Margin3.23% Return on Equity12.75% Return on Assets2.28% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio2.72 Current Ratio2.01 Quick Ratio0.98 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$1.24 billion Price / Sales0.75 Cash Flow$2.01 per share Price / Cash Flow11.06 Book Value$5.62 per share Price / Book3.95Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares41,980,000Free Float41,553,000Market Cap$931.49 million OptionableOptionable Beta1.25 Social Links The Best Nuclear Energy Stocks to BuyNuclear energy is entering a new growth cycle as rising power demand, expanding data centers, and renewed policy support bring the sector back into focus. 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