K+S Aktiengesellschaft (KPLUY) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

K+S Aktiengesellschaft is a Germany-based producer and supplier of mineral products, with its principal activities focused on potash- and magnesium-containing fertilizers and salt. The company serves agricultural customers with crop nutrients designed to support plant growth and improve soil productivity, while also supplying industrial and consumer markets with a range of salt products.

Its salt portfolio includes food-grade salt, deicing salt, industrial salt and pharmaceutical salt, as well as products used in water treatment and other applications. K+S also offers specialty fertilizers and magnesium products for agriculture, industry and other specialized uses. The company markets its products through operations and distribution networks in Europe, North and South America, and other international markets.

K+S traces its origins to the German potash industry in the late 19th century and has developed into an international mining and minerals group. Its operations are supported by potash and salt production sites, processing facilities and logistics infrastructure. The company is headquartered in Kassel, Germany.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $8.17 to $8.21
• 50-Day Range: $8.17 to $10.18
• 52-Week Range: $6.24 to $10.67
• Volume: 1,380 shs
• Average Volume: 4,628 shs
• Market Capitalization: N/A
• P/E Ratio: 8.41
• Dividend Yield: 1.01%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: N/A

K+S Aktiengesellschaft Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

K+S Aktiengesellschaft scored higher than 10% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: N/A
• Analyst Rating: N/A

Consensus Rating

There is not enough analysis data for K+S Aktiengesellschaft.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of K+S Aktiengesellschaft is 8.41, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.79.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of K+S Aktiengesellschaft is 8.41, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 24.39.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

K+S Aktiengesellschaft has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 0.07, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in K+S Aktiengesellschaft has recently increased by 100.00%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

K+S Aktiengesellschaft has a dividend yield of 0.72%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

K+S Aktiengesellschaft does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of K+S Aktiengesellschaft is 8.51%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.2 / 5
• News Sentiment: -0.13

News Sentiment

K+S Aktiengesellschaft has a news sentiment score of -0.13. 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 0.40 average news sentiment score of Materials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for K+S Aktiengesellschaft this week, compared to 0 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, K+S Aktiengesellschaft insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Institutions

0.03% of the stock of K+S Aktiengesellschaft is held by institutions.

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: OTCMKTS
• Sector: Materials
• Industry: Chemicals
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: OTCMKTS:KPLUY
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.kpluss.com
• Phone: 4956193011100
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 11,468
• Year Founded: N/A

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): N/A
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 8.41
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: N/A
• Net Margins: N/A
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: N/A
• Return on Assets: N/A

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: N/A
• Quick Ratio: N/A

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: N/A
• Price / Sales: N/A
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: N/A
• Price / Book: N/A

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: N/A
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: N/A
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: N/A