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In the latest session, Compass Minerals International Inc (NYSE: CMP) closed at $20.85 up 4.98% from its previous closing price of $19.86. In other words, the price has increased by $4.98 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.55 million shares were traded. CMP stock price reached its highest trading level at $21.24 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $20.085.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of Compass Minerals International Inc’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 14.61 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 6.81. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.98 and its Current Ratio is at 2.15. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 3.85 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 3.75.
On February 12, 2025, JP Morgan Upgraded its rating to Overweight which previously was Neutral and also upped its target price recommendation from $13 to $15.
Loop Capital Upgraded its Hold to Buy on April 26, 2024, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $26 to $23.
Insider Transactions:
Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Aug 27 ’25 when Frontczak Mary L bought 1,000 shares for $19.12 per share.
MARY FRONTCZAK bought 9,674 shares of CMP for $180,508 on Aug 19 ’25. On May 16 ’25, another insider, Hood Jennifer R., who serves as the Former Officer of the company, bought 1,486 shares for $19.20 each.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, CMP now has a Market Capitalization of 871936512 and an Enterprise Value of 1789236480. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.70 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 3.71. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.181 whereas that against EBITDA is 6.418.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for CMP is 1.17, which has changed by 0.68877554 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.16067612 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, CMP has reached a high of $22.69, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $8.60. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 13.06%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 16.60%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, CMP has traded an average of 453.02K shares per day and 468690 over the past ten days. A total of 41.70M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 30.82M. Insiders hold about 26.31% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 72.84% stake in the company. Shares short for CMP as of 1765756800 were 2512919 with a Short Ratio of 5.55, compared to 1763078400 on 2079494. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2512919 and a Short% of Float of 10.05.
Earnings Estimates
. The current market rating for Compass Minerals International Inc (CMP) reflects the collective analysis of 3.0 analysts closely monitoring its performance.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.61, with high estimates of $0.8 and low estimates of $0.46.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $0.81 and $0.39 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $0.64. EPS for the following year is $0.95, with 4.0 analysts recommending between $1.2 and $0.8.
Revenue Estimates
A total of 2 analysts believe the company’s revenue will be $329.23M this quarter.It ranges from a high estimate of $341.9M to a low estimate of $316.55M. As of. The current estimate, Compass Minerals International Inc’s year-ago sales were $307.2MFor the next quarter, 2 analysts are estimating revenue of $445.23M. There is a high estimate of $450.45M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $440M.
A total of 4 analysts have provided revenue estimates for CMP’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $1.23B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $1.19B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $1.21B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $1.24BBased on 4 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $1.25B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $1.27B and the low estimate is $1.24B.
