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The closing price of Compass Minerals International Inc (NYSE: CMP) was $17.26 for the day, down -2.92% from the previous closing price of $17.78. In other words, the price has decreased by -$2.92 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.1 million shares were traded. CMP stock price reached its highest trading level at $17.585 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $16.775.
Ratios:
Our analysis of CMP’s different ratios will help us gain a deeper understanding of the company. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 12.05 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 5.62. 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 3.62 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 3.59.
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:
Also, insider trades can serve as a great indicator of what management thinks about the future direction of a stock’s price. 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 719546240 and an Enterprise Value of 1504882176. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.58 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.88. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.994 whereas that against EBITDA is 5.398.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for CMP is 1.19, which has changed by 0.3388554 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.13042927 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 -5.61%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 0.54%.
Shares Statistics:
CMP traded an average of 410.70K shares per day over the past three months and 545310 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 41.69M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 30.72M. Insiders hold about 26.32% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 73.08% stake in the company. Shares short for CMP as of 1764288000 were 2274454 with a Short Ratio of 5.54, compared to 1761868800 on 2123743. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2274454 and a Short% of Float of 9.140000500000001.
Earnings Estimates
The dynamic stock of Compass Minerals International Inc (CMP) is currently attracting attention from 1.0 analysts actively involved in rating its market status.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.45, with high estimates of $0.45 and low estimates of $0.45.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $0.6 and $0.6 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $0.6. EPS for the following year is $1.06, with 4.0 analysts recommending between $1.7 and $0.7.
Revenue Estimates
A total of 2 analysts have provided revenue estimates for CMP’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $1.27B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $1.19B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $1.23B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $1.24BBased on 4 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $1.3B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $1.38B and the low estimate is $1.24B.
