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Compass Minerals International Inc (NYSE: CMP) closed the day trading at $10.66 down -5.83% from the previous closing price of $11.32. In other words, the price has decreased by -$5.83 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.67 million shares were traded. CMP stock price reached its highest trading level at $11.45 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $10.62.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of CMP, let’s look at its different ratios. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.80 and its Current Ratio is at 2.71. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 3.11 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 3.03.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for the company, Loop Capital on April 26, 2024, Upgraded its rating to Buy and sets its target price to $23 from $26 previously.
On March 04, 2024, Loop Capital Downgraded its rating to Hold which previously was Buy and also lowered its target price recommendation from $29 to $26.
JP Morgan Upgraded its Underweight to Neutral on November 20, 2023, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $36 to $24.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Jan 22 ’24 when Reece Joseph E bought 5,000 shares for $21.24 per share. The transaction valued at 106,200 led to the insider holds 16,000 shares of the business.
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 441886848 and an Enterprise Value of 1280198400. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.37 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.39. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.845 whereas that against EBITDA is 4.592.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, CMP has reached a high of $26.94, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $7.51. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -20.70%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -15.74%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, CMP traded about 918.86K shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, CMP traded about 1192510 shares per day. A total of 41.38M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 41.02M. Insiders hold about 1.06% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 102.41% stake in the company. Shares short for CMP as of 1732838400 were 2399994 with a Short Ratio of 2.61, compared to 1730332800 on 3122928. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2399994 and a Short% of Float of 10.100000000000001.
Dividends & Splits
CMP’s forward annual dividend rate is 0.15, up from 2.88 a year ago. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.25441697The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 3.7.
