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As of close of business last night, Compass Minerals International Inc’s stock clocked out at $13.30, up 3.18% from its previous closing price of $12.89. In other words, the price has increased by $3.18 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.2 million shares were traded. CMP stock price reached its highest trading level at $13.525 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $12.59.
Ratios:
To gain a deeper understanding of CMP’s stock, we examine its different ratios. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.15 and its Current Ratio is at 2.98. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 2.26 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 2.25.
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:
Investing in insider trades can also provide an investor with insight into how management views future stock prices. 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.
Standen James D. bought 3,503 shares of CMP for $94,056 on Sep 21 ’23. The Chief Commercial Officer now owns 30,000 shares after completing the transaction at $26.85 per share.
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 549739520 and an Enterprise Value of 1450093056. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.48 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.42. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.958 whereas that against EBITDA is 5.201.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, CMP has reached a high of $39.78, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $9.76. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 10.64%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -28.68%.
Shares Statistics:
It appears that CMP traded 721.44K shares on average per day over the past three months and 558400 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 41.16M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 40.88M. Insiders hold about 1.11% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 101.45% stake in the company. Shares short for CMP as of 1721001600 were 4943146 with a Short Ratio of 6.85, compared to 1718323200 on 4626328. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 4943146 and a Short% of Float of 20.91.
Dividends & Splits
With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 2.88, CMP has a forward annual dividend rate of 0.45. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.22342902The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 3.86.
