A share price of Compass Minerals International Inc [CMP] is currently trading at $13.72, down -4.06%. It is a good measure of the stock’s recent performance to check whether the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The CMP shares have lost -1.72% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -28.24%, and not seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
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From an analyst’s perspective:
Compass Minerals International Inc [NYSE: CMP] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on March 04, 2024, when Loop Capital downgraded its rating to a Hold and also revised its price target to $26 from $29. Previously, JP Morgan upgraded its rating to Neutral on November 20, 2023, and dropped its price target to $24. On July 19, 2023, BTIG Research initiated with a Neutral rating. Loop Capital started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and suggested a price target of $58 on July 17, 2023. JP Morgan downgraded its rating to a Underweight and reduced its price target to $52 on February 10, 2022. Goldman upgraded its rating to Neutral for this stock on December 15, 2021, but kept the price target unchanged to $51. In a note dated November 17, 2021, Deutsche Bank upgraded an Buy rating on this stock and revised its target price from $74 to $73.
Compass Minerals International Inc experienced fluctuations in its stock price throughout the past year between $13.54 and $39.78. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $37 within the next 12 months. Compass Minerals International Inc [NYSE: CMP] shares were valued at $13.72 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 169.68% based on the average CMP price forecast.
Analyzing the CMP fundamentals
Trailing Twelve Months sales for Compass Minerals International Inc [NYSE:CMP] were 1.19B which represents -3.04% decline. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.19% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.04%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.03%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.01%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.01, Equity is 0.03 and Total Capital is 0.04. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 1.56.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 13.38 points at the first support level, and at 13.04 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 14.30, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 14.88.
Ratios To Look Out For
To put it in perspective, the Current Ratio for Compass Minerals International Inc [NYSE:CMP] is 3.07. Further, the Quick Ratio stands at 1.15, while the Cash Ratio is 0.14. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 0.47, the price to book ratio is 1.23.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Reece Joseph E, Director, that happened on Jan 22 ’24 when 5000.0 shares were purchased. Chief Commercial Officer, Standen James D. completed a deal on Sep 21 ’23 to buy 3503.0 shares.
