At the time of writing, Compass Minerals International Inc [CMP] stock is trading at $21.31, up 6.07%. An important factor to consider is whether the stock is rising or falling in short-term value. The CMP shares have gain 8.34% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 10.93%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Compass Minerals International Inc [NYSE: CMP] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on February 12, 2025, when JP Morgan upgraded its rating to a Overweight and also boosted its price target to $15 from $13. Previously, Loop Capital upgraded its rating to Buy on April 26, 2024, and dropped its price target to $23. On March 04, 2024, downgrade downgraded it’s rating to Hold and revised its price target to $26 on the stock. JP Morgan upgraded its rating to a Neutral and decreased its price target to $24 on November 20, 2023. BTIG Research initiated its recommendation with a Neutral. Loop Capital started tracking with a Buy rating for this stock on July 17, 2023, and assigned it a price target of $58. In a note dated February 10, 2022, JP Morgan downgraded an Underweight rating on this stock and revised its target price from $57 to $52.
For the past year, the stock price of Compass Minerals International Inc fluctuated between $7.51 and $20.96. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $23.5 within the next 12 months. Compass Minerals International Inc [NYSE: CMP] shares were valued at $21.31 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 10.28% based on the average CMP price forecast.
Analyzing the CMP fundamentals
According to Compass Minerals International Inc [NYSE:CMP], the company’s sales were 1.21B for trailing twelve months, which represents an 35.88% jump. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.15% with Operating Profit Margin at -0.06%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at -0.12%, and Net Profit Margin reading is -0.14%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at -0.09, Equity is -0.47 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 3.7.
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 20.31 points at the first support level, and at 19.30 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 21.90, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 22.48.
Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that Compass Minerals International Inc [NYSE:CMP] has a current ratio of 1.84. On the other hand, the Quick Ratio is 1.12, and the Cash Ratio is 0.16. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 0.73, the price to book ratio is 3.75.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Hood Jennifer R., Former Officer, that happened on May 16 ’25 when 1486.0 shares were purchased. Director, Reece Joseph E completed a deal on Mar 26 ’25 to buy 5000.0 shares.
