XTX Topco Ltd Invests $415,000 in Compass Minerals International, Inc. (NYSE:CMP)

XTX Topco Ltd bought a new stake in shares of Compass Minerals International, Inc. (NYSE:CMP) during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm bought 34,550 shares of the basic materials company’s stock, valued at approximately $415,000. XTX Topco Ltd owned 0.08% of Compass Minerals International at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Point72 Asia Singapore Pte. Ltd. raised its position in shares of Compass Minerals International by 1,145.5% during the third quarter. Point72 Asia Singapore Pte. Ltd. now owns 55,087 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $662,000 after buying an additional 50,664 shares during the last quarter. Repertoire Partners LP bought a new stake in Compass Minerals International in the 3rd quarter valued at $1,202,000. Weiss Asset Management LP bought a new stake in Compass Minerals International in the 3rd quarter valued at $1,177,000. Quantbot Technologies LP bought a new position in shares of Compass Minerals International during the 3rd quarter valued at about $535,000. Finally, Michelson Medical Research Foundation Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Compass Minerals International in the third quarter worth about $6,070,000. 99.78% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts recently commented on the company. BMO Capital Markets reissued a “market perform” rating and set a $20.00 price target on shares of Compass Minerals International in a research note on Wednesday, September 18th. StockNews.com raised shares of Compass Minerals International to a “sell” rating in a report on Wednesday, September 18th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have given a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $31.00.

Compass Minerals International Price Performance

Shares of Compass Minerals International stock opened at $13.06 on Monday. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $13.58 and a 200-day moving average price of $11.90. Compass Minerals International, Inc. has a one year low of $7.51 and a one year high of $27.25. The stock has a market cap of $541.32 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -3.19 and a beta of 1.17. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.47, a quick ratio of 0.74 and a current ratio of 2.90.

Compass Minerals International (NYSE:CMP) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, September 17th. The basic materials company reported ($1.01) earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.67) by ($0.34). Compass Minerals International had a negative net margin of 14.81% and a positive return on equity of 4.75%. The firm had revenue of $202.90 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $201.86 million. Equities analysts expect that Compass Minerals International, Inc. will post 0.04 EPS for the current year.

Compass Minerals International Company Profile

Compass Minerals International, Inc, provides essential minerals in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and internationally. It operates through two segments, Salt and Plant Nutrition. The Salt segment produces, markets, and sells sodium chloride and magnesium chloride, including rock salt, mechanically and solar evaporated salt, and brine and flake magnesium chloride products; and purchases potassium chloride and calcium chloride to sell as finished products or to blend with sodium chloride to produce specialty products.