Compass Minerals International (CMP) to Release Earnings on Monday

Compass Minerals International (NYSE:CMP) will issue its quarterly earnings data before the market opens on Monday, September 30th. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of ($0.74) per share for the quarter.

Compass Minerals International Stock Up 1.1 %

Shares of Compass Minerals International stock opened at $12.39 on Friday. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $10.39 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $12.19. The stock has a market capitalization of $512.13 million, a PE ratio of -5.93, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.16 and a beta of 1.10. Compass Minerals International has a 52-week low of $7.51 and a 52-week high of $28.70. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.25, a quick ratio of 1.15 and a current ratio of 2.98.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts recently weighed in on the stock. BMO Capital Markets restated a “market perform” rating and issued a $20.00 price objective on shares of Compass Minerals International in a report on Wednesday, September 18th. StockNews.com upgraded Compass Minerals International to a “sell” rating in a research note on Wednesday, September 18th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have issued a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $31.00.

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.