On Tuesday, Compass Minerals International Inc (NYSE: CMP) opened lower -3.47% from the last session, before settling in for the closing price of $12.98. Price fluctuations for CMP have ranged from $7.51 to $27.25 over the past 52 weeks.
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It was noted that within the last five years, the titan of the Basic Materials sector saw sales slided by -3.25%. Company’s average yearly earnings per share was noted -167.33% at the time writing. With a float of $41.01 million, this company’s outstanding shares have now reached $41.15 million.
The extent of productivity of a business whose workforce counts for 1981 workers is very important to gauge. In terms of profitability, gross margin is 17.84%, operating margin of 0.75%, and the pretax margin is -2.77%.
Compass Minerals International Inc (CMP) Insider and Institutional Ownership
A key investor’s attitude towards the stock of the Other Industrial Metals & Mining industry is another important factor to consider. The insider ownership of Compass Minerals International Inc is 1.06%, while institutional ownership is 104.35%. The most recent insider transaction that took place on Jan 22 ’24, was worth 106,200. In this transaction Director of this company bought 5,000 shares at a rate of $21.24, taking the stock ownership to the 16,000 shares.
Compass Minerals International Inc (CMP) Latest Financial update
If we go through the results of last quarter, which was made public on 6/30/2024, the company posted -0.06 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, coming under the agreed prediction (set at -0.04) by -0.02. Wall Street market experts anticipate that the next fiscal year will bring earnings of 0.01 per share during the current fiscal year.
According to the Wall Street analysts, stocks earnings will be around -167.33% per share during the next fiscal year. For the long-term projections, market analysts anticipate that the company’s EPS will surge by 29.96% during the next five years compared to -27.52% drop over the previous five years of trading.
Compass Minerals International Inc (NYSE: CMP) Trading Performance Indicators
Check out the current performance indicators for Compass Minerals International Inc (CMP). In the past quarter, the stock posted a quick ratio of 0.74. In addition, a publicly-traded company’s price to sales ratio for the trailing twelve months stands at 0.45.
For the trailing twelve months, Company’s Diluted EPS (Earnings per Share) is -4.01, a number that is poised to hit -0.44 in the next quarter and is forecasted to reach 0.26 in one year’s time.
Technical Analysis of Compass Minerals International Inc (CMP)
The latest stats from [Compass Minerals International Inc, CMP] show that its last 5-days average volume of 0.53 million was inferior to 0.8 million than last year’s volume. As of the previous 9 days, the stock’s Stochastic %D was 51.07%. Additionally, its Average True Range was 0.72.
During the past 100 days, Compass Minerals International Inc’s (CMP) raw stochastic average was set at 76.88%, which indicates a significant increase from 29.77% during the past two weeks. Based on volatility metrics of the stock, it showed a historical volatility of 53.40% in the past 14 days, which was lower than the 67.49% volatility it showed in the past 100 days.
At the time of writing, stock’s 50-day Moving Average is $11.77, while its 200-day Moving Average is $13.79. Now, the first resistance to watch is $12.78. This is followed by the second major resistance level at $13.04. The third major resistance level sits at $13.31. If the price goes on to break the first support level at $12.26, it is likely to go to the next support level at $11.99. The third support level lies at $11.73 if the price breaches the second support level.
Compass Minerals International Inc (NYSE: CMP) Key Stats
There are currently 41,449K shares outstanding in the company with a market cap of 519.36 million. Presently, the company’s annual sales total 1,205 M according to its annual income of 15,500 K. Last quarter, the company’s sales amounted to 202,900 K and its income totaled -43,600 K.
