On Tuesday, Compass Minerals International Inc (NYSE: CMP) opened higher 3.44% from the last session, before settling in for the closing price of $13.65. Price fluctuations for CMP have ranged from $7.51 to $27.25 over the past 52 weeks.
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During the last 5-year period, the sales drop of Basic Materials Sector giant was -3.25%. Company’s average yearly earnings per share was noted -163.78% at the time writing. With a float of $41.01 million, this company’s outstanding shares have now reached $41.36 million.
Let’s determine the extent of company efficiency that accounts for 1981 employees. 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 Activity
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 102.42%. 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) Earnings and Forecasts
Wall Street market experts anticipate that the next fiscal year will bring earnings of 0 per share during the current fiscal year.
According to the Wall Street analysts, stocks earnings will be around -163.78% 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 0.51.
For the trailing twelve months, Company’s Diluted EPS (Earnings per Share) is -4.01, a number that is poised to hit -0.43 in the next quarter and is forecasted to reach 0.26 in one year’s time.
Technical Analysis of Compass Minerals International Inc (CMP)
Looking closely at Compass Minerals International Inc (NYSE: CMP), its last 5-days average volume was 0.69 million, which is a drop from its year-to-date volume of 0.81 million. As of the previous 9 days, the stock’s Stochastic %D was 29.04%. Additionally, its Average True Range was 0.82.
During the past 100 days, Compass Minerals International Inc’s (CMP) raw stochastic average was set at 79.54%, which indicates a significant increase from 41.35% during the past two weeks. Based on volatility metrics of the stock, it showed a historical volatility of 42.47% in the past 14 days, which was lower than the 71.11% volatility it showed in the past 100 days.
At the time of writing, stock’s 50-day Moving Average is $13.43, while its 200-day Moving Average is $13.05. However, in the short run, Compass Minerals International Inc’s stock first resistance to watch stands at $14.51. Second resistance stands at $14.89. The third major resistance level sits at $15.52. If the price goes on to break the first support level at $13.50, it is likely to go to the next support level at $12.87. Should the price break the second support level, the third support level stands at $12.49.
Compass Minerals International Inc (NYSE: CMP) Key Stats
There are currently 41,449K shares outstanding in the company with a market cap of 585.27 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.
