Compass Minerals International (NYSE:CMP) Releases Quarterly Earnings Results, Misses Expectations By $0.82 EPS

Compass Minerals International (NYSE:CMP) posted its earnings results on Monday. The basic materials company reported ($0.77) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.05 by ($0.82), Briefing.com reports. The firm had revenue of $208.80 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $323.61 million. Compass Minerals International had a positive return on equity of 4.75% and a negative net margin of 14.81%. Compass Minerals International’s revenue was down 38.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.05 EPS. Compass Minerals International updated its FY 2025 guidance to EPS.

Compass Minerals International Stock Performance

Shares of CMP stock opened at $12.82 on Wednesday. Compass Minerals International has a 12 month low of $7.51 and a 12 month high of $27.10. The company has a current ratio of 2.90, a quick ratio of 0.74 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.47. The company has a market cap of $531.38 million, a P/E ratio of -2.46 and a beta of 1.17. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $13.59 and a 200 day moving average price of $11.90.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

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

About Compass Minerals International

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.