Stifel Nicolaus analyst Vincent Anderson maintained a Buy rating on Compass Minerals International (CMP – Research Report) today and set a price target of $48.00. The company’s shares closed yesterday at $21.25.
According to TipRanks, Anderson is a 4-star analyst with an average return of 7.9% and a 47.47% success rate. Anderson covers the Basic Materials sector, focusing on stocks such as Ashland, CF Holdings, and Compass Minerals International.
In addition to Stifel Nicolaus, Compass Minerals International also received a Buy from Loop Capital Markets’s Chris Kapsch in a report issued on January 25. However, yesterday, BMO Capital maintained a Hold rating on Compass Minerals International (NYSE: CMP).
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CMP market cap is currently $932M and has a P/E ratio of -14.57.
Based on the recent corporate insider activity of 62 insiders, corporate insider sentiment is positive on the stock. This means that over the past quarter there has been an increase of insiders buying their shares of CMP in relation to earlier this year.
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Compass Minerals International (CMP) Company Description:
Compass Minerals International, Inc. engages in the production of salt, plant nutrients, and magnesium chloride for distribution in North America. It operates through the following segments: Salt, Plant Nutrition North America, and Plant Nutrition South America. The Salt segment offers products for use in road deicing and dust control, food processing, water softeners, and agricultural and industrial applications. The Plant Nutrition North America segment produces and markets sulfate of potash crop nutrients, industrial-grade SOP and micronutrients. The Plant Nutrition South America segment manufactures specialty plant nutrition solution-based products that are used in direct soil and foliar applications. The company was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Overland Park, KS.
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