Triune Financial Partners LLC Buys New Holdings in Compass Minerals International, Inc. (NYSE:CMP)

Triune Financial Partners LLC acquired a new stake in Compass Minerals International, Inc. (NYSE:CMP) during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor acquired 10,221 shares of the basic materials company’s stock, valued at approximately $123,000.

Several other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. CarsonAllaria Wealth Management Ltd. grew its holdings in shares of Compass Minerals International by 26.2% during the second quarter. CarsonAllaria Wealth Management Ltd. now owns 4,659 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $48,000 after buying an additional 966 shares in the last quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD lifted its stake in Compass Minerals International by 4.3% in the 1st quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 32,722 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $516,000 after purchasing an additional 1,358 shares in the last quarter. Inspire Investing LLC grew its position in shares of Compass Minerals International by 3.9% in the third quarter. Inspire Investing LLC now owns 38,326 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $461,000 after purchasing an additional 1,437 shares in the last quarter. Signaturefd LLC increased its holdings in shares of Compass Minerals International by 629.4% in the third quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 2,407 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $29,000 after purchasing an additional 2,077 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Thompson Siegel & Walmsley LLC lifted its position in Compass Minerals International by 0.3% during the second quarter. Thompson Siegel & Walmsley LLC now owns 860,796 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $8,892,000 after buying an additional 2,167 shares in the last quarter. 99.78% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Compass Minerals International Stock Performance

Compass Minerals International stock traded down $0.46 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $12.74. 48,990 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 801,243. Compass Minerals International, Inc. has a twelve month low of $7.51 and a twelve month high of $27.25. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.47, a quick ratio of 0.74 and a current ratio of 2.90. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $11.52 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $11.67. The firm has a market cap of $528.07 million, a PE ratio of -3.22 and a beta of 1.10.

Compass Minerals International (NYSE:CMP) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, September 17th. The basic materials company reported ($1.01) earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.67) by ($0.34). Compass Minerals International had a negative net margin of 14.81% and a positive return on equity of 4.79%. The firm had revenue of $202.90 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $201.86 million. Equities analysts predict that Compass Minerals International, Inc. will post 0.02 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research firms have weighed in on CMP. BMO Capital Markets reiterated a “market perform” rating and issued a $20.00 target price on shares of Compass Minerals International in a report on Wednesday, September 18th. StockNews.com raised shares of Compass Minerals International to a “sell” rating in a research report on Wednesday, September 18th. One equities 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 stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Compass Minerals International has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target 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.