Krilogy Financial LLC Sells 8,732 Shares of Compass Minerals International, Inc. (NYSE:CMP)

Krilogy Financial LLC decreased its holdings in Compass Minerals International, Inc. (NYSE:CMP) by 8.2% in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 97,265 shares of the basic materials company’s stock after selling 8,732 shares during the quarter. Krilogy Financial LLC’s holdings in Compass Minerals International were worth $1,094,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Denver PWM LLC raised its stake in Compass Minerals International by 33.8% in the third quarter. Denver PWM LLC now owns 3,745 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $45,000 after buying an additional 946 shares during the period. Inspire Investing LLC raised its stake in 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 buying an additional 1,437 shares during the period. Wolverine Asset Management LLC raised its stake in Compass Minerals International by 2.3% in the third quarter. Wolverine Asset Management LLC now owns 66,940 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $805,000 after buying an additional 1,482 shares during the period. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC raised its stake in Compass Minerals International by 2.0% in the third quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 89,357 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $1,074,000 after buying an additional 1,764 shares during the period. Finally, Signaturefd LLC raised its stake in 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 buying an additional 2,077 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 99.78% of the company’s stock.

Compass Minerals International Price Performance

Compass Minerals International stock opened at $14.23 on Monday. Compass Minerals International, Inc. has a 12 month low of $7.51 and a 12 month high of $23.99. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $13.00 and its 200-day moving average is $11.90. The company has a current ratio of 2.71, a quick ratio of 0.80 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.87. The company has a market capitalization of $589.75 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -2.73, a PEG ratio of 1.24 and a beta of 1.21.

Compass Minerals International (NYSE:CMP) last posted its earnings results on Monday, December 16th. The basic materials company reported ($0.77) EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.05 by ($0.82). Compass Minerals International had a negative net margin of 19.24% and a negative return on equity of 2.15%. The firm had revenue of $208.80 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $323.61 million. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.05 EPS. Compass Minerals International’s revenue for the quarter was down 38.9% compared to the same quarter last year. Equities research analysts expect that Compass Minerals International, Inc. will post 0.33 EPS for the current year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Separately, BMO Capital Markets dropped their price objective on Compass Minerals International from $20.00 to $18.00 and set a “market perform” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, December 18th.

Compass Minerals International Company Profile

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.