Compass Minerals (CMP) Stock Forecast, Price Target & Predictions

CMP Stock Forecast

Compass Minerals stock forecast is as follows: an average price target of $23.50 (represents a 91.84% upside from CMP’s last price of $12.25) and a rating consensus of 'Buy', based on 4 wall street analysts offering a 1-year stock forecast.

CMP Price Target

The average price target for Compass Minerals (CMP) is $23.50 based on 1-year price targets from 4 Wall Street analysts in the past 3 months, with a price target range of $36.00 to $15.00. This represents a potential 91.84% upside from CMP's last price of $12.25.

CMP Analyst Ratings

Buy

According to 4 Wall Street analysts, Compass Minerals's rating consensus is 'Buy'. The analyst rating breakdown for CMP stock is 0 'Strong Buy' (0.00%), 2 'Buy' (50.00%), 2 'Hold' (50.00%), 0 'Sell' (0.00%), and 0 'Strong Sell' (0.00%).

Compass Minerals Price Target by Analyst

Date	Analyst	Company	Price Target	Price when Published	Price Target/Price when Published	Price Target/Last Closing Price
Apr 26, 2024	Chris Kapsch	Loop Capital Markets	$23.00	$12.62	82.25%	87.76%
Apr 24, 2024	David Begleiter	Deutsche Bank	$15.00	$12.78	17.37%	22.45%
Mar 26, 2024	Joel Jackson	BMO Capital	$20.00	$14.08	42.05%	63.27%
Dec 01, 2022	-	J.P. Morgan	$36.00	$43.05	-16.38%	193.88%
May 23, 2022	-	Deutsche Bank	$55.00	$44.17	24.52%	348.98%

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The latest Compass Minerals stock forecast, released on Apr 26, 2024 by Chris Kapsch from Loop Capital Markets, set a price target of $23.00, which represents a 82.25% increase from the stock price at the time of the forecast ($12.62), and a 87.76% increase from CMP last price ($12.25).

Compass Minerals Price Target by Period

	1M	3M	12M
# Anlaysts	-	-	3
Avg Price Target	-	-	$19.33
Last Closing Price	$12.25	$12.25	$12.25
Upside/Downside	-100.00%	-100.00%	57.80%

In the current month, the average price target of Compass Minerals stock is -, according to 0 Wall Street analyst offering twelve months forecast. The average price target represents a -100.00% decrease as opposed to Compass Minerals's last price of $12.25. This month's average price target is down NaN% compared to last quarter, and down -100.00% compared to last year.

Analyst Ratings Upgrades/Downgrades

Date	Company	Previous Rating	New Rating	Rating Change
Sep 18, 2024	BMO Capital	Market Perform	Market Perform	Hold
Apr 26, 2024	Loop Capital Markets	-	Buy	Upgrade
Apr 24, 2024	Deutsche Bank	Buy	Buy	Hold
Mar 26, 2024	BMO Capital	Market Perform	Market Perform	Hold
Nov 20, 2023	Jefferies	-	Neutral	Upgrade
May 23, 2022	Deutsche Bank	Buy	Buy	Hold

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Compass Minerals's last stock rating was published by BMO Capital on Sep 18, 2024. The company gave CMP a "Market Perform" rating, the same as its previous rate.

Compass Minerals Financial Forecast

Compass Minerals Revenue Forecast

	Sep 25	Jun 25	Mar 25	Dec 24	Sep 24	Jun 24	Mar 24	Dec 23	Sep 23	Jun 23	Mar 23	Dec 22	Sep 22	Jun 22	Mar 22	Sep 21	Jun 21	Mar 21	Dec 20	Sep 20	Jun 20	Mar 20	Dec 19	Sep 19	Jun 19	Mar 19	Mar 18	Mar 17	Mar 16	Mar 15
Revenue	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	$233.60M	$207.60M	$411.10M	$352.40M	$249.40M	$214.70M	$448.50M	$211.70M	$199.40M	$426.00M	$421.10M	$282.40M	$256.10M	$413.90M	$500.30M	$341.30M	$245.20M	$403.70M	$437.90M	$387.80M	$345.70M	$393.00M
Avg Forecast	$243.80M	$232.21M	$443.90M	$332.20M	$212.42M	$197.41M	$386.97M	$352.84M	$229.88M	$211.22M	$431.48M	$368.54M	$225.40M	$209.38M	$422.25M	$441.84M	$194.04M	$451.49M	$441.37M	$319.72M	$246.06M	$420.10M	$521.09M	$351.90M	$250.99M	$417.50M	$426.06M	$307.78M	$314.92M	$410.56M
High Forecast	$243.80M	$232.21M	$443.90M	$332.20M	$213.05M	$197.51M	$386.97M	$367.01M	$249.51M	$211.22M	$431.48M	$368.54M	$225.40M	$209.38M	$422.25M	$441.84M	$194.04M	$451.49M	$441.37M	$319.72M	$246.06M	$420.10M	$521.09M	$351.90M	$250.99M	$417.50M	$511.28M	$369.33M	$377.90M	$492.68M
Low Forecast	$243.80M	$232.21M	$443.90M	$332.20M	$211.79M	$197.31M	$386.97M	$330.95M	$211.83M	$211.22M	$431.48M	$368.54M	$225.40M	$209.38M	$422.25M	$441.84M	$194.04M	$451.49M	$441.37M	$319.72M	$246.06M	$420.10M	$521.09M	$351.90M	$250.99M	$417.50M	$340.85M	$246.22M	$251.93M	$328.45M
# Analysts	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	4	5	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	7	7	9	8	6	10	6	14	9	18	10
Surprise %	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.02%	0.98%	0.95%	0.96%	1.11%	1.03%	1.06%	0.48%	1.03%	0.94%	0.95%	0.88%	1.04%	0.99%	0.96%	0.97%	0.98%	0.97%	1.03%	1.26%	1.10%	0.96%

Compass Minerals's average Quarter revenue forecast for Dec 23 based on 4 analysts is $352.84M, with a low forecast of $330.95M, and a high forecast of $367.01M. CMP's average Quarter revenue forecast represents a 51.05% increase compared to the company's last Quarter revenue of $233.60M (Sep 23).

Compass Minerals EBITDA Forecast

	Sep 25	Jun 25	Mar 25	Dec 24	Sep 24	Jun 24	Mar 24	Dec 23	Sep 23	Jun 23	Mar 23	Dec 22	Sep 22	Jun 22	Mar 22	Sep 21	Jun 21	Mar 21	Dec 20	Sep 20	Jun 20	Mar 20	Dec 19	Sep 19	Jun 19	Mar 19	Mar 18	Mar 17	Mar 16	Mar 15
# Analysts	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	4	5	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	7	7	9	8	6	10	6	14	9	18	10
EBITDA	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	$1.40M	$-600.00K	$47.50M	$51.90M	$5.40M	$-4.50M	$18.30M	$-45.90M	$103.90M	$-160.70M	$84.60M	$49.30M	$55.00M	$91.40M	$125.70M	$67.00M	$34.50M	$63.70M	$65.00M	$69.90M	$95.40M	$107.30M
Avg Forecast	$29.37M	$27.97M	$53.47M	$40.02M	$25.59M	$23.78M	$77.43M	$42.51M	$27.69M	$25.44M	$82.81M	$57.53M	$27.15M	$25.22M	$88.56M	$53.23M	$23.38M	$-84.18M	$53.17M	$38.52M	$29.64M	$38.87M	$62.77M	$42.39M	$30.24M	$50.29M	$29.85M	$30.71M	$68.12M	$91.97M
High Forecast	$29.37M	$27.97M	$53.47M	$40.02M	$25.67M	$23.79M	$92.91M	$44.21M	$30.06M	$25.44M	$99.37M	$69.03M	$27.15M	$25.22M	$106.28M	$53.23M	$23.38M	$-67.34M	$53.17M	$38.52M	$29.64M	$46.64M	$62.77M	$42.39M	$30.24M	$50.29M	$35.82M	$36.85M	$81.74M	$110.37M
Low Forecast	$29.37M	$27.97M	$53.47M	$40.02M	$25.51M	$23.77M	$61.94M	$39.87M	$25.52M	$25.44M	$66.25M	$46.02M	$27.15M	$25.22M	$70.85M	$53.23M	$23.38M	$-101.01M	$53.17M	$38.52M	$29.64M	$31.09M	$62.77M	$42.39M	$30.24M	$50.29M	$23.88M	$24.57M	$54.50M	$73.58M
Surprise %	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.05%	-0.02%	0.57%	0.90%	0.20%	-0.18%	0.21%	-0.86%	4.44%	1.91%	1.59%	1.28%	1.86%	2.35%	2.00%	1.58%	1.14%	1.27%	2.18%	2.28%	1.40%	1.17%

4 analysts predict CMP's average Quarter EBITDA for Dec 23 to be $42.51M, with a high of $44.21M and a low of $39.87M. This is 2936.14% upper than Compass Minerals's previous annual EBITDA (Sep 23) of $1.40M.

Compass Minerals Net Income Forecast

	Sep 25	Jun 25	Mar 25	Dec 24	Sep 24	Jun 24	Mar 24	Dec 23	Sep 23	Jun 23	Mar 23	Dec 22	Sep 22	Jun 22	Mar 22	Sep 21	Jun 21	Mar 21	Dec 20	Sep 20	Jun 20	Mar 20	Dec 19	Sep 19	Jun 19	Mar 19	Mar 18	Mar 17	Mar 16	Mar 15
# Analysts	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	4	5	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	7	7	9	8	6	10	6	14	9	18	10
Net Income	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	$-2.50M	$39.90M	$-21.60M	$-300.00K	$-4.90M	$-10.70M	$-29.00M	$-4.60M	$-16.40M	$32.90M	$32.30M	$-2.10M	$1.70M	$27.60M	$56.10M	$10.60M	$-11.80M	$7.60M	$12.60M	$21.50M	$49.70M	$60.60M
Avg Forecast	$-8.23M	$-2.47M	$22.63M	$411.52K	$-18.11M	$-28.42M	$-15.59M	$8.92M	$822.59K	$-5.90M	$-16.67M	$8.57M	$-8.72M	$-12.76M	$-17.83M	$-8.15M	$-2.18M	$-117.12M	$55.21M	$18.20M	$-7.52M	$18.40M	$74.93M	$29.12M	$-5.21M	$136.80M	$12.25M	$15.91M	$44.84M	$63.19M
High Forecast	$-8.23M	$-2.47M	$22.63M	$411.52K	$-15.41M	$-28.42M	$-12.47M	$12.27M	$8.02M	$-5.90M	$-13.34M	$10.28M	$-8.72M	$-12.76M	$-14.26M	$-8.15M	$-2.18M	$-93.70M	$55.21M	$18.20M	$-7.52M	$22.08M	$74.93M	$29.12M	$-5.21M	$164.16M	$14.70M	$19.09M	$53.81M	$75.83M
Low Forecast	$-8.23M	$-2.47M	$22.63M	$411.52K	$-21.19M	$-28.42M	$-18.71M	$4.09M	$-6.17M	$-5.90M	$-20.01M	$6.85M	$-8.72M	$-12.76M	$-21.40M	$-8.15M	$-2.18M	$-140.55M	$55.21M	$18.20M	$-7.52M	$14.72M	$74.93M	$29.12M	$-5.21M	$109.44M	$9.80M	$12.73M	$35.87M	$50.55M
Surprise %	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-3.04%	-6.77%	1.30%	-0.04%	0.56%	0.84%	1.63%	0.56%	7.54%	-0.28%	0.59%	-0.12%	-0.23%	1.50%	0.75%	0.36%	2.26%	0.06%	1.03%	1.35%	1.11%	0.96%

Compass Minerals's average Quarter net income forecast for Sep 23 is $822.59K, with a range of $-6.17M to $8.02M. CMP's average Quarter net income forecast represents a -97.94% decrease compared to the company's last Quarter net income of $39.90M (Jun 23).

Compass Minerals SG&A Forecast

	Sep 25	Jun 25	Mar 25	Dec 24	Sep 24	Jun 24	Mar 24	Dec 23	Sep 23	Jun 23	Mar 23	Dec 22	Sep 22	Jun 22	Mar 22	Sep 21	Jun 21	Mar 21	Dec 20	Sep 20	Jun 20	Mar 20	Dec 19	Sep 19	Jun 19	Mar 19	Mar 18	Mar 17	Mar 16	Mar 15
# Analysts	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	4	5	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	7	7	9	8	6	10	6	14	9	18	10
SG&A	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	$40.20M	$35.20M	$37.30M	$42.10M	$32.10M	$37.40M	$44.60M	$31.00M	$29.30M	$32.40M	$45.60M	$41.30M	$41.80M	$43.10M	$45.80M	$46.30M	$41.70M	$39.40M	$38.80M	$40.20M	$28.30M	$28.50M
Avg Forecast	$28.70M	$27.33M	$52.25M	$39.10M	$25.00M	$23.24M	$57.46M	$41.53M	$27.06M	$24.86M	$61.45M	$48.35M	$26.53M	$24.64M	$65.72M	$52.00M	$22.84M	$16.97M	$51.95M	$37.63M	$28.96M	$28.73M	$61.33M	$41.42M	$29.54M	$49.14M	$37.72M	$29.75M	$25.53M	$29.72M
High Forecast	$28.70M	$27.33M	$52.25M	$39.10M	$25.08M	$23.25M	$68.95M	$43.20M	$29.37M	$24.86M	$73.74M	$58.02M	$26.53M	$24.64M	$78.87M	$52.00M	$22.84M	$20.37M	$51.95M	$37.63M	$28.96M	$34.48M	$61.33M	$41.42M	$29.54M	$49.14M	$45.27M	$35.70M	$30.64M	$35.66M
Low Forecast	$28.70M	$27.33M	$52.25M	$39.10M	$24.93M	$23.22M	$45.97M	$38.95M	$24.93M	$24.86M	$49.16M	$38.68M	$26.53M	$24.64M	$52.58M	$52.00M	$22.84M	$13.58M	$51.95M	$37.63M	$28.96M	$22.99M	$61.33M	$41.42M	$29.54M	$49.14M	$30.18M	$23.80M	$20.43M	$23.78M
Surprise %	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.49%	1.42%	0.61%	0.87%	1.21%	1.52%	0.68%	0.60%	1.28%	1.91%	0.88%	1.10%	1.44%	1.50%	0.75%	1.12%	1.41%	0.80%	1.03%	1.35%	1.11%	0.96%

Compass Minerals's average Quarter SG&A projection for Dec 23 is $41.53M, based on 4 Wall Street analysts, with a range of $38.95M to $43.20M. The forecast indicates a 3.31% rise compared to CMP last annual SG&A of $40.20M (Sep 23).

Compass Minerals EPS Forecast

	Sep 25	Jun 25	Mar 25	Dec 24	Sep 24	Jun 24	Mar 24	Dec 23	Sep 23	Jun 23	Mar 23	Dec 22	Sep 22	Jun 22	Mar 22	Sep 21	Jun 21	Mar 21	Dec 20	Sep 20	Jun 20	Mar 20	Dec 19	Sep 19	Jun 19	Mar 19	Mar 18	Mar 17	Mar 16	Mar 15
# Analysts	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	4	5	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	7	7	9	8	6	10	6	14	9	18	10
EPS	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	$-0.06	$0.97	$-0.53	$-0.01	$-0.14	$-0.31	$-0.85	$-0.14	$-0.48	$0.97	$0.95	$-0.06	$0.05	$0.81	$1.66	$0.31	$-0.35	$0.22	$0.37	$0.64	$1.47	$1.80
Avg Forecast	$-0.20	$-0.06	$0.55	$0.01	$-0.44	$-0.69	$0.63	$0.22	$0.02	$-0.14	$0.61	$0.52	$-0.21	$-0.31	$0.89	$-0.20	$-0.05	$0.64	$1.34	$0.44	$-0.18	$0.57	$1.82	$0.71	$-0.13	$0.01	$0.35	$0.37	$1.20	$1.95
High Forecast	$-0.20	$-0.06	$0.55	$0.01	$-0.37	$-0.69	$0.63	$0.30	$0.19	$-0.14	$0.61	$0.52	$-0.21	$-0.31	$0.89	$-0.20	$-0.05	$0.64	$1.34	$0.44	$-0.18	$0.57	$1.82	$0.71	$-0.13	$0.01	$0.42	$0.44	$1.44	$2.34
Low Forecast	$-0.20	$-0.06	$0.55	$0.01	$-0.51	$-0.69	$0.63	$0.10	$-0.15	$-0.14	$0.61	$0.52	$-0.21	$-0.31	$0.89	$-0.20	$-0.05	$0.64	$1.34	$0.44	$-0.18	$0.57	$1.82	$0.71	$-0.13	$0.01	$0.28	$0.30	$0.96	$1.56
Surprise %	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-3.04%	-6.77%	-0.87%	-0.01%	0.66%	1.00%	-0.95%	0.71%	9.08%	1.52%	0.71%	-0.14%	-0.27%	1.41%	0.91%	0.44%	2.76%	37.45%	1.06%	1.73%	1.23%	0.92%

According to 5 Wall Street analysts, Compass Minerals's projected average Quarter EPS for Sep 23 is $0.02, with a low estimate of $-0.15 and a high estimate of $0.19. This represents a -97.94% decrease compared to CMP previous annual EPS of $0.97 (Jun 23).

Compass Minerals Peer Comparison by Price Target

Ticker	Company	Last Closing Price	Avg Price Target	Upside/Downside	Avg Rating
LAC	Lithium Americas	$4.22	$16.96	301.90%	Buy
NMG	Nouveau Monde Graphite	$1.33	$3.25	144.36%	Buy
CMP	Compass Minerals	$12.25	$23.50	91.84%	Buy
MTRN	Materion	$119.88	$125.00	4.27%	Buy
NEXA	Nexa Resources	$7.62	$7.13	-6.43%	Hold
PLL	Piedmont Lithium	$13.35	$9.40	-29.59%	Buy

CMP Forecast FAQ

Is Compass Minerals a good buy?

Yes, according to 4 Wall Street analysts, Compass Minerals (CMP) is considered a 'Buy'. The rating consensus is based on 0 'Strong Buy' and 2 'Buy' recommendations, accounting for 50.00% of CMP's total ratings.

What is CMP's price target?

Compass Minerals (CMP) average price target is $23.5 with a range of $15 to $36, implying a 91.84% from its last price of $12.25. The data is based on 4 Wall Street analysts who provided a twelve-month price target estimate in the last three months.

Will Compass Minerals stock go up soon?

According to Wall Street analysts' prediction for CMP stock, the company can go up by 91.84% (from the last price of $12.25 to the average price target of $23.5), up by 193.88% based on the highest stock price target, and up by 22.45% based on the lowest stock price target.

Can Compass Minerals stock reach $20?

CMP's average twelve months analyst stock price target of $23.5 supports the claim that Compass Minerals can reach $20 in the near future.

What are Compass Minerals's analysts' financial forecasts?

Compass Minerals's analysts financial forecasts for the fiscal year (Sep 2024) are as follows: average revenue is $1.15B (high $1.16B, low $1.13B), average EBITDA is $169.3M (high $186.58M, low $151.09M), average net income is $-53.199M (high $-44.04M, low $-64.231M), average SG&A $147.22M (high $160.47M, low $133.07M), and average EPS is $-0.284 (high $-0.137, low $-0.476). CMP's analysts financial forecasts for the fiscal year (Sep 2025) are as follows: average revenue is $1.25B (high $1.25B, low $1.25B), average EBITDA is $150.84M (high $150.84M, low $150.84M), average net income is $12.35M (high $12.35M, low $12.35M), average SG&A $147.37M (high $147.37M, low $147.37M), and average EPS is $0.3 (high $0.3, low $0.3).

Did the CMP's actual financial results beat the analysts' financial forecasts?

Based on Compass Minerals's last annual report (Sep 2022), the company's revenue was $1.24B, beating the average analysts forecast of $857.03M by 45.16%. Apple's EBITDA was $39.4M, missing the average prediction of $140.94M by -72.05%. The company's net income was $-36.7M, missing the average estimation of $-39.312M by -6.64%. Apple's SG&A was $153.6M, beating the average forecast of $116.9M by 31.40%. Lastly, the company's EPS was $-1.08, missing the average prediction of $0.371 by -390.85%. In terms of the last quarterly report (Sep 2023), Compass Minerals's revenue was $233.6M, beating the average analysts' forecast of $229.88M by 1.62%. The company's EBITDA was $1.4M, missing the average prediction of $27.69M by -94.94%. Compass Minerals's net income was $-2.5M, missing the average estimation of $822.59K by -403.92%. The company's SG&A was $40.2M, beating the average forecast of $27.06M by 48.57%. Lastly, the company's EPS was $-0.0608, missing the average prediction of $0.02 by -404.17%