Compass Minerals International Inc’s recent filing unveils that its Director Reece Joseph E acquired Company’s shares for reported $48400.0 on Mar 26 ’25. In the deal valued at $9.68 per share,5,000 shares were bought. As a result of this transaction, Reece Joseph E now holds 21,000 shares worth roughly $0.28 million.
JP Morgan upgraded its Compass Minerals International Inc [CMP] rating to an Overweight from a a Neutral in a research note published on February 12, 2025; the price target was increased to $15 from $13. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including Loop Capital’s analysts, who increased its forecast for the stock in late April from “a Hold” to “a Buy”. Loop Capital also remained covering CMP and has decreased its forecast on March 04, 2024 with a “Hold” recommendation from previously “Buy” rating. JP Morgan revised its rating on November 20, 2023. It rated CMP as “a Neutral” which previously was an “an Underweight”.
Price Performance Review of CMP
On Tuesday, Compass Minerals International Inc [NYSE:CMP] saw its stock jump 2.00% to $13.26. Over the last five days, the stock has gained 10.41%. Compass Minerals International Inc shares have risen nearly 17.87% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have risen 5.07% over the past one year. While a 52-week high of $15.82 was reached on 01/21/25, a 52-week low of $7.51 was recorded on 04/04/25. SMA at 50 days reached $10.69, while 200 days put it at $11.67.
Levels Of Support And Resistance For CMP Stock
The 24-hour chart illustrates a support level at 13.02, which if violated will result in even more drops to 12.77. On the upside, there is a resistance level at 13.39. A further resistance level may holdings at 13.51. The Relative Strength Index (RSI) on the 14-day chart is 78.81, which indicates overbought technical sentiment, while the Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) stands at 1.35, which suggests price will go up in the next trading period. Percent R suggests that price movement has been bullish at 0.25%. Stochastics %K at 98.61% indicates the stock is a selling.
How much short interest is there in Compass Minerals International Inc?
A steep rise in short interest was recorded in Compass Minerals International Inc stocks on 2025-04-15, growing by 0.57 million shares to a total of 2.87 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2025-03-14 was 2.3 million shares. There was a rise of 19.83%, which implies that there is a positive sentiment for the stock.
The most recent change occurred on July 19, 2023 when BTIG Research began covering the stock and recommended ‘”a Neutral”‘ rating .
