CMP
Compass Minerals InternationalANYSE / Materials
Last Price
At close
2026-07-18
Current thesis
The best post-print support is internal: profitability recovered, first-half adjusted EBITDA improved to $151.7 million, Plant Nutrition margins strengthened materially, debt and leverage moved lower, and management said full-year total EBITDA remains on track despite the mix shift.
Posture
Constructive
Lead driver
Value
What changed
Value remains the lead driver in the composite, 7D delta -0.3.
What can break
Direct peer read-through is weak because the provided peer set is mostly loose same-sector market-cap matches rather than close operating analogues.
Momentum
88
Value
60
Sentiment
45
Setup hits (3d)
0 · Net Neutral
AI TargetsBase $26.00 · Bull $33.00 · Bear $20.00
Data freshness
Prices
As of 2026-07-18
Fundamentals
As of 2026-07-17 • Vendor: Data Vendor v1
Scores
As of 2026-07-18 • Model: HYBRID_IC_RP
AI Memo
As of 2026-05-09 • Model: RankAlpha Sentiment Codex
Investment thesisAs of 2026-07-18
Investment thesis
As of 2026-07-18
Supporting evidence
What
Grade A · Constructive
Confidence Medium · Net Neutral
Target $32.25
Why
Momentum88 · Δ7d -1.3
Value60 · Δ7d -0.3
Sentiment45 · Δ7d -1.3
So what
Strength-led posture (Net Neutral). Favor watchlist adds and disciplined entries.
Lead driver: Value · See fundamentals
Momentum
88
26% active weight
Current posture
7d trendSoftening
Δ7d
-1.3
Δ21d
-10.1
Value
60
39% active weight
Current posture
7d trendFlat
Δ7d
-0.3
Δ21d
+0.1
Sentiment
45
34% active weight
Current posture
7d trendSoftening
Δ7d
-1.3
Δ21d
+3.4
Why this grade
Composite grade A. Momentum 88.3 / Value 60.0 / Sentiment 44.8
Fundamentals (TTM)As of 2026-07-17
Fundamentals (TTM)
As of 2026-07-17
Market Cap
$1.24B
Beta
1.17
Shares Out
41.96M
P/E (TTM) · Derived
-15.4
P/S (TTM)
0.70
P/FCF (TTM)
6.81
Rev YoY
-8.4%
EPS YoY
-138.3%
Gross Margin
+17.2%
Op Margin
+1.4%
Net Debt
$841.9M
Current Ratio
2.06
As of 2026-07-18 • Updated nightlySource: Internal modelMethodology