Thompson Siegel & Walmsley LLC Purchases 2,167 Shares of Compass Minerals International, Inc. (NYSE:CMP)

Thompson Siegel & Walmsley LLC grew its position in Compass Minerals International, Inc. (NYSE:CMP) by 0.3% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 860,796 shares of the basic materials company’s stock after purchasing an additional 2,167 shares during the period. Thompson Siegel & Walmsley LLC owned about 2.08% of Compass Minerals International worth $8,892,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. increased its stake in Compass Minerals International by 7.9% during the 4th quarter. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. now owns 8,410 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $213,000 after purchasing an additional 617 shares in the last quarter. CarsonAllaria Wealth Management Ltd. boosted its holdings in shares of Compass Minerals International by 26.2% in the second quarter. CarsonAllaria Wealth Management Ltd. now owns 4,659 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $48,000 after buying an additional 966 shares during the period. Principal Financial Group Inc. increased its position in shares of Compass Minerals International by 0.6% during the first quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 176,600 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $2,780,000 after acquiring an additional 1,010 shares in the last quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD raised its holdings in shares of Compass Minerals International by 4.3% during the first quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 32,722 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $516,000 after acquiring an additional 1,358 shares during the period. Finally, ProVise Management Group LLC lifted its position in Compass Minerals International by 9.1% in the 4th quarter. ProVise Management Group LLC now owns 24,803 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $628,000 after acquiring an additional 2,067 shares in the last quarter. 99.78% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Compass Minerals International Trading Up 11.3 %

NYSE CMP opened at $9.42 on Monday. The stock has a market capitalization of $389.37 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -4.51, a PEG ratio of 0.37 and a beta of 1.10. Compass Minerals International, Inc. has a 52 week low of $7.51 and a 52 week high of $29.97. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $10.46 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $12.94. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.25, a quick ratio of 1.15 and a current ratio of 2.98.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Separately, StockNews.com raised shares of Compass Minerals International to a “sell” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 21st. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have assigned a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $31.00.

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.