CMP vs. SLCA, LEU, PLL, IPI, ATLX, PACK, TMC, MUX, EXK, and MERC
Should you be buying Compass Minerals International stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Compass Minerals International include U.S. Silica (SLCA), Centrus Energy (LEU), Piedmont Lithium (PLL), Intrepid Potash (IPI), Atlas Lithium (ATLX), Ranpak (PACK), TMC the metals (TMC), McEwen Mining (MUX), Endeavour Silver (EXK), and Mercer International (MERC). These companies are all part of the "basic materials" sector.
U.S. Silica (NYSE:SLCA) and Compass Minerals International (NYSE:CMP) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, community ranking, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, risk, valuation, profitability and institutional ownership.
87.8% of U.S. Silica shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.8% of Compass Minerals International shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.7% of U.S. Silica shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of Compass Minerals International shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
U.S. Silica currently has a consensus price target of $15.00, suggesting a potential downside of 5.60%. Compass Minerals International has a consensus price target of $33.80, suggesting a potential upside of 159.20%. Given U.S. Silica's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Compass Minerals International is more favorable than U.S. Silica.
U.S. Silica received 587 more outperform votes than Compass Minerals International when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 74.36% of users gave U.S. Silica an outperform vote while only 42.94% of users gave Compass Minerals International an outperform vote.
U.S. Silica has a beta of 2.23, meaning that its stock price is 123% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Compass Minerals International has a beta of 1.13, meaning that its stock price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500.
U.S. Silica has a net margin of 9.47% compared to U.S. Silica's net margin of -4.97%. Compass Minerals International's return on equity of 18.56% beat U.S. Silica's return on equity.
In the previous week, U.S. Silica had 2 more articles in the media than Compass Minerals International. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for U.S. Silica and 18 mentions for Compass Minerals International. Compass Minerals International's average media sentiment score of 0.34 beat U.S. Silica's score of 0.26 indicating that U.S. Silica is being referred to more favorably in the media.
U.S. Silica has higher revenue and earnings than Compass Minerals International. Compass Minerals International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than U.S. Silica, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
U.S. Silica beats Compass Minerals International on 14 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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