CMP vs. SLCA, LEU, IPI, PLL, ATLX, UUUU, MUX, LWLG, PACK, and VHI
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), Intrepid Potash (IPI), Piedmont Lithium (PLL), Atlas Lithium (ATLX), Energy Fuels (UUUU), McEwen Mining (MUX), Lightwave Logic (LWLG), Ranpak (PACK), and Valhi (VHI). These companies are all part of the "basic materials" sector.
Compass Minerals International (NYSE:CMP) and U.S. Silica (NYSE:SLCA) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings, media sentiment, institutional ownership, community ranking, risk and dividends.
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.
U.S. Silica has a net margin of 8.08% compared to Compass Minerals International's net margin of -7.47%. Compass Minerals International's return on equity of 22.03% beat U.S. Silica's return on equity.
99.8% of Compass Minerals International shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.8% of U.S. Silica shares are held by institutional investors. 1.5% of Compass Minerals International shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.7% of U.S. Silica shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
U.S. Silica received 587 more outperform votes than Compass Minerals International when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 74.17% of users gave U.S. Silica an outperform vote while only 42.94% of users gave Compass Minerals International an outperform vote.
Compass Minerals International has a beta of 1.17, meaning that its share price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, U.S. Silica has a beta of 2.16, meaning that its share price is 116% more volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, Compass Minerals International had 8 more articles in the media than U.S. Silica. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Compass Minerals International and 3 mentions for U.S. Silica. U.S. Silica's average media sentiment score of 0.39 beat Compass Minerals International's score of 0.04 indicating that U.S. Silica is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Compass Minerals International currently has a consensus target price of $33.80, suggesting a potential upside of 157.03%. U.S. Silica has a consensus target price of $15.25, suggesting a potential downside of 1.74%. Given Compass Minerals International's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Compass Minerals International is more favorable than U.S. Silica.
Summary
U.S. Silica beats Compass Minerals International on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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