Compass Minerals Ownership

CMP Stock  USD 10.66  0.66  5.83%   
Compass Minerals holds a total of 41.45 Million outstanding shares. The majority of Compass Minerals International outstanding shares are owned by other corporate entities. These outside corporations are usually referred to as non-private investors looking to acquire positions in Compass Minerals Int to benefit from reduced commissions. Consequently, institutional investors are subject to a different set of regulations than regular investors in Compass Minerals. Please pay attention to any change in the institutional holdings of Compass Minerals International as this could imply that something significant has changed or is about to change at the company. Also note that nearly one million nine hundred two thousand six hundred eighty-four invesors are currently shorting Compass Minerals expressing very little confidence in its future performance.
 
Shares in Circulation  
First Issued
2009-03-31
Previous Quarter
41 M
Current Value
41 M
Avarage Shares Outstanding
34.7 M
Quarterly Volatility
2.6 M
 
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Some institutional investors establish a significant position in stocks such as Compass Minerals in order to find ways to drive up its value. Retail investors, on the other hand, need to know that institutional holders can own millions of shares of Compass Minerals, and when they decide to sell, the stock will often sell-off, which may instantly impact shareholders' value. So, traders who get in early or near the beginning of the institutional investor's buying cycle could potentially generate profits.
At this time, Compass Minerals' Dividend Yield is relatively stable compared to the past year. As of 12/22/2024, Dividend Paid And Capex Coverage Ratio is likely to grow to 1.66, while Dividends Paid is likely to drop slightly above 23.7 M. As of 12/22/2024, Common Stock Shares Outstanding is likely to drop to about 35.5 M. In addition to that, Net Income Applicable To Common Shares is likely to drop to about 14.4 M.
Please note, institutional investors have a lot of resources and new technology at their disposal. They can put in a lot of research and financial analysis when reviewing investment options. There are many different types of institutional investors, including banks, hedge funds, insurance companies, and pension plans. One of the main advantages they have over retail investors is the fees paid for trades. As they are buying in large quantities, they can manage their cost more effectively.
  
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Compass Stock Ownership Analysis

About 18.0% of the company shares are held by company insiders. The company has price-to-book (P/B) ratio of 1.4. Some equities with similar Price to Book (P/B) outperform the market in the long run. Compass Minerals Int has Price/Earnings To Growth (PEG) ratio of 0.34. The entity recorded a loss per share of 4.99. The firm last dividend was issued on the 8th of March 2024. Compass Minerals International, Inc., produces and sells essential minerals primarily in the United States, Canada, Brazil, the United Kingdom, and internationally. Compass Minerals International, Inc. was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Overland Park, Kansas. Compass Minerals operates under Other Industrial Metals Mining classification in the United States and is traded on New York Stock Exchange. It employs 2000 people. For more info on Compass Minerals International please contact Kevin Crutchfield at 913 344 9200 or go to https://www.compassminerals.com.
Besides selling stocks to institutional investors, Compass Minerals also allocates a substantial amount of its earnings to a pull of share-based compensation to be paid out to its employees, managers, executives, and members of the board of directors. Share-Based compensation (also sometimes called Stock-Based Compensation) is a way of paying different Compass Minerals' stakeholders with equity in the business. It is typically used as a motivation factor for employees to contribute beyond their regular compensation (salary and bonus). It is also used as a tool to align Compass Minerals' strategic interests with those of the company's shareholders. Shares issued to employees are usually subject to a vesting period before they are earned and sold.

Compass Minerals Quarterly Liabilities And Stockholders Equity

1.82 Billion

Compass Minerals Insider Trades History

About 18.0% of Compass Minerals International are currently held by insiders. Unlike Compass Minerals' institutional investors, corporate insiders most likely have a limit on the maximum percentage of share ownership. This is done to align insiders' influence against Compass Minerals' private investors even though both sides will benefit from rising prices or experience loss when the share price declines. The good rule to have in mind is that the maximum share ownership percentage of the corporate insiders should not surpass 25%. View all of Compass Minerals' insider trades
 
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Compass Stock Institutional Investors

Have you ever been surprised when a price of an equity instrument such as Compass Minerals is soaring high without any particular reason? This is usually happening because many institutional investors are aggressively trading Compass Minerals International backward and forwards among themselves. Compass Minerals' institutional investor refers to the entity that pools money to purchase Compass Minerals' securities or originate loans. Institutional investors include commercial and private banks, credit unions, insurance companies, pension funds, hedge funds, endowments, and mutual funds. Operating companies that invest excess capital in these types of assets may also be included in the term and may influence corporate governance by exercising voting rights in their investments.
Shares
State Street Corp2024-09-30
794.1 K
Geode Capital Management, Llc2024-09-30
782.8 K
Thompson, Siegel & Walmsley Llc2024-09-30
727 K
Cove Street Capital, Llc2024-09-30
551.8 K
Renaissance Technologies Corp2024-09-30
548 K
Dimensional Fund Advisors, Inc.2024-09-30
545.3 K
Bank Of Montreal2024-09-30
525.1 K
Bmo Capital Markets Corp.2024-09-30
525.1 K
Michelson Medical Research Foundation Inc2024-09-30
505 K
Koch Industries Inc2024-06-30
M
Blackrock Inc2024-06-30
6.6 M
Note, although Compass Minerals' institutional investors appear to be way more sophisticated than retail investors, it remains unclear if professional active investment managers can reliably enhance risk-adjusted returns by an amount that exceeds fees and expenses.

Compass Minerals Int Insider Trading Activities

Some recent studies suggest that insider trading raises the cost of capital for securities issuers and decreases overall economic growth. Trading by specific Compass Minerals insiders, such as employees or executives, is commonly permitted as long as it does not rely on Compass Minerals' material information that is not in the public domain. Local jurisdictions usually require such trading to be reported in order to monitor insider transactions. In many U.S. states, trading conducted by corporate officers, key employees, directors, or significant shareholders must be reported to the regulator or publicly disclosed, usually within a few business days of the trade. In these cases Compass Minerals insiders are required to file a Form 4 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) when buying or selling shares of their own companies.

Compass Minerals Outstanding Bonds

Compass Minerals issues bonds to finance its operations. Corporate bonds make up one of the largest components of the U.S. bond market, which is considered the world's largest securities market. Compass Minerals Int uses the proceeds from bond sales for a wide variety of purposes, including financing ongoing mergers and acquisitions, buying new equipment, investing in research and development, buying back their own stock, paying dividends to shareholders, and even refinancing existing debt. Most Compass bonds can be classified according to their maturity, which is the date when Compass Minerals International has to pay back the principal to investors. Maturities can be short-term, medium-term, or long-term (more than ten years). Longer-term bonds usually offer higher interest rates but may entail additional risks.

Compass Minerals Corporate Filings

F4
19th of December 2024
The report filed by a party regarding the acquisition or disposition of a company's common stock, as well as derivative securities such as options, warrants, and convertible securities
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8K
16th of December 2024
Report filed with the SEC to announce major events that shareholders should know about
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13th of November 2024
Other Reports
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13A
12th of November 2024
An amended filing to the original Schedule 13G
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Pair Trading with Compass Minerals

One of the main advantages of trading using pair correlations is that every trade hedges away some risk. Because there are two separate transactions required, even if Compass Minerals position performs unexpectedly, the other equity can make up some of the losses. Pair trading also minimizes risk from directional movements in the market. For example, if an entire industry or sector drops because of unexpected headlines, the short position in Compass Minerals will appreciate offsetting losses from the drop in the long position's value.

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The ability to find closely correlated positions to Compass Minerals could be a great tool in your tax-loss harvesting strategies, allowing investors a quick way to find a similar-enough asset to replace Compass Minerals when you sell it. If you don't do this, your portfolio allocation will be skewed against your target asset allocation. So, investors can't just sell and buy back Compass Minerals - that would be a violation of the tax code under the "wash sale" rule, and this is why you need to find a similar enough asset and use the proceeds from selling Compass Minerals International to buy it.
The correlation of Compass Minerals is a statistical measure of how it moves in relation to other instruments. This measure is expressed in what is known as the correlation coefficient, which ranges between -1 and +1. A perfect positive correlation (i.e., a correlation coefficient of +1) implies that as Compass Minerals moves, either up or down, the other security will move in the same direction. Alternatively, perfect negative correlation means that if Compass Minerals Int moves in either direction, the perfectly negatively correlated security will move in the opposite direction. If the correlation is 0, the equities are not correlated; they are entirely random. A correlation greater than 0.8 is generally described as strong, whereas a correlation less than 0.5 is generally considered weak.
Correlation analysis and pair trading evaluation for Compass Minerals can also be used as hedging techniques within a particular sector or industry or even over random equities to generate a better risk-adjusted return on your portfolios.
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