$63.40 -0.65 (-1.01%)
11/6/2009 4:03 PM

Compass Minerals International, Inc. (CMP)

CAPS Rating: 4 out of 5

The Company through its subsidiaries is a producer and marketer of inorganic mineral products with manufacturing sites in North America and the United Kingdom.

Current Price $63.40 Mkt Cap $2.07B
Open $63.95 P/E Ratio 11.71
Prev. Close $64.05 Div. (Yield) 1.42 (2.20%)
Daily Range $62.90 - $64.48 Volume 772,028
52-Wk Range $42.60 - $67.05 Avg. Daily Vol. 430,000

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Top CMP Bull/Bear Pitches

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TMFmrquakeroats (86.73)
Submitted September 09, 2009

CMP seems to have a wide moat as a low cost producer of salt. The wide moat is the result of short transport distances from salt mines. All of their mines are located close to major waterways which lowers truck transportation cost. This is a huge… More

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MoMktShr (< 20)
Submitted April 25, 2008

Miners getting hammered

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Member Avatar Gervais001 (25.97) Submitted: 10/28/2009 2:11:13 PM : Outperform Start Price: $62.21 CMP Score: +0.09

Although repayment of debt is looming in the near future depressing prices for 2010, the track record and demand for both road salt and fertilizer is at high demand. I think this stock is a great buy not only for growth potential but to hold for the dividend as well.

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Member Avatar bartleyrc (68.82) Submitted: 10/26/2009 4:24:13 PM : Outperform Start Price: $63.37 CMP Score: -0.05

Going for the road salt play here... but also grew up six houses down from Lake Erie and its huge salt mines,and took Organic Chemistry and Physics...so I appreciate all the cool technological processes that salt make possible.

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Member Avatar RichfldLinksman (66.65) Submitted: 10/22/2009 10:12:41 AM : Outperform Start Price: $65.85 CMP Score: -1.51

Strong salt mining company that's struggling this week. Expect rebound.

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Score Leader

TrackJPMorgan

TrackJPMorgan (78.71) Score: +180.16

The Score Leader is the member with the highest score across all their picks in CMP.

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Pick 		Member Name Member
Rating 		Start
Date 		Call Time
Frame 		Start
Price 		Stock
Gain 		S&P
Gain 		Score Commentary
Parkway41 71.08 8/28/2006 Outperform 1Y $24.19 +162.07% -11.92% +174.00
GAHawk 76.82 8/24/2006 Outperform 3Y $24.27 +161.27% -12.13% +173.40
EdSenior 59.49 8/24/2006 8/24/2009 Outperform 5Y $24.61 +157.65% -12.21% +169.85 1 Comment
ArnaudFroment 64.09 9/14/2006 Outperform 1Y $24.77 +155.92% -13.31% +169.22
CAPS5star1star 87.17 9/15/2006 Outperform NS $24.90 +154.59% -14.14% +168.73
bmhedrick 70.72 8/31/2006 Outperform 1Y $24.78 +155.82% -12.72% +168.54
taxisvs 79.61 9/13/2006 Outperform 3Y $24.97 +153.92% -13.22% +167.14
deucegigs 63.85 9/11/2006 Outperform 3Y $24.93 +154.30% -12.05% +166.36 1 Comment
Oxaloacetate 82.16 9/14/2006 Outperform 5Y $25.13 +152.25% -13.46% +165.70 1 Comment
This player feels very strongly about this pick and has marked it a Top Pick. Top Picks do not affect a player’s score. woodruffdavid 62.82 9/20/2006 8/24/2007 Outperform 5Y $25.57 +147.96% -14.68% +162.64 1 Comment
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Wall Street

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Member Name Member
Rating		 Start
Date		 Call Time
Frame		 Start
Price		 Stock
Gain		 S&P
Gain		 Score End Date Commentary
TrackBMOCapital 86.09 8/29/2009 Outperform NS $54.15 +17.08% +3.27% +13.81
TrackKeyBanc 90.40 8/26/2009 Outperform NS $52.66 +20.40% +4.13% +16.26
TrackJPMorgan 78.71 7/31/2009 Outperform NS $52.10 +21.68% +9.12% +12.57
TrackOppenheimer 26.63 3/16/2009 Outperform NS $53.67 -7.77% +16.18% -23.95 7/13/2009 @ $49.50
TrackJPMorgan 78.71 10/3/2008 Outperform NS $45.10 +22.46% -26.22% +48.68 1/15/2009 @ $55.23
TrackTobinSmith < 20 1/4/2008 Outperform 1Y $38.42 +65.03% -20.99% +86.02
TrackJohnKeeley < 20 9/30/2007 Outperform NS $32.36 +95.93% -26.44% +122.37 1 Comment
TrackJPMorgan 78.71 8/13/2007 Outperform NS $33.17 +113.48% -5.43% +118.91 4/18/2008 @ $70.81
TrackMatrix 89.45 3/6/2007 Underperform NS $29.49 +114.97% -18.07% -133.03
TrackDeutscheSec 89.50 2/14/2007 Outperform NS $32.16 +89.78% -40.52% +130.30 2/10/2009 @ $61.04

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