Overview
K+S Aktiengesellschaft is a German company headquartered in Kassel, primarily engaged in the global salt and potash mining sectors, along with associated activities such as the manufacturing of fertilizers. The company plays a critical role in providing essential minerals for agricultural, industrial, and consumer markets. K+S's notable projects include the Bethune mine in Canada, one of the most significant recent developments, which emphasizes its strategic focus on expanding potash production capacity to meet growing global demand. The company also focuses on sustainability and efficiency in resource utilization, adapting innovative extraction and processing technologies to enhance its environmental footprint and operational efficiencies across its diverse geographical footprint.
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Basic Stats
The Factor Analysis chart (below right) shows a view of K+S Aktiengesellschaft from a variety of lenses. Each factor shows how well the company ranks against all other companies in the Fintel global investing universe. Factor scores range from zero to 100, with 100 being most desirable, and 50 being average.
For example, a company with a Value Score of 100 would be the most undervalued company in our database. A company with a Value Score of zero would be the most overvalued.
| Market Cap | |
| EV | |
| Shares Out. | 179.10 MM |
| Earnings Date | |
| EPS (TTM) | -9.65 |
| Dividend Yield | |
| Ex-Dividend Date | 2025-05-15 |
| Borrow Rate | |
| Short Shares Avail. | |
| Short Interest | |
| Short Float | |
| Days to Cover | |
| Risk Free Rate | 4.17 % |
| Price Change (1 yr) | |
| Volatility (1 yr) | |
| Beta | |
| Sharpe Ratio (1 yr) | |
| Sortino Ratio (1 yr) |
| PE Ratio | |
| Price/Book | |
| Price/TBV | |
| Book/Market | |
| EBIT/EV | |
| EBIT(3yr avg)/EV | |
| ROA | -0.18 |
| ROE | -0.27 |
| ROIC | -0.34 |
| CROIC | -0.12 |
| OCROIC | 0.11 |
| Implied Volatility | |
| Put/Call OI Ratio |
| Growth | 13.33 /100 |
| Profitability | 27.22 /100 |
| Quality Score | 63.25 /100 |
| Value Score | |
| Momentum Score | |
| Stability (Low Vol) Score | |
| Analyst Sentiment | |
| Fund Sentiment | 70.37 /100 |
| Insider Sentiment | |
| Officer Sentiment | |
| Dividend Score | |
| QVM Score | |
| Piotroski F-SCORE | 6.00 /9 |
Factor Scores range from 0 to 100, with 100 being most desirable. Larger circles are better. In situations where we have no data (e.g. no insider trades), we plot the score at 50 to avoid penalizing companies. However, a company that does not pay dividends will get a Dividend Score of Zero. Additionally, we inverted volatility to create a "stability" metric which is better when higher.
Stock Upgrades/Downgrades
This card shows analyst upgrades/downgrades for K+S Aktiengesellschaft. An analyst rating is a classification that gives investors a sense of analyst sentiment about the direction and performance of an equity - usually a stock - over a period of time, typically 12 months.
The standard analyst ratings are generally as follows:
- Buy/Overweight/Outperform - Any of these ratings conveys an analyst’s belief that the stock is likely to outperform a market index (e.g. the S&P 500).
- Hold/Equal-Weight/Market Perform - Any of these ratings conveys an analyst’s belief that the stock is likely to perform in line with a market index.
- Sell/Underweight/Underperform - Any of these ratings suggest that an analyst believes the stock is likely to underperform a market index.
When an analyst upgrades a stock, they are signaling that the company’s fundamentals are being undervalued by investors. It could also mean they believe the market is underestimating the company’s potential. The opposite is true when a stock receives a downgrade.
The average rating of each individual analyst’s rating is the consensus rating for a stock. This gives investors a broader sense of the overall sentiment for that stock.
| Date | Analyst | Prior | Latest Recommendation |
Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-12-14 | SOCIETE GENERALE | Buy | Buy | Maintains |
| 2023-12-06 | BERENBERG | Hold | Buy | Upgrade |
| 2023-12-06 | BNP PARIBAS EXANE | Neutral | Underperform | Downgrade |
| 2023-11-23 | WARBURG RESEARCH GMBH | Hold | Hold | Maintains |
| 2023-11-22 | BNP PARIBAS EXANE | Neutral | Neutral | Maintains |
| 2023-11-17 | DZ BANK | Hold | Hold | Maintains |
| 2023-11-16 | LANDESBANK BADEN-WUERTTEMBERG | Hold | Hold | Maintains |
| 2023-11-14 | ODDO BHF | Buy | Buy | Maintains |
| 2023-11-14 | BAADER HELVEA EQUITY RESEARCH | Buy | Buy | Maintains |
| 2023-10-10 | STIFEL EUROPE | Hold | Hold | Maintains |
| 2023-08-23 | BNP PARIBAS EXANE | Neutral | Neutral | Maintains |
| 2023-08-22 | BNP PARIBAS EXANE | Neutral | Neutral | Maintains |
| 2023-08-14 | DZ BANK | Buy | Hold | Downgrade |
| 2023-08-13 | DZ BANK | Buy | Hold | Downgrade |
| 2023-08-11 | SOCIETE GENERALE | Hold | Buy | Upgrade |
| 2023-08-11 | BAADER HELVEA EQUITY RESEARCH | Buy | Buy | Maintains |
| 2023-08-10 | SOCIETE GENERALE | Hold | Buy | Upgrade |
| 2023-08-10 | BAADER HELVEA EQUITY RESEARCH | Buy | Buy | Maintains |
| 2023-08-10 | STIFEL EUROPE | Hold | Hold | Maintains |
| 2023-08-10 | WARBURG RESEARCH GMBH | Buy | Hold | Downgrade |
| 2023-08-09 | STIFEL EUROPE | Hold | Hold | Maintains |
| 2023-08-09 | WARBURG RESEARCH GMBH | Buy | Hold | Downgrade |
| 2023-08-04 | ODDO BHF | Buy | Buy | Maintains |
| 2023-08-03 | ODDO BHF | Buy | Buy | Maintains |
| 2023-07-17 | WARBURG RESEARCH GMBH | Buy | Buy | Maintains |
| 2023-07-17 | DZ BANK | Buy | Buy | Maintains |
| 2023-07-16 | WARBURG RESEARCH GMBH | Buy | Buy | Maintains |
| 2023-07-16 | DZ BANK | Buy | Buy | Maintains |
| 2023-07-04 | LANDESBANK BADEN-WUERTTEMBERG | Hold | Hold | Maintains |
| 2023-07-03 | LANDESBANK BADEN-WUERTTEMBERG | Hold | Hold | Maintains |
| 2023-06-26 | SOCIETE GENERALE | Hold | Hold | Maintains |
| 2023-06-25 | SOCIETE GENERALE | Hold | Hold | Maintains |
| 2023-06-05 | BNP PARIBAS EXANE | Neutral | Neutral | Maintains |
| 2023-06-04 | BNP PARIBAS EXANE | Neutral | Neutral | Maintains |
| 2023-06-02 | SOCIETE GENERALE | Hold | Hold | Maintains |
| 2023-06-01 | SOCIETE GENERALE | Hold | Hold | Maintains |
| 2023-05-30 | SCOTIABANK GBM | Outperform | Underperform | Downgrade |
| 2023-05-29 | SCOTIABANK GBM | Outperform | Underperform | Downgrade |
| 2023-05-26 | ODDO BHF | Buy | Buy | Maintains |
| 2023-05-25 | ODDO BHF | Buy | Buy | Maintains |
| 2023-05-17 | STIFEL EUROPE | Buy | Hold | Downgrade |
| 2023-05-16 | STIFEL EUROPE | Buy | Hold | Downgrade |
| 2023-05-16 | WARBURG RESEARCH GMBH | Hold | Buy | Upgrade |
| 2023-05-15 | WARBURG RESEARCH GMBH | Hold | Buy | Upgrade |
| 2023-05-11 | BERENBERG | Buy | Hold | Downgrade |
| 2023-05-11 | DZ BANK | Buy | Buy | Maintains |
| 2023-05-10 | BERENBERG | Buy | Hold | Downgrade |
| 2023-05-10 | DZ BANK | Buy | Buy | Maintains |
| 2023-05-09 | BAADER HELVEA EQUITY RESEARCH | Buy | Buy | Maintains |
| 2023-05-08 | BAADER HELVEA EQUITY RESEARCH | Buy | Buy | Maintains |
| 2023-04-10 | SCOTIABANK GBM | Outperform | Underperform | Downgrade |
| 2023-04-05 | ODDO BHF | Buy | Buy | Maintains |
| 2023-03-27 | LANDESBANK BADEN-WUERTTEMBERG | Hold | Hold | Maintains |
| 2023-03-26 | LANDESBANK BADEN-WUERTTEMBERG | Hold | Hold | Maintains |
| 2023-03-24 | BAADER HELVEA EQUITY RESEARCH | Buy | Buy | Maintains |
| 2023-03-22 | BNP PARIBAS EXANE | Neutral | Neutral | Maintains |
| 2023-03-21 | DZ BANK | Buy | Buy | Maintains |
| 2023-03-17 | WARBURG RESEARCH GMBH | Hold | Buy | Upgrade |
| 2023-03-14 | STIFEL EUROPE | Hold | Buy | Upgrade |
| 2023-03-13 | STIFEL EUROPE | Hold | Buy | Upgrade |
| 2023-03-08 | BERENBERG | Buy | Hold | Downgrade |
| 2022-09-22 | BAADER HELVEA EQUITY RESEARCH | Buy | Buy | Maintains |
| 2022-09-21 | BAADER HELVEA EQUITY RESEARCH | Buy | Buy | Maintains |
| 2022-08-17 | SOCIETE GENERALE | Hold | Hold | Maintains |
| 2022-08-16 | SOCIETE GENERALE | Hold | Hold | Maintains |
| 2022-07-18 | SCOTIABANK GBM | Outperform | Outperform | Maintains |
| 2022-07-17 | SCOTIABANK GBM | Outperform | Outperform | Maintains |
| 2022-05-27 | PARETO SECURITIES AS | Buy | Buy | Maintains |
| 2022-05-26 | PARETO SECURITIES AS | Buy | Buy | Maintains |
| 2022-04-19 | DZ BANK | Hold | Buy | Upgrade |
| 2022-04-18 | DZ BANK | Hold | Buy | Upgrade |
| 2022-03-30 | NORD/LB | Hold | Hold | Maintains |
| 2022-03-29 | NORD/LB | Hold | Hold | Maintains |
| 2022-03-25 | BAADER HELVEA EQUITY RESEARCH | Buy | Buy | Maintains |
| 2022-03-24 | BAADER HELVEA EQUITY RESEARCH | Buy | Buy | Maintains |
| 2022-03-10 | BAADER HELVEA EQUITY RESEARCH | Buy | Buy | Maintains |
| 2022-03-09 | BAADER HELVEA EQUITY RESEARCH | Buy | Buy | Maintains |
| 2022-01-19 | BERENBERG | Sell | Buy | Upgrade |
| 2022-01-18 | BERENBERG | Sell | Buy | Upgrade |
| 2021-10-06 | BERENBERG | Sell | Sell | Maintains |
| 2021-10-05 | BERENBERG | Sell | Sell | Maintains |
| 2021-08-04 | DZ BANK | Hold | Hold | Maintains |
| 2021-08-03 | DZ BANK | Hold | Hold | Maintains |
| 2021-07-13 | Baader Bank | €13.50 | Initiate | |
| 2021-07-10 | JPMorgan Chase | €8.20 | Initiate | |
| 2021-06-29 | WARBURG RESEARCH GMBH | Hold | Hold | Maintains |
| 2021-06-28 | WARBURG RESEARCH GMBH | Hold | Hold | Maintains |
| 2021-06-25 | COMMERZBANK CORPORATE CLIENTS | Hold | Buy | Upgrade |
| 2021-06-24 | COMMERZBANK CORPORATE CLIENTS | Hold | Buy | Upgrade |
| 2021-06-21 | Deutsche Bank | Neutral | Initiate | |
| 2021-06-15 | Baader Bank | Buy | Initiate | |
| 2021-06-07 | COMMERZBANK CORPORATE CLIENTS | Hold | Hold | Maintains |
| 2021-06-07 | Warburg Research | Neutral | Initiate | |
| 2021-06-06 | COMMERZBANK CORPORATE CLIENTS | Hold | Hold | Maintains |
| 2021-06-01 | Deutsche Bank | Neutral | Initiate | |
| 2021-05-20 | UBS | Neutral | Initiate | |
| 2021-05-17 | Warburg Research | Neutral | Initiate | |
| 2021-05-12 | Berenberg Bank | Sell | Initiate | |
| 2021-05-11 | Nord/LB | Neutral | Initiate | |
| 2021-05-10 | Deutsche Bank | Neutral | Initiate | |
| 2021-04-26 | Warburg Research | Neutral | Initiate | |
| 2021-04-20 | STIFEL EUROPE | Hold | Hold | Maintains |
| 2021-04-19 | STIFEL EUROPE | Hold | Hold | Maintains |
| 2021-04-14 | UBS | Neutral | Initiate | |
| 2021-04-13 | Berenberg Bank | Sell | Initiate | |
| 2021-03-24 | Warburg Research | Neutral | Initiate | |
| 2021-03-12 | Independent Research GmbH | Neutral | Initiate | |
| 2021-03-11 | Nord/LB | Neutral | Initiate | |
| 2021-02-23 | SOLVENTIS BETEILIGUNGEN GMBH | Buy | Buy | Maintains |
| 2021-02-22 | SOLVENTIS BETEILIGUNGEN GMBH | Buy | Buy | Maintains |
| 2021-02-18 | Independent Research GmbH | Sell | Initiate | |
| 2021-01-27 | UBS | Neutral | Initiate | |
| 2021-01-11 | JPMorgan Chase | Sell | Initiate | |
| 2020-12-18 | Warburg Research | Neutral | Initiate | |
| 2020-12-16 | Baader Bank | Buy | Initiate | |
| 2020-12-03 | Kepler Cheuvreux | Buy | Initiate | |
| 2020-11-19 | Independent Research GmbH | Neutral | Initiate | |
| 2020-11-13 | Credit Suisse | Sell | Initiate | |
| 2020-11-12 | CREDIT SUISSE - EUROPE | Underperform | Underperform | Maintains |
| 2020-11-12 | Nord/LB | Neutral | Initiate | |
| 2020-11-12 | Kepler Cheuvreux | Buy | Initiate | |
| 2020-11-11 | CREDIT SUISSE - EUROPE | Underperform | Underperform | Maintains |
| 2020-11-05 | Independent Research GmbH | Neutral | Initiate | |
| 2020-10-06 | Nord/LB | Neutral | Initiate | |
| 2020-10-06 | Warburg Research | Neutral | Initiate | |
| 2020-08-19 | Warburg Research | Neutral | Initiate | |
| 2020-08-18 | Independent Research GmbH | Neutral | Initiate | |
| 2020-08-14 | UBS | Neutral | Initiate | |
| 2020-08-14 | Berenberg Bank | Sell | Initiate | |
| 2020-08-13 | Nord/LB | Neutral | Initiate | |
| 2020-08-13 | Kepler Cheuvreux | Buy | Initiate | |
| 2020-07-14 | Warburg Research | Neutral | Initiate | |
| 2020-05-14 | Berenberg Bank | Sell | Initiate | |
| 2020-05-13 | Deutsche Bank | Neutral | Initiate | |
| 2020-05-12 | Independent Research GmbH | Neutral | Initiate | |
| 2020-05-12 | Nord/LB | Buy | Initiate | |
| 2020-04-16 | Credit Suisse | Sell | Initiate | |
| 2020-04-09 | UBS | Neutral | Initiate | |
| 2020-04-06 | Baader Bank | Buy | Initiate | |
| 2020-04-06 | Warburg Research | Buy | Initiate | |
| 2020-04-03 | Kepler Cheuvreux | Buy | Initiate | |
| 2020-03-20 | Berenberg Bank | Sell | Initiate | |
| 2020-03-18 | JPMorgan Chase | Sell | Initiate | |
| 2020-03-16 | Independent Research GmbH | Neutral | Initiate | |
| 2020-03-13 | DZ Bank | Neutral | Reiterate | |
| 2020-03-13 | Nord/LB | Buy | Initiate | |
| 2020-03-12 | Credit Suisse | Sell | Initiate | |
| 2020-03-12 | Deutsche Bank | Neutral | Initiate | |
| 2020-03-04 | Baader Bank | Buy | Initiate | |
| 2020-02-27 | Berenberg Bank | Sell | Initiate | |
| 2020-02-20 | Credit Suisse | Sell | Initiate | |
| 2020-02-04 | Kepler Cheuvreux | Buy | Initiate | |
| 2020-02-03 | Warburg Research | Buy | Initiate | |
| 2020-01-28 | Deutsche Bank | Neutral | Initiate | |
| 2020-01-20 | Baader Bank | Buy | Initiate | |
| 2020-01-14 | Berenberg Bank | Neutral | Initiate | |
| 2020-01-09 | UBS | Neutral | Initiate | |
| 2019-12-13 | Independent Research GmbH | Neutral | Initiate | |
| 2019-12-12 | JPMorgan Chase | Sell | Initiate | |
| 2019-12-11 | Warburg Research | Neutral | Initiate | |
| 2019-12-11 | UBS | Neutral | Initiate | |
| 2019-12-06 | Berenberg Bank | Neutral | Initiate | |
| 2019-12-04 | UBS | Neutral | Initiate | |
| 2019-11-15 | Credit Suisse | Neutral | Initiate | |
| 2019-11-15 | Deutsche Bank | Neutral | Initiate | |
| 2019-11-14 | DZ Bank | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2019-11-14 | Nord/LB | Buy | Initiate | |
| 2019-11-14 | Kepler Capital Markets | Buy | Initiate | |
| 2019-11-14 | Warburg Research | Neutral | Initiate | |
| 2019-11-14 | JPMorgan Chase | Sell | Initiate | |
| 2019-11-11 | UBS | Neutral | Initiate | |
| 2019-11-06 | Baader Bank | Buy | Initiate | |
| 2024-08-05 | BAADER HELVEA EQUITY RESEARCH | Buy | Buy | Maintains |
| 2024-07-23 | BNP PARIBAS EXANE | Underperform | Underperform | Maintains |
| 2024-07-15 | DZ BANK | Hold | Hold | Maintains |
| 2024-07-07 | STIFEL EUROPE | Hold | Sell | Downgrade |
| 2024-07-02 | BERENBERG | Buy | Buy | Maintains |
| 2024-07-01 | ODDO BHF | Buy | Buy | Maintains |
| 2024-06-10 | WARBURG RESEARCH GMBH | Hold | Hold | Maintains |
| 2024-06-03 | LANDESBANK BADEN-WUERTTEMBERG | Hold | Hold | Maintains |
| 2024-06-02 | SOLVENTIS RESEARCH | Buy | Buy | Maintains |
| 2024-03-27 | SOCIETE GENERALE | Buy | Buy | Maintains |
| 2024-01-21 | STIFEL EUROPE | Hold | Hold | Maintains |
| 2023-12-13 | SOCIETE GENERALE | Buy | Buy | Maintains |
| 2023-12-05 | BERENBERG | Hold | Buy | Upgrade |
| 2023-12-05 | BNP PARIBAS EXANE | Neutral | Underperform | Downgrade |
| 2023-11-22 | WARBURG RESEARCH GMBH | Hold | Hold | Maintains |
| 2023-11-21 | BNP PARIBAS EXANE | Neutral | Neutral | Maintains |
| 2023-11-16 | DZ BANK | Hold | Hold | Maintains |
| 2023-11-15 | LANDESBANK BADEN-WUERTTEMBERG | Hold | Hold | Maintains |
| 2023-11-13 | ODDO BHF | Buy | Buy | Maintains |
| 2023-11-13 | BAADER HELVEA EQUITY RESEARCH | Buy | Buy | Maintains |
| 2023-10-09 | STIFEL EUROPE | Hold | Hold | Maintains |
| 2025-03-31 | BERENBERG | Buy | Buy | Maintains |
| 2024-11-26 | BERENBERG | Buy | Buy | Maintains |
| 2024-11-21 | LANDESBANK BADEN-WUERTTEMBERG | Hold | Hold | Maintains |
| 2024-11-18 | BNP PARIBAS EXANE | Underperform | Underperform | Maintains |
| 2024-11-17 | DZ BANK | Hold | Hold | Maintains |
| 2024-11-13 | ODDO BHF | Buy | Buy | Maintains |
| 2024-11-13 | STIFEL EUROPE | Sell | Sell | Maintains |
| 2024-11-13 | WARBURG RESEARCH GMBH | Hold | Hold | Maintains |
| 2024-11-13 | BAADER HELVEA EQUITY RESEARCH | Buy | Sell | Downgrade |
| 2024-08-13 | BAADER HELVEA EQUITY RESEARCH | Buy | Buy | Maintains |
| 2025-03-30 | LANDESBANK BADEN-WUERTTEMBERG | Hold | Hold | Maintains |
| 2025-03-24 | DZ BANK | Hold | Hold | Maintains |
| 2025-03-18 | ODDO BHF | Buy | Buy | Maintains |
| 2025-03-12 | JEFFERIES | Underperform | Underperform | Maintains |
| 2025-03-12 | STIFEL EUROPE | Sell | Sell | Maintains |
| 2025-03-12 | WARBURG RESEARCH GMBH | Hold | Hold | Maintains |
| 2025-03-12 | BAADER HELVEA EQUITY RESEARCH | Sell | Buy | Upgrade |
| 2025-07-15 | DZ BANK | Hold | Hold | Maintains |
| 2025-07-14 | WARBURG RESEARCH GMBH | Hold | Buy | Upgrade |
| 2025-07-08 | LANDESBANK BADEN-WUERTTEMBERG | Hold | Hold | Maintains |
| 2025-07-02 | ODDO BHF | Buy | Buy | Maintains |
| 2025-06-30 | BERENBERG | Buy | Buy | Maintains |
| 2025-05-25 | WARBURG RESEARCH GMBH | Hold | Hold | Maintains |
| 2025-05-15 | JEFFERIES | Underperform | Underperform | Maintains |
| 2025-05-12 | BAADER HELVEA EQUITY RESEARCH | Buy | Buy | Maintains |
