Stock Research: K&S

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K&S

GER:SDF DE000KSAG888
51
  • Value
    74
  • Growth
    57
  • Safety
    Safety
    68
  • Combined
    78
  • Sentiment
    15
  • 360° View
    360° View
    51
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Company Description

K+S Aktiengesellschaft is a German salt and potash provider. The company operates in the salt, potash and magnesium, and complementary activities industries. It primarily operates in Germany. In the last fiscal year, the company had a market cap of $3,058 million, profits of $318 million, and revenue of $3,782 million, with 11,468 employees.

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ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt 360° View of 57 (better than 57% compared with alternatives), overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock K&S are above average. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with half the metrics below and half above average for K&S. The consolidated Value Rank has an attractive rank of 74, which means that the share price of K&S is on the lower side compared with the typical size in indicators such as revenues, profits, and invested capital. This means the stock price is lower than for 74% of alternative stocks in the same industry. The company is also safely financed with a Safety rank of 72. But the professional market sentiment is below average compared with other stock investment alternatives with a Sentiment Rank of 27. Professional investors are more confident in 73% other stocks. The consolidated Growth Rank also has a low rank of 43, which means that the company is below average in terms of growth momentum when looking at financial metrics such as revenue, profit, invested capital growth, and stock returns. 57 of its competitors have better growth. ...read more

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The higher the 360° View, the better the stock performed against its peers, considering all metrics. The 360° View represents an average of the other 5 ranks and is then scaled to a rank from 1 to 100. The shaded values are illustrative only.
Last update: 8-Jun-2026.

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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
74 49 67 97
Growth
57 24 15 99
Safety
Safety
68 100 100 4
Sentiment
15 18 49 13
360° View
360° View
51 43 74 53
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Analyst Opinions
7 5 37 48
Opinions Change
50 59 28 36
Pro Holdings
n/a 4 65 33
Market Pulse
6 59 55 20
Sentiment
15 18 49 13
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
74 49 67 97
Growth
57 24 15 99
Safety Safety
68 100 100 4
Combined
78 55 74 78
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
71 64 63 63
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
75 19 51 97
Price vs. Book (P/B)
91 94 88 95
Dividend Yield
23 27 47 78
Value
74 49 67 97
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Revenue Growth
67 15 6 94
Profit Growth
59 6 19 81
Capital Growth
50 43 53 73
Stock Returns
33 72 37 93
Growth
57 24 15 99
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Leverage
85 95 91 7
Refinancing
84 80 78 64
Liquidity
3 96 98 8
Safety Safety
68 100 100 4

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This stock is a good value with safe financing, but has low growth and negative sentiment. It is a good option for a cautious value investor looking for stability but who can tolerate low momentum and skeptical professional opinion.

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The 360° View Rank indicates a company's overall performance across all major financial and non-financial metrics tracked by Obermatt. A 360° View Rank of 75 means the company is more well-rounded than 75% of similar companies. A high score indicates that the company is strong across the board; it is attractively priced, growing sustainably, financially stable, and well-regarded by the market. Learn more.

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