IperionX (IPX) Competitors

Knife River (NYSE:KNF) and IperionX (NASDAQ:IPX) are both non-metallic and industrial metal mining companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings and profitability.

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of KNF or IPX?

80.1% of Knife River shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 2.8% of IperionX shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Knife River shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is KNF or IPX more profitable?

Knife River has a net margin of 6.18% compared to IperionX's net margin of 0.00%. Knife River's return on equity of 12.83% beat IperionX's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Knife River	6.18%	12.83%	6.17%
IperionX	N/A	N/A	N/A

Do analysts prefer KNF or IPX?

Knife River currently has a consensus target price of $114.17, suggesting a potential upside of 36.86%. IperionX has a consensus target price of $28.00, suggesting a potential downside of 25.89%. Given Knife River's higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Knife River is more favorable than IperionX.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Knife River	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
IperionX	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the media prefer KNF or IPX?

In the previous week, Knife River had 7 more articles in the media than IperionX. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Knife River and 2 mentions for IperionX. Knife River's average media sentiment score of 0.82 beat IperionX's score of 0.34 indicating that Knife River is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Knife River	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
IperionX	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more volatility & risk, KNF or IPX?

Knife River has a beta of 0.63, indicating that its stock price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, IperionX has a beta of 0.9, indicating that its stock price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, KNF or IPX?

Knife River has higher revenue and earnings than IperionX.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Knife River	$2.90B	1.63	$201.68M	$3.17	26.32
IperionX	N/A	N/A	-$21.84M	N/A	N/A

Summary

Knife River beats IperionX on 11 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.