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 business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, valuation, media sentiment and dividends.

Which has more risk & volatility, KNF or IPX?

Knife River has a beta of 0.63, meaning that its stock price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, IperionX has a beta of 0.92, meaning that its stock price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is KNF or IPX more profitable?

Knife River has a net margin of 5.20% compared to IperionX's net margin of 0.00%. Knife River's return on equity of 10.58% beat IperionX's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Knife River	5.20%	10.58%	4.85%
IperionX	N/A	N/A	N/A

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

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

Does the media prefer KNF or IPX?

In the previous week, IperionX had 1 more articles in the media than Knife River. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for IperionX and 12 mentions for Knife River. Knife River's average media sentiment score of 1.68 beat IperionX's score of 0.73 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	12 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
IperionX	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate KNF or IPX?

Knife River currently has a consensus target price of $114.33, suggesting a potential upside of 24.34%. IperionX has a consensus target price of $46.00, suggesting a potential upside of 9.94%. Given Knife River's higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly 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)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has better earnings & valuation, 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	1.80	$201.68M	$2.69	34.18
IperionX	N/A	N/A	-$21.84M	N/A	N/A

Summary

Knife River beats IperionX on 10 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.