American Vanguard (AVD) Competitors

Intrepid Potash (NYSE:IPI) and American Vanguard (NYSE:AVD) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, valuation, community ranking, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends and earnings.

Does the media prefer IPI or AVD?

In the previous week, American Vanguard had 14 more articles in the media than Intrepid Potash. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for American Vanguard and 1 mentions for Intrepid Potash. Intrepid Potash's average media sentiment score of 1.67 beat American Vanguard's score of 0.08 indicating that Intrepid Potash is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Intrepid Potash	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
American Vanguard	1 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do insiders and institutionals believe in IPI or AVD?

56.1% of Intrepid Potash shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.0% of American Vanguard shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.4% of Intrepid Potash shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 7.6% of American Vanguard shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor IPI or AVD?

Intrepid Potash received 10 more outperform votes than American Vanguard when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 60.79% of users gave American Vanguard an outperform vote while only 49.67% of users gave Intrepid Potash an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Intrepid Potash	Outperform Votes 303 49.67%	Underperform Votes 307 50.33%
American Vanguard	Outperform Votes 293 60.79%	Underperform Votes 189 39.21%

Which has higher earnings & valuation, IPI or AVD?

American Vanguard has higher revenue and earnings than Intrepid Potash. American Vanguard is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Intrepid Potash, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Intrepid Potash	$273.17M	1.77	-$35.67M	-$15.89	-2.28
American Vanguard	$527.96M	0.22	$7.52M	-$1.03	-4.07

Is IPI or AVD more profitable?

American Vanguard has a net margin of -5.22% compared to Intrepid Potash's net margin of -16.86%. Intrepid Potash's return on equity of -1.32% beat American Vanguard's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Intrepid Potash	-16.86%	-1.32%	-1.14%
American Vanguard	-5.22%	-3.45%	-1.57%

Which has more risk and volatility, IPI or AVD?

Intrepid Potash has a beta of 1.76, suggesting that its share price is 76% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, American Vanguard has a beta of 1.28, suggesting that its share price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer IPI or AVD?

Intrepid Potash currently has a consensus price target of $19.00, suggesting a potential downside of 47.53%. American Vanguard has a consensus price target of $12.00, suggesting a potential upside of 186.46%. Given American Vanguard's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe American Vanguard is more favorable than Intrepid Potash.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Intrepid Potash	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00
American Vanguard	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

American Vanguard beats Intrepid Potash on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.