American Vanguard (AVD) Competitors

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

Do institutionals and insiders 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. 18.0% of Intrepid Potash shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 10.1% of American Vanguard shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk & volatility, IPI or AVD?

Intrepid Potash has a beta of 1.78, suggesting that its stock price is 78% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, American Vanguard has a beta of 1.03, suggesting that its stock price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in IPI or AVD?

Intrepid Potash received 11 more outperform votes than American Vanguard when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 60.83% of users gave American Vanguard an outperform vote while only 49.75% of users gave Intrepid Potash an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Intrepid Potash	Outperform Votes 303 49.75%	Underperform Votes 306 50.25%
American Vanguard	Outperform Votes 292 60.83%	Underperform Votes 188 39.17%

Does the media prefer IPI or AVD?

In the previous week, Intrepid Potash had 3 more articles in the media than American Vanguard. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Intrepid Potash and 2 mentions for American Vanguard. American Vanguard's average media sentiment score of 1.65 beat Intrepid Potash's score of 0.99 indicating that American Vanguard is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Intrepid Potash	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
American Vanguard	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

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%

Do analysts recommend IPI or AVD?

Intrepid Potash presently has a consensus target price of $21.00, indicating a potential downside of 36.86%. American Vanguard has a consensus target price of $14.00, indicating a potential upside of 230.58%. Given American Vanguard's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly 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)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.50
American Vanguard	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has better valuation & earnings, 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	$254.69M	1.74	-$35.67M	-$16.48	-2.02
American Vanguard	$553.84M	0.22	$7.52M	-$1.03	-4.11

Summary

American Vanguard beats Intrepid Potash on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.