AVD vs. IPI, CF, MOS, SMG, MATV, GPRE, ASIX, OEC, NL, and TSE
Should you be buying American Vanguard stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of American Vanguard include Intrepid Potash (IPI), CF Industries (CF), Mosaic (MOS), Scotts Miracle-Gro (SMG), Mativ (MATV), Green Plains (GPRE), AdvanSix (ASIX), Orion (OEC), NL Industries (NL), and Trinseo (TSE).
American Vanguard vs. Its Competitors
American Vanguard (NYSE:AVD) and Intrepid Potash (NYSE:IPI) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, valuation, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership and media sentiment.
In the previous week, Intrepid Potash had 1 more articles in the media than American Vanguard. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Intrepid Potash and 1 mentions for American Vanguard. Intrepid Potash's average media sentiment score of 0.92 beat American Vanguard's score of 0.55 indicating that Intrepid Potash is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
American Vanguard has a beta of 1.26, meaning that its stock price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Intrepid Potash has a beta of 1.79, meaning that its stock price is 79% more volatile than the S&P 500.
American Vanguard has higher revenue and earnings than Intrepid Potash. Intrepid Potash is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than American Vanguard, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
79.0% of American Vanguard shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 56.1% of Intrepid Potash shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.6% of American Vanguard shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.4% of Intrepid Potash shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
American Vanguard has a net margin of -23.72% compared to Intrepid Potash's net margin of -71.13%. Intrepid Potash's return on equity of 1.48% beat American Vanguard's return on equity.
American Vanguard presently has a consensus price target of $12.00, indicating a potential upside of 135.76%. Intrepid Potash has a consensus price target of $23.00, indicating a potential downside of 24.55%. Given American Vanguard's higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe American Vanguard is more favorable than Intrepid Potash.
Summary
American Vanguard beats Intrepid Potash on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding AVD and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
Media Sentiment Over Time
This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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This page (NYSE:AVD) was last updated on 10/7/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
