American Vanguard (AVD) Competitors

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

Which has more volatility & risk, AVD or IPI?

American Vanguard has a beta of 0.88, suggesting that its share price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Intrepid Potash has a beta of 2.19, suggesting that its share price is 119% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in AVD or IPI?

79.0% of American Vanguard shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 56.1% of Intrepid Potash shares are held by institutional investors. 10.1% of American Vanguard shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 18.0% of Intrepid Potash shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media favor AVD or IPI?

In the previous week, American Vanguard and American Vanguard both had 2 articles in the media. American Vanguard's average media sentiment score of 1.39 beat Intrepid Potash's score of 0.80 indicating that American Vanguard is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in AVD or IPI?

Intrepid Potash received 11 more outperform votes than American Vanguard when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 61.09% of users gave American Vanguard an outperform vote while only 50.25% of users gave Intrepid Potash an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
American Vanguard	Outperform Votes 292 61.09%	Underperform Votes 186 38.91%
Intrepid Potash	Outperform Votes 303 50.25%	Underperform Votes 300 49.75%

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, AVD or IPI?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
American Vanguard	$585.05M	0.29	$7.52M	$0.26	23.27
Intrepid Potash	$252.47M	1.27	-$35.67M	-$3.38	-7.17

Do analysts rate AVD or IPI?

American Vanguard presently has a consensus target price of $16.67, suggesting a potential upside of 175.48%. Intrepid Potash has a consensus target price of $23.00, suggesting a potential downside of 5.08%. Given American Vanguard's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe American Vanguard is more favorable than Intrepid Potash.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
American Vanguard	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Intrepid Potash	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Is AVD or IPI more profitable?

American Vanguard has a net margin of -0.60% compared to Intrepid Potash's net margin of -19.19%. American Vanguard's return on equity of 1.85% beat Intrepid Potash's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
American Vanguard	-0.60%	1.85%	0.85%
Intrepid Potash	-19.19%	-2.02%	-1.77%

Summary

American Vanguard beats Intrepid Potash on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.