Intrepid Potash (IPI) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Intrepid Potash, Inc. is a mineral producer focused primarily on potash and specialty fertilizer products. The company produces muriate of potash, also known as potassium chloride, as well as Trio, a granular fertilizer that supplies potassium, magnesium and sulfate. These products are used in agricultural applications to support crop growth and improve soil nutrient levels.

Intrepid also produces and sells magnesium chloride, which is used in industrial, animal-feed and road-maintenance applications, along with other mineral products and brine-related materials. Its operations are located in the United States, including potash and mineral production assets in New Mexico and Utah. The company serves agricultural, industrial and oil-and-gas customers through product sales and related services.

Established in 2000, Intrepid Potash became a publicly traded company in 2008. Its business is centered on extracting and processing potash and other minerals from solution-mining and solar-evaporation operations in the western United States.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $31.72 to $33.03
• 50-Day Range: $31.82 to $41.65
• 52-Week Range: $22.55 to $50.34
• Volume: 266,489 shs
• Average Volume: 188,911 shs
• Market Capitalization: $428.31 million
• P/E Ratio: 16.07
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $29.00
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Intrepid Potash Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Intrepid Potash scored higher than 43% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 172nd out of 228 stocks in the materials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Intrepid Potash has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.25, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, no buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Downside Risk

Intrepid Potash has a consensus price target of $29.00, representing about 8.9% downside from its current price of $31.82.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Intrepid Potash has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: -46.89%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Intrepid Potash are expected to decrease by -46.89% in the coming year, from $1.77 to $0.94 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Intrepid Potash is 16.07, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 35.80.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Intrepid Potash is 16.07, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 21.85.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Intrepid Potash has a P/B Ratio of 0.87. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.34% of the float of Intrepid Potash has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Intrepid Potash has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.45, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Intrepid Potash has recently decreased by 14.81%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Intrepid Potash does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Intrepid Potash does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: -0.21

News Sentiment

Intrepid Potash has a news sentiment score of -0.21. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.43 average news sentiment score of Materials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Intrepid Potash this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Search Interest

4 people have searched for IPI on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Intrepid Potash insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

2.30% of the stock of Intrepid Potash is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

56.13% of the stock of Intrepid Potash is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/04/2026
• Today: 10/14/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/04/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Materials
• Industry: Chemicals
• Sub-Industry: Fertilizers & Agricultural Chemicals
• Current Symbol: NYSE:IPI
• CIK: 1421461
• Web: www.intrepidpotash.com
• Phone: (303) 296-3006
• Fax: 303-298-7502
• Employees: 478
• Year Founded: 2000

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Intrepid Potash: $29.00
• High Price Target: $29.00
• Low Price Target: $29.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: -8.9%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.25
• Research Coverage: 4 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $1.98
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 16.07
• Forward P/E Ratio: 17.98
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $11.19 million
• Net Margins: 8.94%
• Pretax Margin: 5.50%
• Return on Equity: 4.74%
• Return on Assets: 3.73%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 6.33
• Quick Ratio: 4.21

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $298.33 million
• Price / Sales: 1.44
• Cash Flow: $4.30 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 7.40
• Book Value: $36.60 per share
• Price / Book: 0.87

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 13,460,000
• Free Float: 13,147,000
• Market Cap: $428.31 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.31