IPI vs. MOS, NTR, AVD, CF, SMG, UAN, ICL, ANDE, USAR, and VZLA
Should you be buying Intrepid Potash stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Intrepid Potash include Mosaic (MOS), Nutrien (NTR), American Vanguard (AVD), CF Industries (CF), Scotts Miracle-Gro (SMG), CVR Partners (UAN), ICL Group (ICL), Andersons (ANDE), USA Rare Earth (USAR), and Vizsla Silver (VZLA).
Intrepid Potash vs. Its Competitors
Mosaic (NYSE:MOS) and Intrepid Potash (NYSE:IPI) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends and profitability.
Mosaic has a beta of 0.99, meaning that its stock price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Intrepid Potash has a beta of 1.83, meaning that its stock price is 83% more volatile than the S&P 500.
77.5% of Mosaic shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 56.1% of Intrepid Potash shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of Mosaic shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.4% of Intrepid Potash shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Mosaic has a net margin of 8.35% compared to Intrepid Potash's net margin of -71.13%. Mosaic's return on equity of 4.74% beat Intrepid Potash's return on equity.
Mosaic presently has a consensus target price of $36.42, suggesting a potential upside of 6.93%. Intrepid Potash has a consensus target price of $23.00, suggesting a potential downside of 21.41%. Given Mosaic's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Mosaic is more favorable than Intrepid Potash.
Mosaic has higher revenue and earnings than Intrepid Potash. Intrepid Potash is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Mosaic, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, Mosaic had 8 more articles in the media than Intrepid Potash. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Mosaic and 2 mentions for Intrepid Potash. Mosaic's average media sentiment score of 1.26 beat Intrepid Potash's score of 0.34 indicating that Mosaic is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Summary
Mosaic beats Intrepid Potash on 14 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NYSE:IPI) was last updated on 9/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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