Intrepid Potash (IPI) Competitors

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IPI vs. CF, MOS, NTR, AVD, and SMG

Should you buy Intrepid Potash stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Intrepid Potash with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Intrepid Potash include CF Industries (CF), Mosaic (MOS), Nutrien (NTR), American Vanguard (AVD), and Scotts Miracle-Gro (SMG).

How does Intrepid Potash compare to CF Industries?

CF Industries (NYSE:CF) and Intrepid Potash (NYSE:IPI) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, media sentiment, earnings and analyst recommendations.

In the previous week, CF Industries had 26 more articles in the media than Intrepid Potash. MarketBeat recorded 30 mentions for CF Industries and 4 mentions for Intrepid Potash. CF Industries' average media sentiment score of 0.91 beat Intrepid Potash's score of 0.16 indicating that CF Industries is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
CF Industries	15 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Intrepid Potash	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

CF Industries has higher revenue and earnings than Intrepid Potash. CF Industries 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
CF Industries	$7.08B	2.72	$1.46B	$11.13	11.25
Intrepid Potash	$298.33M	1.89	$11.19M	$1.06	39.56

CF Industries has a net margin of 23.73% compared to Intrepid Potash's net margin of 4.68%. CF Industries' return on equity of 20.93% beat Intrepid Potash's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CF Industries	23.73%	20.93%	11.66%
Intrepid Potash	4.68%	4.53%	3.57%

93.1% of CF Industries shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 56.1% of Intrepid Potash shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of CF Industries shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.3% of Intrepid Potash shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

CF Industries has a beta of 0.42, meaning that its share price is 58% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Intrepid Potash has a beta of 1.25, meaning that its share price is 25% more volatile than the broader market.

CF Industries presently has a consensus target price of $118.47, indicating a potential downside of 5.41%. Intrepid Potash has a consensus target price of $26.00, indicating a potential downside of 38.00%. Given CF Industries' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe CF Industries is more favorable than Intrepid Potash.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CF Industries	3 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.28
Intrepid Potash	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.67

Summary

CF Industries beats Intrepid Potash on 14 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Intrepid Potash compare to Mosaic?

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

In the previous week, Mosaic had 18 more articles in the media than Intrepid Potash. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for Mosaic and 4 mentions for Intrepid Potash. Intrepid Potash's average media sentiment score of 0.16 beat Mosaic's score of -0.38 indicating that Intrepid Potash is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Mosaic	2 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	8 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Intrepid Potash	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Mosaic	$12.43B	0.56	$540.70M	$0.13	167.35
Intrepid Potash	$298.33M	1.89	$11.19M	$1.06	39.56

Intrepid Potash has a net margin of 4.68% compared to Mosaic's net margin of 0.36%. Mosaic's return on equity of 4.66% beat Intrepid Potash's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Mosaic	0.36%	4.66%	2.37%
Intrepid Potash	4.68%	4.53%	3.57%

77.5% of Mosaic shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 56.1% of Intrepid Potash shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Mosaic shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.3% of Intrepid Potash shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Mosaic has a beta of 0.79, indicating that its stock price is 21% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Intrepid Potash has a beta of 1.25, indicating that its stock price is 25% more volatile than the broader market.

Mosaic presently has a consensus target price of $28.00, indicating a potential upside of 28.71%. Intrepid Potash has a consensus target price of $26.00, indicating a potential downside of 38.00%. Given Mosaic's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Mosaic is more favorable than Intrepid Potash.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Mosaic	3 Sell rating(s)	11 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.11
Intrepid Potash	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.67

Summary

Mosaic beats Intrepid Potash on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Intrepid Potash compare to Nutrien?

Intrepid Potash (NYSE:IPI) and Nutrien (NYSE:NTR) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, valuation and analyst recommendations.

56.1% of Intrepid Potash shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 63.1% of Nutrien shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.3% of Intrepid Potash shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.1% of Nutrien shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Nutrien has higher revenue and earnings than Intrepid Potash. Nutrien 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	$298.33M	1.89	$11.19M	$1.06	39.56
Nutrien	$27.83B	1.24	$2.27B	$4.91	14.58

In the previous week, Nutrien had 13 more articles in the media than Intrepid Potash. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Nutrien and 4 mentions for Intrepid Potash. Nutrien's average media sentiment score of 0.34 beat Intrepid Potash's score of 0.16 indicating that Nutrien 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)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Nutrien	1 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Nutrien has a net margin of 8.58% compared to Intrepid Potash's net margin of 4.68%. Nutrien's return on equity of 8.84% beat Intrepid Potash's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Intrepid Potash	4.68%	4.53%	3.57%
Nutrien	8.58%	8.84%	4.22%

Intrepid Potash currently has a consensus target price of $26.00, indicating a potential downside of 38.00%. Nutrien has a consensus target price of $82.75, indicating a potential upside of 15.57%. Given Nutrien's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Nutrien is more favorable than Intrepid Potash.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Intrepid Potash	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.67
Nutrien	1 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.53

Intrepid Potash has a beta of 1.25, meaning that its share price is 25% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Nutrien has a beta of 0.64, meaning that its share price is 36% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Nutrien beats Intrepid Potash on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Intrepid Potash compare to American Vanguard?

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

American Vanguard currently has a consensus target price of $12.00, indicating a potential upside of 335.10%. Intrepid Potash has a consensus target price of $26.00, indicating a potential downside of 38.00%. Given American Vanguard's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research 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	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Intrepid Potash	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.67

Intrepid Potash has lower revenue, but higher earnings than American Vanguard. 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
American Vanguard	$515.11M	0.15	-$49.88M	-$1.59	N/A
Intrepid Potash	$298.33M	1.89	$11.19M	$1.06	39.56

In the previous week, Intrepid Potash had 4 more articles in the media than American Vanguard. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Intrepid Potash and 0 mentions for American Vanguard. Intrepid Potash's average media sentiment score of 0.16 beat American Vanguard's score of 0.00 indicating that Intrepid Potash is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
American Vanguard	Neutral
Intrepid Potash	Neutral

79.0% of American Vanguard shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 56.1% of Intrepid Potash shares are held by institutional investors. 7.6% of American Vanguard shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.3% of Intrepid Potash shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

American Vanguard has a beta of 1.48, meaning that its stock price is 48% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Intrepid Potash has a beta of 1.25, meaning that its stock price is 25% more volatile than the broader market.

Intrepid Potash has a net margin of 4.68% compared to American Vanguard's net margin of -8.71%. Intrepid Potash's return on equity of 4.53% beat American Vanguard's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
American Vanguard	-8.71%	-4.13%	-1.34%
Intrepid Potash	4.68%	4.53%	3.57%

Summary

Intrepid Potash beats American Vanguard on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Intrepid Potash compare to Scotts Miracle-Gro?

Scotts Miracle-Gro (NYSE:SMG) and Intrepid Potash (NYSE:IPI) are both fertilizers & agricultural chemicals companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, media sentiment and institutional ownership.

Intrepid Potash has a net margin of 4.68% compared to Scotts Miracle-Gro's net margin of 3.27%. Intrepid Potash's return on equity of 4.53% beat Scotts Miracle-Gro's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Scotts Miracle-Gro	3.27%	-79.61%	8.53%
Intrepid Potash	4.68%	4.53%	3.57%

74.1% of Scotts Miracle-Gro shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 56.1% of Intrepid Potash shares are held by institutional investors. 24.4% of Scotts Miracle-Gro shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.3% of Intrepid Potash shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Scotts Miracle-Gro has a beta of 1.88, meaning that its stock price is 88% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Intrepid Potash has a beta of 1.25, meaning that its stock price is 25% more volatile than the broader market.

Scotts Miracle-Gro has higher revenue and earnings than Intrepid Potash. Scotts Miracle-Gro 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
Scotts Miracle-Gro	$3.41B	0.96	$145.20M	$1.79	31.61
Intrepid Potash	$298.33M	1.89	$11.19M	$1.06	39.56

In the previous week, Intrepid Potash had 1 more articles in the media than Scotts Miracle-Gro. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Intrepid Potash and 3 mentions for Scotts Miracle-Gro. Scotts Miracle-Gro's average media sentiment score of 0.61 beat Intrepid Potash's score of 0.16 indicating that Scotts Miracle-Gro is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Scotts Miracle-Gro	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Intrepid Potash	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Scotts Miracle-Gro currently has a consensus target price of $73.50, indicating a potential upside of 29.90%. Intrepid Potash has a consensus target price of $26.00, indicating a potential downside of 38.00%. Given Scotts Miracle-Gro's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Scotts Miracle-Gro is more favorable than Intrepid Potash.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Scotts Miracle-Gro	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Intrepid Potash	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.67

Summary

Scotts Miracle-Gro beats Intrepid Potash on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Metric	Intrepid Potash	FERTILIZERS Industry	Materials Sector	NYSE Exchange
Market Cap	$562.17M	$9.69B	$4.83B	$22.74B
Dividend Yield	N/A	3.87%	4.98%	4.12%
P/E Ratio	39.56	35.82	23.14	29.73
Price / Sales	1.89	1.47	6,702.93	23.27
Price / Cash	9.37	7.23	27.16	24.79
Price / Book	1.13	1.68	6.98	4.60
Net Income	$11.19M	$677.86M	$159.16M	$1.06B
7 Day Performance	11.27%	21.27%	-1.18%	-2.27%
1 Month Performance	18.76%	17.07%	-1.07%	-1.66%
1 Year Performance	15.45%	36.80%	82.48%	21.94%

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
IPI Intrepid Potash	0.7483 of 5 stars	$41.94 -1.6%	$26.00 -38.0%	+15.5%	$562.17M	$298.33M	39.56	440	News Coverage Analyst Forecast Insider Trade
CF CF Industries	2.8018 of 5 stars	$124.61 +8.3%	$118.27 -5.1%	+42.7%	$17.67B	$7.08B	11.20	2,900	Analyst Forecast Analyst Revision Gap Down
MOS Mosaic	4.6528 of 5 stars	$21.86 -1.5%	$29.13 +33.3%	-38.2%	$7.05B	$12.05B	12.93	13,249	Earnings Report Analyst Forecast High Trading Volume
NTR Nutrien	4.3402 of 5 stars	$71.34 +4.4%	$82.63 +15.8%	+23.6%	$32.85B	$26.89B	14.53	25,100	Analyst Forecast Short Interest Decrease Analyst Revision
AVD American Vanguard	1.8921 of 5 stars	$2.90 -4.3%	$12.00 +313.9%	-32.7%	$86.68M	$515.11M	N/A	800	Gap Up

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Intrepid Potash (IPI) Competitors

IPI vs. CF, MOS, NTR, AVD, and SMG

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Intrepid Potash (IPI) Competitors

IPI vs. CF, MOS, NTR, AVD, and SMG

How does Intrepid Potash compare to CF Industries?

Does the media prefer CF or IPI?

Which has better valuation & earnings, CF or IPI?

Is CF or IPI more profitable?

Do institutionals & insiders believe in CF or IPI?

Which has more volatility & risk, CF or IPI?

Do analysts prefer CF or IPI?

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How does Intrepid Potash compare to Mosaic?

Does the media prefer MOS or IPI?

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, MOS or IPI?

Is MOS or IPI more profitable?

Do insiders and institutionals believe in MOS or IPI?

Which has more risk & volatility, MOS or IPI?

Do analysts prefer MOS or IPI?

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How does Intrepid Potash compare to Nutrien?

Do institutionals and insiders believe in IPI or NTR?

Which has higher earnings & valuation, IPI or NTR?

Does the media refer more to IPI or NTR?

Is IPI or NTR more profitable?

Do analysts recommend IPI or NTR?

Which has more volatility & risk, IPI or NTR?

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How does Intrepid Potash compare to American Vanguard?

Do analysts recommend AVD or IPI?

Which has better valuation & earnings, AVD or IPI?

Does the media refer more to AVD or IPI?

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of AVD or IPI?

Which has more risk & volatility, AVD or IPI?

Is AVD or IPI more profitable?

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How does Intrepid Potash compare to Scotts Miracle-Gro?

Is SMG or IPI more profitable?

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of SMG or IPI?

Which has more risk & volatility, SMG or IPI?

Which has better valuation & earnings, SMG or IPI?

Does the media refer more to SMG or IPI?

Do analysts recommend SMG or IPI?

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