Ivanhoe Mines (OTCMKTS:IVPAF – Get Free Report) and Vallourec (OTCMKTS:VLOWY – Get Free Report) are both materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership and dividends.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Ivanhoe Mines and Vallourec”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Ivanhoe Mines | $441.61 million | 29.30 | $261.55 million | $0.09 | 100.78 |
| Vallourec | $4.31 billion | 1.31 | $401.23 million | $0.33 | 12.90 |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for Ivanhoe Mines and Vallourec, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Ivanhoe Mines | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2.62 |
| Vallourec | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 |
Ivanhoe Mines currently has a consensus target price of $15.20, suggesting a potential upside of 67.59%. Given Ivanhoe Mines’ higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Ivanhoe Mines is more favorable than Vallourec.
Risk & Volatility
Ivanhoe Mines has a beta of 1.03, indicating that its share price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vallourec has a beta of 0.51, indicating that its share price is 49% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares Ivanhoe Mines and Vallourec’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Ivanhoe Mines | 23.47% | 5.07% | 3.81% |
| Vallourec | 9.49% | 14.98% | 7.50% |
Summary
Ivanhoe Mines beats Vallourec on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Ivanhoe Mines
Ivanhoe Mines Ltd. engages in the mining, development, and exploration of minerals and precious metals primarily in Africa. It explores for platinum, palladium, nickel, copper, gold, rhodium, zinc, silver, germanium, and lead deposits. The company's projects include the Platreef project located in the Northern Limb of South Africa's Bushveld Complex; the Kipushi project located in Haut-Katanga Province, Democratic Republic of Congo; and the Kamoa-Kakula project located within the Central African Copperbelt. It also holds a 100% interest in the Western Foreland exploration project covering an area of approximately 2,407 square kilometers located in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The company was formerly known as Ivanplats Limited and changed its name to Ivanhoe Mines Ltd. in August 2013. The company was incorporated in 1993 and is based in Vancouver, Canada.
About Vallourec
Vallourec S.A., through its subsidiaries, provides tubular solutions for the oil and gas, industry, and energy markets in Europe, North America, South America, Asia, the Middle East, and internationally. It operates through Tubes; Mine & Forests; and Holding Companies & Other segments. The company offers seamless tubes for refineries, petrochemical facilities, and floating liquefied natural gas plants, as well as production, storage, and offloading units; VAM connections; rigid subsea line pipes and onshore rigid line pipes; and carbon steel and steel alloy tubes, hollow bars, and connections. It also provides assistance in lowering tubes, inspecting connections, and supervising assembly; thread tubes inventory management; tube inspection, maintenance, and repair services; on-site services; preparation for drilling operations; well coordination and supply services based on the drilling programs; and integrated solutions for the subsea line pipe market comprising welding, coating, insulation, bending, logistics, project management, and service agreements. In addition, the company offers tubular products for geothermal; carbon capture, utilization, and storage; and hydrogen industries. Further, it provides tubes and hollow bars, as well as circular, square, rectangular, and octagonal sections for the manufacture of cranes, construction machinery, agricultural machinery, and hydraulic cylinders; and infrastructure construction, as well as axle tubes and gearbox applications for the automotive industry. Additionally, the company is involved in the iron ore and charcoal production businesses. It serves oil service, engineering, and construction companies; distributors and industrial equipment manufacturers; and energy companies, and carbon capture and storage specialists, as well as geothermal, green hydrogen, and solar developers. Vallourec S.A. was founded in 1895 and is based in Meudon, France.
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