Intrepid Potash (NYSE:IPI – Get Free Report) and Asahi Kasei (OTCMKTS:AHKSY – Get Free Report) are both materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, risk, institutional ownership, profitability and dividends.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Intrepid Potash and Asahi Kasei”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Intrepid Potash | $298.33 million | 1.52 | $11.19 million | $1.98 | 16.99 |
| Asahi Kasei | $20.42 billion | 0.72 | $1.05 billion | $1.84 | 11.47 |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for Intrepid Potash and Asahi Kasei, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Intrepid Potash | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2.75 |
| Asahi Kasei | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3.00 |
Intrepid Potash currently has a consensus price target of $29.00, suggesting a potential downside of 13.78%. Given Intrepid Potash’s higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Intrepid Potash is more favorable than Asahi Kasei.
Risk & Volatility
Intrepid Potash has a beta of 1.31, meaning that its stock price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Asahi Kasei has a beta of 0.57, meaning that its stock price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
56.1% of Intrepid Potash shares are held by institutional investors. 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 stock is poised for long-term growth.
Profitability
This table compares Intrepid Potash and Asahi Kasei’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Intrepid Potash | 8.94% | 4.74% | 3.73% |
| Asahi Kasei | 6.10% | 8.58% | 4.31% |
Summary
Intrepid Potash beats Asahi Kasei on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Intrepid Potash
Intrepid Potash, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the extraction and production of the potash in the United States and internationally. It operates through three segments: Potash, Trio, and Oilfield Solutions. The company offers muriate of potash for various markets, such as agricultural market as a fertilizer input; the industrial market as a component in drilling and fracturing fluids for oil and gas wells, as well as an input to other industrial processes; and the animal feed market as a nutrient supplement. It also provides Trio, a specialty fertilizer that delivers potassium, sulfate, and magnesium in a single particle; water for oil and gas services industry; salt for various markets, including animal feed, industrial applications, pool salt, and the treatment of roads and walkways for ice melting or to manage road conditions; magnesium chloride for use as a road treatment agent for deicing and dedusting; brines for use in oil and gas industry to support well workover and completion activities; and metal recovery salts. Intrepid Potash, Inc. was founded in 1999 and is based in Denver, Colorado.
About Asahi Kasei
Asahi Kasei Corporation manufactures and sells chemicals. It offers caustic soda, chemical fertilizers, nitric acid, ammonia, acrylonitrile, methyl methacrylate, styrene, adipic acid, hexamethylene diamine, AH salt, propionitrile, sodium cyanide, acetonitrile, methacrylonitrile, cyclohexyl methacrylate, polyethylenes, polyethylenes powder, PMMA resin, polystyrene, polybutadiene rubbers, styrene/butadiene rubbers, clear styrenic copolymer, styrenic thermoplastic elastomer, hydrogenated styrenic elastomers, membranes and systems, functional materials, foams, purging compound, polyisocyanates, polycarbonatediol, aluminum paste, latex, photopolymers and platemaking systems, films, cyclohexanol, cyclohexane, and cyclohexene. The company also offers lithium-ion battery and lead-acid battery separators, plastic optical fibers, artificial suede, nylon 66 filament, polyamide 66, polyacetal, polyphenyene ether, polypropylene compounds, 3D cubic knitted fabric, noise suppression sheets, audio devices, photosensitive polyimide/PBO precursor, latent hardeners, glass fabrics, specialty products, explosion-bonded metal clads, lining fabrics, cupro and stretch fibers, oil-water separators, cellulose nanobeads, and flame-resistant and synthetic fiber; magnetic, current, and gas sensors; deodorizing, spunbond, cupro, multifunctional, and heat-press formable thermoplastic nonwoven; and ecorise, biocradle, and bemliese products. It provides bags and containers; cooking products; cleaners; plastic packet cutting products; cyclohexyl methacrylate, bonded anchors, and microcrystalline cellulose; pharmaceuticals and diagnostic reagents, dialyzers, therapeutic apheresis, virus removal filters, defibrillators, AEDs, automated CPRs, fluid resuscitation pumps, wearable defibrillators, temperature management systems, and data solutions; construction materials; and remodeling services, as well as develops homes and apartments. The company was founded in 1922 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.
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