American Vanguard (AVD) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer AVD or IPI?

Intrepid Potash received 11 more outperform votes than American Vanguard when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 60.83% of users gave American Vanguard an outperform vote while only 49.75% of users gave Intrepid Potash an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
American Vanguard	Outperform Votes 292 60.83%	Underperform Votes 188 39.17%
Intrepid Potash	Outperform Votes 303 49.75%	Underperform Votes 306 50.25%

Is AVD or IPI more profitable?

American Vanguard has a net margin of -5.22% compared to Intrepid Potash's net margin of -16.86%. Intrepid Potash's return on equity of -1.32% beat American Vanguard's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
American Vanguard	-5.22%	-3.45%	-1.57%
Intrepid Potash	-16.86%	-1.32%	-1.14%

Do analysts rate AVD or IPI?

American Vanguard currently has a consensus target price of $14.00, indicating a potential upside of 264.58%. Intrepid Potash has a consensus target price of $21.00, indicating a potential downside of 28.40%. Given American Vanguard's stronger consensus rating and higher probable 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	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Intrepid Potash	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.50

Does the media prefer AVD or IPI?

In the previous week, Intrepid Potash had 2 more articles in the media than American Vanguard. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Intrepid Potash and 1 mentions for American Vanguard. American Vanguard's average media sentiment score of 1.27 beat Intrepid Potash's score of 0.42 indicating that American Vanguard is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
American Vanguard	Positive
Intrepid Potash	Neutral

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

79.0% of American Vanguard shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 56.1% of Intrepid Potash shares are owned by institutional investors. 10.1% of American Vanguard shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 18.0% of Intrepid Potash shares are owned by company 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.

Which has better valuation & earnings, AVD or IPI?

American Vanguard has higher revenue and earnings than Intrepid Potash. 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	$553.84M	0.20	$7.52M	-$1.03	-3.73
Intrepid Potash	$254.69M	1.52	-$35.67M	-$16.48	-1.78

Which has more volatility & risk, AVD or IPI?

American Vanguard has a beta of 1.03, meaning that its share price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Intrepid Potash has a beta of 1.78, meaning that its share price is 78% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

American Vanguard beats Intrepid Potash on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.