Ivanhoe Mines (IVPAF) & Its Peers Head to Head Contrast

Ivanhoe Mines (OTCMKTS:IVPAF) is one of 103 publicly-traded companies in the “MINING – MISC” industry, but how does it compare to its competitors? We will compare Ivanhoe Mines to related businesses based on the strength of its risk, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation and profitability.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Ivanhoe Mines and its competitors top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Ivanhoe Mines	N/A	N/A	16.00
Ivanhoe Mines Competitors	$8.36 billion	$455.46 million	-2.11

Ivanhoe Mines’ competitors have higher revenue and earnings than Ivanhoe Mines. Ivanhoe Mines is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

35.1% of shares of all “MINING – MISC” companies are owned by institutional investors. 10.0% of shares of all “MINING – MISC” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for Ivanhoe Mines and its competitors, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ivanhoe Mines	0	1	0	5	3.67
Ivanhoe Mines Competitors	616	1690	3326	141	2.52

As a group, “MINING – MISC” companies have a potential upside of 11.35%. Given Ivanhoe Mines’ competitors higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Ivanhoe Mines has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Profitability

This table compares Ivanhoe Mines and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ivanhoe Mines	N/A	N/A	N/A
Ivanhoe Mines Competitors	-976.52%	-12.62%	-5.24%

Summary

Ivanhoe Mines beats its competitors on 6 of the 11 factors compared.

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.