Phosphate (OTCMKTS:PHOS) vs. Intrepid Potash (NYSE:IPI) Financial Analysis

Phosphate (OTCMKTS:PHOS) 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 dividends, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, valuation and analyst recommendations.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Phosphate and Intrepid Potash”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Phosphate	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Intrepid Potash	$254.69 million	1.75	-$212.85 million	($15.89)	-2.10

Phosphate has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Intrepid Potash.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

56.1% of Intrepid Potash shares are held by institutional investors. 2.4% 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 will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Phosphate and Intrepid Potash, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Phosphate	0	0	0	0	0.00
Intrepid Potash	1	0	0	0	1.00

Intrepid Potash has a consensus target price of $19.00, indicating a potential downside of 43.17%. Given Phosphate’s higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Phosphate is more favorable than Intrepid Potash.

Profitability

This table compares Phosphate and Intrepid Potash’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Phosphate	N/A	N/A	N/A
Intrepid Potash	-75.09%	0.31%	0.26%

Summary

Intrepid Potash beats Phosphate on 6 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Phosphate

Phosphate Holdings, Inc., together with its subsidiary, Mississippi Phosphates Corporation, engages in the production and sale of phosphate fertilizer in Pascagoula, Mississippi. The company also exports its products. Phosphate Holdings, Inc. was incorporated in 2004 and is based in Madison, Mississippi.

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.