Head to Head Comparison: IperionX (NASDAQ:IPX) versus Andritz (OTCMKTS:ADRZY)

IperionX (NASDAQ:IPX) and Andritz (OTCMKTS:ADRZY) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends and profitability.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares IperionX and Andritz”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
IperionX	N/A	N/A	-$21.84 million	N/A	N/A
Andritz	$9.00 billion	0.82	$537.26 million	$1.02	13.91

Andritz has higher revenue and earnings than IperionX.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

2.8% of IperionX shares are held by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations for IperionX and Andritz, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
IperionX	0	0	1	0	3.00
Andritz	1	0	1	0	2.00

IperionX currently has a consensus target price of $28.00, suggesting a potential downside of 25.89%. Given IperionX’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe IperionX is more favorable than Andritz.

Risk and Volatility

IperionX has a beta of 0.9, indicating that its share price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Andritz has a beta of 0.87, indicating that its share price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares IperionX and Andritz’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
IperionX	N/A	N/A	N/A
Andritz	5.81%	21.31%	5.79%

Summary

Andritz beats IperionX on 5 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About IperionX

IperionX’s mission is to be the leading developer of low carbon, sustainable, critical material supply chains focused on advanced industries including space, aerospace, electric vehicles and 3D printing. IperionX’s breakthrough titanium technologies have demonstrated the potential to produce titanium products that are sustainable, 100% recyclable, have low carbon intensity and to do so at product qualities that meet or exceed current industry standards. The Company also holds a 100% interest in the Titan Project, covering approximately 11,100 acres of titanium, rare earth minerals, high grade silica sand and zircon rich mineral sands properties in Tennessee.

About Andritz

Andritz AG provides plants, equipment, and services for pulp and paper industry, metalworking and steel industries, hydropower stations, and solid/liquid separation in the municipal and industrial sectors in Europe, North America, South America, China, Asia, and internationally. It operates through four segments: Pulp & Paper, Metals, Hydro, and Separation. The Pulp & Paper segment supplies technology, automation, and service solutions to produce pulp, paper, board, and tissue; boilers for power generation; flue gas cleaning systems; nonwovens technologies; panelboard production systems; and recycling, shredding, and energy solutions for various waste materials. The Metals segment provides technologies, plants, and digital solutions, including automation and software solutions, and process know-how and services; and solutions for the production and processing of flat products for welding systems and industrial furnaces, as well as services for the metals processing industry. The Hydro segment supplies electromechanical equipment and services for hydropower plants; offers plant diagnosis, refurbishment, modernization, and upgradation of existing hydropower plants; and pumps for irrigation, water supply, and flood control, as well as turbo generators. The Separation segment offers mechanical and thermal technologies, as well as services and related automation solutions for solid/liquid separation to serve chemical, environmental, food, mining, and minerals industries; and technologies and services to produce animal feed and biomass pellets. The company was founded in 1852 and is headquartered in Graz, Austria.