Analyzing Peninsula Energy (OTCMKTS:PENMF) and IperionX (NASDAQ:IPX)

Peninsula Energy (OTCMKTS:PENMF) and IperionX (NASDAQ:IPX) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, valuation and dividends.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

2.8% of IperionX shares are owned by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Volatility and Risk

Peninsula Energy has a beta of 0.39, indicating that its stock price is 61% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, IperionX has a beta of 0.49, indicating that its stock price is 51% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for Peninsula Energy and IperionX, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Peninsula Energy	0	0	0	0	0.00
IperionX	0	0	1	1	3.50

IperionX has a consensus target price of $25.00, suggesting a potential upside of 3.99%. Given IperionX’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe IperionX is more favorable than Peninsula Energy.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Peninsula Energy	N/A	N/A	N/A
IperionX	N/A	N/A	N/A

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Peninsula Energy and IperionX”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Peninsula Energy	$11.87 million	3.65	-$12.41 million	N/A	N/A
IperionX	N/A	N/A	-$21.84 million	N/A	N/A

Peninsula Energy has higher revenue and earnings than IperionX.

Summary

IperionX beats Peninsula Energy on 6 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Peninsula Energy

Peninsula Energy Limited, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a uranium exploration company in the United States. The company's flagship project is its 100% owned Lance uranium project located in Wyoming. The company was formerly known as Peninsula Minerals Limited and changed its name to Peninsula Energy Limited in November 2010. Peninsula Energy Limited was incorporated in 1993 and is based in Subiaco, Australia.

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.