Diamond Discoveries International (OTCMKTS:DMDD) and Intrepid Potash (NYSE:IPI) Head-To-Head Review

Diamond Discoveries International (OTCMKTS:DMDD) and Intrepid Potash (NYSE:IPI) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, valuation, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Diamond Discoveries International and Intrepid Potash”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Diamond Discoveries International	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Intrepid Potash	$279.08 million	1.28	-$35.67 million	($3.35)	-8.11

Diamond Discoveries International has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Intrepid Potash.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for Diamond Discoveries International and Intrepid Potash, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Diamond Discoveries International	0	0	0	0	0.00
Intrepid Potash	1	1	0	0	1.50

Intrepid Potash has a consensus price target of $21.00, indicating a potential downside of 22.71%. Given Intrepid Potash’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Intrepid Potash is more favorable than Diamond Discoveries International.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Diamond Discoveries International	N/A	N/A	N/A
Intrepid Potash	-16.86%	-1.32%	-1.14%

Institutional & Insider Ownership

56.1% of Intrepid Potash shares are owned by institutional investors. 18.0% of Intrepid Potash shares are owned by insiders. 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.

Summary

Intrepid Potash beats Diamond Discoveries International on 5 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Diamond Discoveries International

Diamond Discoveries International Corp. operates as a mineral exploration company. It focuses on the exploration of diamonds, chromium, and gold; and platinum group elements, such as platinum, palladium, and rhodium on its Caribou Property in Thetford Mines, Quebec. The company was founded in 2000 and is based in New York, New York with an additional office in Thetford Mines, Canada. It also has executive offices in New York, New York; and Burlington, Canada.

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.