Contrasting Ivanhoe Mines (IVPAF) and Its Competitors

Ivanhoe Mines (OTCMKTS:IVPAF) is one of 1,984 public companies in the “Metals & Mining” industry, but how does it contrast to its peers? We will compare Ivanhoe Mines to similar companies based on the strength of its earnings, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations and profitability.

Volatility & Risk

Ivanhoe Mines has a beta of 1.33, meaning that its share price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ivanhoe Mines’ peers have a beta of 1.01, meaning that their average share price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Ivanhoe Mines and its peers revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Ivanhoe Mines	$441.61 million	$261.55 million	49.09
Ivanhoe Mines Competitors	$4.77 billion	$278.26 million	-26.21

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

Institutional & Insider Ownership

16.1% of shares of all “Metals & Mining” companies are held by institutional investors. 17.6% of shares of all “Metals & Mining” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ivanhoe Mines	21.53%	5.35%	4.01%
Ivanhoe Mines Competitors	-1,161,736,352,322,426,600.00%	-52.88%	-2.06%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Ivanhoe Mines and its peers, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ivanhoe Mines	0	6	2	1	2.44
Ivanhoe Mines Competitors	6436	22637	32353	1802	2.47

Ivanhoe Mines currently has a consensus target price of $15.20, suggesting a potential upside of 181.48%. As a group, “Metals & Mining” companies have a potential upside of 30.53%. Given Ivanhoe Mines’ higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Ivanhoe Mines is more favorable than its peers.

Summary

Ivanhoe Mines beats its peers on 7 of the 13 factors compared.

About Ivanhoe Mines

Ivanhoe Mines is a Canadian mining company focused on discovering, developing and operating mineral projects in Africa. Its main commodities include copper, zinc and platinum-group metals. The company’s projects include the Kamoa-Kakula copper complex and the Kipushi zinc-copper mine in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, as well as the Platreef platinum-group metals, nickel, copper and gold project in South Africa. Founded by mining entrepreneur Robert Friedland, Ivanhoe Mines was previously known as Ivanhoe Mines Ltd. and has developed its portfolio through exploration and partnerships.