Analyzing Inpex (IPXHY) & Its Competitors

Inpex (OTCMKTS:IPXHY) is one of 1,051 publicly-traded companies in the “Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its rivals? We will compare Inpex to similar businesses based on the strength of its dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, risk and valuation.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for Inpex and its rivals, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Inpex	0	3	0	0	2.00
Inpex Competitors	5820	26445	39969	2268	2.52

As a group, “Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels” companies have a potential upside of 32.43%. Given Inpex’s rivals stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Inpex has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Profitability

This table compares Inpex and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Inpex	21.93%	8.62%	5.59%
Inpex Competitors	-471.26%	9.99%	5.98%

Institutional and Insider Ownership

0.0% of Inpex shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 30.6% of shares of all “Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels” companies are owned by institutional investors. 15.3% of shares of all “Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Inpex and its rivals gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Inpex	$13.45 billion	$2.52 billion	10.20
Inpex Competitors	$10.61 billion	$5.51 billion	0.13

Inpex has higher revenue, but lower earnings than its rivals. Inpex is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Risk & Volatility

Inpex has a beta of 0.13, indicating that its stock price is 87% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Inpex’s rivals have a beta of -3.72, indicating that their average stock price is 472% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Dividends

Inpex pays an annual dividend of $0.42 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Inpex pays out 17.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels” companies pay a dividend yield of 12.9% and pay out -114.0% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Inpex lags its rivals as a dividend stock, given its lower dividend yield and higher payout ratio.

Summary

Inpex rivals beat Inpex on 11 of the 15 factors compared.

Inpex Company Profile

Inpex Corporation engages in the research, exploration, development, production, and sale of oil, natural gas, and other mineral resources in Japan, rest of Asia and Oceania, Europe and NIS countries, the Middle East and Africa, and the Americas. The company is involved in the investment and lending to the companies engaged in mineral resources business, etc. It also transports natural gas, as well as operates, manages, and maintains gas pipelines. In addition, the company engages in storage of carbon capture related business. Further, it is involved in hydrogen and ammonia, renewable energy, forest conservation, and carbon recycling related businesses. Inpex Corporation was founded in 1966 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.