Inpex (IPXHY) vs. Its Peers Head-To-Head Contrast

Inpex (OTCMKTS:IPXHY) is one of 1,052 publicly-traded companies in the “Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels” industry, but how does it compare to its peers? We will compare Inpex to related companies based on the strength of its earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership and risk.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

0.0% of Inpex shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 30.5% of shares of all “Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels” companies are owned by institutional investors. 15.4% of shares of all “Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

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 13.0% and pay out -113.8% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Inpex lags its peers as a dividend stock, given its lower dividend yield and higher payout ratio.

Profitability

This table compares Inpex and its peers’ 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	-489.95%	5.79%	5.77%

Valuation and Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Inpex	$13.45 billion	$2.52 billion	10.24
Inpex Competitors	$14.75 billion	$5.51 billion	1.00

Inpex’s peers have higher revenue and earnings than Inpex. Inpex 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.

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 peers have a beta of -3.72, indicating that their average stock price is 472% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Inpex and its peers, 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	5798	26375	39900	2262	2.52

As a group, “Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels” companies have a potential upside of 33.20%. Given Inpex’s peers stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Inpex has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Summary

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

About Inpex

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.