Inpex (IPXHY) and The Competition Head to Head Contrast

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

Insider and Institutional 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, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

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 12.8% and pay out -114.2% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Inpex lags its competitors as a dividend stock, given its lower dividend yield and higher payout ratio.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations for Inpex and its competitors, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Inpex	0	3	0	0	2.00
Inpex Competitors	5812	26416	39935	2264	2.52

As a group, “Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels” companies have a potential upside of 30.98%. Given Inpex’s competitors stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Inpex has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Earnings and Valuation

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

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Inpex	$13.45 billion	$2.52 billion	10.43
Inpex Competitors	$14.48 billion	$5.51 billion	0.36

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

Profitability

This table compares Inpex and its competitors’ 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	-470.30%	9.90%	5.94%

Risk & Volatility

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

Summary

Inpex competitors beat Inpex on 12 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.