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IPI vs VMC

Side-by-side comparison of Intrepid Potash Inc (IPI) and Vulcan Materials Company (Holding Company) (VMC): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.

Summary

  • Both IPI and VMC operate in Mining & Quarrying of Nonmetallic Minerals (No Fuels) (Industrials), so they compete in similar markets.
  • VMC is the larger of the two at $36.51B, about 77.7x IPI ($469.6M).
  • Over the past year, IPI is down 3.9% and VMC is up 2.0% - VMC leads by 5.9 points.
  • IPI has been more active in the news (10 items in the past 4 weeks vs 3 for VMC).
  • VMC has more recent analyst coverage (25 ratings vs 1 for IPI).
PerformanceIPI-3.95%VMC+1.95%
2025-06-09+0.00%2026-06-08
MetricIPIVMC
Company
Intrepid Potash Inc
Vulcan Materials Company (Holding Company)
Price
$35.30+1.00%
$271.28-3.60%
Market cap
$469.6M
$36.51B
1M return
-8.36%
-6.12%
1Y return
-3.95%
+1.95%
Industry
Mining & Quarrying of Nonmetallic Minerals (No Fuels)
Mining & Quarrying of Nonmetallic Minerals (No Fuels)
Exchange
NYSE
NYSE
IPO
2008
News (4w)
10
3
Recent ratings
1
25
IPI

Intrepid Potash Inc

Intrepid Potash, Inc. produces and sells potash and langbeinite products in the United States and internationally. It operates through three segments: Potash, Trio, and Oilfield Solutions. The Potash segment offers muriate of potash or potassium chloride for use as a fertilizer input in the agricultural market; as a component in drilling and fracturing fluids for oil and gas wells, as well as an input to other industrial processes in the industrial market; and as a nutrient supplement in the animal feed market. The Trio segment provides Trio, a specialty fertilizer that delivers potassium, sulfate, and magnesium in a single particle. The Oilfield Solutions segment sells water for use in the oil and gas services industry; and offers potassium chloride real-time mixing services on location for hydraulic fracturing operations and trucking services. The company offers salt for use in animal feeds, industrial applications, pool salts, and treatment of roads and walkways; magnesium chloride for use in the deicing and dedusting of roads; brines for well development and completion activities in the oil and gas industry; and metal recovery salt, a combination of potash and salt to enhance the recovery of aluminum in the aluminum recycling processing facilities. Intrepid Potash, Inc. was founded in 2000 and is based in Denver, Colorado.

VMC

Vulcan Materials Company (Holding Company)

Vulcan Materials Company produces and supplies construction aggregate primarily in the United States. It operates through four segments: Aggregates, Asphalt, Concrete, and Calcium. The Aggregates segment provides crushed stones, sand and gravel, sand, and other aggregates; and related products and services that are applied in construction and maintenance of highways, streets, and other public works, as well as in the construction of housing and commercial, industrial, and other nonresidential facilities. The Asphalt Mix segment offers asphalt mix in Alabama, Arizona, California, New Mexico, Tennessee, and Texas, as well as engages in the asphalt construction paving activity in Alabama, Tennessee, and Texas. The Concrete segment provides ready-mixed concrete in Maryland, Texas and Virginia, and Washington D.C. The Calcium segment mines, produces, and sells calcium products for the animal feed, plastics, and water treatment industries. The company was formerly known as Virginia Holdco, Inc. and changed its name to Vulcan Materials Company. Vulcan Materials Company was founded in 1909 and is headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama.

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