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IPI vs SQM
Side-by-side comparison of Intrepid Potash Inc (IPI) and Sociedad Quimica y Minera S.A. (SQM): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.
Summary
- Both IPI and SQM operate in Mining & Quarrying of Nonmetallic Minerals (No Fuels) (Industrials), so they compete in similar markets.
- SQM is the larger of the two at $23.83B, about 46.4x IPI ($513.0M).
- Over the past year, IPI is up 2.1% and SQM is up 178.0% - SQM leads by 175.9 points.
- IPI has been more active in the news (9 items in the past 4 weeks vs 2 for SQM).
- SQM has more recent analyst coverage (25 ratings vs 1 for IPI).
- Company
- Intrepid Potash Inc
- Sociedad Quimica y Minera S.A.
- Price
- $38.21-2.05%
- $83.51-2.82%
- Market cap
- $513.0M
- $23.83B
- 1M return
- -3.70%
- -9.41%
- 1Y return
- +2.12%
- +178.00%
- Industry
- Mining & Quarrying of Nonmetallic Minerals (No Fuels)
- Mining & Quarrying of Nonmetallic Minerals (No Fuels)
- Exchange
- NYSE
- NYSE
- IPO
- 2008
- 1993
- News (4w)
- 9
- 2
- Recent ratings
- 1
- 25
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.
Sociedad Quimica y Minera S.A.
Sociedad QuÃmica y Minera de Chile S.A. produces and distributes specialty plant nutrients, iodine and its derivatives, lithium and its derivatives, potassium chloride and sulfate, industrial chemicals, and other products and services worldwide. The company offers specialty plant nutrients, including potassium nitrate, sodium nitrate, sodium potassium nitrate, specialty blends, and other specialty fertilizers for crops, such as vegetables, fruits, and industrial crops. It also provides iodine and its derivatives for use in medical, pharmaceutical, agricultural, and industrial applications comprising x-ray contrast media, polarizing films for LCD and LED, antiseptics, biocides and disinfectants, pharmaceutical synthesis, electronics, pigments, and dye components. In addition, the company offers lithium carbonates for various applications that include electrochemical materials for batteries, frits for the ceramic and enamel industries, heat-resistant glass, air conditioning chemicals, continuous casting powder for steel extrusion, primary aluminum smelting process, pharmaceuticals, and lithium derivatives. Further, it supplies lithium hydroxide for the lubricating greases industry, as well as cathodes for batteries. Additionally, it offers potassium chloride and potassium sulfate for various crops, including corn, rice, sugar, soybean, and wheat; industrial chemicals, including sodium nitrate, potassium nitrate, potassium chloride, and solar salts; and other fertilizers and blends. The company was founded in 1968 and is headquartered in Santiago, Chile.
Latest IPI
- Director Mcbride Mary E was granted 2,091 shares, increasing direct ownership by 9% to 25,966 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Elliott Chris A. was granted 2,091 shares, increasing direct ownership by 4% to 48,776 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Avendano Gonzalo M was granted 2,091 shares, increasing direct ownership by 63% to 5,419 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Whitham Barth E was granted 2,091 shares, increasing direct ownership by 4% to 51,470 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Lancaster Lori A was granted 2,091 shares, increasing direct ownership by 20% to 12,631 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Zisch William M was granted 2,091 shares, increasing direct ownership by 17% to 14,486 units (SEC Form 4)
- American Critical Minerals Receives Final BLM Potash Prospecting Permits for 2026 Drill Program at Green River Project
- Chief Executive Officer Crutchfield Kevin S converted options into 1,864 shares and covered exercise/tax liability with 690 shares, increasing direct ownership by 1% to 107,089 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Lancaster Lori A sold $217,150 worth of shares (4,800 units at $45.24), decreasing direct ownership by 31% to 10,540 units (SEC Form 4)
- SEC Form 10-Q filed by Intrepid Potash Inc
Latest SQM
- SEC Form 6-K filed by Sociedad Quimica y Minera S.A.
- SQM Reports Earnings for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2026
- SEC Form 20-F filed by Sociedad Quimica y Minera S.A.
- SEC Form 6-K filed by Sociedad Quimica y Minera S.A.
- SEC Form 6-K filed by Sociedad Quimica y Minera S.A.
- SEC Form 6-K filed by Sociedad Quimica y Minera S.A.
- SEC Form 6-K filed by Sociedad Quimica y Minera S.A.
- SEC Form 6-K filed by Sociedad Quimica y Minera S.A.
- SQM Reports Earnings for the Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2025
- SEC Form 6-K filed by Sociedad Quimica y Minera S.A.