IPM
Intelligent Protection Management Corp.
IPM has lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
SNDK
Sandisk Corporation
SNDK has the edge over IPM overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and stronger modeled upside.
IPM Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Under pressure | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong |
IPM's revenue, cash flow and balance sheet are currently healthy, but its profitability is under pressure.
SNDK Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
SNDK's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently strong.
IPM PE Valuation
IPM has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
SNDK PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 3.8x | $937 | — |
| Current | 7.5x | $937 | — |
| Cheap | 17x | $2,173 | +132% |
| Fair | 24x | $3,048 | +225% |
| Expensive | 59x | $7,452 | +695% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
SNDK's PE is 7.5x, but its earnings don't support one, so it isn't a reliable read right now.
IPM Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for IPM, with profitability improving.
SNDK Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Moderate | |
| High |
Analysts expect strong earnings and revenue growth for SNDK, with profitability improving.
IPM Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $0.11 | — |
| Q3 2026 | -$0.26 | +$0.44 |
| Q2 2026 | -$0.28 | +$0.50 |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.26 | +$0.54 |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.15 | +$0.76 |
| Q3 2025 | -$0.70 | -$0.36 |
| Q2 2025 | -$0.78 | -$0.58 |
| Q1 2025 | -$0.80 | -$0.71 |
| Q4 2024 | -$0.91 | -$0.79 |
IPM is still losing money, but far less than before: $0.26 per share over the past year, against $1.37 at its worst in early 2020.
SNDK Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $247.30 | +97% |
| Q3 2026 | $125.61 | +$137.63 |
| Q2 2026 | $73.76 | +$85.07 |
| Q2 2025 | -$11.31 | -$6.65 |
SNDK has the edge over IPM in the latest year-over-year earnings comparison.
IPM Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $11M | +76% |
| Q2 2026 | $6.5M | +13% |
| Q1 2026 | $6.4M | +15% |
| Q3 2025 | $6.2M | +194% |
| Q2 2025 | $5.7M | +157% |
| Q1 2025 | $5.5M | +112% |
| Q3 2024 | $2.1M | -23% |
| Q2 2024 | $2.2M | -25% |
IPM's revenue has grown year over year for seven quarters in a row: $11M last quarter, up 76% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -8.1% | +15 points |
| Q2 2026 | -23% | -3.7 points |
| Q1 2026 | -12% | +12 points |
| Q4 2025 | -13% | N/A |
| Q3 2025 | -23% | +57 points |
| Q2 2025 | -20% | +33 points |
| Q1 2025 | -24% | +5.2 points |
| Q3 2024 | -80% | -66 points |
IPM's operating margin was −8.1% last quarter, up 15 points from the same quarter a year ago.
SNDK Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $11B | +378% |
| Q2 2026 | $9B | +372% |
| Q1 2026 | $6B | +251% |
| Q4 2025 | $3B | +61% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.3B | +23% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.9B | +8% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.7B | -0.6% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.9B | +13% |
SNDK's revenue has grown year over year for six quarters in a row: $11B last quarter, up 378% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 80% | +72 points |
| Q2 2026 | 78% | +78 points |
| Q1 2026 | 69% | +180 points |
| Q4 2025 | 35% | +25 points |
| Q3 2025 | 7.6% | -9 points |
| Q2 2025 | 0.9% | N/A |
| Q1 2025 | -111% | -122 points |
| Q4 2024 | 10% | +6.6 points |
SNDK has the edge over IPM on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
IPM Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $5.1M | +3703% |
| Q1 2026 | -$265.9K | -115% |
| Q4 2025 | $87.6K | +$1.6M |
| Q3 2025 | $133K | +$912.7K |
| Q1 2025 | $1.7M | +$2.3M |
| Q2 2024 | -$251.3K | -$57.5K |
| Q1 2024 | -$520.8K | +$282.2K |
| Q2 2023 | -$193.8K | +$217.2K |
IPM has the edge over SNDK on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
SNDK Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $6.3B | +1340% |
| Q2 2026 | $7.1B | +14355% |
| Q1 2026 | $3B | +$3B |
| Q3 2025 | $438M | +$636M |
| Q2 2025 | $49M | +$217M |
| Q1 2025 | -$18M | +$23M |
| Q3 2024 | -$198M | -$157M |
SNDK generated $17.4B in free cash flow over the past year, more than ten times what it generated the year before.
IPM Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | 0% | -- |
| 1 year | -1.3% | -166K shares |
| 3 years | +41% | +3.8M shares |
| 5 years | +89% | +6.1M shares |
| Available history | +90% | +6.2M shares |
IPM has the edge over SNDK on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2024 | — |
| Q3 2023 | — |
SNDK Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.6% | -1M shares |
| 1 year | +3.4% | +5M shares |
| 3 years | +6.9% | +10M shares |
SNDK has 154M diluted shares, up 3.4% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $5B |
| Q3 2024 | — |
| Q2 2024 | — |
| Q1 2024 | — |
| Q4 2023 | — |
| Q3 2023 | — |
IPM Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2020 | -2.8x | Net Cash |
IPM has more cash than debt.
SNDK Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -0.2x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -0.4x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -0.7x | Net Cash |
SNDK has more cash than debt.
IPM Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 48.4 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 42.7 | Neutral |
IPM's weekly RSI is 48 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 43 (neutral).
SNDK Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 40.2 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 10.6 | Oversold |
SNDK's weekly RSI is 40 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 11 (oversold).
IPM PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | IPM | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 28x | — |
IPM has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
SNDK PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | SNDK | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 7.5x | 28x | 73% below |
| PE % | 4 | 27 | 23 pts below |
SNDK is trading at 7.5x earnings, a 73% discount to the Technology sector's median of 28x, though its earnings don't support one.
IPM Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $1.72 | 1.7% above |
| 20 week MA | $1.79 | 2.2% below |
| 50 week MA | $1.78 | 1.7% below |
| 100 week MA | $1.86 | 5.9% below |
| 200 week MA | $2.33 | 25% below |
IPM has stronger trend alignment. IPM is above 1 of 5 weekly averages versus SNDK above 0 of 3.
SNDK Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $1,317.5 | 29% below |
| 20 week MA | $1,465.4 | 36% below |
| 50 week MA | $1,119.6 | 16% below |
SNDK is in a downtrend: it's below all three of its weekly moving averages, and 16% below its 50-week average.
IPM Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $1.07 | $1.50 | +40% |
| 2021 | $1.50 | $3.15 | +110% |
| 2022 | $3.15 | $1.48 | -53% |
| 2023 | $1.48 | $2.34 | +58% |
| 2024 | $2.34 | $2.15 | -8.1% |
| 2025 | $2.15 | $1.76 | -18% |
| 2026 YTD | $1.76 | $1.75 | -0.6% |
IPM's yearly returns have swung widely, from +110% in 2021 to −53% in 2022. It's down 0.6% so far in 2026.
SNDK Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $50.4 | $250.1 | +396% |
| 2026 YTD | $250.1 | $937.5 | +275% |
SNDK has the edge over IPM on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.