ANNX vs. TBPH, ENTA, PLRX, AKRO, MORF, SNDX, HRMY, NAMS, KROS, and GPCR
Should you be buying Annexon stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Annexon include Theravance Biopharma (TBPH), Enanta Pharmaceuticals (ENTA), Pliant Therapeutics (PLRX), Akero Therapeutics (AKRO), Morphic (MORF), Syndax Pharmaceuticals (SNDX), Harmony Biosciences (HRMY), NewAmsterdam Pharma (NAMS), Keros Therapeutics (KROS), and Structure Therapeutics (GPCR). These companies are all part of the "pharmaceutical preparations" industry.
Theravance Biopharma (NASDAQ:TBPH) and Annexon (NASDAQ:ANNX) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings and community ranking.
In the previous week, Theravance Biopharma had 5 more articles in the media than Annexon. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Theravance Biopharma and 3 mentions for Annexon. Theravance Biopharma's average media sentiment score of 0.94 beat Annexon's score of 0.21 indicating that Annexon is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Theravance Biopharma currently has a consensus price target of $20.50, indicating a potential upside of 137.82%. Annexon has a consensus price target of $15.33, indicating a potential upside of 217.46%. Given Theravance Biopharma's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Annexon is more favorable than Theravance Biopharma.
Annexon has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Annexon's net margin of -72.79%. Annexon's return on equity of -18.97% beat Theravance Biopharma's return on equity.
Theravance Biopharma has a beta of 0.36, meaning that its share price is 64% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Annexon has a beta of 1.29, meaning that its share price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Theravance Biopharma has higher revenue and earnings than Annexon. Theravance Biopharma is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Annexon, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Theravance Biopharma received 293 more outperform votes than Annexon when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 73.33% of users gave Annexon an outperform vote while only 63.47% of users gave Theravance Biopharma an outperform vote.
99.1% of Theravance Biopharma shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.9% of Theravance Biopharma shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 12.7% of Annexon shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
Theravance Biopharma and Annexon tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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