DRRX vs. CTMX, SELB, SGMT, ATOS, RZLT, ALIM, RIGL, RNAC, CNTX, and PRQR
Should you be buying DURECT stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of DURECT include CytomX Therapeutics (CTMX), Selecta Biosciences (SELB), Sagimet Biosciences (SGMT), Atossa Therapeutics (ATOS), Rezolute (RZLT), Alimera Sciences (ALIM), Rigel Pharmaceuticals (RIGL), Cartesian Therapeutics (RNAC), Context Therapeutics (CNTX), and ProQR Therapeutics (PRQR). These companies are all part of the "medical" sector.
CytomX Therapeutics (NASDAQ:CTMX) and DURECT (NASDAQ:DRRX) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk and profitability.
In the previous week, CytomX Therapeutics had 8 more articles in the media than DURECT. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for CytomX Therapeutics and 1 mentions for DURECT. CytomX Therapeutics' average media sentiment score of 1.26 beat DURECT's score of 0.49 indicating that DURECT is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
CytomX Therapeutics has higher revenue and earnings than DURECT. DURECT is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CytomX Therapeutics, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
CytomX Therapeutics presently has a consensus target price of $5.77, suggesting a potential upside of 239.56%. DURECT has a consensus target price of $27.50, suggesting a potential upside of 1,508.19%. Given CytomX Therapeutics' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe DURECT is more favorable than CytomX Therapeutics.
CytomX Therapeutics received 56 more outperform votes than DURECT when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.07% of users gave CytomX Therapeutics an outperform vote while only 65.15% of users gave DURECT an outperform vote.
67.8% of CytomX Therapeutics shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 28.0% of DURECT shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.0% of CytomX Therapeutics shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 4.3% of DURECT shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
CytomX Therapeutics has a net margin of 13.87% compared to CytomX Therapeutics' net margin of -279.77%. DURECT's return on equity of -30.70% beat CytomX Therapeutics' return on equity.
CytomX Therapeutics has a beta of 1.09, meaning that its stock price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, DURECT has a beta of 0.94, meaning that its stock price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
CytomX Therapeutics beats DURECT on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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