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.
DURECT (NASDAQ:DRRX) and CytomX Therapeutics (NASDAQ:CTMX) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, community ranking, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.
28.0% of DURECT shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.8% of CytomX Therapeutics shares are held by institutional investors. 4.3% of DURECT shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 7.0% of CytomX Therapeutics shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
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.
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. DURECT's average media sentiment score of 0.94 beat CytomX Therapeutics' score of 0.49 indicating that DURECT is being referred to more favorably in the media.
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.
DURECT has a beta of 0.94, indicating that its share price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CytomX Therapeutics has a beta of 1.09, indicating that its share price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500.
DURECT currently has a consensus price target of $27.50, suggesting a potential upside of 1,508.19%. CytomX Therapeutics has a consensus price target of $5.77, suggesting a potential upside of 239.56%. Given DURECT's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe DURECT is more favorable than CytomX Therapeutics.
CytomX Therapeutics has a net margin of 13.87% compared to DURECT's net margin of -279.77%. CytomX Therapeutics' return on equity of -30.70% beat DURECT's return on equity.
Summary
CytomX Therapeutics beats DURECT on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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