BLRX vs. IMMP, RANI, MGNX, FHTX, QURE, ACRV, AKBA, HOWL, NKTR, and ALDX
Should you be buying BioLineRx stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of BioLineRx include Immutep (IMMP), Rani Therapeutics (RANI), MacroGenics (MGNX), Foghorn Therapeutics (FHTX), uniQure (QURE), Acrivon Therapeutics (ACRV), Akebia Therapeutics (AKBA), Werewolf Therapeutics (HOWL), Nektar Therapeutics (NKTR), and Aldeyra Therapeutics (ALDX). These companies are all part of the "pharmaceutical preparations" industry.
BioLineRx (NASDAQ:BLRX) and Immutep (NASDAQ:IMMP) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, community ranking, dividends, valuation, earnings and profitability.
In the previous week, BioLineRx had 12 more articles in the media than Immutep. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for BioLineRx and 4 mentions for Immutep. Immutep's average media sentiment score of 0.86 beat BioLineRx's score of 0.85 indicating that Immutep is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
BioLineRx presently has a consensus target price of $21.00, indicating a potential upside of 2,716.52%. Immutep has a consensus target price of $8.50, indicating a potential upside of 185.23%. Given BioLineRx's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe BioLineRx is more favorable than Immutep.
Immutep's return on equity of 0.00% beat BioLineRx's return on equity.
BioLineRx has a beta of 1.5, meaning that its share price is 50% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Immutep has a beta of 2.1, meaning that its share price is 110% more volatile than the S&P 500.
1.6% of BioLineRx shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 2.3% of Immutep shares are held by institutional investors. 1.1% of BioLineRx shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.1% of Immutep shares are held 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.
Immutep has lower revenue, but higher earnings than BioLineRx.
BioLineRx received 194 more outperform votes than Immutep when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 73.36% of users gave BioLineRx an outperform vote while only 72.43% of users gave Immutep an outperform vote.
Summary
Immutep beats BioLineRx on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
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