Abpro (ABP) Competitors

Abpro (NASDAQ:ABP) 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 dividends, valuation, earnings, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, risk and institutional ownership.

Is ABP or DRRX more profitable?

Abpro has a net margin of 0.00% compared to DURECT's net margin of -96.19%. Abpro's return on equity of 0.00% beat DURECT's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Abpro	N/A	N/A	-241.16%
DURECT	-96.19%	-259.16%	-71.78%

Do analysts recommend ABP or DRRX?

Abpro currently has a consensus price target of $4.00, indicating a potential upside of 1,403.76%. Given Abpro's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Abpro is more favorable than DURECT.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Abpro	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
DURECT	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in ABP or DRRX?

23.3% of Abpro shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 28.0% of DURECT shares are held by institutional investors. 20.8% of Abpro shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.2% of DURECT shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has better earnings & valuation, ABP or DRRX?

Abpro has higher earnings, but lower revenue than DURECT.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Abpro	$180K	89.83	-$7.23M	N/A	N/A
DURECT	$2.03M	29.21	-$8.32M	-$0.10	-19.10

Does the media refer more to ABP or DRRX?

In the previous week, DURECT had 8 more articles in the media than Abpro. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for DURECT and 2 mentions for Abpro. Abpro's average media sentiment score of 1.63 beat DURECT's score of 0.53 indicating that Abpro is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Abpro	Very Positive
DURECT	Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, ABP or DRRX?

Abpro has a beta of 0.03, meaning that its stock price is 97% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, DURECT has a beta of 0.83, meaning that its stock price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Abpro beats DURECT on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.