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Aclaris Therapeutics (ACRS) Competitors

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$3.96 -0.63 (-13.73%)
(As of 11/20/2024 ET)

ACRS vs. EOLS, APLT, AVDL, ZYME, SEPN, COGT, BCAX, BCYC, COLL, and PAHC

Should you be buying Aclaris Therapeutics stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Aclaris Therapeutics include Evolus (EOLS), Applied Therapeutics (APLT), Avadel Pharmaceuticals (AVDL), Zymeworks (ZYME), Septerna (SEPN), Cogent Biosciences (COGT), Bicara Therapeutics (BCAX), Bicycle Therapeutics (BCYC), Collegium Pharmaceutical (COLL), and Phibro Animal Health (PAHC). These companies are all part of the "pharmaceutical products" industry.

Aclaris Therapeutics vs.

Aclaris Therapeutics (NASDAQ:ACRS) and Evolus (NASDAQ:EOLS) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, community ranking, analyst recommendations and profitability.

Evolus has a net margin of -22.33% compared to Aclaris Therapeutics' net margin of -136.65%. Aclaris Therapeutics' return on equity of -40.26% beat Evolus' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Aclaris Therapeutics-136.65% -40.26% -31.71%
Evolus -22.33%-847.60%-22.15%

Aclaris Therapeutics received 31 more outperform votes than Evolus when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 72.58% of users gave Evolus an outperform vote while only 66.61% of users gave Aclaris Therapeutics an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Aclaris TherapeuticsOutperform Votes
383
66.61%
Underperform Votes
192
33.39%
EvolusOutperform Votes
352
72.58%
Underperform Votes
133
27.42%

Evolus has higher revenue and earnings than Aclaris Therapeutics. Evolus is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Aclaris Therapeutics, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Aclaris Therapeutics$31.25M9.05-$88.48M-$0.52-7.62
Evolus$202.09M3.96-$61.69M-$0.91-13.88

In the previous week, Aclaris Therapeutics had 30 more articles in the media than Evolus. MarketBeat recorded 32 mentions for Aclaris Therapeutics and 2 mentions for Evolus. Evolus' average media sentiment score of 1.32 beat Aclaris Therapeutics' score of 0.67 indicating that Evolus is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Aclaris Therapeutics
5 Very Positive mention(s)
6 Positive mention(s)
12 Neutral mention(s)
2 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Evolus
1 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

98.3% of Aclaris Therapeutics shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.7% of Evolus shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.4% of Aclaris Therapeutics shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.1% of Evolus shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Aclaris Therapeutics has a beta of 0.1, meaning that its share price is 90% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Evolus has a beta of 1.31, meaning that its share price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Aclaris Therapeutics currently has a consensus target price of $8.80, indicating a potential upside of 122.22%. Evolus has a consensus target price of $23.00, indicating a potential upside of 82.11%. Given Aclaris Therapeutics' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Aclaris Therapeutics is more favorable than Evolus.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Aclaris Therapeutics
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
Evolus
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

Summary

Aclaris Therapeutics beats Evolus on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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ACRS vs. The Competition

MetricAclaris TherapeuticsPharmaceutical IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$282.86M$6.41B$5.01B$8.81B
Dividend YieldN/A8.11%5.21%4.07%
P/E Ratio-7.6210.02126.5217.52
Price / Sales9.05318.981,203.9085.12
Price / CashN/A22.1633.3732.51
Price / Book1.785.464.684.68
Net Income-$88.48M$152.97M$118.36M$225.62M
7 Day Performance62.30%-4.33%-2.46%-2.04%
1 Month Performance232.77%-8.65%-4.06%0.03%
1 Year Performance321.19%28.53%29.55%24.47%

Aclaris Therapeutics Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
ACRS
Aclaris Therapeutics
3.9469 of 5 stars
$3.96
-13.7%
$8.80
+122.2%
+321.2%$282.86M$31.25M-7.6286Analyst Upgrade
Insider Trade
News Coverage
Gap Down
High Trading Volume
EOLS
Evolus
4.0221 of 5 stars
$12.63
+1.9%
$23.00
+82.1%
+28.4%$799.73M$202.09M-13.88170Positive News
APLT
Applied Therapeutics
4.3431 of 5 stars
$9.43
+5.6%
$12.50
+32.6%
+373.9%$1.10B$9.99M-5.8330
AVDL
Avadel Pharmaceuticals
2.3424 of 5 stars
$10.75
+0.3%
$24.43
+127.2%
-7.5%$1.03B$138.16M-13.61154Short Interest ↓
ZYME
Zymeworks
2.8655 of 5 stars
$14.55
-1.5%
$19.00
+30.6%
+74.0%$1.02B$76.01M0.00290
SEPN
Septerna
N/A$22.50
-7.0%
$43.67
+94.1%
N/A$1.02BN/A0.00N/AAnalyst Forecast
News Coverage
Gap Up
COGT
Cogent Biosciences
2.866 of 5 stars
$9.08
+0.2%
$14.83
+63.4%
+20.6%$1.00BN/A0.0080Analyst Revision
BCAX
Bicara Therapeutics
3.1692 of 5 stars
$18.38
-4.9%
$43.33
+135.8%
N/A$1.00BN/A0.0032Analyst Revision
BCYC
Bicycle Therapeutics
2.8495 of 5 stars
$20.36
-0.6%
$40.13
+97.1%
+49.4%$968.12M$26.98M-6.19240Analyst Revision
COLL
Collegium Pharmaceutical
3.9744 of 5 stars
$30.00
+0.8%
$42.60
+42.0%
+17.2%$967.50M$566.77M12.93210
PAHC
Phibro Animal Health
4.2227 of 5 stars
$23.39
-1.5%
$16.50
-29.5%
+123.4%$961.95M$1.02B54.401,940Analyst Downgrade

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This page (NASDAQ:ACRS) was last updated on 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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