Adagene (ADAG) Competitors $2.50 +0.11 (+4.60%) Closing price 09/9/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$2.62 +0.13 (+5.00%) As of 09/9/2025 07:25 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsFDA EventsHeadlinesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock ADAG vs. AUTL, KMDA, AURA, YMAB, VIGL, AQST, OLMA, RCKT, FULC, and ABEOShould you be buying Adagene stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Adagene include Autolus Therapeutics (AUTL), Kamada (KMDA), Aura Biosciences (AURA), Y-mAbs Therapeutics (YMAB), Vigil Neuroscience (VIGL), Aquestive Therapeutics (AQST), Olema Pharmaceuticals (OLMA), Rocket Pharmaceuticals (RCKT), Fulcrum Therapeutics (FULC), and Abeona Therapeutics (ABEO). These companies are all part of the "pharmaceutical products" industry. Adagene vs. Its Competitors Autolus Therapeutics Kamada Aura Biosciences Y-mAbs Therapeutics Vigil Neuroscience Aquestive Therapeutics Olema Pharmaceuticals Rocket Pharmaceuticals Fulcrum Therapeutics Abeona Therapeutics Adagene (NASDAQ:ADAG) and Autolus Therapeutics (NASDAQ:AUTL) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, risk, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation and analyst recommendations. Is ADAG or AUTL more profitable? Adagene's return on equity of 0.00% beat Autolus Therapeutics' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets AdageneN/A N/A N/A Autolus Therapeutics N/A -56.18%-29.61% Which has more volatility & risk, ADAG or AUTL? Adagene has a beta of 0.75, suggesting that its share price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Autolus Therapeutics has a beta of 1.87, suggesting that its share price is 87% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has stronger earnings and valuation, ADAG or AUTL? Adagene has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Autolus Therapeutics. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAdagene$100K1,178.25-$33.42MN/AN/AAutolus Therapeutics$29.93M12.18-$220.66M-$0.84-1.63 Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in ADAG or AUTL? 9.5% of Adagene shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.8% of Autolus Therapeutics shares are held by institutional investors. 21.2% of Adagene shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 25.7% of Autolus Therapeutics shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts rate ADAG or AUTL? Adagene presently has a consensus price target of $7.00, suggesting a potential upside of 180.00%. Autolus Therapeutics has a consensus price target of $9.12, suggesting a potential upside of 565.69%. Given Autolus Therapeutics' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Autolus Therapeutics is more favorable than Adagene.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Adagene 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Autolus Therapeutics 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Does the media favor ADAG or AUTL? In the previous week, Adagene had 4 more articles in the media than Autolus Therapeutics. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Adagene and 1 mentions for Autolus Therapeutics. Autolus Therapeutics' average media sentiment score of 1.67 beat Adagene's score of 0.49 indicating that Autolus Therapeutics is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Adagene 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Autolus Therapeutics 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive SummaryAutolus Therapeutics beats Adagene on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Adagene News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for ADAG and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart ADAG vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAdageneMED IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$112.64M$3.17B$5.83B$10.00BDividend YieldN/A2.28%5.28%4.53%P/E RatioN/A21.3475.6926.28Price / Sales1,178.25471.32544.78188.18Price / CashN/A45.5837.2059.76Price / Book2.1910.0511.506.41Net Income-$33.42M-$53.33M$3.28B$270.56M7 Day Performance14.68%1.39%1.42%3.13%1 Month Performance15.21%11.91%11.28%9.74%1 Year Performance-17.49%13.21%59.03%28.17% Adagene Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ADAGAdagene3.2246 of 5 stars$2.50+4.6%$7.00+180.0%-13.8%$112.64M$100K0.00260High Trading VolumeAUTLAutolus Therapeutics3.2675 of 5 stars$1.50-4.5%$9.12+508.0%-66.5%$399.21M$10.12M-1.79330Positive NewsKMDAKamada3.9958 of 5 stars$6.92-1.4%$13.00+87.9%+34.1%$397.93M$160.95M20.35360Positive NewsShort Interest ↑AURAAura Biosciences2.321 of 5 stars$6.26-2.6%$22.00+251.4%-19.7%$388.87MN/A-3.1950Positive NewsYMABY-mAbs Therapeutics2.7529 of 5 stars$8.55+0.1%$9.62+12.5%-35.8%$388.50M$87.68M-17.10150Positive NewsShort Interest ↓VIGLVigil Neuroscience1.3298 of 5 stars$8.05flat$10.80+34.2%N/A$383.91MN/A-3.9340AQSTAquestive Therapeutics2.9699 of 5 stars$3.77-1.6%$10.14+169.0%+6.2%$375.96M$57.56M-5.39160News CoverageAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeOLMAOlema Pharmaceuticals2.5123 of 5 stars$5.46-1.1%$24.00+339.6%-40.4%$374.74MN/A-2.7670Positive NewsRCKTRocket Pharmaceuticals4.8634 of 5 stars$3.28-2.1%$16.73+410.2%-83.7%$353.92MN/A-1.31240Positive NewsFULCFulcrum Therapeutics0.9234 of 5 stars$6.48-2.6%$7.57+16.8%-16.1%$350.51M$80M-5.31100News CoveragePositive NewsABEOAbeona Therapeutics4.3942 of 5 stars$6.83-0.7%$19.50+185.5%+21.5%$350.23M$3.50M9.7690 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies AUTL Competitors KMDA Competitors AURA Competitors YMAB Competitors VIGL Competitors AQST Competitors OLMA Competitors RCKT Competitors FULC Competitors ABEO Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:ADAG) was last updated on 9/10/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners“HELIOS”: My No. 1 Investment of the 2020sA mysterious new energy technology — backed by Nvidia, Google, and even legendary investors like Stanley Druck...Stansberry Research | SponsoredWall Street Legend Issues Urgent AI Stock WarningChaikin's stepping forward with a new warning – focused on the red-hot A.I. frenzy taking the U.S. stock marke...Chaikin Analytics | SponsoredUnlock Friday's Full Potential: Two Simple Sentences that put profits in investors’ pocketsMost traders stick to the same routine each week. 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