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Agenus (AGEN) Competitors

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$2.72 -0.11 (-3.89%)
(As of 10:15 AM ET)

AGEN vs. VNDA, VSTM, LXRX, ACHV, RGLS, FBIO, SABS, CRIS, BOLT, and MTEM

Should you be buying Agenus stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Agenus include Vanda Pharmaceuticals (VNDA), Verastem (VSTM), Lexicon Pharmaceuticals (LXRX), Achieve Life Sciences (ACHV), Regulus Therapeutics (RGLS), Fortress Biotech (FBIO), SAB Biotherapeutics (SABS), Curis (CRIS), Bolt Biotherapeutics (BOLT), and Molecular Templates (MTEM). These companies are all part of the "biotechnology" industry.

Agenus vs.

Agenus (NASDAQ:AGEN) and Vanda Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:VNDA) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, community ranking, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Agenus has a beta of 1.24, suggesting that its stock price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vanda Pharmaceuticals has a beta of 0.76, suggesting that its stock price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500.

61.5% of Agenus shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.1% of Vanda Pharmaceuticals shares are held by institutional investors. 4.6% of Agenus shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 8.9% of Vanda Pharmaceuticals shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Agenus$160.43M0.41-$245.76M-$11.24-0.25
Vanda Pharmaceuticals$190.86M1.46$2.51M-$0.28-17.07

In the previous week, Vanda Pharmaceuticals had 3 more articles in the media than Agenus. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Vanda Pharmaceuticals and 2 mentions for Agenus. Agenus' average media sentiment score of 0.45 beat Vanda Pharmaceuticals' score of 0.11 indicating that Agenus is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Agenus
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Vanda Pharmaceuticals
0 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Agenus currently has a consensus price target of $10.00, suggesting a potential upside of 253.36%. Vanda Pharmaceuticals has a consensus price target of $15.50, suggesting a potential upside of 224.27%. Given Agenus' higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Agenus is more favorable than Vanda Pharmaceuticals.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Agenus
0 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.17
Vanda Pharmaceuticals
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

Vanda Pharmaceuticals received 70 more outperform votes than Agenus when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 69.29% of users gave Agenus an outperform vote while only 66.54% of users gave Vanda Pharmaceuticals an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
AgenusOutperform Votes
467
69.29%
Underperform Votes
207
30.71%
Vanda PharmaceuticalsOutperform Votes
537
66.54%
Underperform Votes
270
33.46%

Vanda Pharmaceuticals has a net margin of -8.59% compared to Agenus' net margin of -145.89%. Agenus' return on equity of 0.00% beat Vanda Pharmaceuticals' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Agenus-145.89% N/A -85.68%
Vanda Pharmaceuticals -8.59%-3.02%-2.52%

Summary

Vanda Pharmaceuticals beats Agenus on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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AGEN vs. The Competition

MetricAgenusBiological Products IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$66.39M$2.94B$5.15B$9.08B
Dividend YieldN/A1.90%5.12%4.25%
P/E Ratio-0.2546.7387.1117.18
Price / Sales0.41415.061,116.56117.12
Price / CashN/A182.1043.2337.85
Price / Book-0.363.894.794.78
Net Income-$245.76M-$42.21M$120.55M$225.60M
7 Day PerformanceN/A-2.36%-1.49%-1.36%
1 Month Performance-15.27%1.83%13.65%0.20%
1 Year Performance-81.90%16.78%28.61%15.30%

Agenus Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
AGEN
Agenus
3.5811 of 5 stars
$2.72
-3.9%
$10.00
+267.6%
-81.9%$63.81M$160.43M-0.24389
VNDA
Vanda Pharmaceuticals
4.0511 of 5 stars
$4.66
+1.1%
$15.50
+232.6%
+20.4%$271.72M$190.86M-16.54203
VSTM
Verastem
3.7934 of 5 stars
$4.74
+5.8%
$12.50
+163.7%
-49.3%$210.96M$10M-1.4050
LXRX
Lexicon Pharmaceuticals
1.6333 of 5 stars
$0.82
+1.0%
$6.00
+633.4%
-45.4%$201.45M$5.23M-1.08285Analyst Forecast
ACHV
Achieve Life Sciences
1.6733 of 5 stars
$4.11
+0.2%
$14.80
+260.1%
+0.5%$141.34MN/A-3.6320
RGLS
Regulus Therapeutics
2.7506 of 5 stars
$1.67
+5.4%
$10.80
+548.6%
+21.4%$109.06MN/A-1.4830Positive News
FBIO
Fortress Biotech
2.7747 of 5 stars
$1.92
-1.0%
$13.67
+611.8%
-37.5%$53.00M$62.50M-0.63186News Coverage
SABS
SAB Biotherapeutics
2.4302 of 5 stars
$3.99
-2.2%
$12.40
+210.8%
+563.3%$36.82M$2.24M0.00140News Coverage
Gap Up
CRIS
Curis
2.52 of 5 stars
$3.74
+4.8%
$23.00
+515.0%
-77.6%$31.67M$10.26M-0.4849
BOLT
Bolt Biotherapeutics
2.3073 of 5 stars
$0.52
-2.2%
$3.50
+577.8%
-49.9%$19.76M$7.88M-0.31100
MTEM
Molecular Templates
3.2069 of 5 stars
$0.39
-3.1%
N/A-95.7%$2.55M$57.31M-0.1562Gap Down

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This page (NASDAQ:AGEN) was last updated on 12/23/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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