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$3.90 -0.03 (-0.76%)
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AGEN vs. DTIL, ALGS, SQZ, ADAP, PSTX, LXRX, VNDA, CDXS, RIGL, and ACHV

Should you be buying Agenus stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Agenus include Precision BioSciences (DTIL), Aligos Therapeutics (ALGS), SQZ Biotechnologies (SQZ), Adaptimmune Therapeutics (ADAP), Poseida Therapeutics (PSTX), Lexicon Pharmaceuticals (LXRX), Vanda Pharmaceuticals (VNDA), Codexis (CDXS), Rigel Pharmaceuticals (RIGL), and Achieve Life Sciences (ACHV). These companies are all part of the "medical" sector.

Agenus vs.

Agenus (NASDAQ:AGEN) and Precision BioSciences (NASDAQ:DTIL) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, risk, community ranking, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership and valuation.

Agenus received 377 more outperform votes than Precision BioSciences when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.60% of users gave Agenus an outperform vote while only 67.67% of users gave Precision BioSciences an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
AgenusOutperform Votes
467
69.60%
Underperform Votes
204
30.40%
Precision BioSciencesOutperform Votes
90
67.67%
Underperform Votes
43
32.33%

Agenus has a beta of 1.39, indicating that its share price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Precision BioSciences has a beta of 1.71, indicating that its share price is 71% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Agenus$156.31M0.54-$245.76M-$11.36-0.35
Precision BioSciences$48.73M1.25-$61.32M$0.06140.36

In the previous week, Precision BioSciences had 6 more articles in the media than Agenus. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Precision BioSciences and 8 mentions for Agenus. Precision BioSciences' average media sentiment score of 0.17 beat Agenus' score of 0.00 indicating that Precision BioSciences is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Agenus
0 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
6 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Precision BioSciences
2 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Precision BioSciences has a net margin of 11.48% compared to Agenus' net margin of -144.94%. Agenus' return on equity of 0.00% beat Precision BioSciences' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Agenus-144.94% N/A -77.23%
Precision BioSciences 11.48%-26.58%-6.81%

61.5% of Agenus shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 38.0% of Precision BioSciences shares are held by institutional investors. 4.6% of Agenus shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 4.0% of Precision BioSciences shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Agenus currently has a consensus price target of $10.50, indicating a potential upside of 167.18%. Precision BioSciences has a consensus price target of $39.50, indicating a potential upside of 369.12%. Given Precision BioSciences' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Precision BioSciences is more favorable than Agenus.

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
Precision BioSciences
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

Summary

Precision BioSciences beats Agenus on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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AGEN vs. The Competition

MetricAgenusBiological Products IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$87.58M$3.20B$5.27B$8.82B
Dividend YieldN/A1.76%4.64%4.01%
P/E Ratio-0.3512.58119.9616.14
Price / Sales0.54325.241,328.52102.19
Price / CashN/A147.8838.8934.14
Price / Book-0.515.265.825.78
Net Income-$245.76M-$42.25M$118.30M$224.20M
7 Day Performance-2.96%15.71%4.08%4.17%
1 Month Performance-13.63%22.78%11.05%7.85%
1 Year Performance-76.61%53.27%39.14%28.75%

Agenus Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
AGEN
Agenus
3.8255 of 5 stars
$3.90
-0.8%
$10.50
+169.2%
-76.0%$84.13M$159.63M-0.34389Upcoming Earnings
DTIL
Precision BioSciences
3.7829 of 5 stars
$8.29
-8.1%
N/A-28.0%$59.94M$48.73M39.87200Analyst Revision
ALGS
Aligos Therapeutics
4.5414 of 5 stars
$9.48
-0.7%
N/A-46.1%$30.34M$15.53M-0.4690Analyst Forecast
Positive News
SQZ
SQZ Biotechnologies
N/A$0.02
flat
N/A-53.7%$12.83M$18.16M-0.011,620Gap Up
ADAP
Adaptimmune Therapeutics
2.2699 of 5 stars
$0.83
+3.8%
N/A+30.4%$211.63M$60.28M-2.36449Upcoming Earnings
PSTX
Poseida Therapeutics
3.7232 of 5 stars
$2.53
+2.4%
N/A+20.1%$245.74M$64.70M-2.13260News Coverage
Gap Up
LXRX
Lexicon Pharmaceuticals
1.9415 of 5 stars
$1.21
-0.8%
N/A+4.0%$296.72M$3.64M-1.54285Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast
VNDA
Vanda Pharmaceuticals
4.1316 of 5 stars
$4.85
+4.1%
N/A+13.3%$282.71M$182.02M-25.53203Earnings Report
CDXS
Codexis
4.2467 of 5 stars
$3.49
-0.3%
N/A+140.2%$247.55M$70.14M-4.01250Gap Up
RIGL
Rigel Pharmaceuticals
2.3059 of 5 stars
$14.07
-0.9%
N/A+77.4%$247.49M$116.88M-16.36147News Coverage
Gap Up
ACHV
Achieve Life Sciences
0.7565 of 5 stars
$4.74
+0.6%
N/A+20.2%$162.78MN/A-4.2720News Coverage
Gap Down

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This page (NASDAQ:AGEN) was last updated on 11/8/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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