Anika Therapeutics (ANIK) Competitors $14.38 +0.29 (+2.06%) As of 04/24/2025 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock ANIK vs. CERS, OSUR, UTMD, COO, WST, ALGN, MMSI, ICUI, HAE, and XRAYShould you be buying Anika Therapeutics stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Anika Therapeutics include Cerus (CERS), OraSure Technologies (OSUR), Utah Medical Products (UTMD), Cooper Companies (COO), West Pharmaceutical Services (WST), Align Technology (ALGN), Merit Medical Systems (MMSI), ICU Medical (ICUI), Haemonetics (HAE), and DENTSPLY SIRONA (XRAY). These companies are all part of the "health care supplies" industry. Anika Therapeutics vs. Cerus OraSure Technologies Utah Medical Products Cooper Companies West Pharmaceutical Services Align Technology Merit Medical Systems ICU Medical Haemonetics DENTSPLY SIRONA Cerus (NASDAQ:CERS) and Anika Therapeutics (NASDAQ:ANIK) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, community ranking, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, media sentiment, risk and dividends. Is CERS or ANIK more profitable? Cerus has a net margin of -11.60% compared to Anika Therapeutics' net margin of -59.40%. Anika Therapeutics' return on equity of -2.22% beat Cerus' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Cerus-11.60% -40.55% -11.12% Anika Therapeutics -59.40%-2.22%-1.75% Do analysts prefer CERS or ANIK? Cerus currently has a consensus price target of $3.50, suggesting a potential upside of 157.35%. Anika Therapeutics has a consensus price target of $21.67, suggesting a potential upside of 50.67%. Given Cerus' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Cerus is more favorable than Anika Therapeutics.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Cerus 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Anika Therapeutics 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Which has more volatility and risk, CERS or ANIK? Cerus has a beta of 1.7, meaning that its stock price is 70% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Anika Therapeutics has a beta of 0.82, meaning that its stock price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of CERS or ANIK? 78.4% of Cerus shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.5% of Anika Therapeutics shares are held by institutional investors. 3.4% of Cerus shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.9% of Anika Therapeutics shares are held by company 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. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer CERS or ANIK? Cerus received 263 more outperform votes than Anika Therapeutics when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 72.34% of users gave Cerus an outperform vote while only 64.63% of users gave Anika Therapeutics an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformCerusOutperform Votes57072.34% Underperform Votes21827.66% Anika TherapeuticsOutperform Votes30764.63% Underperform Votes16835.37% Does the media prefer CERS or ANIK? In the previous week, Anika Therapeutics had 5 more articles in the media than Cerus. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Anika Therapeutics and 2 mentions for Cerus. Anika Therapeutics' average media sentiment score of 0.68 beat Cerus' score of 0.66 indicating that Anika Therapeutics is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Cerus 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Anika Therapeutics 2 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has stronger valuation & earnings, CERS or ANIK? Cerus has higher revenue and earnings than Anika Therapeutics. Cerus is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Anika Therapeutics, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCerus$180.27M1.40-$37.49M-$0.11-12.36Anika Therapeutics$119.91M1.70-$82.67M-$3.85-3.74 SummaryCerus and Anika Therapeutics tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Anika Therapeutics News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for ANIK and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. 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 ANIK vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAnika TherapeuticsSurgical & medical instruments IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$203.85M$4.25B$5.41B$7.70BDividend YieldN/A46.48%5.44%4.33%P/E Ratio-2.1629.7422.1818.31Price / Sales1.7051.38397.31107.09Price / Cash3.5351.0838.2034.62Price / Book0.996.076.834.25Net Income-$82.67M$67.09M$3.20B$247.51M7 Day Performance2.57%4.11%5.79%6.08%1 Month Performance-7.17%-9.37%-5.53%-3.77%1 Year Performance-44.48%24.52%16.85%4.60% Anika Therapeutics Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ANIKAnika Therapeutics4.1669 of 5 stars$14.38+2.1%$21.67+50.7%-44.5%$203.85M$119.91M-2.16300CERSCerus2.3904 of 5 stars$1.36-1.4%$3.50+157.4%-18.1%$252.67M$180.27M-12.36290Upcoming EarningsOSUROraSure Technologies4.6752 of 5 stars$3.00+2.4%$5.50+83.3%-44.9%$224.40M$185.83M20.00840Positive NewsUTMDUtah Medical Products3.0297 of 5 stars$53.32+0.5%N/A-21.3%$175.00M$40.90M13.50180COOCooper Companies3.13 of 5 stars$78.76+1.7%$110.25+40.0%-8.4%$15.75B$3.93B40.3916,000WSTWest Pharmaceutical Services4.7006 of 5 stars$212.74+1.0%$332.50+56.3%-45.4%$15.38B$2.89B31.8010,700Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementNews CoverageALGNAlign Technology4.5571 of 5 stars$165.62+0.9%$262.64+58.6%-41.3%$12.13B$4.00B29.5221,610Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastMMSIMerit Medical Systems4.528 of 5 stars$93.25+1.3%$114.33+22.6%+27.9%$5.51B$1.36B45.716,850Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastNews CoveragePositive NewsICUIICU Medical3.7636 of 5 stars$140.54-1.5%$168.67+20.0%+41.8%$3.45B$2.38B-30.7514,500Analyst DowngradeNews CoverageHAEHaemonetics4.6229 of 5 stars$59.29-1.2%$101.22+70.7%-28.2%$2.98B$1.37B23.342,820News CoveragePositive NewsXRAYDENTSPLY SIRONA4.8522 of 5 stars$13.08+2.4%$23.33+78.4%-55.7%$2.60B$3.79B-6.3215,000Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Cerus Alternatives OraSure Technologies Alternatives Utah Medical Products Alternatives Cooper Companies Alternatives West Pharmaceutical Services Alternatives Align Technology Alternatives Merit Medical Systems Alternatives ICU Medical Alternatives Haemonetics Alternatives DENTSPLY SIRONA Alternatives 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:ANIK) was last updated on 4/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon Set to Shock the World by May 1st ?Tech legend Jeff Brown recently traveled to the industrial zone of South Memphis to investigate what he believ...Brownstone Research | SponsoredGet Your Bank Account “Fed Invasion” Ready with THESE 4 Simple StepsStarting as soon as a few months from now, the United States government will make a sweeping change to bank ac...Weiss Ratings | SponsoredAltucher: Turn $900 into $108,000 in just 12 months?We are entering the final Trump Bump of our lives. 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