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$15.04 +0.32 (+2.17%)
(As of 11/22/2024 ET)

ASMB vs. SBBP, NKTR, CPIX, LXRX, GILD, LLY, JNJ, ABBV, MRK, and PFE

Should you be buying Assembly Biosciences stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Assembly Biosciences include Strongbridge Biopharma (SBBP), Nektar Therapeutics (NKTR), Cumberland Pharmaceuticals (CPIX), Lexicon Pharmaceuticals (LXRX), Gilead Sciences (GILD), Eli Lilly and Company (LLY), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), AbbVie (ABBV), Merck & Co., Inc. (MRK), and Pfizer (PFE). These companies are all part of the "medical" sector.

Assembly Biosciences vs.

Assembly Biosciences (NASDAQ:ASMB) and Strongbridge Biopharma (NASDAQ:SBBP) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, valuation, community ranking and media sentiment.

Strongbridge Biopharma has a net margin of -115.67% compared to Assembly Biosciences' net margin of -144.05%. Strongbridge Biopharma's return on equity of -66.82% beat Assembly Biosciences' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Assembly Biosciences-144.05% -121.46% -34.56%
Strongbridge Biopharma -115.67%-66.82%-36.21%

In the previous week, Assembly Biosciences had 3 more articles in the media than Strongbridge Biopharma. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Assembly Biosciences and 0 mentions for Strongbridge Biopharma. Assembly Biosciences' average media sentiment score of 0.33 beat Strongbridge Biopharma's score of 0.00 indicating that Assembly Biosciences is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Assembly Biosciences Neutral
Strongbridge Biopharma Neutral

Strongbridge Biopharma has higher revenue and earnings than Assembly Biosciences.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Assembly Biosciences$7.16M13.36-$61.23MN/AN/A
Strongbridge Biopharma$30.73M4.41-$45.08M-$0.78-2.56

Assembly Biosciences has a beta of 0.58, meaning that its stock price is 42% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Strongbridge Biopharma has a beta of 1.58, meaning that its stock price is 58% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Strongbridge Biopharma received 68 more outperform votes than Assembly Biosciences when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 58.98% of users gave Assembly Biosciences an outperform vote while only 49.44% of users gave Strongbridge Biopharma an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Assembly BiosciencesOutperform Votes
243
58.98%
Underperform Votes
169
41.02%
Strongbridge BiopharmaOutperform Votes
311
49.44%
Underperform Votes
318
50.56%

19.9% of Assembly Biosciences shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.0% of Strongbridge Biopharma shares are held by institutional investors. 5.1% of Assembly Biosciences shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 5.1% of Strongbridge Biopharma shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Assembly Biosciences presently has a consensus price target of $35.00, suggesting a potential upside of 132.71%. Given Assembly Biosciences' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Assembly Biosciences is more favorable than Strongbridge Biopharma.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Assembly Biosciences
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50
Strongbridge Biopharma
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

Summary

Assembly Biosciences beats Strongbridge Biopharma on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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ASMB vs. The Competition

MetricAssembly BiosciencesPharmaceutical IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$95.65M$7.00B$5.38B$8.84B
Dividend YieldN/A8.11%5.14%4.09%
P/E RatioN/A11.01105.9717.81
Price / Sales13.36388.961,247.00162.50
Price / CashN/A52.5940.3436.29
Price / Book3.6810.377.086.50
Net Income-$61.23M$153.60M$119.65M$226.10M
7 Day Performance-6.82%4.53%2.15%3.98%
1 Month Performance-10.42%-7.75%-3.13%3.78%
1 Year Performance93.62%33.34%33.79%29.31%

Assembly Biosciences Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
ASMB
Assembly Biosciences
4.1588 of 5 stars
$15.04
+2.2%
$35.00
+132.7%
+93.6%$95.65M$7.16M0.00100
SBBP
Strongbridge Biopharma
N/A$2.00
flat
N/A+0.0%$135.66M$30.73M-2.5672Gap Down
NKTR
Nektar Therapeutics
4.1335 of 5 stars
$1.01
+1.0%
$3.50
+246.5%
+112.6%$186.31M$90.12M-1.20220
CPIX
Cumberland Pharmaceuticals
0.4591 of 5 stars
$1.08
-0.9%
N/A-38.7%$15.16M$39.55M-1.4080
LXRX
Lexicon Pharmaceuticals
1.9776 of 5 stars
$0.78
-3.7%
$6.00
+669.1%
-21.5%$192.09M$1.20M-1.04285Analyst Forecast
Gap Down
GILD
Gilead Sciences
4.6038 of 5 stars
$89.84
+1.4%
$95.41
+6.2%
+19.1%$111.86B$28.30B998.2218,000Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
News Coverage
Positive News
LLY
Eli Lilly and Company
4.9919 of 5 stars
$748.91
-0.6%
$1,007.94
+34.6%
+25.7%$710.96B$34.12B80.9643,000Analyst Revision
JNJ
Johnson & Johnson
4.9567 of 5 stars
$155.79
+1.8%
$175.94
+12.9%
+2.9%$375.08B$85.16B22.55131,900Positive News
ABBV
AbbVie
4.9685 of 5 stars
$172.18
+2.6%
$203.50
+18.2%
+27.9%$304.27B$54.32B59.7850,000Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
Positive News
MRK
Merck & Co., Inc.
4.9978 of 5 stars
$100.41
+3.0%
$130.86
+30.3%
-2.5%$252.61B$63.17B21.0572,000Dividend Increase
Positive News
PFE
Pfizer
5 of 5 stars
$25.06
+0.5%
$32.92
+31.4%
-15.5%$142.03B$58.50B33.8788,000Analyst Downgrade
Options Volume
Analyst Revision

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This page (NASDAQ:ASMB) was last updated on 11/23/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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