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Cellectis (CLLS) Competitors

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$1.87 -0.04 (-2.09%)
(As of 11/15/2024 ET)

CLLS vs. ESPR, RNAC, DSGN, AKBA, VALN, FDMT, AMLX, TNGX, CYRX, and NLTX

Should you be buying Cellectis stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Cellectis include Esperion Therapeutics (ESPR), Cartesian Therapeutics (RNAC), Design Therapeutics (DSGN), Akebia Therapeutics (AKBA), Valneva (VALN), 4D Molecular Therapeutics (FDMT), Amylyx Pharmaceuticals (AMLX), Tango Therapeutics (TNGX), Cryoport (CYRX), and Neoleukin Therapeutics (NLTX). These companies are all part of the "pharmaceutical products" industry.

Cellectis vs.

Cellectis (NASDAQ:CLLS) and Esperion Therapeutics (NASDAQ:ESPR) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability, community ranking and valuation.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Cellectis$9.19M11.31-$101.06M-$1.30-1.44
Esperion Therapeutics$116.33M3.59-$209.25M-$0.64-3.31

Esperion Therapeutics has a net margin of -29.37% compared to Cellectis' net margin of -234.39%. Esperion Therapeutics' return on equity of 0.00% beat Cellectis' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Cellectis-234.39% -74.55% -22.65%
Esperion Therapeutics -29.37%N/A -10.77%

In the previous week, Esperion Therapeutics had 6 more articles in the media than Cellectis. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Esperion Therapeutics and 4 mentions for Cellectis. Esperion Therapeutics' average media sentiment score of 0.85 beat Cellectis' score of 0.72 indicating that Esperion Therapeutics is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Cellectis
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Esperion Therapeutics
2 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
2 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Cellectis has a beta of 3.1, indicating that its stock price is 210% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Esperion Therapeutics has a beta of 0.96, indicating that its stock price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Esperion Therapeutics received 207 more outperform votes than Cellectis when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.85% of users gave Esperion Therapeutics an outperform vote while only 65.75% of users gave Cellectis an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
CellectisOutperform Votes
407
65.75%
Underperform Votes
212
34.25%
Esperion TherapeuticsOutperform Votes
614
69.85%
Underperform Votes
265
30.15%

Cellectis currently has a consensus price target of $7.00, indicating a potential upside of 274.33%. Esperion Therapeutics has a consensus price target of $8.17, indicating a potential upside of 285.22%. Given Esperion Therapeutics' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Esperion Therapeutics is more favorable than Cellectis.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Cellectis
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
Esperion Therapeutics
1 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.25

63.9% of Cellectis shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 47.4% of Esperion Therapeutics shares are owned by institutional investors. 16.4% of Cellectis shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Esperion Therapeutics shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Esperion Therapeutics beats Cellectis on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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CLLS vs. The Competition

MetricCellectisBiological Products IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$103.94M$2.94B$5.12B$8.72B
Dividend YieldN/A1.81%5.18%4.07%
P/E Ratio-1.4420.4872.8114.16
Price / Sales11.31224.491,250.2081.71
Price / CashN/A176.6640.7036.03
Price / Book0.804.056.455.94
Net Income-$101.06M-$42.42M$119.73M$225.73M
7 Day Performance5.65%-10.63%-5.13%-1.34%
1 Month Performance-2.09%-5.81%-2.71%1.15%
1 Year Performance-36.18%24.19%31.08%24.02%

Cellectis Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
CLLS
Cellectis
3.6005 of 5 stars
$1.87
-2.1%
$7.00
+274.3%
-28.6%$103.94M$9.19M-1.44290Analyst Forecast
Short Interest ↓
Gap Up
ESPR
Esperion Therapeutics
4.1036 of 5 stars
$2.23
-8.2%
N/A+91.0%$439.40M$116.33M-3.48240Analyst Downgrade
RNAC
Cartesian Therapeutics
2.9192 of 5 stars
$17.12
+1.1%
N/AN/A$435.11M$54.10M-0.3237Gap Up
DSGN
Design Therapeutics
1.1929 of 5 stars
$7.50
+8.5%
N/A+163.6%$424.65MN/A-8.8240
AKBA
Akebia Therapeutics
4.0582 of 5 stars
$1.92
-1.5%
N/A+81.0%$418.91M$194.62M-8.35167
VALN
Valneva
2.5777 of 5 stars
$5.07
+5.8%
N/A-63.5%$411.94M$165.52M-39.00700News Coverage
Gap Down
FDMT
4D Molecular Therapeutics
2.9925 of 5 stars
$7.71
-2.0%
N/A-19.9%$400.69M$20.72M-3.35201Analyst Forecast
Short Interest ↓
Analyst Revision
News Coverage
AMLX
Amylyx Pharmaceuticals
3.2331 of 5 stars
$5.68
-9.0%
N/A-60.8%$389.36M$380.79M-1.49200Short Interest ↑
TNGX
Tango Therapeutics
2.041 of 5 stars
$3.56
+6.3%
N/A-48.7%$382.42M$36.53M-3.0290Analyst Revision
High Trading Volume
CYRX
Cryoport
2.7246 of 5 stars
$7.67
-3.5%
N/A-47.7%$379.13M$233.26M-2.271,170
NLTX
Neoleukin Therapeutics
N/A$40.00
-44.1%
N/A+162.3%$375.92MN/A-12.8690Gap Down
High Trading Volume

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This page (NASDAQ:CLLS) was last updated on 11/17/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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