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Chimerix (CMRX) Competitors

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$2.81 -0.10 (-3.44%)
(As of 12/17/2024 ET)

CMRX vs. AVDL, SEPN, COLL, BCAX, ZYME, GYRE, COGT, PSTX, PAHC, and NUVB

Should you be buying Chimerix stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Chimerix include Avadel Pharmaceuticals (AVDL), Septerna (SEPN), Collegium Pharmaceutical (COLL), Bicara Therapeutics (BCAX), Zymeworks (ZYME), Gyre Therapeutics (GYRE), Cogent Biosciences (COGT), Poseida Therapeutics (PSTX), Phibro Animal Health (PAHC), and Nuvation Bio (NUVB). These companies are all part of the "pharmaceutical products" industry.

Chimerix vs.

Avadel Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:AVDL) and Chimerix (NASDAQ:CMRX) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, profitability, risk and media sentiment.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Avadel Pharmaceuticals$138.16M7.48-$160.28M-$0.79-13.58
Chimerix$159K1,589.43-$82.10M-$0.94-2.99

In the previous week, Chimerix had 5 more articles in the media than Avadel Pharmaceuticals. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Chimerix and 15 mentions for Avadel Pharmaceuticals. Avadel Pharmaceuticals' average media sentiment score of 1.18 beat Chimerix's score of 0.22 indicating that Avadel Pharmaceuticals is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Avadel Pharmaceuticals
7 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Chimerix
4 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
2 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Chimerix has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Avadel Pharmaceuticals' net margin of -52.53%. Chimerix's return on equity of -50.78% beat Avadel Pharmaceuticals' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Avadel Pharmaceuticals-52.53% -93.34% -44.77%
Chimerix N/A -50.78%-44.94%

Chimerix received 51 more outperform votes than Avadel Pharmaceuticals when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 66.02% of users gave Avadel Pharmaceuticals an outperform vote while only 63.80% of users gave Chimerix an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Avadel PharmaceuticalsOutperform Votes
342
66.02%
Underperform Votes
176
33.98%
ChimerixOutperform Votes
393
63.80%
Underperform Votes
223
36.20%

69.2% of Avadel Pharmaceuticals shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 45.4% of Chimerix shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.8% of Avadel Pharmaceuticals shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 13.1% of Chimerix shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Avadel Pharmaceuticals has a beta of 1.32, meaning that its stock price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Chimerix has a beta of 1.02, meaning that its stock price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Avadel Pharmaceuticals currently has a consensus target price of $24.43, indicating a potential upside of 127.67%. Chimerix has a consensus target price of $8.50, indicating a potential upside of 202.49%. Given Chimerix's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Chimerix is more favorable than Avadel Pharmaceuticals.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Avadel Pharmaceuticals
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
7 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
Chimerix
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

Summary

Chimerix beats Avadel Pharmaceuticals on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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CMRX vs. The Competition

MetricChimerixPharmaceutical IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$252.72M$6.85B$5.14B$9.31B
Dividend YieldN/A3.06%4.81%4.06%
P/E Ratio-2.9910.80135.3117.54
Price / Sales1,589.43287.861,260.42139.42
Price / CashN/A56.6540.5837.95
Price / Book1.295.394.884.92
Net Income-$82.10M$152.04M$118.89M$225.78M
7 Day Performance-5.70%-4.32%15.96%-1.56%
1 Month Performance219.32%2.80%15.87%6.68%
1 Year Performance195.76%17.30%34.78%22.48%

Chimerix Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
CMRX
Chimerix
4.3894 of 5 stars
$2.81
-3.4%
$8.50
+202.5%
+189.7%$252.72M$159,000.00-2.9972Short Interest ↓
AVDL
Avadel Pharmaceuticals
2.7809 of 5 stars
$10.92
+5.1%
$24.43
+123.7%
-23.3%$1.05B$138.16M-13.15154Short Interest ↑
Positive News
SEPN
Septerna
1.7246 of 5 stars
$22.24
-0.7%
$43.67
+96.3%
N/A$987.46MN/A0.00N/A
COLL
Collegium Pharmaceutical
3.9712 of 5 stars
$30.55
+1.5%
$42.60
+39.4%
+4.3%$985.24M$599.25M12.97210News Coverage
Positive News
BCAX
Bicara Therapeutics
N/A$17.67
+1.0%
$43.00
+143.4%
N/A$961.53MN/A0.0032
ZYME
Zymeworks
3.0526 of 5 stars
$13.82
+9.9%
$18.83
+36.3%
+46.9%$951.92M$76.01M-9.25290Analyst Upgrade
Positive News
GYRE
Gyre Therapeutics
0.3745 of 5 stars
$10.15
+5.3%
N/A-54.6%$949.24M$105.03M0.0040News Coverage
Gap Up
COGT
Cogent Biosciences
2.265 of 5 stars
$8.47
+3.9%
$14.83
+75.1%
+67.8%$935.60MN/A-3.2980Short Interest ↑
PSTX
Poseida Therapeutics
3.7029 of 5 stars
$9.52
+0.1%
$9.50
-0.2%
+193.2%$930.77M$64.70M-15.10260
PAHC
Phibro Animal Health
4.1953 of 5 stars
$22.92
+1.1%
$19.00
-17.1%
+97.9%$928.33M$1.05B52.561,940Analyst Forecast
News Coverage
NUVB
Nuvation Bio
1.9641 of 5 stars
$2.71
+3.8%
$6.60
+143.5%
+99.6%$912.11MN/A0.0060

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This page (NASDAQ:CMRX) was last updated on 12/18/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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