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$1.95 +0.08 (+4.28%)
(As of 12/20/2024 05:31 PM ET)

CRON vs. MRUS, TWST, ACAD, VCEL, MOR, SWTX, KYMR, ZLAB, GMTX, and VERA

Should you be buying Cronos Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Cronos Group include Merus (MRUS), Twist Bioscience (TWST), ACADIA Pharmaceuticals (ACAD), Vericel (VCEL), MorphoSys (MOR), SpringWorks Therapeutics (SWTX), Kymera Therapeutics (KYMR), Zai Lab (ZLAB), Gemini Therapeutics (GMTX), and Vera Therapeutics (VERA). These companies are all part of the "pharmaceutical products" industry.

Cronos Group vs.

Cronos Group (NASDAQ:CRON) and Merus (NASDAQ:MRUS) are both medical companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, risk and community ranking.

Cronos Group has a net margin of -42.65% compared to Merus' net margin of -680.61%. Cronos Group's return on equity of -2.56% beat Merus' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Cronos Group-42.65% -2.56% -2.47%
Merus -680.61%-38.89%-31.16%

Cronos Group has higher revenue and earnings than Merus. Cronos Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Merus, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Cronos Group$111.23M6.70-$73.96M-$0.13-15.00
Merus$43.95M65.19-$154.94M-$3.95-10.59

8.7% of Cronos Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.1% of Merus shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.9% of Cronos Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 4.6% of Merus shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Cronos Group has a beta of 0.99, indicating that its share price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Merus has a beta of 1.07, indicating that its share price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500.

In the previous week, Merus had 7 more articles in the media than Cronos Group. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Merus and 2 mentions for Cronos Group. Cronos Group's average media sentiment score of 0.50 beat Merus' score of 0.37 indicating that Cronos Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Cronos Group
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Merus
3 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
5 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Cronos Group currently has a consensus target price of $3.00, suggesting a potential upside of 53.85%. Merus has a consensus target price of $85.64, suggesting a potential upside of 104.63%. Given Merus' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Merus is more favorable than Cronos Group.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Cronos Group
1 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.00
Merus
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
12 Buy rating(s)
2 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.14

Cronos Group received 111 more outperform votes than Merus when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 67.11% of users gave Merus an outperform vote while only 61.13% of users gave Cronos Group an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Cronos GroupOutperform Votes
464
61.13%
Underperform Votes
295
38.87%
MerusOutperform Votes
353
67.11%
Underperform Votes
173
32.89%

Summary

Merus beats Cronos Group on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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CRON vs. The Competition

MetricCronos GroupMedicinals & botanicals IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$714.89M$378.11M$5.14B$9.08B
Dividend YieldN/AN/A5.09%4.23%
P/E Ratio-15.0032.5989.8217.18
Price / Sales6.706.081,116.21116.95
Price / CashN/A10.6642.8937.86
Price / Book0.681.884.784.78
Net Income-$73.96M-$50.37M$120.23M$225.60M
7 Day Performance1.04%-3.56%-1.92%-1.23%
1 Month Performance-4.88%-7.00%11.49%3.36%
1 Year Performance2.09%-6.41%30.57%16.60%

Cronos Group Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
CRON
Cronos Group
1.8534 of 5 stars
$1.95
+4.3%
$3.00
+53.8%
+4.8%$714.89M$111.23M-15.00356News Coverage
MRUS
Merus
2.7827 of 5 stars
$42.78
-0.1%
$85.64
+100.2%
+61.7%$2.93B$43.95M-10.8437
TWST
Twist Bioscience
2.5561 of 5 stars
$48.86
+2.9%
$51.90
+6.2%
+36.7%$2.90B$312.97M-13.19990
ACAD
ACADIA Pharmaceuticals
3.8468 of 5 stars
$17.35
+0.5%
$25.60
+47.6%
-41.9%$2.89B$726.44M22.13510
VCEL
Vericel
1.4381 of 5 stars
$57.97
+0.9%
$59.71
+3.0%
+66.0%$2.86B$226.84M957.83300Analyst Forecast
MOR
MorphoSys
0.127 of 5 stars
$18.96
+2.4%
$14.33
-24.4%
N/A$2.86B$238.28M-5.45730News Coverage
SWTX
SpringWorks Therapeutics
2.0114 of 5 stars
$38.16
-0.4%
$69.50
+82.1%
+11.3%$2.84B$5.45M-9.87305
KYMR
Kymera Therapeutics
2.27 of 5 stars
$43.73
+3.8%
$53.88
+23.2%
+66.0%$2.83B$87.56M-18.00170
ZLAB
Zai Lab
1.7093 of 5 stars
$26.06
-1.0%
$55.00
+111.1%
-7.4%$2.83B$355.75M-9.512,175
GMTX
Gemini Therapeutics
N/A$64.89
+1.0%
N/A+10.4%$2.81BN/A-64.8930
VERA
Vera Therapeutics
3.481 of 5 stars
$44.38
+0.7%
$59.22
+33.4%
+180.4%$2.81BN/A-16.8840Insider Trade

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This page (NASDAQ:CRON) was last updated on 12/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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