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Dynavax Technologies (DVAX) Competitors

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$13.39 -0.13 (-0.96%)
(As of 11/14/2024 ET)

DVAX vs. PRTA, RIGL, GTHX, URGN, PBYI, IONS, ALKS, FOLD, GERN, and LGND

Should you be buying Dynavax Technologies stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Dynavax Technologies include Prothena (PRTA), Rigel Pharmaceuticals (RIGL), G1 Therapeutics (GTHX), UroGen Pharma (URGN), Puma Biotechnology (PBYI), Ionis Pharmaceuticals (IONS), Alkermes (ALKS), Amicus Therapeutics (FOLD), Geron (GERN), and Ligand Pharmaceuticals (LGND). These companies are all part of the "pharmaceutical preparations" industry.

Dynavax Technologies vs.

Dynavax Technologies (NASDAQ:DVAX) and Prothena (NASDAQ:PRTA) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, community ranking, media sentiment, institutional ownership and valuation.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Dynavax Technologies$232.28M7.58-$6.39M$0.13103.01
Prothena$91.37M9.48-$147.03M-$2.48-6.49

In the previous week, Dynavax Technologies had 21 more articles in the media than Prothena. MarketBeat recorded 32 mentions for Dynavax Technologies and 11 mentions for Prothena. Dynavax Technologies' average media sentiment score of 0.63 beat Prothena's score of 0.51 indicating that Dynavax Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Dynavax Technologies
6 Very Positive mention(s)
5 Positive mention(s)
11 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Prothena
2 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

97.0% of Dynavax Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.1% of Prothena shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.0% of Dynavax Technologies shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 28.2% of Prothena 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.

Dynavax Technologies currently has a consensus price target of $22.00, suggesting a potential upside of 64.30%. Prothena has a consensus price target of $61.86, suggesting a potential upside of 284.21%. Given Prothena's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Prothena is more favorable than Dynavax Technologies.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Dynavax Technologies
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.67
Prothena
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.71

Prothena received 134 more outperform votes than Dynavax Technologies when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 70.51% of users gave Prothena an outperform vote while only 65.87% of users gave Dynavax Technologies an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Dynavax TechnologiesOutperform Votes
471
65.87%
Underperform Votes
244
34.13%
ProthenaOutperform Votes
605
70.51%
Underperform Votes
253
29.49%

Dynavax Technologies has a beta of 1.34, suggesting that its share price is 34% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Prothena has a beta of 0.16, suggesting that its share price is 84% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Dynavax Technologies has a net margin of 7.85% compared to Prothena's net margin of -98.86%. Dynavax Technologies' return on equity of 3.19% beat Prothena's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Dynavax Technologies7.85% 3.19% 2.02%
Prothena -98.86%-24.03%-20.12%

Summary

Dynavax Technologies beats Prothena on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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DVAX vs. The Competition

MetricDynavax TechnologiesPharmaceutical IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$1.76B$7.04B$5.38B$8.88B
Dividend YieldN/A8.03%4.99%4.03%
P/E Ratio103.0111.49127.4917.46
Price / Sales7.58348.331,259.5193.02
Price / CashN/A49.2239.4136.42
Price / Book2.589.096.295.86
Net Income-$6.39M$154.47M$119.70M$225.23M
7 Day Performance11.40%-2.22%-1.07%-0.88%
1 Month Performance28.01%7.49%3.64%3.72%
1 Year Performance-2.97%37.73%36.57%26.42%

Dynavax Technologies Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
DVAX
Dynavax Technologies
4.6574 of 5 stars
$13.39
-1.0%
$22.00
+64.3%
-0.2%$1.76B$232.28M103.01408Short Interest ↑
Analyst Revision
PRTA
Prothena
1.7368 of 5 stars
$18.08
+2.1%
N/A-48.2%$972.34M$91.37M-18.08173Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
News Coverage
Gap Up
RIGL
Rigel Pharmaceuticals
3.1692 of 5 stars
$24.95
+13.0%
N/A+242.2%$438.87M$116.88M178.23147Analyst Forecast
News Coverage
High Trading Volume
GTHX
G1 Therapeutics
0.3805 of 5 stars
$7.15
flat
N/AN/A$373.81M$58.20M-11.53170
URGN
UroGen Pharma
3.9897 of 5 stars
$12.79
+5.5%
N/A+3.4%$299.93M$82.71M-4.06200Analyst Revision
PBYI
Puma Biotechnology
3.7419 of 5 stars
$3.30
+14.6%
N/A-21.8%$161.87M$235.60M6.88185Earnings Report
Analyst Upgrade
High Trading Volume
IONS
Ionis Pharmaceuticals
4.1241 of 5 stars
$38.88
-0.8%
N/A-19.7%$6.14B$788M-15.93800Analyst Downgrade
Insider Selling
Short Interest ↑
Analyst Revision
ALKS
Alkermes
4.3933 of 5 stars
$30.08
+4.2%
N/A+21.9%$4.67B$1.51B15.422,100Analyst Forecast
Insider Selling
FOLD
Amicus Therapeutics
4.6167 of 5 stars
$10.69
-2.7%
N/A+1.0%$3.19B$399.36M-31.44480Analyst Forecast
Short Interest ↓
GERN
Geron
3.536 of 5 stars
$4.12
-3.1%
N/A+115.0%$2.48B$240,000.00-12.88141Earnings Report
Analyst Revision
LGND
Ligand Pharmaceuticals
4.9932 of 5 stars
$123.47
+1.8%
N/A+121.3%$2.26B$131.31M49.1980Analyst Forecast

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This page (NASDAQ:DVAX) was last updated on 11/14/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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