Heron Therapeutics (HRTX) Competitors $1.19 -0.05 (-4.03%) (As of 11/15/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends HRTX vs. NGM, GBIO, MRSN, RVNC, EOLS, STOK, NUVB, TRDA, ANNX, and TRMLShould you be buying Heron Therapeutics stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Heron Therapeutics include NGM Biopharmaceuticals (NGM), Generation Bio (GBIO), Mersana Therapeutics (MRSN), Revance Therapeutics (RVNC), Evolus (EOLS), Stoke Therapeutics (STOK), Nuvation Bio (NUVB), Entrada Therapeutics (TRDA), Annexon (ANNX), and Tourmaline Bio (TRML). These companies are all part of the "medical" sector. Heron Therapeutics vs. NGM Biopharmaceuticals Generation Bio Mersana Therapeutics Revance Therapeutics Evolus Stoke Therapeutics Nuvation Bio Entrada Therapeutics Annexon Tourmaline Bio Heron Therapeutics (NASDAQ:HRTX) and NGM Biopharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:NGM) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, valuation, profitability, community ranking, dividends, risk and analyst recommendations. Do analysts rate HRTX or NGM? Heron Therapeutics currently has a consensus price target of $5.67, indicating a potential upside of 376.19%. NGM Biopharmaceuticals has a consensus price target of $2.53, indicating a potential upside of 63.96%. Given Heron Therapeutics' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Heron Therapeutics is more favorable than NGM Biopharmaceuticals.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Heron Therapeutics 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00NGM Biopharmaceuticals 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Does the media prefer HRTX or NGM? In the previous week, Heron Therapeutics had 20 more articles in the media than NGM Biopharmaceuticals. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Heron Therapeutics and 0 mentions for NGM Biopharmaceuticals. Heron Therapeutics' average media sentiment score of 0.24 beat NGM Biopharmaceuticals' score of 0.00 indicating that Heron Therapeutics is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Heron Therapeutics Neutral NGM Biopharmaceuticals Neutral Does the MarketBeat Community prefer HRTX or NGM? Heron Therapeutics received 630 more outperform votes than NGM Biopharmaceuticals when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.17% of users gave Heron Therapeutics an outperform vote while only 60.38% of users gave NGM Biopharmaceuticals an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformHeron TherapeuticsOutperform Votes66269.17% Underperform Votes29530.83% NGM BiopharmaceuticalsOutperform Votes3260.38% Underperform Votes2139.62% Is HRTX or NGM more profitable? Heron Therapeutics has a net margin of -20.31% compared to NGM Biopharmaceuticals' net margin of -3,223.34%. Heron Therapeutics' return on equity of 0.00% beat NGM Biopharmaceuticals' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Heron Therapeutics-20.31% N/A -12.72% NGM Biopharmaceuticals -3,223.34%-77.85%-67.76% Which has preferable earnings & valuation, HRTX or NGM? Heron Therapeutics has higher revenue and earnings than NGM Biopharmaceuticals. Heron Therapeutics is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than NGM Biopharmaceuticals, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioHeron Therapeutics$137.74M1.31-$110.56M-$0.18-6.61NGM Biopharmaceuticals$4.42M29.10-$142.38M-$1.72-0.90 Which has more volatility and risk, HRTX or NGM? Heron Therapeutics has a beta of 1.81, indicating that its stock price is 81% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NGM Biopharmaceuticals has a beta of 1.27, indicating that its stock price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of HRTX or NGM? 80.0% of Heron Therapeutics shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.7% of NGM Biopharmaceuticals shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.8% of Heron Therapeutics shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 35.9% of NGM Biopharmaceuticals shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryHeron Therapeutics beats NGM Biopharmaceuticals on 15 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart HRTX vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricHeron TherapeuticsPharmaceutical IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$180.99M$6.39B$5.07B$8.66BDividend YieldN/A8.08%5.10%4.06%P/E Ratio-6.6110.92101.9217.45Price / Sales1.31245.131,198.0869.07Price / CashN/A53.4940.9736.36Price / Book-4.589.306.335.87Net Income-$110.56M$154.14M$119.64M$225.66M7 Day Performance-32.00%-9.47%-5.13%-1.34%1 Month Performance-34.62%-7.30%-2.72%1.15%1 Year Performance9.17%28.21%31.08%24.02% Heron Therapeutics Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)HRTXHeron Therapeutics4.0402 of 5 stars$1.19-4.0%$5.67+376.2%+29.8%$180.99M$137.74M-6.61300Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↓Analyst RevisionNews CoverageNGMNGM Biopharmaceuticals3.5585 of 5 stars$1.54-1.3%N/A+155.2%$128.53M$4.42M-0.90138GBIOGeneration Bio3.5351 of 5 stars$1.68-8.2%N/A+37.5%$112.21M$5.90M-0.77150Positive NewsMRSNMersana Therapeutics4.3148 of 5 stars$2.52-4.2%N/A+43.5%$309.14M$29.94M-2.90150Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageRVNCRevance Therapeutics3.8657 of 5 stars$4.31+1.7%N/A-39.7%$452.12M$234.04M-2.23597EOLSEvolus4.105 of 5 stars$11.88-3.0%N/A+34.3%$752.25M$248.33M-13.05170Short Interest ↑STOKStoke Therapeutics3.9035 of 5 stars$13.92+0.1%N/A+188.5%$737.30M$16.74M-6.63100News CoverageNUVBNuvation Bio2.3415 of 5 stars$2.88-2.7%N/A+101.5%$716.57MN/A-1.3260TRDAEntrada Therapeutics2.3061 of 5 stars$19.04-4.6%N/A+16.1%$712.48M$129.01M11.97110Insider SellingANNXAnnexon2.7007 of 5 stars$6.33-3.4%N/A+139.1%$692.03MN/A-5.1560Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↓Analyst RevisionNews CoverageTRMLTourmaline Bio1.9857 of 5 stars$26.88+2.4%N/A+53.9%$689.20MN/A-9.5344Analyst RevisionNews Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies NGM Biopharmaceuticals Competitors Generation Bio Competitors Mersana Therapeutics Competitors Revance Therapeutics Competitors Evolus Competitors Stoke Therapeutics Competitors Nuvation Bio Competitors Entrada Therapeutics Competitors Annexon Competitors Tourmaline Bio Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NASDAQ:HRTX) was last updated on 11/17/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBill Gates’s Next Big AI Bet: StargateIn February 2016… when almost nobody was talking about artificial intelligence…. 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