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Histogenics (HSGX) Competitors

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HSGX vs. APT, MLSS, LGMK, YMAB, LXRX, VIGL, EHAB, DCTH, ABSI, and AQST

Should you be buying Histogenics stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Histogenics include Alpha Pro Tech (APT), Milestone Scientific (MLSS), LogicMark (LGMK), Y-mAbs Therapeutics (YMAB), Lexicon Pharmaceuticals (LXRX), Vigil Neuroscience (VIGL), Enhabit (EHAB), Delcath Systems (DCTH), Absci (ABSI), and Aquestive Therapeutics (AQST).

Histogenics vs. Its Competitors

Histogenics (NASDAQ:HSGX) and Alpha Pro Tech (NYSE:APT) are both small-cap surgical appliances & supplies industry companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, earnings, risk, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends and analyst recommendations.

In the previous week, Histogenics' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Alpha Pro Tech'saverage media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
Histogenics Neutral
Alpha Pro Tech Neutral

40.4% of Histogenics shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 22.7% of Alpha Pro Tech shares are owned by institutional investors. 19.7% of Histogenics shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 15.0% of Alpha Pro Tech shares are owned by 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.

Alpha Pro Tech has higher revenue and earnings than Histogenics. Histogenics is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Alpha Pro Tech, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
HistogenicsN/AN/A-$8.64M-$0.79-1.28
Alpha Pro Tech$58.56M0.87$4.19M$0.3414.24

Histogenics has a beta of 3.1, indicating that its stock price is 210% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Alpha Pro Tech has a beta of 0.24, indicating that its stock price is 76% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Alpha Pro Tech has a net margin of 6.99% compared to Histogenics' net margin of 0.00%. Alpha Pro Tech's return on equity of 6.70% beat Histogenics' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
HistogenicsN/A -34.96% 18.40%
Alpha Pro Tech 6.99%6.70%5.76%

Summary

Alpha Pro Tech beats Histogenics on 6 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding HSGX and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. 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.
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HSGX vs. The Competition

MetricHistogenicsSurgical Appliances & Supplies IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$95.55M$26.67M$5.81B$9.76B
Dividend YieldN/AN/A4.39%4.06%
P/E Ratio-1.2813.0831.3626.05
Price / SalesN/A2.09387.8788.42
Price / CashN/A12.8038.0259.36
Price / Book-101.002.139.536.60
Net Income-$8.64M-$5.31M$3.26B$265.65M

Histogenics Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
HSGX
Histogenics
N/A$1.01
flat
N/A-22.3%$95.55MN/A-1.2849
APT
Alpha Pro Tech
N/A$4.65
-0.9%
N/A-24.1%$50.52M$58.18M12.57120Short Interest ↑
MLSS
Milestone Scientific
2.3556 of 5 stars
$0.60
-3.6%
$1.25
+107.7%
-42.0%$47.24M$8.61M-8.6030Short Interest ↑
Gap Up
LGMK
LogicMark
0.5239 of 5 stars
$0.00
+12.8%
N/A-99.9%$2.54M$9.88M0.0020Analyst Revision
Gap Up
YMAB
Y-mAbs Therapeutics
2.4817 of 5 stars
$8.51
flat
$9.62
+13.1%
-37.9%$386.68M$87.68M-17.02150
LXRX
Lexicon Pharmaceuticals
2.0604 of 5 stars
$1.11
+4.7%
$3.23
+190.5%
-35.0%$385.20M$31.08M-3.36140
VIGL
Vigil Neuroscience
1.8421 of 5 stars
$8.05
flat
$10.80
+34.2%
N/A$383.91MN/A-3.9340
EHAB
Enhabit
1.2095 of 5 stars
$7.58
+0.5%
$8.67
+14.3%
-0.4%$382.21M$1.03B-2.8410,700
DCTH
Delcath Systems
2.7862 of 5 stars
$11.11
+2.1%
$24.50
+120.5%
+38.8%$380.60M$37.21M222.2060Short Interest ↑
ABSI
Absci
2.8855 of 5 stars
$3.12
+5.1%
$8.08
+159.0%
-41.4%$378.85M$4.53M-3.32210
AQST
Aquestive Therapeutics
2.1313 of 5 stars
$4.01
+6.1%
$10.14
+152.9%
-10.8%$376.95M$57.56M-5.73160Positive News
Analyst Revision

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This page (NASDAQ:HSGX) was last updated on 8/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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