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$16.96 -0.07 (-0.41%)
(As of 03:04 PM ET)

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

Should you be buying Keros Therapeutics stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Keros Therapeutics include Merus (MRUS), ACADIA Pharmaceuticals (ACAD), Twist Bioscience (TWST), 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.

Keros Therapeutics vs.

Merus (NASDAQ:MRUS) and Keros Therapeutics (NASDAQ:KROS) are both medical companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, community ranking, media sentiment, valuation, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Merus has a beta of 1.07, meaning that its stock price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Keros Therapeutics has a beta of 1.2, meaning that its stock price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Merus$43.95M65.19-$154.94M-$3.95-10.59
Keros Therapeutics$651K1,059.65-$152.99M-$5.21-3.27

Merus has a net margin of -680.61% compared to Keros Therapeutics' net margin of -27,890.94%. Merus' return on equity of -38.89% beat Keros Therapeutics' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Merus-680.61% -38.89% -31.16%
Keros Therapeutics -27,890.94%-41.74%-38.42%

Merus currently has a consensus target price of $85.64, suggesting a potential upside of 104.63%. Keros Therapeutics has a consensus target price of $81.33, suggesting a potential upside of 377.59%. Given Keros Therapeutics' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Keros Therapeutics is more favorable than Merus.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Merus
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
12 Buy rating(s)
2 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.14
Keros Therapeutics
0 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
10 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.71

Merus received 296 more outperform votes than Keros Therapeutics when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 70.37% of users gave Keros Therapeutics an outperform vote while only 67.11% of users gave Merus an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
MerusOutperform Votes
353
67.11%
Underperform Votes
173
32.89%
Keros TherapeuticsOutperform Votes
57
70.37%
Underperform Votes
24
29.63%

In the previous week, Keros Therapeutics had 11 more articles in the media than Merus. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Keros Therapeutics and 7 mentions for Merus. Merus' average media sentiment score of 0.41 beat Keros Therapeutics' score of 0.10 indicating that Merus is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Merus
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
5 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Keros Therapeutics
5 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
5 Neutral mention(s)
4 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

96.1% of Merus shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 71.6% of Keros Therapeutics shares are held by institutional investors. 4.6% of Merus shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 22.9% of Keros Therapeutics shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Merus beats Keros Therapeutics on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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KROS vs. The Competition

MetricKeros TherapeuticsPharmaceutical IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$689.83M$6.59B$5.15B$9.08B
Dividend YieldN/A2.99%5.12%4.25%
P/E Ratio-3.2710.5587.1117.18
Price / Sales1,059.65196.061,116.56117.12
Price / CashN/A57.1643.2337.85
Price / Book1.545.094.794.78
Net Income-$152.99M$151.83M$120.55M$225.60M
7 Day Performance-12.31%-1.08%-1.49%-1.36%
1 Month Performance-69.55%-4.57%13.65%0.20%
1 Year Performance-55.43%8.80%28.61%15.30%

Keros Therapeutics Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
KROS
Keros Therapeutics
3.3212 of 5 stars
$16.96
-0.4%
$75.00
+342.2%
-55.4%$687.00M$651,000.00-3.26100Analyst Forecast
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MRUS
Merus
2.4462 of 5 stars
$42.78
-0.1%
$85.64
+100.2%
+54.6%$2.93B$43.95M-10.8437
ACAD
ACADIA Pharmaceuticals
3.8628 of 5 stars
$17.50
+1.4%
$25.60
+46.3%
-46.3%$2.91B$726.44M22.13510
TWST
Twist Bioscience
2.7132 of 5 stars
$48.86
+2.9%
$51.90
+6.2%
+30.4%$2.90B$312.97M-13.19990
VCEL
Vericel
1.2652 of 5 stars
$57.97
+0.9%
$59.71
+3.0%
+62.6%$2.86B$226.84M957.83300
MOR
MorphoSys
0.1216 of 5 stars
$18.96
+2.4%
$14.33
-24.4%
N/A$2.86B$238.28M-5.45730
SWTX
SpringWorks Therapeutics
1.8081 of 5 stars
$38.21
-0.2%
$69.50
+81.9%
-0.1%$2.84B$5.45M-9.87305
KYMR
Kymera Therapeutics
2.2612 of 5 stars
$43.73
+3.8%
$53.88
+23.2%
+58.2%$2.83B$87.56M-18.00170
ZLAB
Zai Lab
1.7154 of 5 stars
$26.05
-1.1%
$55.00
+111.1%
+5.6%$2.83B$355.75M-9.512,175
GMTX
Gemini Therapeutics
N/A$64.89
+1.0%
N/A+10.7%$2.81BN/A-64.8930
VERA
Vera Therapeutics
3.6176 of 5 stars
$44.38
+0.7%
$59.22
+33.4%
+168.8%$2.81BN/A-16.8840Insider Trade
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This page (NASDAQ:KROS) was last updated on 12/23/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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