Lipocine (LPCN) Competitors $4.87 +0.19 (+4.06%) (As of 12/20/2024 05:16 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends LPCN vs. DERM, ANRO, IMUX, SKYE, MNOV, CNTX, AVTX, PYXS, IPSC, and CLLSShould you be buying Lipocine stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Lipocine include Journey Medical (DERM), Alto Neuroscience (ANRO), Immunic (IMUX), Skye Bioscience (SKYE), MediciNova (MNOV), Context Therapeutics (CNTX), Avalo Therapeutics (AVTX), Pyxis Oncology (PYXS), Century Therapeutics (IPSC), and Cellectis (CLLS). These companies are all part of the "pharmaceutical products" industry. Lipocine vs. Journey Medical Alto Neuroscience Immunic Skye Bioscience MediciNova Context Therapeutics Avalo Therapeutics Pyxis Oncology Century Therapeutics Cellectis Journey Medical (NASDAQ:DERM) and Lipocine (NASDAQ:LPCN) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, dividends, community ranking and institutional ownership. Do insiders & institutionals believe in DERM or LPCN? 7.3% of Journey Medical shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 9.1% of Lipocine shares are owned by institutional investors. 13.2% of Journey Medical shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 6.1% of Lipocine shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts recommend DERM or LPCN? Journey Medical presently has a consensus price target of $9.38, suggesting a potential upside of 100.32%. Lipocine has a consensus price target of $10.00, suggesting a potential upside of 105.34%. Given Lipocine's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Lipocine is more favorable than Journey Medical.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Journey Medical 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.20Lipocine 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Is DERM or LPCN more profitable? Lipocine has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Journey Medical's net margin of -31.74%. Lipocine's return on equity of -19.17% beat Journey Medical's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Journey Medical-31.74% -132.10% -26.90% Lipocine N/A -19.17%-17.60% Which has more risk and volatility, DERM or LPCN? Journey Medical has a beta of 0.89, meaning that its share price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lipocine has a beta of 1.24, meaning that its share price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community favor DERM or LPCN? Lipocine received 342 more outperform votes than Journey Medical when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 100.00% of users gave Journey Medical an outperform vote while only 69.26% of users gave Lipocine an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformJourney MedicalOutperform Votes5100.00% Underperform VotesNo VotesLipocineOutperform Votes34769.26% Underperform Votes15430.74% Does the media refer more to DERM or LPCN? In the previous week, Lipocine had 5 more articles in the media than Journey Medical. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Lipocine and 1 mentions for Journey Medical. Journey Medical's average media sentiment score of 1.93 beat Lipocine's score of 0.23 indicating that Journey Medical is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Journey Medical 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Lipocine 0 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Which has preferable earnings and valuation, DERM or LPCN? Journey Medical has higher revenue and earnings than Lipocine. Lipocine is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Journey Medical, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioJourney Medical$57.77M1.69-$3.85M-$0.94-4.98Lipocine$7.92M3.29-$16.35M-$0.76-6.41 SummaryLipocine beats Journey Medical on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Crypto 101 MediaThis Crypto Is Set to Explode in DecemberIt's a groundbreaking opportunity that could be poised for extraordinary gains. The catalyst behind this surge is a massive new blockchain development…YES, I WANT THE #1 CRYPTO NOW Get Lipocine News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for LPCN and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?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.Skip Chart LPCN vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricLipocinePharmaceutical IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$26.05M$6.57B$5.14B$9.08BDividend YieldN/A3.00%5.09%4.23%P/E Ratio-6.4110.5990.0517.18Price / Sales3.29195.801,117.00116.99Price / CashN/A57.1642.9637.86Price / Book1.275.094.784.78Net Income-$16.35M$151.83M$120.31M$225.60M7 Day Performance-2.99%-2.13%-1.92%-1.23%1 Month Performance-2.60%-3.10%11.50%3.36%1 Year Performance66.48%11.54%30.59%16.60% Lipocine Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)LPCNLipocine1.5291 of 5 stars$4.87+4.1%$10.00+105.3%+66.5%$26.05M$7.92M-6.4110News CoverageDERMJourney Medical2.5422 of 5 stars$5.04-1.0%$9.38+86.0%N/A$105.29M$79.18M-5.4190ANROAlto Neuroscience3.2643 of 5 stars$3.83flat$20.00+422.2%N/A$103.30M$210,000.000.00N/AGap UpIMUXImmunic2.773 of 5 stars$1.15+1.3%$11.80+930.6%-28.6%$103.14MN/A-0.9270Positive NewsSKYESkye Bioscience2.1841 of 5 stars$3.38+0.9%$18.67+452.3%-11.8%$102.54MN/A0.0011News CoveragePositive NewsGap DownMNOVMediciNova2.1626 of 5 stars$2.09-0.5%$9.00+330.6%+46.6%$102.51M$1M-9.9510Analyst ForecastPositive NewsCNTXContext Therapeutics2.9747 of 5 stars$1.35-2.9%$6.80+403.7%-8.1%$101.25MN/A-1.477Positive NewsGap DownAVTXAvalo Therapeutics3.7112 of 5 stars$9.74+5.5%N/A-25.8%$101.24M$820,000.000.0040Analyst ForecastNews CoveragePositive NewsPYXSPyxis Oncology2.1397 of 5 stars$1.67+3.1%$10.00+498.8%+1.2%$99.32MN/A-1.5760Analyst ForecastNews CoveragePositive NewsIPSCCentury Therapeutics1.8159 of 5 stars$1.16-4.9%$11.60+900.0%-52.8%$98.63M$2.68M-0.66170Gap DownHigh Trading VolumeCLLSCellectis3.1716 of 5 stars$1.76-0.2%$7.00+298.6%-51.3%$97.62M$9.19M-1.35290 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies DERM Alternatives ANRO Alternatives IMUX Alternatives SKYE Alternatives MNOV Alternatives CNTX Alternatives AVTX Alternatives PYXS Alternatives IPSC Alternatives CLLS Alternatives 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:LPCN) was last updated on 12/22/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWhy Buffett, Griffin and 100 members of Congress are Piling into this One InvestmentThis isn't just another investment. 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