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MGX vs. MRNA, AVIR, MREO, LFCR, DBVT, EDIT, VOR, ANNX, NMRA, and ALMS

Should you be buying Metagenomi stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Metagenomi include Moderna (MRNA), Atea Pharmaceuticals (AVIR), Mereo BioPharma Group (MREO), Lifecore Biomedical (LFCR), DBV Technologies (DBVT), Editas Medicine (EDIT), Vor Biopharma (VOR), Annexon (ANNX), Neumora Therapeutics (NMRA), and Alumis (ALMS). These companies are all part of the "pharmaceutical products" industry.

Metagenomi vs. Its Competitors

Moderna (NASDAQ:MRNA) and Metagenomi (NASDAQ:MGX) are both medical companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations and valuation.

Moderna has a net margin of -94.31% compared to Metagenomi's net margin of -257.99%. Moderna's return on equity of -25.96% beat Metagenomi's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Moderna-94.31% -25.96% -20.09%
Metagenomi -257.99%-37.84%-27.15%

In the previous week, Moderna had 11 more articles in the media than Metagenomi. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for Moderna and 16 mentions for Metagenomi. Moderna's average media sentiment score of 0.80 beat Metagenomi's score of 0.48 indicating that Moderna is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Moderna
16 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
5 Neutral mention(s)
3 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Metagenomi
2 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Moderna$3.24B3.05-$3.56B-$7.53-3.37
Metagenomi$52.29M1.35-$78.06M-$2.36-0.80

75.3% of Moderna shares are held by institutional investors. 11.0% of Moderna shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 17.8% of Metagenomi shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Moderna currently has a consensus target price of $42.88, suggesting a potential upside of 69.16%. Metagenomi has a consensus target price of $10.00, suggesting a potential upside of 431.91%. Given Metagenomi's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Metagenomi is more favorable than Moderna.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Moderna
4 Sell rating(s)
16 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.04
Metagenomi
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

Moderna has a beta of 1.83, meaning that its stock price is 83% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Metagenomi has a beta of -0.12, meaning that its stock price is 112% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Moderna beats Metagenomi on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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MGX vs. The Competition

MetricMetagenomiMED IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$70.56M$2.78B$5.76B$9.72B
Dividend YieldN/A1.67%4.40%4.10%
P/E Ratio-0.8022.2230.1925.84
Price / Sales1.35748.28473.64122.75
Price / CashN/A26.0925.7828.79
Price / Book0.305.529.425.99
Net Income-$78.06M$31.83M$3.27B$265.29M
7 Day Performance-2.08%1.08%2.05%2.53%
1 Month Performance-22.63%0.83%3.58%0.93%
1 Year Performance-41.61%6.98%30.09%18.70%

Metagenomi Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
MGX
Metagenomi
2.4827 of 5 stars
$1.88
-2.6%
$10.00
+431.9%
-40.1%$70.56M$52.29M-0.80236
MRNA
Moderna
4.6324 of 5 stars
$28.09
+0.2%
$43.59
+55.2%
-67.1%$10.90B$3.24B-3.735,800Analyst Forecast
AVIR
Atea Pharmaceuticals
1.684 of 5 stars
$3.53
+0.9%
$6.00
+70.0%
-6.2%$277.75MN/A-2.1970
MREO
Mereo BioPharma Group
1.9085 of 5 stars
$1.68
-3.4%
$7.20
+328.6%
-64.8%$276.66M$10M-24.0040Analyst Forecast
Gap Up
LFCR
Lifecore Biomedical
0.7094 of 5 stars
$7.40
+0.4%
$8.00
+8.1%
+26.7%$275.70M$128.87M-5.65690
DBVT
DBV Technologies
3.1705 of 5 stars
$10.00
+0.1%
$14.75
+47.5%
+117.4%$273.62M$4.15M-2.1080High Trading Volume
EDIT
Editas Medicine
4.0447 of 5 stars
$2.73
-9.9%
$5.10
+86.8%
-27.6%$272.46M$32.31M-0.96230
VOR
Vor Biopharma
0.4203 of 5 stars
$2.04
-4.7%
N/AN/A$271.10MN/A-0.15140Positive News
Gap Up
ANNX
Annexon
2.9652 of 5 stars
$2.35
-3.7%
$12.50
+431.9%
-60.8%$267.70MN/A-1.8260
NMRA
Neumora Therapeutics
2.2968 of 5 stars
$1.64
+0.6%
$7.14
+335.5%
-86.1%$263.97MN/A-1.04108Positive News
ALMS
Alumis
2.8189 of 5 stars
$4.85
+2.1%
$20.17
+315.8%
-62.1%$258.43MN/A0.00N/A

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This page (NASDAQ:MGX) was last updated on 8/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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