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$3.35 +0.06 (+1.82%)
(As of 12/20/2024 05:16 PM ET)

MREO vs. AKRO, AMPH, TARS, IRON, CGON, HRMY, GLPG, XNCR, EVO, and ARQT

Should you be buying Mereo BioPharma Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Mereo BioPharma Group include Akero Therapeutics (AKRO), Amphastar Pharmaceuticals (AMPH), Tarsus Pharmaceuticals (TARS), Disc Medicine (IRON), CG Oncology (CGON), Harmony Biosciences (HRMY), Galapagos (GLPG), Xencor (XNCR), Evotec (EVO), and Arcutis Biotherapeutics (ARQT). These companies are all part of the "pharmaceutical products" industry.

Mereo BioPharma Group vs.

Akero Therapeutics (NASDAQ:AKRO) and Mereo BioPharma Group (NASDAQ:MREO) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, valuation, risk, profitability, community ranking, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.

Akero Therapeutics presently has a consensus target price of $46.83, suggesting a potential upside of 59.62%. Mereo BioPharma Group has a consensus target price of $7.40, suggesting a potential upside of 120.90%. Given Mereo BioPharma Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Mereo BioPharma Group is more favorable than Akero Therapeutics.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Akero Therapeutics
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
7 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.88
Mereo BioPharma Group
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
2 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.33

Akero Therapeutics received 62 more outperform votes than Mereo BioPharma Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 77.97% of users gave Mereo BioPharma Group an outperform vote while only 63.53% of users gave Akero Therapeutics an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Akero TherapeuticsOutperform Votes
108
63.53%
Underperform Votes
62
36.47%
Mereo BioPharma GroupOutperform Votes
46
77.97%
Underperform Votes
13
22.03%

In the previous week, Akero Therapeutics had 7 more articles in the media than Mereo BioPharma Group. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Akero Therapeutics and 3 mentions for Mereo BioPharma Group. Akero Therapeutics' average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat Mereo BioPharma Group's score of 0.43 indicating that Akero Therapeutics is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Akero Therapeutics
6 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Mereo BioPharma Group
1 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

62.8% of Mereo BioPharma Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.9% of Akero Therapeutics shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.1% of Mereo BioPharma Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Mereo BioPharma Group's return on equity of 0.00% beat Akero Therapeutics' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Akero TherapeuticsN/A -32.46% -29.83%
Mereo BioPharma Group N/A N/A N/A

Mereo BioPharma Group has higher revenue and earnings than Akero Therapeutics.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Akero TherapeuticsN/AN/A-$151.76M-$3.75-7.82
Mereo BioPharma Group$1M519.74-$29.47MN/AN/A

Summary

Mereo BioPharma Group beats Akero Therapeutics on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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MREO vs. The Competition

MetricMereo BioPharma GroupPharmaceutical IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$510.43M$6.57B$5.14B$9.08B
Dividend YieldN/A3.00%5.09%4.23%
P/E RatioN/A10.5589.7417.16
Price / Sales519.74196.061,117.09117.04
Price / CashN/A57.1643.1037.86
Price / Book9.315.094.784.78
Net Income-$29.47M$151.83M$120.31M$225.60M
7 Day Performance-10.43%-2.14%-1.92%-1.23%
1 Month Performance-9.95%-4.56%13.65%0.46%
1 Year Performance57.28%8.87%28.34%15.24%

Mereo BioPharma Group Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
MREO
Mereo BioPharma Group
2.0938 of 5 stars
$3.35
+1.8%
$7.40
+120.9%
+63.4%$510.43M$1M0.0040High Trading Volume
AKRO
Akero Therapeutics
4.0824 of 5 stars
$29.00
+0.4%
$46.83
+61.5%
+31.5%$2.02BN/A-7.7030Insider Trade
AMPH
Amphastar Pharmaceuticals
4.8626 of 5 stars
$40.91
-3.1%
$60.33
+47.5%
-34.7%$1.97B$644.40M14.081,761
TARS
Tarsus Pharmaceuticals
0.3248 of 5 stars
$51.39
-2.1%
$54.20
+5.5%
+163.2%$1.96B$17.45M-13.7850Gap Down
IRON
Disc Medicine
3.4713 of 5 stars
$65.58
+1.1%
$87.50
+33.4%
+10.7%$1.95BN/A-16.3078Insider Trade
CGON
CG Oncology
2.1551 of 5 stars
$28.43
-1.1%
$63.88
+124.7%
N/A$1.92B$684,000.000.0061Insider Trade
HRMY
Harmony Biosciences
4.7827 of 5 stars
$32.81
+1.3%
$47.00
+43.2%
+6.2%$1.87B$681.88M15.35200Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
GLPG
Galapagos
0.617 of 5 stars
$27.00
+0.7%
$30.75
+13.9%
-31.8%$1.78B$260.09M0.001,123
XNCR
Xencor
4.3207 of 5 stars
$25.17
+4.7%
$36.56
+45.2%
+18.1%$1.76B$168.34M-7.51280
EVO
Evotec
2.387 of 5 stars
$4.68
+4.2%
$5.93
+26.8%
-61.6%$1.66B$777.05M0.005,061Positive News
ARQT
Arcutis Biotherapeutics
0.855 of 5 stars
$13.31
+4.9%
$15.50
+16.5%
+476.5%$1.56B$138.71M-7.58150Options Volume

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This page (NASDAQ:MREO) was last updated on 12/22/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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