Mersana Therapeutics (MRSN) Competitors $2.22 0.00 (0.00%) (As of 11/20/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends MRSN vs. ARCT, STOK, AVDL, ZYME, SEPN, COGT, BCAX, BCYC, COLL, and PAHCShould you be buying Mersana Therapeutics stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Mersana Therapeutics include Arcturus Therapeutics (ARCT), Stoke Therapeutics (STOK), Avadel Pharmaceuticals (AVDL), Zymeworks (ZYME), Septerna (SEPN), Cogent Biosciences (COGT), Bicara Therapeutics (BCAX), Bicycle Therapeutics (BCYC), Collegium Pharmaceutical (COLL), and Phibro Animal Health (PAHC). These companies are all part of the "pharmaceutical products" industry. Mersana Therapeutics vs. Arcturus Therapeutics Stoke Therapeutics Avadel Pharmaceuticals Zymeworks Septerna Cogent Biosciences Bicara Therapeutics Bicycle Therapeutics Collegium Pharmaceutical Phibro Animal Health Arcturus Therapeutics (NASDAQ:ARCT) and Mersana Therapeutics (NASDAQ:MRSN) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, valuation, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, community ranking and analyst recommendations. Do analysts prefer ARCT or MRSN? Arcturus Therapeutics presently has a consensus target price of $71.40, suggesting a potential upside of 341.56%. Mersana Therapeutics has a consensus target price of $6.00, suggesting a potential upside of 170.27%. Given Arcturus Therapeutics' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Arcturus Therapeutics is more favorable than Mersana Therapeutics.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Arcturus Therapeutics 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.13Mersana Therapeutics 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.88 Which has stronger valuation and earnings, ARCT or MRSN? Arcturus Therapeutics has higher revenue and earnings than Mersana Therapeutics. Arcturus Therapeutics is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Mersana Therapeutics, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioArcturus Therapeutics$142.47M3.07-$29.73M-$2.22-7.28Mersana Therapeutics$36.85M7.44-$171.67M-$0.61-3.64 Does the MarketBeat Community believe in ARCT or MRSN? Arcturus Therapeutics received 187 more outperform votes than Mersana Therapeutics when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 65.87% of users gave Mersana Therapeutics an outperform vote while only 65.86% of users gave Arcturus Therapeutics an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformArcturus TherapeuticsOutperform Votes43665.86% Underperform Votes22634.14% Mersana TherapeuticsOutperform Votes24965.87% Underperform Votes12934.13% Does the media favor ARCT or MRSN? In the previous week, Mersana Therapeutics had 15 more articles in the media than Arcturus Therapeutics. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Mersana Therapeutics and 3 mentions for Arcturus Therapeutics. Mersana Therapeutics' average media sentiment score of 0.56 beat Arcturus Therapeutics' score of 0.51 indicating that Mersana Therapeutics is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Arcturus Therapeutics 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Mersana Therapeutics 2 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 8 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of ARCT or MRSN? 94.5% of Arcturus Therapeutics shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.9% of Mersana Therapeutics shares are held by institutional investors. 15.3% of Arcturus Therapeutics shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 11.8% of Mersana Therapeutics shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Is ARCT or MRSN more profitable? Arcturus Therapeutics has a net margin of -36.39% compared to Mersana Therapeutics' net margin of -214.20%. Arcturus Therapeutics' return on equity of -22.39% beat Mersana Therapeutics' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Arcturus Therapeutics-36.39% -22.39% -14.81% Mersana Therapeutics -214.20%-401.37%-38.61% Which has more risk and volatility, ARCT or MRSN? Arcturus Therapeutics has a beta of 2.64, meaning that its stock price is 164% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Mersana Therapeutics has a beta of 1.5, meaning that its stock price is 50% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryArcturus Therapeutics beats Mersana Therapeutics on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Weiss RatingsTrump won. 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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 MRSN vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricMersana TherapeuticsPharmaceutical IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$274.24M$6.48B$5.05B$8.87BDividend YieldN/A8.12%4.97%4.06%P/E Ratio-3.645.5697.3414.18Price / Sales7.44348.141,218.4289.42Price / CashN/A22.1533.5132.79Price / Book222.007.885.805.12Net Income-$171.67M$153.61M$119.07M$225.99M7 Day Performance-11.90%-2.00%-1.83%-1.32%1 Month Performance5.71%-7.47%-3.64%0.60%1 Year Performance40.51%31.80%31.62%26.23% Mersana Therapeutics Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MRSNMersana Therapeutics4.3673 of 5 stars$2.22flat$6.00+170.3%+38.8%$274.24M$36.85M-3.64150Analyst RevisionARCTArcturus Therapeutics2.0511 of 5 stars$16.17-10.5%$71.40+341.6%-33.7%$489.19M$142.47M-7.28180STOKStoke Therapeutics3.8396 of 5 stars$11.31-2.6%$20.83+84.2%+171.2%$614.95M$8.78M0.00100AVDLAvadel Pharmaceuticals2.3424 of 5 stars$10.75+0.3%$24.43+127.2%-7.5%$1.03B$27.96M0.00154Short Interest ↓ZYMEZymeworks2.4008 of 5 stars$14.55-1.5%$19.00+30.6%+74.0%$1.02B$76.01M0.00290SEPNSepternaN/A$22.50-7.0%$43.67+94.1%N/A$1.02BN/A0.00N/AAnalyst ForecastNews CoverageGap UpCOGTCogent Biosciences2.866 of 5 stars$9.08+0.2%$14.83+63.4%+20.6%$1.00BN/A0.0080Analyst RevisionBCAXBicara Therapeutics3.1692 of 5 stars$18.38-4.9%$43.33+135.8%N/A$1.00BN/A0.0032Analyst RevisionBCYCBicycle Therapeutics2.8475 of 5 stars$20.36-0.6%$40.13+97.1%+49.4%$968.12M$26.98M-6.19240Analyst RevisionCOLLCollegium Pharmaceutical3.9744 of 5 stars$30.00+0.8%$42.60+42.0%+17.2%$967.50M$566.77M12.93210PAHCPhibro Animal Health4.2227 of 5 stars$23.39-1.5%$16.50-29.5%+123.4%$961.95M$1.02B54.401,940Analyst Downgrade Related Companies and Tools Related Companies ARCT Competitors STOK Competitors AVDL Competitors ZYME Competitors SEPN Competitors COGT Competitors BCAX Competitors BCYC Competitors COLL Competitors PAHC Competitors 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:MRSN) was last updated on 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMissed Nvidia? 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