OmniAb (OABI) Competitors

OmniAb (NASDAQ:OABI) and Flywire (NASDAQ:FLYW) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, community ranking, earnings and media sentiment.

Does the media refer more to OABI or FLYW?

In the previous week, Flywire had 11 more articles in the media than OmniAb. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Flywire and 5 mentions for OmniAb. OmniAb's average media sentiment score of 0.35 beat Flywire's score of 0.27 indicating that OmniAb is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
OmniAb	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Flywire	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is OABI or FLYW more profitable?

Flywire has a net margin of 4.23% compared to OmniAb's net margin of -308.78%. Flywire's return on equity of 2.49% beat OmniAb's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
OmniAb	-308.78%	-20.97%	-18.05%
Flywire	4.23%	2.49%	1.86%

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, OABI or FLYW?

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

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
OmniAb	$26.39M	9.67	-$50.62M	-$0.60	-3.48
Flywire	$492.14M	2.29	-$8.57M	$0.02	455.00

Which has more volatility & risk, OABI or FLYW?

OmniAb has a beta of -0.14, meaning that its stock price is 114% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Flywire has a beta of 1.17, meaning that its stock price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate OABI or FLYW?

OmniAb currently has a consensus target price of $7.00, suggesting a potential upside of 234.93%. Flywire has a consensus target price of $17.92, suggesting a potential upside of 96.96%. Given OmniAb's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe OmniAb is more favorable than Flywire.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
OmniAb	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Flywire	0 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of OABI or FLYW?

72.1% of OmniAb shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.9% of Flywire shares are held by institutional investors. 8.6% of OmniAb shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.9% of Flywire 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.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in OABI or FLYW?

Flywire received 64 more outperform votes than OmniAb when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 100.00% of users gave OmniAb an outperform vote while only 65.69% of users gave Flywire an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
OmniAb	Outperform Votes 26 100.00%	Underperform Votes No Votes
Flywire	Outperform Votes 90 65.69%	Underperform Votes 47 34.31%

Summary

Flywire beats OmniAb on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.