PepGen (PEPG) Competitors $1.32 +0.07 (+5.60%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$1.33 +0.01 (+0.76%) As of 04:41 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock PEPG vs. ACTU, NKTX, NVCT, CYBN, BIOA, GLSI, CRDF, DERM, CLLS, and MEIPShould you be buying PepGen stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of PepGen include Actuate Therapeutics (ACTU), Nkarta (NKTX), Nuvectis Pharma (NVCT), Cybin (CYBN), BioAge Labs (BIOA), Greenwich LifeSciences (GLSI), Cardiff Oncology (CRDF), Journey Medical (DERM), Cellectis (CLLS), and MEI Pharma (MEIP). These companies are all part of the "pharmaceutical products" industry. PepGen vs. Its Competitors Actuate Therapeutics Nkarta Nuvectis Pharma Cybin BioAge Labs Greenwich LifeSciences Cardiff Oncology Journey Medical Cellectis MEI Pharma Actuate Therapeutics (NASDAQ:ACTU) and PepGen (NASDAQ:PEPG) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends and profitability. Do analysts recommend ACTU or PEPG? Actuate Therapeutics currently has a consensus price target of $20.50, indicating a potential upside of 145.22%. PepGen has a consensus price target of $7.67, indicating a potential upside of 480.81%. Given PepGen's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe PepGen is more favorable than Actuate Therapeutics.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Actuate Therapeutics 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00PepGen 1 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33 Do insiders and institutionals believe in ACTU or PEPG? 58.0% of PepGen shares are held by institutional investors. 69.3% of Actuate Therapeutics shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.2% of PepGen shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has higher valuation & earnings, ACTU or PEPG? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioActuate TherapeuticsN/AN/A-$27.28MN/AN/APepGenN/AN/A-$89.98M-$2.96-0.45 Is ACTU or PEPG more profitable? PepGen's return on equity of -92.51% beat Actuate Therapeutics' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Actuate TherapeuticsN/A -19,736.59% -281.83% PepGen N/A -92.51%-70.39% Does the media favor ACTU or PEPG? In the previous week, Actuate Therapeutics had 13 more articles in the media than PepGen. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Actuate Therapeutics and 1 mentions for PepGen. Actuate Therapeutics' average media sentiment score of 0.07 beat PepGen's score of 0.00 indicating that Actuate Therapeutics is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Actuate Therapeutics 3 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral PepGen 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral SummaryActuate Therapeutics beats PepGen on 5 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks. Get PepGen News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for PEPG 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 PEPG 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 PEPG vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricPepGenMED IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$43.30M$3.09B$5.82B$9.73BDividend YieldN/A2.23%3.84%4.09%P/E Ratio-0.4521.1431.1525.96Price / SalesN/A397.29474.77122.97Price / CashN/A43.0937.1558.38Price / Book0.618.079.116.39Net Income-$89.98M-$54.72M$3.26B$265.56M7 Day Performance2.33%2.62%2.12%1.98%1 Month Performance-5.71%7.64%5.13%1.33%1 Year Performance-86.41%13.11%31.25%21.15% PepGen Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PEPGPepGen2.7442 of 5 stars$1.32+5.6%$7.67+480.8%-87.3%$43.30MN/A-0.4530ACTUActuate TherapeuticsN/A$8.25+1.6%$20.50+148.5%-10.9%$166.22MN/A0.0010News CoverageAnalyst RevisionNKTXNkarta2.0708 of 5 stars$2.35+0.9%$13.60+478.7%-56.9%$165.49MN/A-1.59140NVCTNuvectis Pharma3.8378 of 5 stars$6.45+0.3%$15.33+137.7%-11.3%$163.69MN/A-5.518Positive NewsCYBNCybin2.5036 of 5 stars$6.92-2.0%$85.00+1,128.3%N/A$163.24MN/A-1.5850News CoverageAnalyst RevisionBIOABioAge LabsN/A$4.52-0.7%N/AN/A$163.12M$3.86M0.00N/AGLSIGreenwich LifeSciences1.4633 of 5 stars$12.01-1.3%$39.00+224.7%-19.9%$162.69MN/A-8.833Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionCRDFCardiff Oncology1.6395 of 5 stars$2.43-0.4%$10.10+315.6%-3.0%$162.32M$680K-2.7920DERMJourney Medical1.6736 of 5 stars$7.00+0.7%$10.83+54.8%+60.9%$161.91M$56.13M-18.4290CLLSCellectis3.3705 of 5 stars$2.90+1.8%$4.00+37.9%+17.6%$158.41M$49.22M-3.54290Positive NewsShort Interest ↓MEIPMEI Pharma1.3625 of 5 stars$4.88-0.2%N/A+47.1%$158.28M$65.30M-1.03100 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Actuate Therapeutics Alternatives Nkarta Alternatives Nuvectis Pharma Alternatives Cybin Alternatives BioAge Labs Alternatives Greenwich LifeSciences Alternatives Cardiff Oncology Alternatives Journey Medical Alternatives Cellectis Alternatives MEI Pharma Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:PEPG) was last updated on 8/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersEveryone’s watching Nvidia right now. 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