Pieris Pharmaceuticals (PIRS) Competitors $15.39 -0.62 (-3.87%) (As of 11:00 AM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends PIRS vs. FGEN, CASI, ME, CMRX, CLSD, EPIX, IMAB, PDSB, ONCY, and FBLGShould you be buying Pieris Pharmaceuticals stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Pieris Pharmaceuticals include FibroGen (FGEN), CASI Pharmaceuticals (CASI), 23andMe (ME), Chimerix (CMRX), Clearside Biomedical (CLSD), ESSA Pharma (EPIX), I-Mab (IMAB), PDS Biotechnology (PDSB), Oncolytics Biotech (ONCY), and FibroBiologics (FBLG). These companies are all part of the "pharmaceutical preparations" industry. Pieris Pharmaceuticals vs. FibroGen CASI Pharmaceuticals 23andMe Chimerix Clearside Biomedical ESSA Pharma I-Mab PDS Biotechnology Oncolytics Biotech FibroBiologics Pieris Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:PIRS) and FibroGen (NASDAQ:FGEN) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, community ranking, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, dividends, risk, valuation and media sentiment. Which has more risk and volatility, PIRS or FGEN? Pieris Pharmaceuticals has a beta of 0.66, indicating that its stock price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, FibroGen has a beta of 0.72, indicating that its stock price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is PIRS or FGEN more profitable? Pieris Pharmaceuticals has a net margin of -39.71% compared to FibroGen's net margin of -67.66%. FibroGen's return on equity of 0.00% beat Pieris Pharmaceuticals' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Pieris Pharmaceuticals-39.71% -80.93% -59.55% FibroGen -67.66%N/A -36.17% Does the MarketBeat Community favor PIRS or FGEN? FibroGen received 65 more outperform votes than Pieris Pharmaceuticals when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.71% of users gave FibroGen an outperform vote while only 60.30% of users gave Pieris Pharmaceuticals an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformPieris PharmaceuticalsOutperform Votes27860.30% Underperform Votes18339.70% FibroGenOutperform Votes34360.71% Underperform Votes22239.29% Which has preferable earnings & valuation, PIRS or FGEN? Pieris Pharmaceuticals has higher earnings, but lower revenue than FibroGen. Pieris Pharmaceuticals is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than FibroGen, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioPieris Pharmaceuticals$42.81M0.47-$24.54M-$12.10-1.27FibroGen$147.75M0.25-$284.23M-$1.23-0.30 Does the media refer more to PIRS or FGEN? In the previous week, FibroGen had 3 more articles in the media than Pieris Pharmaceuticals. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for FibroGen and 2 mentions for Pieris Pharmaceuticals. FibroGen's average media sentiment score of 0.80 beat Pieris Pharmaceuticals' score of 0.21 indicating that FibroGen is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Pieris Pharmaceuticals 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral FibroGen 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts prefer PIRS or FGEN? Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Pieris Pharmaceuticals 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00FibroGen 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of PIRS or FGEN? 40.1% of Pieris Pharmaceuticals shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.7% of FibroGen shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.4% of Pieris Pharmaceuticals shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of FibroGen shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryFibroGen beats Pieris Pharmaceuticals on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. 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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 PIRS vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricPieris PharmaceuticalsPharmaceutical IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$20.32M$6.48B$5.08B$8.80BDividend YieldN/A8.11%5.02%4.07%P/E Ratio-1.274.9791.2813.60Price / Sales0.47371.451,226.2187.40Price / CashN/A52.5939.4536.27Price / Book1.2510.306.906.33Net Income-$24.54M$153.61M$118.83M$225.93M7 Day Performance-3.51%-1.73%-1.92%-0.96%1 Month Performance-8.39%-7.26%-3.75%1.06%1 Year Performance-11.35%31.10%31.37%26.59% Pieris Pharmaceuticals Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PIRSPieris Pharmaceuticals1.6293 of 5 stars$15.39-3.9%N/A-10.4%$20.32M$42.81M-1.27140Analyst UpgradeNews CoverageFGENFibroGen2.4563 of 5 stars$0.37+5.3%N/A-33.8%$37.12M$147.75M-0.28486Analyst RevisionGap DownCASICASI Pharmaceuticals3.802 of 5 stars$5.25-0.2%$6.00+14.3%+0.4%$81.17M$33.88M0.00180ME23andMe1.237 of 5 stars$3.30+4.8%$9.40+184.8%-82.6%$80.88M$219.64M-0.13770CMRXChimerix4.521 of 5 stars$0.90+2.1%$8.50+845.7%-12.0%$80.84M$320,000.000.0072Analyst ForecastCLSDClearside Biomedical3.0181 of 5 stars$1.05flat$5.33+407.9%+8.1%$79.63M$8.23M-2.3330Analyst RevisionEPIXESSA Pharma2.7977 of 5 stars$1.79+3.5%$11.67+551.8%-68.0%$79.42MN/A-2.7950IMABI-Mab2.5473 of 5 stars$0.94-4.0%$8.00+750.2%-37.6%$76.63M$3.89M0.0034PDSBPDS Biotechnology1.8427 of 5 stars$2.04+0.5%$12.33+504.6%-67.9%$76.32MN/A0.0020ONCYOncolytics Biotech1.2173 of 5 stars$0.99-0.9%$4.00+304.0%-37.2%$76.30MN/A0.0030Analyst RevisionFBLGFibroBiologics1.7478 of 5 stars$2.20-1.8%$12.00+445.5%N/A$76.25MN/A0.0010 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies FibroGen Alternatives CASI Pharmaceuticals Alternatives 23andMe Alternatives Chimerix Alternatives Clearside Biomedical Alternatives ESSA Pharma Alternatives I-Mab Alternatives PDS Biotechnology Alternatives Oncolytics Biotech Alternatives FibroBiologics Alternatives 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:PIRS) was last updated on 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThe Crypto That’s Making Wall Street SweatThe Crypto Wall Street Is Desperate to Hide It's happening now, right under everyone's radar. 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