Pliant Therapeutics (PLRX) Competitors $12.43 -0.42 (-3.27%) (As of 11/15/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends PLRX vs. ANNX, FGEN, ARVN, GLPG, MORF, AGIO, XENE, MLTX, BHC, and EWTXShould you be buying Pliant Therapeutics stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Pliant Therapeutics include Annexon (ANNX), FibroGen (FGEN), Arvinas (ARVN), Galapagos (GLPG), Morphic (MORF), Agios Pharmaceuticals (AGIO), Xenon Pharmaceuticals (XENE), MoonLake Immunotherapeutics (MLTX), Bausch Health Companies (BHC), and Edgewise Therapeutics (EWTX). These companies are all part of the "pharmaceutical preparations" industry. Pliant Therapeutics vs. Annexon FibroGen Arvinas Galapagos Morphic Agios Pharmaceuticals Xenon Pharmaceuticals MoonLake Immunotherapeutics Bausch Health Companies Edgewise Therapeutics Annexon (NASDAQ:ANNX) and Pliant Therapeutics (NASDAQ:PLRX) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, valuation, risk, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and community ranking. Which has better valuation & earnings, ANNX or PLRX? Annexon has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Pliant Therapeutics. Annexon is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Pliant Therapeutics, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAnnexonN/AN/A-$134.24M-$1.23-4.98Pliant Therapeutics$1.58M478.74-$161.34M-$3.34-3.72 Do analysts prefer ANNX or PLRX? Annexon presently has a consensus price target of $15.80, suggesting a potential upside of 158.17%. Pliant Therapeutics has a consensus price target of $40.57, suggesting a potential upside of 226.40%. Given Pliant Therapeutics' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Pliant Therapeutics is more favorable than Annexon.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Annexon 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Pliant Therapeutics 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.11 Does the MarketBeat Community favor ANNX or PLRX? Pliant Therapeutics received 22 more outperform votes than Annexon when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 76.81% of users gave Annexon an outperform vote while only 74.26% of users gave Pliant Therapeutics an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAnnexonOutperform Votes5376.81% Underperform Votes1623.19% Pliant TherapeuticsOutperform Votes7574.26% Underperform Votes2625.74% Which has more risk & volatility, ANNX or PLRX? Annexon has a beta of 1.23, suggesting that its stock price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Pliant Therapeutics has a beta of 1.08, suggesting that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer ANNX or PLRX? In the previous week, Annexon had 12 more articles in the media than Pliant Therapeutics. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Annexon and 3 mentions for Pliant Therapeutics. Pliant Therapeutics' average media sentiment score of 0.90 beat Annexon's score of 0.50 indicating that Pliant Therapeutics is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Annexon 1 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Pliant Therapeutics 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is ANNX or PLRX more profitable? Annexon's return on equity of -44.68% beat Pliant Therapeutics' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets AnnexonN/A -44.68% -38.02% Pliant Therapeutics N/A -48.91%-41.09% Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of ANNX or PLRX? 97.3% of Pliant Therapeutics shares are held by institutional investors. 12.7% of Annexon shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 6.4% of Pliant Therapeutics shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryPliant Therapeutics beats Annexon on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Behind the MarketsUnveiled: NVIDIA’s "Secret Royalty" ProgramDid you know that there's an investment that will give you the opportunity to collect "royalties" every time Nvidia makes a chip?Click Here to learn how to get in now >>> Get Pliant Therapeutics News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for PLRX 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. 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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 PLRX vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricPliant TherapeuticsPharmaceutical IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$756.42M$6.39B$5.06B$8.66BDividend YieldN/A8.04%5.09%4.06%P/E Ratio-3.7210.80101.8517.37Price / Sales478.74245.131,196.8169.07Price / CashN/A53.4940.9136.36Price / Book2.199.306.335.87Net Income-$161.34M$154.14M$119.64M$225.66M7 Day Performance-17.13%-9.49%-5.12%-1.34%1 Month Performance-17.79%-7.23%-3.21%1.00%1 Year Performance-7.93%30.70%32.52%25.27% Pliant Therapeutics Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PLRXPliant Therapeutics3.7369 of 5 stars$12.43-3.3%$40.57+226.4%-7.9%$756.42M$1.58M-3.7290ANNXAnnexon2.6922 of 5 stars$6.55-0.9%N/A+139.1%$692.01MN/A-5.3360Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↓Analyst RevisionNews CoverageFGENFibroGen2.2631 of 5 stars$0.33-13.1%N/A-33.1%$33.35M$147.75M-0.27486Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↑Analyst RevisionNews CoverageARVNArvinas2.3286 of 5 stars$25.34-3.7%N/A+8.1%$1.74B$78.50M-5.43445Short Interest ↓GLPGGalapagos1.6033 of 5 stars$27.56+0.9%N/A-27.5%$1.82B$259.40M0.001,123Short Interest ↓MORFMorphic1.0621 of 5 stars$56.99flatN/A+146.6%$2.85B$520,000.00-16.28100AGIOAgios Pharmaceuticals3.2918 of 5 stars$58.60-0.7%N/A+141.8%$3.34B$26.82M5.16390Short Interest ↑XENEXenon Pharmaceuticals3.7106 of 5 stars$41.97-3.3%N/A+38.8%$3.29B$9.43M-14.88251Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastOptions VolumeAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageMLTXMoonLake Immunotherapeutics3.3367 of 5 stars$51.06-1.6%N/A+21.2%$3.26BN/A-39.582Analyst ForecastNews CoverageBHCBausch Health Companies2.7399 of 5 stars$8.79-3.8%N/A+29.3%$3.23B$9.47B-18.3020,270EWTXEdgewise Therapeutics1.9077 of 5 stars$33.26-5.5%N/A+395.1%$3.15BN/A-22.1760Short Interest ↓Analyst RevisionNews CoveragePositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies ANNX Alternatives FGEN Alternatives ARVN Alternatives GLPG Alternatives MORF Alternatives AGIO Alternatives XENE Alternatives MLTX Alternatives BHC Alternatives EWTX 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:PLRX) was last updated on 11/17/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBill Gates’s Next Big AI Bet: StargateIn February 2016… when almost nobody was talking about artificial intelligence…. 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