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Praxis Precision Medicines (PRAX) Competitors

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$73.68 +0.93 (+1.28%)
(As of 11/20/2024 ET)

PRAX vs. TVTX, ICPT, LGND, CMPS, SAGE, RNA, CRNX, KRYS, ADMA, and TGTX

Should you be buying Praxis Precision Medicines stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Praxis Precision Medicines include Travere Therapeutics (TVTX), Intercept Pharmaceuticals (ICPT), Ligand Pharmaceuticals (LGND), COMPASS Pathways (CMPS), Sage Therapeutics (SAGE), Avidity Biosciences (RNA), Crinetics Pharmaceuticals (CRNX), Krystal Biotech (KRYS), ADMA Biologics (ADMA), and TG Therapeutics (TGTX). These companies are all part of the "medical" sector.

Praxis Precision Medicines vs.

Travere Therapeutics (NASDAQ:TVTX) and Praxis Precision Medicines (NASDAQ:PRAX) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, community ranking, risk, valuation, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and institutional ownership.

Travere Therapeutics received 36 more outperform votes than Praxis Precision Medicines when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 71.93% of users gave Praxis Precision Medicines an outperform vote while only 57.04% of users gave Travere Therapeutics an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Travere TherapeuticsOutperform Votes
77
57.04%
Underperform Votes
58
42.96%
Praxis Precision MedicinesOutperform Votes
41
71.93%
Underperform Votes
16
28.07%

Travere Therapeutics has higher revenue and earnings than Praxis Precision Medicines. Praxis Precision Medicines is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Travere Therapeutics, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Travere Therapeutics$145.24M9.60-$111.40M-$4.55-3.93
Praxis Precision Medicines$2.45M560.57-$123.28M-$10.30-7.15

Travere Therapeutics has a net margin of -172.75% compared to Praxis Precision Medicines' net margin of -9,409.22%. Praxis Precision Medicines' return on equity of -54.86% beat Travere Therapeutics' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Travere Therapeutics-172.75% -537.74% -55.65%
Praxis Precision Medicines -9,409.22%-54.86%-50.52%

67.8% of Praxis Precision Medicines shares are held by institutional investors. 3.8% of Travere Therapeutics shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.7% of Praxis Precision Medicines shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Praxis Precision Medicines had 4 more articles in the media than Travere Therapeutics. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Praxis Precision Medicines and 6 mentions for Travere Therapeutics. Travere Therapeutics' average media sentiment score of 0.63 beat Praxis Precision Medicines' score of 0.32 indicating that Travere Therapeutics is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Travere Therapeutics
4 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Praxis Precision Medicines
6 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Travere Therapeutics has a beta of 0.7, meaning that its share price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Praxis Precision Medicines has a beta of 2.67, meaning that its share price is 167% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Travere Therapeutics presently has a consensus target price of $22.62, indicating a potential upside of 26.63%. Praxis Precision Medicines has a consensus target price of $146.33, indicating a potential upside of 98.61%. Given Praxis Precision Medicines' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Praxis Precision Medicines is more favorable than Travere Therapeutics.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Travere Therapeutics
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
11 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.85
Praxis Precision Medicines
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
8 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.89

Summary

Travere Therapeutics and Praxis Precision Medicines tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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PRAX vs. The Competition

MetricPraxis Precision MedicinesPharmaceutical IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$1.36B$6.49B$5.07B$8.90B
Dividend YieldN/A8.11%4.99%4.07%
P/E Ratio-7.154.8587.8613.46
Price / Sales560.57374.821,228.8287.66
Price / CashN/A52.5939.5136.27
Price / Book3.5910.216.946.30
Net Income-$123.28M$153.61M$119.12M$225.93M
7 Day Performance-4.16%-2.00%-1.84%-1.32%
1 Month Performance0.75%-7.47%-3.65%0.60%
1 Year Performance359.07%31.80%31.64%26.23%

Praxis Precision Medicines Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
PRAX
Praxis Precision Medicines
1.7647 of 5 stars
$73.68
+1.3%
$146.33
+98.6%
+299.3%$1.36B$2.45M-7.15110
TVTX
Travere Therapeutics
3.0581 of 5 stars
$17.86
+2.7%
$22.62
+26.6%
+210.6%$1.36B$145.24M0.00460
ICPT
Intercept Pharmaceuticals
N/A$19.00
flat
N/AN/A$794.77M$285.71M-12.84341
LGND
Ligand Pharmaceuticals
4.9545 of 5 stars
$111.56
-0.2%
$144.83
+29.8%
+91.9%$2.11B$131.31M44.4580
CMPS
COMPASS Pathways
2.8558 of 5 stars
$4.66
-2.1%
$30.67
+558.1%
-23.0%$318.84MN/A0.00120Short Interest ↓
SAGE
Sage Therapeutics
4.2697 of 5 stars
$4.91
flat
$12.89
+162.5%
-75.1%$300.36M$86.46M-0.88690Analyst Forecast
News Coverage
Gap Down
RNA
Avidity Biosciences
2.3883 of 5 stars
$43.65
+0.9%
$63.22
+44.8%
+631.2%$5.16B$9.56M0.00190Insider Trade
Analyst Revision
CRNX
Crinetics Pharmaceuticals
3.5524 of 5 stars
$56.07
+1.6%
$70.18
+25.2%
+85.5%$5.12B$4.01M0.00210Analyst Revision
KRYS
Krystal Biotech
4.8348 of 5 stars
$178.10
+0.1%
$202.29
+13.6%
+70.0%$5.12B$50.70M100.62229Positive News
ADMA
ADMA Biologics
3.3177 of 5 stars
$21.51
+0.7%
$21.25
-1.2%
+430.3%$5.08B$258.21M76.32530
TGTX
TG Therapeutics
4.2178 of 5 stars
$31.15
+2.7%
$37.67
+20.9%
+143.0%$4.85B$233.66M0.00290Positive News

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This page (NASDAQ:PRAX) was last updated on 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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