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Regulus Therapeutics (RGLS) Competitors

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$1.38 -0.02 (-1.43%)
(As of 09:35 AM ET)

RGLS vs. ALIM, CDXS, XOMA, VNDA, LXRX, VSTM, ACHV, AGEN, FBIO, and SABS

Should you be buying Regulus Therapeutics stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Regulus Therapeutics include Alimera Sciences (ALIM), Codexis (CDXS), XOMA (XOMA), Vanda Pharmaceuticals (VNDA), Lexicon Pharmaceuticals (LXRX), Verastem (VSTM), Achieve Life Sciences (ACHV), Agenus (AGEN), Fortress Biotech (FBIO), and SAB Biotherapeutics (SABS). These companies are all part of the "medical" sector.

Regulus Therapeutics vs.

Regulus Therapeutics (NASDAQ:RGLS) and Alimera Sciences (NASDAQ:ALIM) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, community ranking, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends and profitability.

Regulus Therapeutics received 134 more outperform votes than Alimera Sciences when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.80% of users gave Regulus Therapeutics an outperform vote while only 55.80% of users gave Alimera Sciences an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Regulus TherapeuticsOutperform Votes
490
63.80%
Underperform Votes
278
36.20%
Alimera SciencesOutperform Votes
356
55.80%
Underperform Votes
282
44.20%

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Regulus TherapeuticsN/AN/A-$30.04M-$1.07-1.29
Alimera Sciences$99.68M2.91-$20.13M-$1.57-3.53

Regulus Therapeutics has a beta of 1.63, suggesting that its stock price is 63% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Alimera Sciences has a beta of 1.25, suggesting that its stock price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500.

92.4% of Regulus Therapeutics shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.8% of Alimera Sciences shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.4% of Regulus Therapeutics shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 31.4% of Alimera Sciences shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Regulus Therapeutics has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Alimera Sciences' net margin of -14.74%. Alimera Sciences' return on equity of -33.70% beat Regulus Therapeutics' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Regulus TherapeuticsN/A -53.07% -48.58%
Alimera Sciences -14.74%-33.70%-9.63%

Regulus Therapeutics currently has a consensus price target of $10.80, indicating a potential upside of 682.61%. Alimera Sciences has a consensus price target of $8.00, indicating a potential upside of 44.40%. Given Regulus Therapeutics' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Regulus Therapeutics is more favorable than Alimera Sciences.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Regulus Therapeutics
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.83
Alimera Sciences
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00

In the previous week, Regulus Therapeutics had 5 more articles in the media than Alimera Sciences. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Regulus Therapeutics and 0 mentions for Alimera Sciences. Alimera Sciences' average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Regulus Therapeutics' score of -0.30 indicating that Alimera Sciences is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Regulus Therapeutics Neutral
Alimera Sciences Neutral

Summary

Regulus Therapeutics beats Alimera Sciences on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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RGLS vs. The Competition

MetricRegulus TherapeuticsPharmaceutical IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$90.39M$6.49B$5.07B$8.90B
Dividend YieldN/A8.11%4.99%4.07%
P/E Ratio-1.294.8587.8613.46
Price / SalesN/A374.821,228.8287.66
Price / CashN/A52.5939.5136.27
Price / Book1.0410.216.946.30
Net Income-$30.04M$153.61M$119.12M$225.93M
7 Day Performance-8.00%-2.00%-1.84%-1.32%
1 Month Performance-8.00%-7.47%-3.65%0.60%
1 Year Performance0.73%31.80%31.64%26.23%

Regulus Therapeutics Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
RGLS
Regulus Therapeutics
2.4586 of 5 stars
$1.38
-1.4%
$10.80
+682.6%
+0.0%$90.39MN/A-1.2930
ALIM
Alimera Sciences
N/A$5.54
flat
$8.00
+44.4%
N/A$290.24M$99.68M-3.53150
CDXS
Codexis
4.1969 of 5 stars
$4.43
+2.3%
$8.33
+88.1%
+117.6%$360.51M$70.14M0.00250
XOMA
XOMA
4.308 of 5 stars
$30.02
-0.3%
$78.50
+161.5%
+96.6%$353.64M$4.76M0.0010Positive News
VNDA
Vanda Pharmaceuticals
4.4326 of 5 stars
$4.88
-0.4%
$15.50
+217.6%
+36.9%$284.55M$192.64M-17.50203
LXRX
Lexicon Pharmaceuticals
1.9366 of 5 stars
$0.81
+0.3%
$6.00
+640.6%
-31.6%$199.48M$1.20M0.00285Analyst Revision
VSTM
Verastem
2.7428 of 5 stars
$3.82
+0.8%
$12.50
+227.2%
-41.2%$170.03M$2.60M-1.1950Analyst Downgrade
Analyst Revision
News Coverage
ACHV
Achieve Life Sciences
1.4887 of 5 stars
$4.23
-1.6%
$14.80
+249.9%
-21.9%$145.47MN/A0.0020
AGEN
Agenus
3.8851 of 5 stars
$2.62
-1.9%
$10.00
+281.7%
-82.0%$61.47M$156.31M0.00389Analyst Revision
FBIO
Fortress Biotech
3.0653 of 5 stars
$1.58
+0.3%
$13.67
+767.7%
-43.9%$43.47M$84.51M0.00186Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
SABS
SAB Biotherapeutics
3.5154 of 5 stars
$3.06
-5.6%
$12.40
+305.2%
+267.0%$28.24M$2.24M0.00140

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