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PLX vs. KOD, PGEN, PRTC, RGNX, SVRA, KMDA, CMPX, PVLA, FULC, and GOSS

Should you be buying Protalix BioTherapeutics stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Protalix BioTherapeutics include Kodiak Sciences (KOD), Precigen (PGEN), PureTech Health (PRTC), REGENXBIO (RGNX), Savara (SVRA), Kamada (KMDA), Compass Therapeutics (CMPX), Palvella Therapeutics (PVLA), Fulcrum Therapeutics (FULC), and Gossamer Bio (GOSS). These companies are all part of the "pharmaceutical products" industry.

Protalix BioTherapeutics vs. Its Competitors

Protalix BioTherapeutics (NYSE:PLX) and Kodiak Sciences (NASDAQ:KOD) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations and risk.

In the previous week, Protalix BioTherapeutics had 1 more articles in the media than Kodiak Sciences. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Protalix BioTherapeutics and 0 mentions for Kodiak Sciences. Kodiak Sciences' average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Protalix BioTherapeutics' score of -0.91 indicating that Kodiak Sciences is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Protalix BioTherapeutics Negative
Kodiak Sciences Neutral

16.5% of Protalix BioTherapeutics shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.1% of Kodiak Sciences shares are held by institutional investors. 6.5% of Protalix BioTherapeutics shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 45.9% of Kodiak Sciences shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Kodiak Sciences has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Protalix BioTherapeutics' net margin of -21.03%. Protalix BioTherapeutics' return on equity of -30.89% beat Kodiak Sciences' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Protalix BioTherapeutics-21.03% -30.89% -11.74%
Kodiak Sciences N/A -115.71%-54.17%

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Protalix BioTherapeutics$59.76M1.93$8.31M$0.0436.25
Kodiak SciencesN/AN/A-$176.21M-$3.63-1.83

Protalix BioTherapeutics currently has a consensus target price of $15.00, indicating a potential upside of 934.48%. Kodiak Sciences has a consensus target price of $9.00, indicating a potential upside of 35.34%. Given Protalix BioTherapeutics' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Protalix BioTherapeutics is more favorable than Kodiak Sciences.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Protalix BioTherapeutics
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
Kodiak Sciences
1 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00

Protalix BioTherapeutics has a beta of -0.23, indicating that its stock price is 123% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kodiak Sciences has a beta of 2.41, indicating that its stock price is 141% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Protalix BioTherapeutics beats Kodiak Sciences on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE 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.
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PLX vs. The Competition

MetricProtalix BioTherapeuticsBiological Products IndustryMedical SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$115.43M$267.92M$5.49B$20.65B
Dividend YieldN/AN/A4.73%3.67%
P/E Ratio-11.15N/A28.7829.03
Price / Sales1.93327.48372.2066.13
Price / Cash17.8022.4435.4522.84
Price / Book3.0910.418.274.43
Net Income$8.31M-$106.40M$3.25B$994.22M
7 Day Performance-3.97%-7.85%-3.70%-3.39%
1 Month Performance-3.33%18.32%4.34%-2.09%
1 Year Performance38.10%6.03%25.90%10.09%

Protalix BioTherapeutics Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
PLX
Protalix BioTherapeutics
2.2289 of 5 stars
$1.45
-0.7%
$15.00
+934.5%
+36.2%$115.43M$59.76M-11.15200News Coverage
Gap Up
KOD
Kodiak Sciences
3.3316 of 5 stars
$8.24
-6.8%
$9.00
+9.2%
+130.1%$466.43MN/A0.0090Gap Down
PGEN
Precigen
3.9979 of 5 stars
$1.58
+0.6%
$6.00
+279.7%
+16.8%$463.43M$3.92M0.00190News Coverage
Positive News
Options Volume
PRTC
PureTech Health
1.4348 of 5 stars
$19.09
+0.1%
$45.00
+135.8%
-12.1%$458.15M$4.83M0.00100Gap Down
RGNX
REGENXBIO
4.114 of 5 stars
$8.79
-1.9%
$31.63
+259.8%
-38.5%$449.44M$83.33M0.00370News Coverage
Upcoming Earnings
Gap Down
SVRA
Savara
1.4861 of 5 stars
$2.66
+3.1%
$5.60
+110.5%
-43.0%$445.92MN/A0.0020High Trading Volume
KMDA
Kamada
4.4702 of 5 stars
$7.68
-0.5%
$13.00
+69.3%
+30.3%$443.94M$160.95M26.62360News Coverage
Gap Up
CMPX
Compass Therapeutics
2.3795 of 5 stars
$3.20
+0.6%
$12.67
+295.8%
+196.2%$439.74M$850K-7.8020Positive News
PVLA
Palvella Therapeutics
2.6822 of 5 stars
$39.87
+3.2%
$47.50
+19.1%
N/A$426.97M$42.81M0.00N/A
FULC
Fulcrum Therapeutics
2.2606 of 5 stars
$7.81
flat
$6.29
-19.5%
-24.2%$421.58M$80M0.00100Trending News
Earnings Report
Analyst Upgrade
Analyst Revision
GOSS
Gossamer Bio
3.9158 of 5 stars
$1.98
+7.6%
$8.25
+316.7%
+127.3%$418.24M$114.70M0.00180News Coverage
Positive News
Options Volume

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