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Protalix BioTherapeutics (PLX) Competitors

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$1.81 +0.03 (+1.69%)
(As of 10:34 AM ET)

PLX vs. MREO, CRMD, XERS, VERV, PROK, TERN, KOD, RNAC, PHAT, and PRTC

Should you be buying Protalix BioTherapeutics stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Protalix BioTherapeutics include Mereo BioPharma Group (MREO), CorMedix (CRMD), Xeris Biopharma (XERS), Verve Therapeutics (VERV), ProKidney (PROK), Terns Pharmaceuticals (TERN), Kodiak Sciences (KOD), Cartesian Therapeutics (RNAC), Phathom Pharmaceuticals (PHAT), and PureTech Health (PRTC). These companies are all part of the "pharmaceutical products" industry.

Protalix BioTherapeutics vs.

Mereo BioPharma Group (NASDAQ:MREO) and Protalix BioTherapeutics (NYSE:PLX) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, institutional ownership, community ranking, dividends, profitability, valuation, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.

Mereo BioPharma Group has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Protalix BioTherapeutics' net margin of -21.03%. Mereo BioPharma Group's return on equity of 0.00% beat Protalix BioTherapeutics' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Mereo BioPharma GroupN/A N/A N/A
Protalix BioTherapeutics -21.03%-30.89%-11.74%

62.8% of Mereo BioPharma Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 16.5% of Protalix BioTherapeutics shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.1% of Mereo BioPharma Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 6.3% of Protalix BioTherapeutics shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Mereo BioPharma Group received 41 more outperform votes than Protalix BioTherapeutics when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 78.69% of users gave Mereo BioPharma Group an outperform vote while only 70.00% of users gave Protalix BioTherapeutics an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Mereo BioPharma GroupOutperform Votes
48
78.69%
Underperform Votes
13
21.31%
Protalix BioTherapeuticsOutperform Votes
7
70.00%
Underperform Votes
3
30.00%

Protalix BioTherapeutics has higher revenue and earnings than Mereo BioPharma Group.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Mereo BioPharma Group$1M591.11-$29.47MN/AN/A
Protalix BioTherapeutics$45.67M2.87$8.31M-$0.13-13.69

In the previous week, Mereo BioPharma Group had 7 more articles in the media than Protalix BioTherapeutics. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Mereo BioPharma Group and 1 mentions for Protalix BioTherapeutics. Mereo BioPharma Group's average media sentiment score of 0.54 beat Protalix BioTherapeutics' score of 0.00 indicating that Mereo BioPharma Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Mereo BioPharma Group
1 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Protalix BioTherapeutics
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Mereo BioPharma Group presently has a consensus target price of $7.83, indicating a potential upside of 105.60%. Given Mereo BioPharma Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Mereo BioPharma Group is more favorable than Protalix BioTherapeutics.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Mereo BioPharma Group
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
3 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.43
Protalix BioTherapeutics
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

Summary

Mereo BioPharma Group beats Protalix BioTherapeutics on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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PLX vs. The Competition

MetricProtalix BioTherapeuticsBiological Products IndustryMedical SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$131.07M$2.96B$5.24B$19.39B
Dividend YieldN/A1.91%5.12%3.64%
P/E Ratio-13.6945.6887.3841.47
Price / Sales2.87420.871,164.3318.16
Price / Cash13.19174.7643.3821.28
Price / Book3.793.924.845.36
Net Income$8.31M-$42.00M$121.05M$990.70M
7 Day Performance2.30%2.90%2.49%2.13%
1 Month Performance5.95%-1.69%17.57%-4.23%
1 Year Performance-2.73%15.34%28.57%11.46%

Protalix BioTherapeutics Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
PLX
Protalix BioTherapeutics
N/A$1.81
+1.7%
N/A-1.1%$133.28M$45.67M-13.92200News Coverage
MREO
Mereo BioPharma Group
2.215 of 5 stars
$3.33
-0.6%
$7.40
+122.2%
+78.9%$516.64M$1M0.0040Analyst Upgrade
News Coverage
CRMD
CorMedix
1.891 of 5 stars
$8.39
-2.1%
$15.80
+88.3%
+122.1%$509.08M$12.26M-10.3630
XERS
Xeris Biopharma
3.7663 of 5 stars
$3.37
-3.4%
$4.87
+44.4%
+66.0%$502.40M$187.36M-7.49290
VERV
Verve Therapeutics
2.7 of 5 stars
$5.92
+3.1%
$25.75
+335.0%
-59.6%$501.21M$24.40M-2.41110
PROK
ProKidney
1.8973 of 5 stars
$1.70
+12.3%
$4.50
+165.5%
-12.3%$494.37MN/A-3.083
TERN
Terns Pharmaceuticals
4.2968 of 5 stars
$5.82
-0.7%
$18.30
+214.4%
-11.6%$494.35M$1M-4.9340Positive News
KOD
Kodiak Sciences
2.7661 of 5 stars
$9.30
+7.5%
$8.00
-14.0%
+224.7%$489.40MN/A-2.5590Gap Up
RNAC
Cartesian Therapeutics
2.5715 of 5 stars
$19.21
+1.0%
$42.86
+123.1%
-13.8%$488.22M$47.94M-0.3637Gap Up
PHAT
Phathom Pharmaceuticals
2.8262 of 5 stars
$7.13
-4.3%
$23.00
+222.6%
-16.8%$487.53M$26.27M-1.25110
PRTC
PureTech Health
2.0723 of 5 stars
$20.01
-1.4%
$45.00
+124.9%
-21.9%$479.08M$3.33M0.00100Gap Down

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This page (NYSE:PLX) was last updated on 12/26/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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