HUTCHMED (HCM) Competitors

HUTCHMED (LON:HCM) and Ithaca Energy (LON:ITH) are both mid-cap pharmaceutical products companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, risk, media sentiment, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations and valuation.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, HCM or ITH?

Ithaca Energy has higher revenue and earnings than HUTCHMED. Ithaca Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than HUTCHMED, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
HUTCHMED	£602.20M	3.45	-£52.98M	£0.53	456.60
Ithaca Energy	£2.59B	1.27	£230.29M	-£0.11	-1,881.13

Is HCM or ITH more profitable?

Ithaca Energy has a net margin of 6.48% compared to HUTCHMED's net margin of -6.87%. Ithaca Energy's return on equity of 4.55% beat HUTCHMED's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
HUTCHMED	-6.87%	-5.71%	-5.90%
Ithaca Energy	6.48%	4.55%	0.18%

Do analysts prefer HCM or ITH?

Ithaca Energy has a consensus target price of GBX 200, indicating a potential upside of 0.30%. Given Ithaca Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Ithaca Energy is more favorable than HUTCHMED.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
HUTCHMED	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Ithaca Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in HCM or ITH?

2.2% of HUTCHMED shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 2.8% of Ithaca Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.8% of HUTCHMED shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Ithaca Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media prefer HCM or ITH?

In the previous week, Ithaca Energy had 1 more articles in the media than HUTCHMED. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Ithaca Energy and 1 mentions for HUTCHMED. HUTCHMED's average media sentiment score of 1.79 beat Ithaca Energy's score of 1.14 indicating that HUTCHMED is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
HUTCHMED	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Ithaca Energy	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Ithaca Energy beats HUTCHMED on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.