Oxford Nanopore Technologies (ONT) Competitors GBX 147.47 +5.47 (+3.85%) As of 07/3/2025 12:25 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock ONT vs. BTG, ABC, GNS, ERGO, SLN, PRTC, OXB, HZD, FARN, and VRPShould you be buying Oxford Nanopore Technologies stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Oxford Nanopore Technologies include BTG (BTG), Abcam (ABC), Genus (GNS), Ergomed (ERGO), Silence Therapeutics (SLN), PureTech Health (PRTC), Oxford Biomedica (OXB), Horizon Discovery Group plc (HZD.L) (HZD), Faron Pharmaceuticals Oy (FARN), and Verona Pharma plc (VRP.L) (VRP). These companies are all part of the "biotechnology" industry. Oxford Nanopore Technologies vs. Its Competitors BTG Abcam Genus Ergomed Silence Therapeutics PureTech Health Oxford Biomedica Horizon Discovery Group plc (HZD.L) Faron Pharmaceuticals Oy Verona Pharma plc (VRP.L) Oxford Nanopore Technologies (LON:ONT) and BTG (LON:BTG) are both medical companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings and profitability. Do analysts prefer ONT or BTG? Oxford Nanopore Technologies currently has a consensus price target of GBX 220, suggesting a potential upside of 49.19%. Given Oxford Nanopore Technologies' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Oxford Nanopore Technologies is more favorable than BTG.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Oxford Nanopore Technologies 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00BTG 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Does the media refer more to ONT or BTG? In the previous week, BTG had 8 more articles in the media than Oxford Nanopore Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for BTG and 2 mentions for Oxford Nanopore Technologies. Oxford Nanopore Technologies' average media sentiment score of 0.37 beat BTG's score of 0.22 indicating that Oxford Nanopore Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Oxford Nanopore Technologies 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral BTG 1 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 7 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do insiders and institutionals believe in ONT or BTG? 38.4% of Oxford Nanopore Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 32.6% of Oxford Nanopore Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Is ONT or BTG more profitable? BTG has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Oxford Nanopore Technologies' net margin of -94.82%. BTG's return on equity of 0.00% beat Oxford Nanopore Technologies' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Oxford Nanopore Technologies-94.82% -26.02% -14.42% BTG N/A N/A N/A Which has stronger valuation and earnings, ONT or BTG? BTG has higher revenue and earnings than Oxford Nanopore Technologies. Oxford Nanopore Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than BTG, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioOxford Nanopore Technologies£184.78M7.57-£175.21M-£18.58-7.94BTG£914.10M0.00N/A£28.50N/A SummaryBTG beats Oxford Nanopore Technologies on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Oxford Nanopore Technologies News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for ONT and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address Media Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of LON 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.Skip Chart ONT vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricOxford Nanopore TechnologiesBiotechnology IndustryMedical SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£1.40B£128.03M£5.49B£2.97BDividend YieldN/A3.74%5.38%5.02%P/E Ratio-7.943.4227.47146.59Price / Sales7.574,132.26408.86240,167.57Price / Cash4.0413.1936.6327.97Price / Book2.2043.388.095.32Net Income-£175.21M-£92.79M£3.17B£5.90B7 Day Performance8.63%2.64%2.81%0.90%1 Month Performance22.06%2.50%3.67%5.18%1 Year Performance40.98%178.35%35.41%80.75% Oxford Nanopore Technologies Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ONTOxford Nanopore Technologies2.2437 of 5 starsGBX 147.47+3.9%GBX 220+49.2%+44.0%£1.40B£184.78M-7.941,281BTGBTGN/AN/AN/AN/A£3.26B£914.10M29.474,690ABCAbcamN/AN/AN/AN/A£2.81B£350.40M20,433.331,650Gap UpHigh Trading VolumeGNSGenus0.7148 of 5 starsGBX 2,004.97-2.0%GBX 2,150+7.2%+25.7%£1.31B£666.67M166.19480News CoverageGap UpERGOErgomedN/AN/AN/AN/A£701.00M£152.09M4,641.386SLNSilence TherapeuticsN/AN/AN/AN/A£480.35M£11.35M-11.01100High Trading VolumePRTCPureTech Health2.3588 of 5 starsGBX 125.40+0.6%GBX 455+262.8%-27.7%£376.68M£521.32K-5.14300OXBOxford Biomedica2.3554 of 5 starsGBX 314.60-0.6%GBX 380+20.8%+4.9%£334.43M£98.31M-2.34891Gap UpHZDHorizon Discovery Group plc (HZD.L)N/AN/AN/AN/A£302.98M£54.63M-33.55416FARNFaron Pharmaceuticals OyN/AGBX 209+3.2%N/A+129.7%£280.59MN/A-5.5934Gap UpVRPVerona Pharma plc (VRP.L)N/AN/AN/AN/A£228MN/A-1.6822Positive NewsGap Up Related Companies and Tools Related Companies BTG Alternatives Abcam Alternatives Genus Alternatives Ergomed Alternatives Silence Therapeutics Alternatives PureTech Health Alternatives Oxford Biomedica Alternatives Horizon Discovery Group plc (HZD.L) Alternatives Faron Pharmaceuticals Oy Alternatives Verona Pharma plc (VRP.L) Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (LON:ONT) was last updated on 7/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon’s NEXT Big IPO?Cancel your internet TODAY!? 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