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$1.18 -0.11 (-8.53%)
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AKAN vs. OBSV, NKGN, BCLI, MBIO, NLSP, PMCB, AEZS, CELZ, APLM, and CDIO

Should you be buying Akanda stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Akanda include ObsEva (OBSV), NKGen Biotech (NKGN), Brainstorm Cell Therapeutics (BCLI), Mustang Bio (MBIO), NLS Pharmaceutics (NLSP), Nuvilex (PMCB), Aeterna Zentaris (AEZS), Creative Medical Technology (CELZ), Apollomics (APLM), and Cardio Diagnostics (CDIO). These companies are all part of the "pharmaceutical products" industry.

Akanda vs. Its Competitors

ObsEva (NASDAQ:OBSV) and Akanda (NASDAQ:AKAN) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, institutional ownership, profitability and dividends.

17.5% of ObsEva shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.0% of Akanda shares are owned by institutional investors. 14.4% of ObsEva shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 20.4% of Akanda shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Akanda has higher revenue and earnings than ObsEva.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
ObsEvaN/AN/A-$58.38M-$0.92N/A
Akanda$840K2.01-$4.10MN/AN/A

In the previous week, ObsEva had 1 more articles in the media than Akanda. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for ObsEva and 0 mentions for Akanda. ObsEva's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Akanda'saverage media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
ObsEva Neutral
Akanda Neutral

Akanda's return on equity of 0.00% beat ObsEva's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
ObsEvaN/A -416.36% -92.01%
Akanda N/A N/A N/A

ObsEva has a beta of 0.68, meaning that its share price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Akanda has a beta of 1.59, meaning that its share price is 59% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Akanda beats ObsEva on 6 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding AKAN and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ 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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AKAN vs. The Competition

MetricAkandaMED PRODUCTS IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$1.84M$10.57B$5.44B$9.61B
Dividend YieldN/A2.01%4.61%4.14%
P/E RatioN/A19.8629.7624.84
Price / Sales2.0121.90449.1298.65
Price / CashN/A21.7436.4258.36
Price / Book0.392.858.185.64
Net Income-$4.10M$211.77M$3.26B$265.68M
7 Day Performance7.27%3.02%6.79%4.90%
1 Month Performance-12.59%2.11%0.93%0.78%
1 Year Performance-54.96%-9.82%28.83%22.16%

Akanda Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
AKAN
Akanda
0.8594 of 5 stars
$1.18
-8.5%
N/A-52.4%$1.84M$840K0.00110Gap Down
OBSV
ObsEva
N/AN/AN/AN/A$7.94MN/A0.0050
NKGN
NKGen Biotech
0.4858 of 5 stars
$0.17
-10.5%
N/A-86.3%$7.64MN/A-0.03N/AShort Interest ↑
Gap Up
BCLI
Brainstorm Cell Therapeutics
1.7143 of 5 stars
$0.76
+3.5%
N/A-84.2%$7.50MN/A-0.2340News Coverage
Upcoming Earnings
Gap Down
MBIO
Mustang Bio
0.1088 of 5 stars
$1.65
-13.4%
N/A-89.7%$7.21MN/A-0.02100Positive News
Earnings Report
Upcoming Earnings
Gap Down
NLSP
NLS Pharmaceutics
N/A$1.98
-2.2%
N/A+1,007.7%$7.11MN/A0.006Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Upgrade
PMCB
Nuvilex
1.4747 of 5 stars
$1.04
+1.5%
N/A-55.4%$7.10MN/A1.404Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
AEZS
Aeterna Zentaris
N/A$3.90
-1.5%
N/A-43.3%$6.99M$2.37M-0.2620Upcoming Earnings
CELZ
Creative Medical Technology
0.5113 of 5 stars
$2.65
-0.2%
N/A+10.3%$6.85M$10K-0.695Positive News
Earnings Report
Analyst Upgrade
APLM
Apollomics
0.0874 of 5 stars
$6.20
-2.7%
N/A-64.3%$6.82M$1.49M0.0045Negative News
CDIO
Cardio Diagnostics
3.1325 of 5 stars
$3.89
-7.7%
$60.00
+1,444.4%
-74.3%$6.76M$40K0.001Positive News
Upcoming Earnings

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This page (NASDAQ:AKAN) was last updated on 8/9/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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