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AKTX vs. PLX, TARA, FTLF, RAPT, ENTA, ATOS, ALEC, EDIT, EXOZ, and LRMR

Should you be buying Akari Therapeutics stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Akari Therapeutics include Protalix BioTherapeutics (PLX), Protara Therapeutics (TARA), FitLife Brands (FTLF), RAPT Therapeutics (RAPT), Enanta Pharmaceuticals (ENTA), Atossa Therapeutics (ATOS), Alector (ALEC), Editas Medicine (EDIT), Exozymes (EXOZ), and Larimar Therapeutics (LRMR). These companies are all part of the "pharmaceutical products" industry.

Akari Therapeutics vs.

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

Akari Therapeutics received 249 more outperform votes than Protalix BioTherapeutics when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 81.25% of users gave Protalix BioTherapeutics an outperform vote while only 49.53% of users gave Akari Therapeutics an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Protalix BioTherapeuticsOutperform Votes
13
81.25%
Underperform Votes
3
18.75%
Akari TherapeuticsOutperform Votes
262
49.53%
Underperform Votes
267
50.47%

Protalix BioTherapeutics has higher revenue and earnings than Akari Therapeutics.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Protalix BioTherapeutics$59.76M2.28$8.31M$0.0442.75
Akari TherapeuticsN/AN/A-$10.01MN/AN/A

16.5% of Protalix BioTherapeutics shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 5.1% of Akari Therapeutics shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.5% of Protalix BioTherapeutics shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 38.9% of Akari Therapeutics shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Akari Therapeutics has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Protalix BioTherapeutics' net margin of -21.03%. Akari Therapeutics' return on equity of 0.00% beat Protalix BioTherapeutics' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Protalix BioTherapeutics-21.03% -30.89% -11.74%
Akari Therapeutics N/A N/A N/A

Protalix BioTherapeutics has a beta of -0.05, suggesting that its stock price is 105% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Akari Therapeutics has a beta of 0.29, suggesting that its stock price is 71% less volatile than the S&P 500.

In the previous week, Protalix BioTherapeutics had 4 more articles in the media than Akari Therapeutics. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Protalix BioTherapeutics and 3 mentions for Akari Therapeutics. Protalix BioTherapeutics' average media sentiment score of 0.16 beat Akari Therapeutics' score of -0.48 indicating that Protalix BioTherapeutics is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
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
Akari Therapeutics
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Protalix BioTherapeutics currently has a consensus target price of $15.00, indicating a potential upside of 777.19%. Given Protalix BioTherapeutics' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Protalix BioTherapeutics is more favorable than Akari Therapeutics.

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
Akari Therapeutics
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

Summary

Protalix BioTherapeutics beats Akari Therapeutics on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

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AKTX vs. The Competition

MetricAkari TherapeuticsPharmaceutical IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$32.98M$6.52B$5.37B$8.39B
Dividend YieldN/A2.65%5.21%4.10%
P/E RatioN/A8.9226.8219.71
Price / SalesN/A252.24388.85117.28
Price / CashN/A65.8538.2534.62
Price / Book-41.336.466.804.50
Net Income-$10.01M$143.98M$3.23B$248.18M
7 Day Performance-6.06%2.03%1.53%0.20%
1 Month Performance-8.82%4.11%10.05%12.37%
1 Year Performance-35.08%-2.87%16.76%7.04%

Akari Therapeutics Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
AKTX
Akari Therapeutics
N/A$1.24
-4.6%
N/A-24.2%$32.98MN/A0.009Analyst Forecast
Gap Down
PLX
Protalix BioTherapeutics
2.1884 of 5 stars
$1.68
+0.6%
$15.00
+792.9%
+40.2%$133.74M$59.76M-12.92200
TARA
Protara Therapeutics
2.1908 of 5 stars
$3.42
+7.2%
$20.40
+496.5%
+10.9%$131.95MN/A-1.2130Positive News
Gap Up
FTLF
FitLife Brands
4.4274 of 5 stars
$13.79
+1.1%
$20.50
+48.7%
+0.0%$129.41M$64.47M16.3220Earnings Report
RAPT
RAPT Therapeutics
4.3876 of 5 stars
$0.97
+15.4%
$4.00
+313.3%
-80.7%$128.04M$1.53M-0.3580Positive News
Gap Down
ENTA
Enanta Pharmaceuticals
3.8091 of 5 stars
$5.96
+3.7%
$17.25
+189.4%
-53.6%$127.41M$64.46M-1.20160
ATOS
Atossa Therapeutics
1.8417 of 5 stars
$0.98
+1.4%
$7.13
+624.4%
-46.6%$127.05MN/A-4.478
ALEC
Alector
3.7799 of 5 stars
$1.27
+4.1%
$4.00
+215.0%
-76.8%$126.99M$88.34M-0.75270News Coverage
EDIT
Editas Medicine
4.2645 of 5 stars
$1.49
-1.3%
$5.36
+260.0%
-72.8%$124.73M$35.84M-0.58230Positive News
Gap Up
EXOZ
Exozymes
N/A$14.90
-0.9%
N/AN/A$124.68MN/A0.0029Gap Down
LRMR
Larimar Therapeutics
2.0685 of 5 stars
$1.95
-1.8%
$19.63
+909.0%
-75.5%$124.53MN/A-1.6930

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