Amarin (AMRN) Competitors

Amarin (NASDAQ:AMRN) and Ardelyx (NASDAQ:ARDX) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends, community ranking, earnings, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership and risk.

Does the media prefer AMRN or ARDX?

In the previous week, Ardelyx had 17 more articles in the media than Amarin. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Ardelyx and 1 mentions for Amarin. Ardelyx's average media sentiment score of 0.90 beat Amarin's score of 0.75 indicating that Ardelyx is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Amarin	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Ardelyx	6 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer AMRN or ARDX?

Amarin received 305 more outperform votes than Ardelyx when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 73.20% of users gave Amarin an outperform vote while only 67.46% of users gave Ardelyx an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Amarin	Outperform Votes 844 73.20%	Underperform Votes 309 26.80%
Ardelyx	Outperform Votes 539 67.46%	Underperform Votes 260 32.54%

Which has more volatility & risk, AMRN or ARDX?

Amarin has a beta of 0.66, meaning that its stock price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ardelyx has a beta of 0.76, meaning that its stock price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better earnings & valuation, AMRN or ARDX?

Ardelyx has higher revenue and earnings than Amarin. Ardelyx is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Amarin, 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
Amarin	$214.11M	1.06	-$59.11M	-$3.64	-3.02
Ardelyx	$361.71M	2.62	-$39.14M	-$0.22	-18.00

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of AMRN or ARDX?

22.3% of Amarin shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 58.9% of Ardelyx shares are held by institutional investors. 3.3% of Amarin shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 4.8% of Ardelyx shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is AMRN or ARDX more profitable?

Ardelyx has a net margin of -11.73% compared to Amarin's net margin of -16.33%. Amarin's return on equity of -7.22% beat Ardelyx's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Amarin	-16.33%	-7.22%	-4.96%
Ardelyx	-11.73%	-24.87%	-10.51%

Do analysts prefer AMRN or ARDX?

Amarin presently has a consensus price target of $7.00, suggesting a potential downside of 36.31%. Ardelyx has a consensus price target of $10.39, suggesting a potential upside of 162.35%. Given Ardelyx's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Ardelyx is more favorable than Amarin.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Amarin	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Ardelyx	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.90

Summary

Ardelyx beats Amarin on 15 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.