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ASRT vs. TNXP, TVRD, DBVT, CADL, SLRN, IMMP, DSGN, CMPS, ACB, and BTMD

Should you be buying Assertio stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Assertio include Tonix Pharmaceuticals (TNXP), Tvardi Therapeutics (TVRD), DBV Technologies (DBVT), Candel Therapeutics (CADL), Acelyrin (SLRN), Prima BioMed (IMMP), Design Therapeutics (DSGN), COMPASS Pathways (CMPS), Aurora Cannabis (ACB), and biote (BTMD). These companies are all part of the "pharmaceutical products" industry.

Assertio vs. Its Competitors

Tonix Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:TNXP) and Assertio (NASDAQ:ASRT) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation and earnings.

In the previous week, Tonix Pharmaceuticals had 12 more articles in the media than Assertio. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Tonix Pharmaceuticals and 1 mentions for Assertio. Tonix Pharmaceuticals' average media sentiment score of 0.17 beat Assertio's score of -0.03 indicating that Tonix Pharmaceuticals is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Tonix Pharmaceuticals
0 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
11 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Assertio
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Assertio has a net margin of -25.72% compared to Tonix Pharmaceuticals' net margin of -1,313.87%. Assertio's return on equity of -24.87% beat Tonix Pharmaceuticals' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Tonix Pharmaceuticals-1,313.87% -120.96% -101.28%
Assertio -25.72%-24.87%-10.87%

Tonix Pharmaceuticals has a beta of 2.05, suggesting that its stock price is 105% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Assertio has a beta of 0.29, suggesting that its stock price is 71% less volatile than the S&P 500.

82.3% of Tonix Pharmaceuticals shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 49.0% of Assertio shares are held by institutional investors. 0.0% of Tonix Pharmaceuticals shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 4.0% of Assertio shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Tonix Pharmaceuticals$10.09M25.65-$130.04M-$1.96 thousand-0.02
Assertio$124.96M0.52-$21.58M-$0.32-2.11

Tonix Pharmaceuticals currently has a consensus target price of $585.00, suggesting a potential upside of 1,563.35%. Assertio has a consensus target price of $2.75, suggesting a potential upside of 307.53%. Given Tonix Pharmaceuticals' higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Tonix Pharmaceuticals is more favorable than Assertio.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Tonix Pharmaceuticals
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
Assertio
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

Summary

Assertio beats Tonix Pharmaceuticals on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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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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ASRT vs. The Competition

MetricAssertioMED IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$61.47M$2.42B$5.54B$8.87B
Dividend YieldN/A1.77%5.39%4.10%
P/E Ratio-2.118.8326.1619.90
Price / Sales0.52663.86413.33113.66
Price / Cash13.07151.5836.1356.90
Price / Book0.534.548.055.38
Net Income-$21.58M$31.16M$3.15B$248.50M
7 Day Performance3.67%-0.40%1.43%2.04%
1 Month Performance0.72%6.76%3.62%4.84%
1 Year Performance-50.38%1.17%34.92%20.23%

Assertio Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
ASRT
Assertio
1.7679 of 5 stars
$0.67
+5.1%
$2.75
+307.5%
-41.3%$61.47M$124.96M-2.1120
TNXP
Tonix Pharmaceuticals
2.7819 of 5 stars
$32.79
+1.3%
$585.00
+1,684.1%
-52.3%$241.33M$10.09M-0.0250
TVRD
Tvardi Therapeutics
N/A$25.38
-1.5%
$71.50
+181.7%
N/A$237.58M$7.14M0.0080High Trading Volume
DBVT
DBV Technologies
3.7673 of 5 stars
$8.56
-8.9%
$14.75
+72.3%
+170.1%$234.46M$4.15M-1.7480Analyst Revision
Gap Down
CADL
Candel Therapeutics
2.2593 of 5 stars
$4.67
-1.7%
$21.00
+349.7%
-20.2%$233.97M$120K-3.4960News Coverage
Analyst Upgrade
Analyst Revision
SLRN
Acelyrin
N/A$2.27
flat
$9.60
+322.9%
N/A$229.17MN/A-0.92135
IMMP
Prima BioMed
1.4647 of 5 stars
$1.52
-5.0%
$7.00
+360.5%
-9.6%$221.98M$5.14M0.002,021
DSGN
Design Therapeutics
0.7494 of 5 stars
$3.90
+4.3%
$4.00
+2.6%
+15.0%$221.40MN/A-3.9440
CMPS
COMPASS Pathways
1.9832 of 5 stars
$2.35
-49.2%
$17.00
+623.4%
-43.3%$219.87MN/A-1.18120High Trading Volume
ACB
Aurora Cannabis
0.2936 of 5 stars
$3.91
-4.2%
N/A-1.1%$219.78M$246.72M35.551,073
BTMD
biote
3.4091 of 5 stars
$4.01
+1.3%
$8.00
+99.5%
-45.2%$219.39M$197.19M6.57194

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This page (NASDAQ:ASRT) was last updated on 7/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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