Anavex Life Sciences (AVXL) Competitors $9.44 -0.07 (-0.68%) As of 10:34 AM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock AVXL vs. MOR, SRRK, PTGX, CRNX, SWTX, OGN, CPRX, VKTX, XENE, and MLTXShould you be buying Anavex Life Sciences stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Anavex Life Sciences include MorphoSys (MOR), Scholar Rock (SRRK), Protagonist Therapeutics (PTGX), Crinetics Pharmaceuticals (CRNX), SpringWorks Therapeutics (SWTX), Organon & Co. (OGN), Catalyst Pharmaceuticals (CPRX), Viking Therapeutics (VKTX), Xenon Pharmaceuticals (XENE), and MoonLake Immunotherapeutics (MLTX). These companies are all part of the "pharmaceutical products" industry. Anavex Life Sciences vs. MorphoSys Scholar Rock Protagonist Therapeutics Crinetics Pharmaceuticals SpringWorks Therapeutics Organon & Co. Catalyst Pharmaceuticals Viking Therapeutics Xenon Pharmaceuticals MoonLake Immunotherapeutics Anavex Life Sciences (NASDAQ:AVXL) and MorphoSys (NASDAQ:MOR) are both medical companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership, profitability, community ranking, earnings and risk. Which has more volatility and risk, AVXL or MOR? Anavex Life Sciences has a beta of 0.8, suggesting that its stock price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MorphoSys has a beta of 1.2, suggesting that its stock price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has higher valuation and earnings, AVXL or MOR? Anavex Life Sciences has higher earnings, but lower revenue than MorphoSys. Anavex Life Sciences is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than MorphoSys, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAnavex Life SciencesN/AN/A-$43M-$0.55-17.15MorphoSys$238.28M11.99-$205.35M-$3.48-5.45 Does the media refer more to AVXL or MOR? In the previous week, Anavex Life Sciences had 6 more articles in the media than MorphoSys. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Anavex Life Sciences and 0 mentions for MorphoSys. Anavex Life Sciences' average media sentiment score of 1.19 beat MorphoSys' score of 0.00 indicating that Anavex Life Sciences is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Anavex Life Sciences Positive MorphoSys Neutral Does the MarketBeat Community prefer AVXL or MOR? Anavex Life Sciences received 417 more outperform votes than MorphoSys when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 74.92% of users gave Anavex Life Sciences an outperform vote while only 38.46% of users gave MorphoSys an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAnavex Life SciencesOutperform Votes44274.92% Underperform Votes14825.08% MorphoSysOutperform Votes2538.46% Underperform Votes4061.54% Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in AVXL or MOR? 31.5% of Anavex Life Sciences shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 18.4% of MorphoSys shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.0% of Anavex Life Sciences shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of MorphoSys shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Is AVXL or MOR more profitable? Anavex Life Sciences has a net margin of 0.00% compared to MorphoSys' net margin of -226.79%. Anavex Life Sciences' return on equity of -37.50% beat MorphoSys' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Anavex Life SciencesN/A -37.50% -34.08% MorphoSys -226.79%-694.31%-22.55% Do analysts rate AVXL or MOR? Anavex Life Sciences currently has a consensus target price of $44.00, indicating a potential upside of 366.35%. Given Anavex Life Sciences' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Anavex Life Sciences is more favorable than MorphoSys.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Anavex Life Sciences 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.33MorphoSys 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 SummaryAnavex Life Sciences beats MorphoSys on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Anavex Life Sciences News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for AVXL and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?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.Skip Chart AVXL vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAnavex Life SciencesBiological Products IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$802.58M$2.96B$5.51B$7.93BDividend YieldN/A1.89%5.11%4.22%P/E Ratio-17.1530.1522.5518.49Price / SalesN/A494.70394.97102.66Price / CashN/A168.6838.1834.62Price / Book6.643.166.694.25Net Income-$43M-$72.35M$3.22B$248.31M7 Day Performance-0.16%0.47%1.11%1.12%1 Month Performance17.64%7.67%3.59%3.68%1 Year Performance155.69%-22.98%15.65%5.19% Anavex Life Sciences Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)AVXLAnavex Life Sciences3.8428 of 5 stars$9.44-0.7%$44.00+366.3%+160.3%$802.58MN/A-17.1540Upcoming EarningsNews CoveragePositive NewsMORMorphoSysN/A$18.96flatN/AN/A$2.86B$238.28M-5.45730SRRKScholar Rock4.0568 of 5 stars$29.81-3.1%$42.67+43.1%+124.3%$2.83B$33.19M-12.69140Upcoming EarningsInsider TradeNews CoveragePositive NewsGap DownPTGXProtagonist Therapeutics3.4698 of 5 stars$45.80-1.0%$65.44+42.9%+82.5%$2.81B$434.43M17.22120Upcoming EarningsNews CoveragePositive NewsCRNXCrinetics Pharmaceuticals3.6563 of 5 stars$30.15-0.9%$73.00+142.1%-23.8%$2.81B$1.04M-8.08210Upcoming EarningsNews CoveragePositive NewsSWTXSpringWorks Therapeutics1.9424 of 5 stars$37.06-2.3%$73.20+97.5%-0.8%$2.78B$191.59M-10.65230Analyst ForecastNews CoverageOGNOrganon & Co.4.7614 of 5 stars$10.67-4.0%$20.60+93.1%-30.5%$2.75B$6.40B3.2010,000Positive NewsCPRXCatalyst Pharmaceuticals4.6728 of 5 stars$22.02-2.2%$32.29+46.6%+61.4%$2.69B$491.73M18.6680Upcoming EarningsNews CoveragePositive NewsVKTXViking Therapeutics4.4914 of 5 stars$23.72-0.9%$89.75+278.4%-63.7%$2.66BN/A-23.7220Analyst ForecastOptions VolumeAnalyst RevisionXENEXenon Pharmaceuticals2.5924 of 5 stars$34.70-1.2%$56.78+63.6%-6.0%$2.66B$9.43M-12.30210Upcoming EarningsOptions VolumePositive NewsMLTXMoonLake Immunotherapeutics1.5529 of 5 stars$40.00+4.4%$80.50+101.3%+2.9%$2.56BN/A-31.012Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastNews CoveragePositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies MOR Alternatives SRRK Alternatives PTGX Alternatives CRNX Alternatives SWTX Alternatives OGN Alternatives CPRX Alternatives VKTX Alternatives XENE Alternatives MLTX 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 (NASDAQ:AVXL) was last updated on 5/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHow to invest in Elon Musk’s Optimus before its launchElon Musk is set to completely take over the AI industry with Optimus… A breakthrough AI-powered robot that El...InvestorPlace | SponsoredIs he more powerful than Trump? 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