BioCardia (BCDA) Competitors $2.08 +0.08 (+4.00%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$2.09 +0.01 (+0.48%) As of 04:53 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock BCDA vs. PRLD, CELU, LIAN, ALGS, ABVC, ATNM, MURA, SCLX, GRCE, and STTKShould you be buying BioCardia stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of BioCardia include Prelude Therapeutics (PRLD), Celularity (CELU), LianBio (LIAN), Aligos Therapeutics (ALGS), ABVC BioPharma (ABVC), Actinium Pharmaceuticals (ATNM), Mural Oncology (MURA), Scilex (SCLX), Grace Therapeutics (GRCE), and Shattuck Labs (STTK). These companies are all part of the "pharmaceutical products" industry. BioCardia vs. Its Competitors Prelude Therapeutics Celularity LianBio Aligos Therapeutics ABVC BioPharma Actinium Pharmaceuticals Mural Oncology Scilex Grace Therapeutics Shattuck Labs Prelude Therapeutics (NASDAQ:PRLD) and BioCardia (NASDAQ:BCDA) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends and institutional ownership. Does the media favor PRLD or BCDA? In the previous week, BioCardia had 4 more articles in the media than Prelude Therapeutics. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for BioCardia and 0 mentions for Prelude Therapeutics. BioCardia's average media sentiment score of 1.36 beat Prelude Therapeutics' score of 0.63 indicating that BioCardia is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Prelude Therapeutics Positive BioCardia Positive Do analysts recommend PRLD or BCDA? Prelude Therapeutics currently has a consensus target price of $4.50, suggesting a potential upside of 462.50%. BioCardia has a consensus target price of $25.00, suggesting a potential upside of 1,101.92%. Given BioCardia's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe BioCardia is more favorable than Prelude Therapeutics.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Prelude Therapeutics 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00BioCardia 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.50 Is PRLD or BCDA more profitable? Prelude Therapeutics' return on equity of -89.18% beat BioCardia's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Prelude TherapeuticsN/A -89.18% -69.26% BioCardia N/A -30,792.60%-223.06% Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of PRLD or BCDA? 79.7% of Prelude Therapeutics shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 20.6% of BioCardia shares are held by institutional investors. 63.9% of Prelude Therapeutics shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 20.0% of BioCardia shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more risk & volatility, PRLD or BCDA? Prelude Therapeutics has a beta of 1.22, indicating that its stock price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BioCardia has a beta of 0.81, indicating that its stock price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has preferable earnings & valuation, PRLD or BCDA? BioCardia has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Prelude Therapeutics. BioCardia is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Prelude Therapeutics, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioPrelude Therapeutics$7M6.45-$127.17M-$1.69-0.47BioCardia$60K179.57-$7.95M-$2.33-0.89 SummaryPrelude Therapeutics beats BioCardia on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get BioCardia News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for BCDA 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 BCDA 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 BCDA vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricBioCardiaMED IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$10.36M$2.88B$5.54B$8.87BDividend YieldN/A2.64%5.39%4.10%P/E Ratio-0.8921.3126.1719.90Price / Sales179.57278.47414.67113.66Price / CashN/A41.4736.1356.90Price / Book11.567.518.055.38Net Income-$7.95M-$55.05M$3.15B$248.50M7 Day Performance-7.56%2.45%1.85%2.97%1 Month Performance-7.96%7.33%4.81%6.02%1 Year Performance-29.25%5.38%34.86%20.39% BioCardia Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BCDABioCardia3.7028 of 5 stars$2.08+4.0%$25.00+1,101.9%-33.1%$10.36M$60K-0.8940Positive NewsPRLDPrelude Therapeutics3.3979 of 5 stars$0.81+3.1%$4.50+456.0%-78.8%$44.34M$7M-0.48120CELUCelularity0.1379 of 5 stars$1.96+5.9%N/A-35.7%$44.31M$54.22M-0.74220News CoverageLIANLianBioN/A$0.41+1.2%N/A+34.9%$44.31MN/A-0.51110ALGSAligos Therapeutics4.2166 of 5 stars$7.21flat$70.00+870.9%-19.9%$44.08M$3.94M-0.4190Positive NewsABVCABVC BioPharma0.3487 of 5 stars$2.22-14.3%N/A+195.2%$43.98M$510K-17.0830High Trading VolumeATNMActinium Pharmaceuticals2.3337 of 5 stars$1.40-1.4%$4.00+185.7%N/A$43.67M$81K-1.0130News CoverageMURAMural Oncology3.5399 of 5 stars$2.47-0.4%$12.00+385.8%-19.6%$42.83MN/A-0.32119Positive NewsSCLXScilex2.1567 of 5 stars$5.89-2.6%$455.00+7,625.0%-90.8%$42.06M$56.59M-0.2080News CoverageGRCEGrace Therapeutics2.1862 of 5 stars$2.97flat$12.00+304.0%N/A$41.07MN/A-3.34N/APositive NewsSTTKShattuck Labs3.3429 of 5 stars$0.79-7.3%$7.50+847.2%-79.6%$40.89M$5.72M-0.57100News Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies PRLD Alternatives CELU Alternatives LIAN Alternatives ALGS Alternatives ABVC Alternatives ATNM Alternatives MURA Alternatives SCLX Alternatives GRCE Alternatives STTK 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:BCDA) was last updated on 7/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump set to Boost Social Security Checks by 400%?If you're collecting or planning to collect social security... 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