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CDXS vs. ZBIO, GERN, MYGN, VSTM, LXRX, RIGL, EBS, XOMA, VNDA, and IRWD

Should you be buying Codexis stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Codexis include Zenas BioPharma (ZBIO), Geron (GERN), Myriad Genetics (MYGN), Verastem (VSTM), Lexicon Pharmaceuticals (LXRX), Rigel Pharmaceuticals (RIGL), Emergent Biosolutions (EBS), XOMA Royalty (XOMA), Vanda Pharmaceuticals (VNDA), and Ironwood Pharmaceuticals (IRWD). These companies are all part of the "biotechnology" industry.

Codexis vs. Its Competitors

Codexis (NASDAQ:CDXS) and Zenas BioPharma (NASDAQ:ZBIO) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, media sentiment, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends and risk.

In the previous week, Zenas BioPharma had 51 more articles in the media than Codexis. MarketBeat recorded 54 mentions for Zenas BioPharma and 3 mentions for Codexis. Codexis' average media sentiment score of 0.77 beat Zenas BioPharma's score of 0.67 indicating that Codexis is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Codexis
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Zenas BioPharma
13 Very Positive mention(s)
8 Positive mention(s)
10 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Zenas BioPharma has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Codexis' net margin of -113.67%. Zenas BioPharma's return on equity of -59.21% beat Codexis' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Codexis-113.67% -105.83% -46.06%
Zenas BioPharma N/A -59.21%-50.56%

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Codexis$59.35M3.83-$65.28M-$0.83-3.04
Zenas BioPharma$5M217.71-$156.99M-$3.55-7.28

Codexis presently has a consensus target price of $11.00, indicating a potential upside of 336.51%. Zenas BioPharma has a consensus target price of $38.33, indicating a potential upside of 48.29%. Given Codexis' higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Codexis is more favorable than Zenas BioPharma.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Codexis
1 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00
Zenas BioPharma
1 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50

78.5% of Codexis shares are held by institutional investors. 1.9% of Codexis shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 16.5% of Zenas BioPharma shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Codexis beats Zenas BioPharma on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding CDXS and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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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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CDXS vs. The Competition

MetricCodexisMED IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$225.67M$3.35B$6.03B$10.50B
Dividend YieldN/A2.30%5.73%4.80%
P/E Ratio-3.0421.9084.6227.24
Price / Sales3.83263.76497.57196.92
Price / CashN/A46.9537.5761.53
Price / Book3.0710.4312.356.74
Net Income-$65.28M-$52.58M$3.32B$276.59M
7 Day Performance-4.55%-1.55%-1.32%-0.47%
1 Month Performance3.28%12.96%8.15%7.47%
1 Year Performance-25.66%15.43%73.83%34.58%

Codexis Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
CDXS
Codexis
2.9297 of 5 stars
$2.52
+0.8%
$11.00
+336.5%
-21.7%$225.67M$59.35M-3.04250
ZBIO
Zenas BioPharma
2.259 of 5 stars
$23.03
+5.8%
$36.67
+59.2%
N/A$916.31M$15M-6.49N/ANews Coverage
Insider Trade
Analyst Revision
Gap Down
GERN
Geron
2.4909 of 5 stars
$1.28
-5.2%
$3.79
+195.8%
-70.0%$861.32M$76.99M-9.8570News Coverage
MYGN
Myriad Genetics
3.5688 of 5 stars
$7.99
-0.9%
$12.45
+55.9%
-68.9%$749.94M$837.60M-1.872,700News Coverage
Analyst Forecast
VSTM
Verastem
2.7465 of 5 stars
$8.61
-1.0%
$13.29
+54.3%
+200.0%$535.44M$10K-2.6350News Coverage
LXRX
Lexicon Pharmaceuticals
2.7655 of 5 stars
$1.55
+9.9%
$3.23
+108.1%
-18.4%$512.39M$31.08M-4.70140News Coverage
RIGL
Rigel Pharmaceuticals
3.7876 of 5 stars
$28.90
+1.3%
$38.20
+32.2%
+81.1%$511.93M$179.28M5.34160
EBS
Emergent Biosolutions
4.2505 of 5 stars
$9.16
+0.1%
$13.50
+47.4%
+1.4%$488.16M$1.04B3.742,420Gap Down
XOMA
XOMA Royalty
4.1229 of 5 stars
$36.61
-7.8%
$69.50
+89.8%
+31.1%$480.12M$28.49M-23.6210Gap Down
VNDA
Vanda Pharmaceuticals
4.122 of 5 stars
$5.40
-0.6%
$16.50
+205.6%
+8.7%$320.85M$198.77M-4.78290
IRWD
Ironwood Pharmaceuticals
4.469 of 5 stars
$1.48
-4.5%
$4.94
+233.8%
-65.5%$251.77M$308.52M-29.59220News Coverage
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This page (NASDAQ:CDXS) was last updated on 10/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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