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Cerecor (CERC) Competitors

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CERC vs. MOR, GMTX, CALT, ZYME, SBTX, MBX, NLTX, CYBN, BIOA, and VIRI

Should you be buying Cerecor stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Cerecor include MorphoSys (MOR), Gemini Therapeutics (GMTX), Calliditas Therapeutics AB (publ) (CALT), Zymeworks (ZYME), Silverback Therapeutics (SBTX), MBX Biosciences (MBX), Neoleukin Therapeutics (NLTX), Cybin (CYBN), BioAge Labs (BIOA), and Virios Therapeutics (VIRI).

Cerecor vs. Its Competitors

Cerecor (NASDAQ:CERC) and MorphoSys (NASDAQ:MOR) are both medical companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, valuation and earnings.

In the previous week, MorphoSys' average media sentiment score of 1.08 beat Cerecor's score of 0.16 indicating that MorphoSys is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Cerecor Neutral
MorphoSys Positive

Cerecor has higher earnings, but lower revenue than MorphoSys. Cerecor 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 Ratio
Cerecor$6.70M129.25-$63.50M-$0.57-15.82
MorphoSys$238.28M11.99-$205.35M-$3.48-5.45

MorphoSys has a net margin of -226.79% compared to Cerecor's net margin of -1,194.82%. Cerecor's return on equity of -261.82% beat MorphoSys' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Cerecor-1,194.82% -261.82% -133.96%
MorphoSys -226.79%-694.31%-22.55%

Cerecor has a beta of 1.44, indicating that its share price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MorphoSys has a beta of 1.2, indicating that its share price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500.

62.8% of Cerecor shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 18.4% of MorphoSys shares are held by institutional investors. 45.7% of Cerecor shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of MorphoSys shares are held by 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

Cerecor beats MorphoSys on 7 of the 12 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 CERC 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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CERC vs. The Competition

MetricCerecorPharmaceutical Preparations IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$866.00M$778.29M$5.75B$9.81B
Dividend YieldN/A4.84%3.91%4.13%
P/E Ratio-15.821.1831.1125.08
Price / Sales129.2525.64435.45100.03
Price / CashN/A19.5636.7858.67
Price / Book41.006.599.086.18
Net Income-$63.50M-$4.67M$3.26B$265.11M

Cerecor Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
CERC
Cerecor
N/A$9.02
+0.8%
N/A-3.0%$866.00M$6.70M-15.8231Gap Up
MOR
MorphoSys
N/A$18.96
flat
N/AN/A$2.86B$238.28M-5.45730
GMTX
Gemini Therapeutics
N/A$58.59
+1.0%
N/A+23.9%$2.54BN/A-58.5930
CALT
Calliditas Therapeutics AB (publ)
N/A$40.00
flat
N/AN/A$1.19B$1.60B-21.62180News Coverage
ZYME
Zymeworks
2.4842 of 5 stars
$13.02
+4.7%
$21.43
+64.6%
+37.0%$907.27M$122.87M-8.68460
SBTX
Silverback Therapeutics
N/A$16.38
-6.4%
N/A+9.0%$590.63MN/A-6.7783High Trading Volume
MBX
MBX Biosciences
2.562 of 5 stars
$12.53
+11.3%
$37.63
+200.3%
N/A$418.80MN/A-2.7636News Coverage
NLTX
Neoleukin Therapeutics
N/A$20.35
-4.1%
N/A-42.4%$191.25MN/A-6.5490News Coverage
High Trading Volume
CYBN
Cybin
2.4409 of 5 stars
$7.63
+5.1%
$85.00
+1,014.0%
N/A$171.26MN/A-1.7450News Coverage
Positive News
BIOA
BioAge Labs
N/A$4.48
+3.2%
N/AN/A$155.59M$3.86M0.00N/ANews Coverage
VIRI
Virios Therapeutics
N/A$4.77
-2.5%
$5.00
+4.8%
+2,508.5%$91.86MN/A-17.675Gap Down

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This page (NASDAQ:CERC) was last updated on 8/17/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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