BioCryst Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:BCRX) and Compugen (NASDAQ:CGEN) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, dividends, profitability, risk, institutional ownership and analyst recommendations.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
72.0% of BioCryst Pharmaceuticals shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 63.4% of Compugen shares are held by institutional investors. 4.3% of BioCryst Pharmaceuticals shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 9.5% of Compugen 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.
Profitability
This table compares BioCryst Pharmaceuticals and Compugen's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets |
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BioCryst Pharmaceuticals | -233.45% | -328.70% | -71.11% |
Compugen | N/A | -26.98% | -23.28% |
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares BioCryst Pharmaceuticals and Compugen's top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio |
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BioCryst Pharmaceuticals | $48.83 million | 39.70 | $-108,900,000.00 | ($0.94) | -11.62 |
Compugen | $17.80 million | 31.37 | $-27,340,000.00 | ($0.43) | -18.98 |
Compugen has lower revenue, but higher earnings than BioCryst Pharmaceuticals. Compugen is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Risk & Volatility
BioCryst Pharmaceuticals has a beta of 3.03, suggesting that its share price is 203% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Compugen has a beta of 2.52, suggesting that its share price is 152% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for BioCryst Pharmaceuticals and Compugen, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score |
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BioCryst Pharmaceuticals | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 2.73 |
Compugen | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3.00 |
BioCryst Pharmaceuticals presently has a consensus target price of $11.3750, indicating a potential upside of 4.17%. Compugen has a consensus target price of $20.7143, indicating a potential upside of 153.85%. Given Compugen's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Compugen is more favorable than BioCryst Pharmaceuticals.
Summary
Compugen beats BioCryst Pharmaceuticals on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.