Compass Therapeutics (CMPX) Competitors $1.89 +0.07 (+3.85%) As of 03:31 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock CMPX vs. WVE, ELVN, XFOR, ZYME, PHVS, SYRE, MLYS, NTLA, NRIX, and GYREShould you be buying Compass Therapeutics stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Compass Therapeutics include Wave Life Sciences (WVE), Enliven Therapeutics (ELVN), X4 Pharmaceuticals (XFOR), Zymeworks (ZYME), Pharvaris (PHVS), Spyre Therapeutics (SYRE), Mineralys Therapeutics (MLYS), Intellia Therapeutics (NTLA), Nurix Therapeutics (NRIX), and Gyre Therapeutics (GYRE). These companies are all part of the "pharmaceutical products" industry. Compass Therapeutics vs. Wave Life Sciences Enliven Therapeutics X4 Pharmaceuticals Zymeworks Pharvaris Spyre Therapeutics Mineralys Therapeutics Intellia Therapeutics Nurix Therapeutics Gyre Therapeutics Compass Therapeutics (NASDAQ:CMPX) and Wave Life Sciences (NASDAQ:WVE) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, community ranking, institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, profitability, valuation, dividends and earnings. Does the MarketBeat Community favor CMPX or WVE? Wave Life Sciences received 321 more outperform votes than Compass Therapeutics when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 81.03% of users gave Compass Therapeutics an outperform vote while only 67.90% of users gave Wave Life Sciences an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformCompass TherapeuticsOutperform Votes4781.03% Underperform Votes1118.97%Wave Life SciencesOutperform Votes36867.90% Underperform Votes17432.10% Does the media favor CMPX or WVE? In the previous week, Wave Life Sciences had 7 more articles in the media than Compass Therapeutics. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Wave Life Sciences and 11 mentions for Compass Therapeutics. Wave Life Sciences' average media sentiment score of 0.88 beat Compass Therapeutics' score of 0.44 indicating that Wave Life Sciences is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Compass Therapeutics 2 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Wave Life Sciences 4 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts rate CMPX or WVE? Compass Therapeutics presently has a consensus price target of $13.38, suggesting a potential upside of 607.67%. Wave Life Sciences has a consensus price target of $21.17, suggesting a potential upside of 154.81%. Given Compass Therapeutics' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Compass Therapeutics is more favorable than Wave Life Sciences.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Compass Therapeutics 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.11Wave Life Sciences 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 10 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Is CMPX or WVE more profitable? Compass Therapeutics has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Wave Life Sciences' net margin of -66.50%. Compass Therapeutics' return on equity of -32.37% beat Wave Life Sciences' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Compass TherapeuticsN/A -32.37% -30.67% Wave Life Sciences -66.50%-280.57%-52.90% Which has better earnings & valuation, CMPX or WVE? Compass Therapeutics has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Wave Life Sciences. Wave Life Sciences is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Compass Therapeutics, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCompass Therapeutics$850K307.48-$42.49M-$0.37-5.11Wave Life Sciences$108.30M11.77-$57.51M-$0.79-10.52 Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in CMPX or WVE? 68.4% of Compass Therapeutics shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.7% of Wave Life Sciences shares are owned by institutional investors. 28.5% of Compass Therapeutics shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 29.1% of Wave Life Sciences shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has more risk & volatility, CMPX or WVE? Compass Therapeutics has a beta of 1.4, indicating that its stock price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Wave Life Sciences has a beta of -0.93, indicating that its stock price is 193% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryCompass Therapeutics beats Wave Life Sciences on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Compass Therapeutics News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for CMPX 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 CMPX vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricCompass TherapeuticsBiological Products IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$261.36M$2.97B$5.55B$8.05BDividend YieldN/A1.87%5.09%4.22%P/E Ratio-5.1130.5322.7318.81Price / Sales307.48500.45406.97107.57Price / CashN/A168.6838.1834.62Price / Book1.623.226.814.34Net Income-$42.49M-$72.35M$3.22B$247.85M7 Day Performance-2.58%4.14%2.40%2.83%1 Month Performance11.83%7.74%3.77%3.46%1 Year Performance14.55%-22.32%16.96%5.87% Compass Therapeutics Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CMPXCompass Therapeutics3.4028 of 5 stars$1.89+3.8%$13.38+607.7%+15.9%$261.36M$850,000.00-5.1120Short Interest ↑Analyst RevisionWVEWave Life Sciences4.2263 of 5 stars$6.83+1.5%$22.18+224.8%+40.0%$1.05B$108.30M-6.15240Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageELVNEnliven Therapeutics2.3031 of 5 stars$18.91+3.8%$40.33+113.3%+9.7%$926.67MN/A-9.9550News CoveragePositive NewsXFORX4 Pharmaceuticals3.973 of 5 stars$5.34-6.4%$85.00+1,493.3%-88.7%$926.49M$2.56M-59.2780Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastStock SplitNews CoverageGap UpHigh Trading VolumeZYMEZymeworks2.7588 of 5 stars$12.88+2.5%$21.00+63.0%+47.0%$896.15M$76.30M-8.59460Upcoming EarningsAnalyst RevisionNews CoveragePositive NewsPHVSPharvaris2.0349 of 5 stars$17.06+1.3%$42.67+150.1%-27.4%$892.07MN/A-6.0930Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageHigh Trading VolumeSYRESpyre Therapeutics1.9423 of 5 stars$14.67+3.8%$49.57+237.9%-56.7%$884.25M$890,000.00-1.96100Upcoming EarningsNews CoveragePositive NewsMLYSMineralys Therapeutics2.4156 of 5 stars$13.56+1.6%$33.00+143.4%+16.9%$879.72MN/A-3.7328Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↑News CoverageNTLAIntellia Therapeutics4.6615 of 5 stars$8.48+2.0%$36.68+332.6%-61.6%$877.82M$57.88M-1.56600Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsGap UpNRIXNurix Therapeutics1.9722 of 5 stars$11.47-0.8%$30.44+165.4%-14.7%$874.43M$56.42M-3.97300Analyst ForecastNews CoverageGYREGyre Therapeutics0.0669 of 5 stars$9.32+2.8%N/A-32.6%$873.69M$105.76M186.4040Upcoming EarningsNews Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies WVE Alternatives ELVN Alternatives XFOR Alternatives ZYME Alternatives PHVS Alternatives SYRE Alternatives MLYS Alternatives NTLA Alternatives NRIX Alternatives GYRE 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:CMPX) was last updated on 5/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon just did WHAT!?As you may recall, Biden and the Fed were working on a central bank digital currency, or CBDC. 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