Cogent Biosciences (COGT) Competitors $7.24 -0.38 (-4.99%) Closing price 06/18/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$7.49 +0.25 (+3.45%) As of 06/18/2025 07:11 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 ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock COGT vs. VKTX, KYMR, CRNX, MLTX, MOR, IMVT, HCM, IBRX, AAPG, and OGNShould you be buying Cogent Biosciences stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Cogent Biosciences include Viking Therapeutics (VKTX), Kymera Therapeutics (KYMR), Crinetics Pharmaceuticals (CRNX), MoonLake Immunotherapeutics (MLTX), MorphoSys (MOR), Immunovant (IMVT), HUTCHMED (HCM), ImmunityBio (IBRX), Ascentage Pharma Group International (AAPG), and Organon & Co. (OGN). These companies are all part of the "pharmaceutical products" industry. Cogent Biosciences vs. Its Competitors Viking Therapeutics Kymera Therapeutics Crinetics Pharmaceuticals MoonLake Immunotherapeutics MorphoSys Immunovant HUTCHMED ImmunityBio Ascentage Pharma Group International Organon & Co. Viking Therapeutics (NASDAQ:VKTX) and Cogent Biosciences (NASDAQ:COGT) are both medical companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, community ranking, dividends and valuation. Which has more risk & volatility, VKTX or COGT? Viking Therapeutics has a beta of 0.65, suggesting that its share price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cogent Biosciences has a beta of 1.82, suggesting that its share price is 82% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts prefer VKTX or COGT? Viking Therapeutics currently has a consensus price target of $87.15, suggesting a potential upside of 231.64%. Cogent Biosciences has a consensus price target of $14.57, suggesting a potential upside of 101.26%. Given Viking Therapeutics' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Viking Therapeutics is more favorable than Cogent Biosciences.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Viking Therapeutics 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 10 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Cogent Biosciences 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.75 Which has higher earnings & valuation, VKTX or COGT? Viking Therapeutics is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cogent Biosciences, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioViking TherapeuticsN/AN/A-$109.96M-$1.15-22.85Cogent BiosciencesN/AN/A-$255.86M-$1.84-3.93 Do institutionals and insiders believe in VKTX or COGT? 76.0% of Viking Therapeutics shares are held by institutional investors. 4.1% of Viking Therapeutics shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.3% of Cogent Biosciences shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer VKTX or COGT? Viking Therapeutics received 343 more outperform votes than Cogent Biosciences when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 80.08% of users gave Viking Therapeutics an outperform vote while only 69.86% of users gave Cogent Biosciences an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformViking TherapeuticsOutperform Votes63580.08% Underperform Votes15819.92%Cogent BiosciencesOutperform Votes29269.86% Underperform Votes12630.14% Does the media refer more to VKTX or COGT? In the previous week, Viking Therapeutics had 2 more articles in the media than Cogent Biosciences. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Viking Therapeutics and 6 mentions for Cogent Biosciences. Viking Therapeutics' average media sentiment score of 1.06 beat Cogent Biosciences' score of 0.55 indicating that Viking Therapeutics is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Viking Therapeutics 7 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Cogent Biosciences 2 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is VKTX or COGT more profitable? Viking Therapeutics' return on equity of -14.41% beat Cogent Biosciences' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Viking TherapeuticsN/A -14.41% -14.02% Cogent Biosciences N/A -149.79%-75.61% SummaryViking Therapeutics beats Cogent Biosciences on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Cogent Biosciences News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for COGT 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 COGT 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 COGT vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricCogent BiosciencesMED IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$824.35M$2.82B$5.37B$8.57BDividend YieldN/A2.67%5.34%4.21%P/E Ratio-3.9320.9725.3719.22Price / SalesN/A294.63411.51110.49Price / CashN/A42.7935.3655.76Price / Book5.487.487.856.22Net Income-$255.86M-$55.16M$3.15B$249.15M7 Day Performance0.28%-3.70%-2.11%-1.04%1 Month Performance45.38%6.36%3.71%2.48%1 Year Performance-14.82%-0.44%37.99%15.31% Cogent Biosciences Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)COGTCogent Biosciences1.9575 of 5 stars$7.24-5.0%$14.57+101.3%-14.8%$824.35MN/A-3.9380Analyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumeVKTXViking Therapeutics4.4311 of 5 stars$27.57-0.9%$87.15+216.1%-48.1%$3.10BN/A-27.5720Positive NewsKYMRKymera Therapeutics3.4522 of 5 stars$47.16-1.0%$59.82+26.9%+48.8%$3.07B$58.89M-20.15170Positive NewsCRNXCrinetics Pharmaceuticals3.2674 of 5 stars$32.28-2.2%$74.56+131.0%-31.1%$3.02B$760K-8.65210Insider TradeMLTXMoonLake Immunotherapeutics1.5541 of 5 stars$46.62-0.6%$78.71+68.8%+10.2%$2.98BN/A-36.142MORMorphoSysN/A$18.96flatN/AN/A$2.86B$238.28M-5.45730IMVTImmunovant1.2066 of 5 stars$16.29-2.9%$38.33+135.3%-39.4%$2.78BN/A-6.22120HCMHUTCHMED1.1553 of 5 stars$15.96+4.0%$19.00+19.0%-13.4%$2.78B$630.20M0.001,760Gap UpHigh Trading VolumeIBRXImmunityBio2.3848 of 5 stars$3.44+9.2%$12.25+256.1%-54.4%$2.78B$31.22M-3.74590High Trading VolumeAAPGAscentage Pharma Group InternationalN/A$29.88+5.3%N/AN/A$2.60B$980.65M0.00600Gap UpOGNOrganon & Co.4.686 of 5 stars$9.76+2.1%$18.00+84.4%-51.4%$2.54B$6.29B2.9310,000Trending News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Viking Therapeutics Alternatives Kymera Therapeutics Alternatives Crinetics Pharmaceuticals Alternatives MoonLake Immunotherapeutics Alternatives MorphoSys Alternatives Immunovant Alternatives HUTCHMED Alternatives ImmunityBio Alternatives Ascentage Pharma Group International Alternatives Organon & Co. 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