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CPRX vs. BBIO, VRNA, ELAN, BPMC, ROIV, GRFS, LEGN, RVMD, RYTM, and RNA

Should you be buying Catalyst Pharmaceuticals stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Catalyst Pharmaceuticals include BridgeBio Pharma (BBIO), Verona Pharma PLC American Depositary Share (VRNA), Elanco Animal Health (ELAN), Blueprint Medicines (BPMC), Roivant Sciences (ROIV), Grifols (GRFS), Legend Biotech (LEGN), Revolution Medicines (RVMD), Rhythm Pharmaceuticals (RYTM), and Avidity Biosciences (RNA). These companies are all part of the "pharmaceutical products" industry.

Catalyst Pharmaceuticals vs. Its Competitors

BridgeBio Pharma (NASDAQ:BBIO) and Catalyst Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:CPRX) are both mid-cap medical companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, risk, media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability and analyst recommendations.

In the previous week, BridgeBio Pharma had 4 more articles in the media than Catalyst Pharmaceuticals. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for BridgeBio Pharma and 9 mentions for Catalyst Pharmaceuticals. Catalyst Pharmaceuticals' average media sentiment score of 1.14 beat BridgeBio Pharma's score of 1.08 indicating that Catalyst Pharmaceuticals is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
BridgeBio Pharma
8 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Catalyst Pharmaceuticals
7 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

BridgeBio Pharma currently has a consensus target price of $61.35, suggesting a potential upside of 25.35%. Catalyst Pharmaceuticals has a consensus target price of $33.20, suggesting a potential upside of 58.56%. Given Catalyst Pharmaceuticals' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Catalyst Pharmaceuticals is more favorable than BridgeBio Pharma.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
BridgeBio Pharma
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
17 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
Catalyst Pharmaceuticals
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
2 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.13

99.9% of BridgeBio Pharma shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.2% of Catalyst Pharmaceuticals shares are held by institutional investors. 18.2% of BridgeBio Pharma shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 10.4% of Catalyst Pharmaceuticals shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Catalyst Pharmaceuticals has higher revenue and earnings than BridgeBio Pharma. BridgeBio Pharma is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Catalyst Pharmaceuticals, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
BridgeBio Pharma$221.90M42.17-$535.76M-$4.09-11.97
Catalyst Pharmaceuticals$558.50M4.59$163.89M$1.6512.69

Catalyst Pharmaceuticals has a net margin of 37.36% compared to BridgeBio Pharma's net margin of -329.25%. Catalyst Pharmaceuticals' return on equity of 40.78% beat BridgeBio Pharma's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
BridgeBio Pharma-329.25% N/A -85.69%
Catalyst Pharmaceuticals 37.36%40.78%35.36%

BridgeBio Pharma has a beta of 1.23, suggesting that its stock price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Catalyst Pharmaceuticals has a beta of 0.7, suggesting that its stock price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Catalyst Pharmaceuticals beats BridgeBio Pharma on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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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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CPRX vs. The Competition

MetricCatalyst PharmaceuticalsMED IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$2.57B$2.82B$5.82B$9.71B
Dividend YieldN/A1.66%3.84%4.09%
P/E Ratio12.7122.8430.9025.97
Price / Sales4.59764.31469.81120.77
Price / Cash8.31173.2237.1558.38
Price / Book3.005.839.116.37
Net Income$163.89M$31.83M$3.26B$265.56M
7 Day Performance3.50%1.84%1.85%1.71%
1 Month Performance0.19%4.50%4.86%1.05%
1 Year Performance0.96%11.24%31.15%20.94%

Catalyst Pharmaceuticals Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
CPRX
Catalyst Pharmaceuticals
4.9048 of 5 stars
$20.94
+1.8%
$33.20
+58.6%
+0.4%$2.57B$558.50M12.7180Positive News
Analyst Downgrade
BBIO
BridgeBio Pharma
4.4133 of 5 stars
$49.02
-4.5%
$61.35
+25.2%
+96.5%$9.37B$221.90M-11.99400Positive News
Insider Trade
VRNA
Verona Pharma PLC American Depositary Share
2.4302 of 5 stars
$105.79
+0.5%
$109.00
+3.0%
+276.7%$9.01B$42.28M-106.8630Positive News
Short Interest ↓
ELAN
Elanco Animal Health
3.0972 of 5 stars
$17.72
-1.4%
$17.33
-2.2%
+17.8%$8.80B$4.44B20.609,000Positive News
Analyst Downgrade
BPMC
Blueprint Medicines
0.5046 of 5 stars
$129.46
flat
$130.00
+0.4%
N/A$8.36B$562.12M-52.41640
ROIV
Roivant Sciences
3.4113 of 5 stars
$11.81
-0.3%
$16.50
+39.7%
+0.2%$8.03B$29.05M-16.87860
GRFS
Grifols
3.5027 of 5 stars
$10.58
-1.3%
$10.30
-2.6%
+31.4%$7.27B$7.81B9.0423,822Short Interest ↑
LEGN
Legend Biotech
3.6373 of 5 stars
$37.45
-0.1%
$72.38
+93.3%
-37.1%$6.88B$627.24M-42.562,609
RVMD
Revolution Medicines
4.3695 of 5 stars
$36.45
+0.4%
$69.54
+90.8%
-19.4%$6.81B$11.58M-8.10250Positive News
Analyst Revision
RYTM
Rhythm Pharmaceuticals
3.7588 of 5 stars
$98.09
+0.5%
$101.57
+3.5%
+124.1%$6.52B$130.13M-32.59140News Coverage
Positive News
RNA
Avidity Biosciences
3.1847 of 5 stars
$44.48
-4.3%
$67.00
+50.6%
-0.8%$5.72B$10.73M-12.49190Options Volume

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This page (NASDAQ:CPRX) was last updated on 8/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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