Cryoport (CYRX) Competitors

Ardelyx (NASDAQ:ARDX) and Cryoport (NASDAQ:CYRX) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, valuation, risk, earnings, community ranking, media sentiment and institutional ownership.

Do analysts rate ARDX or CYRX?

Ardelyx presently has a consensus price target of $10.61, suggesting a potential upside of 91.36%. Cryoport has a consensus price target of $11.67, suggesting a potential upside of 112.70%. Given Cryoport's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Cryoport is more favorable than Ardelyx.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ardelyx	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Cryoport	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83

Which has more volatility & risk, ARDX or CYRX?

Ardelyx has a beta of 0.81, indicating that its share price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cryoport has a beta of 1.81, indicating that its share price is 81% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in ARDX or CYRX?

58.9% of Ardelyx shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.9% of Cryoport shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.9% of Ardelyx shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 10.1% of Cryoport shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media refer more to ARDX or CYRX?

In the previous week, Ardelyx had 8 more articles in the media than Cryoport. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Ardelyx and 2 mentions for Cryoport. Ardelyx's average media sentiment score of 1.06 beat Cryoport's score of 0.58 indicating that Ardelyx is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Ardelyx	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Cryoport	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is ARDX or CYRX more profitable?

Ardelyx has a net margin of -11.73% compared to Cryoport's net margin of -70.08%. Cryoport's return on equity of -13.35% beat Ardelyx's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ardelyx	-11.73%	-24.87%	-10.51%
Cryoport	-70.08%	-13.35%	-6.43%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor ARDX or CYRX?

Ardelyx received 286 more outperform votes than Cryoport when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.46% of users gave Ardelyx an outperform vote while only 65.88% of users gave Cryoport an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Ardelyx	Outperform Votes 537 67.46%	Underperform Votes 259 32.54%
Cryoport	Outperform Votes 251 65.88%	Underperform Votes 130 34.12%

Which has better valuation & earnings, ARDX or CYRX?

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

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Ardelyx	$333.62M	3.96	-$39.14M	-$0.16	-34.66
Cryoport	$228.39M	1.20	-$99.59M	-$2.49	-2.20

Summary

Ardelyx beats Cryoport on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.