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Edge Therapeutics (EDGE) Competitors

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EDGE vs. RYTM, PBH, PTCT, ZLAB, RNA, RARE, PRGO, AKRO, OGN, and CRNX

Should you be buying Edge Therapeutics stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Edge Therapeutics include Rhythm Pharmaceuticals (RYTM), Prestige Consumer Healthcare (PBH), PTC Therapeutics (PTCT), Zai Lab (ZLAB), Avidity Biosciences (RNA), Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical (RARE), Perrigo (PRGO), Akero Therapeutics (AKRO), Organon & Co. (OGN), and Crinetics Pharmaceuticals (CRNX). These companies are all part of the "medical" sector.

Edge Therapeutics vs.

Edge Therapeutics (NASDAQ:EDGE) and Rhythm Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:RYTM) are both medical companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, profitability, risk, earnings and community ranking.

Edge Therapeutics has a beta of 3.65, indicating that its share price is 265% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Rhythm Pharmaceuticals has a beta of 2.32, indicating that its share price is 132% more volatile than the S&P 500.

28.0% of Edge Therapeutics shares are owned by institutional investors. 37.1% of Edge Therapeutics shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 5.6% of Rhythm Pharmaceuticals shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Rhythm Pharmaceuticals had 16 more articles in the media than Edge Therapeutics. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Rhythm Pharmaceuticals and 1 mentions for Edge Therapeutics. Rhythm Pharmaceuticals' average media sentiment score of 1.07 beat Edge Therapeutics' score of 0.00 indicating that Rhythm Pharmaceuticals is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Edge Therapeutics
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Rhythm Pharmaceuticals
12 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Rhythm Pharmaceuticals has a consensus price target of $74.92, indicating a potential upside of 13.68%. Given Rhythm Pharmaceuticals' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Rhythm Pharmaceuticals is more favorable than Edge Therapeutics.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Edge Therapeutics
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00
Rhythm Pharmaceuticals
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
13 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

Edge Therapeutics has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Rhythm Pharmaceuticals' net margin of -230.07%. Edge Therapeutics' return on equity of -81.29% beat Rhythm Pharmaceuticals' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Edge TherapeuticsN/A -81.29% -56.92%
Rhythm Pharmaceuticals -230.07%-367.36%-77.47%

Edge Therapeutics has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Rhythm Pharmaceuticals.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Edge TherapeuticsN/AN/A-$40.86MN/AN/A
Rhythm Pharmaceuticals$130.13M32.02-$184.68M-$4.35-15.15

Rhythm Pharmaceuticals received 132 more outperform votes than Edge Therapeutics when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.06% of users gave Rhythm Pharmaceuticals an outperform vote while only 66.79% of users gave Edge Therapeutics an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Edge TherapeuticsOutperform Votes
177
66.79%
Underperform Votes
88
33.21%
Rhythm PharmaceuticalsOutperform Votes
309
68.06%
Underperform Votes
145
31.94%

Summary

Rhythm Pharmaceuticals beats Edge Therapeutics on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

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EDGE vs. The Competition

MetricEdge TherapeuticsPharmaceutical Preparations IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$1.17B$6.83B$5.54B$8.03B
Dividend YieldN/A2.95%5.09%4.22%
P/E RatioN/A7.4722.7118.78
Price / SalesN/A261.15407.35107.90
Price / CashN/A65.8538.1834.62
Price / Book38.926.616.804.34
Net Income-$40.86M$143.37M$3.22B$247.93M

Edge Therapeutics Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
EDGE
Edge Therapeutics
N/A$36.98
+0.5%
N/A+919.1%$1.17BN/A0.00N/A
RYTM
Rhythm Pharmaceuticals
3.7761 of 5 stars
$62.68
+4.7%
$74.92
+19.5%
+54.0%$3.96B$130.13M-14.47140Upcoming Earnings
Insider Trade
Positive News
PBH
Prestige Consumer Healthcare
3.9602 of 5 stars
$79.92
+0.2%
$93.33
+16.8%
+16.0%$3.96B$1.12B18.72540Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Upgrade
PTCT
PTC Therapeutics
3.9769 of 5 stars
$49.47
-1.0%
$63.92
+29.2%
+45.0%$3.90B$806.78M-8.321,410Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Revision
News Coverage
Positive News
ZLAB
Zai Lab
2.1706 of 5 stars
$33.73
+0.3%
$47.37
+40.4%
+95.9%$3.70B$398.99M-12.171,950Upcoming Earnings
Positive News
RNA
Avidity Biosciences
2.6957 of 5 stars
$29.93
-2.4%
$66.69
+122.8%
+26.7%$3.60B$10.90M-10.39190Upcoming Earnings
Positive News
RARE
Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical
4.3586 of 5 stars
$37.63
+0.9%
$92.79
+146.6%
-10.0%$3.53B$560.23M-5.941,310Upcoming Earnings
Short Interest ↑
Positive News
PRGO
Perrigo
4.8622 of 5 stars
$24.94
+0.8%
$33.00
+32.3%
-23.1%$3.40B$4.37B-21.328,900Upcoming Earnings
Dividend Announcement
Short Interest ↑
Positive News
AKRO
Akero Therapeutics
3.7931 of 5 stars
$41.11
+3.8%
$76.29
+85.6%
+125.6%$3.28BN/A-11.0030Upcoming Earnings
News Coverage
Positive News
OGN
Organon & Co.
4.7684 of 5 stars
$11.94
+3.9%
$20.60
+72.6%
-49.9%$3.08B$6.40B3.5810,000Earnings Report
Analyst Downgrade
Options Volume
News Coverage
CRNX
Crinetics Pharmaceuticals
3.6572 of 5 stars
$32.33
-0.1%
$73.00
+125.8%
-25.6%$3.01B$1.04M-8.67210Upcoming Earnings
News Coverage
Positive News

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This page (NASDAQ:EDGE) was last updated on 5/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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