Evaxion A/S (EVAX) Competitors

Elutia (NASDAQ:ELUT) and Evaxion A/S (NASDAQ:EVAX) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, earnings and risk.

Does the media favor ELUT or EVAX?

In the previous week, Evaxion A/S had 5 more articles in the media than Elutia. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Evaxion A/S and 4 mentions for Elutia. Elutia's average media sentiment score of 0.32 beat Evaxion A/S's score of -0.11 indicating that Elutia is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Elutia	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Evaxion A/S	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is ELUT or EVAX more profitable?

Evaxion A/S has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Elutia's net margin of -90.01%. Elutia's return on equity of 0.00% beat Evaxion A/S's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Elutia	-90.01%	N/A	-54.08%
Evaxion A/S	N/A	-319.52%	-63.56%

Do analysts recommend ELUT or EVAX?

Elutia presently has a consensus target price of $7.00, indicating a potential upside of 685.90%. Evaxion A/S has a consensus target price of $11.00, indicating a potential upside of 62.00%. Given Elutia's higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Elutia is more favorable than Evaxion A/S.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Elutia	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Evaxion A/S	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Do institutionals & insiders believe in ELUT or EVAX?

74.0% of Elutia shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 11.0% of Evaxion A/S shares are held by institutional investors. 27.6% of Elutia shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 41.6% of Evaxion A/S shares are held by company 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.

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, ELUT or EVAX?

Evaxion A/S has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Elutia. Evaxion A/S is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Elutia, 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
Elutia	$23.68M	1.59	-$53.95M	-$1.06	-0.84
Evaxion A/S	$3.34M	2.85	-$10.57M	-$1.32	-5.14

Which has more risk and volatility, ELUT or EVAX?

Elutia has a beta of 0.78, suggesting that its stock price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Evaxion A/S has a beta of 0.23, suggesting that its stock price is 77% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Elutia beats Evaxion A/S on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.