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EVO vs. MRUS, CRSP, TGTX, CYTK, AAPG, KRYS, ACAD, ADMA, TLX, and PCVX

Should you be buying Evotec stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Evotec include Merus (MRUS), CRISPR Therapeutics (CRSP), TG Therapeutics (TGTX), Cytokinetics (CYTK), Ascentage Pharma Group International (AAPG), Krystal Biotech (KRYS), ACADIA Pharmaceuticals (ACAD), ADMA Biologics (ADMA), Telix Pharmaceuticals (TLX), and Vaxcyte (PCVX). These companies are all part of the "pharmaceutical products" industry.

Evotec vs. Its Competitors

Merus (NASDAQ:MRUS) and Evotec (NASDAQ:EVO) are both medical companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, valuation, risk and analyst recommendations.

In the previous week, Merus had 9 more articles in the media than Evotec. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Merus and 1 mentions for Evotec. Evotec's average media sentiment score of 1.76 beat Merus' score of 1.31 indicating that Evotec is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Merus
8 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Evotec
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Very Positive

Evotec has a net margin of -20.14% compared to Merus' net margin of -685.64%. Evotec's return on equity of -16.94% beat Merus' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Merus-685.64% -50.28% -42.00%
Evotec -20.14%-16.94%-8.14%

Merus presently has a consensus price target of $88.75, indicating a potential upside of 33.22%. Evotec has a consensus price target of $5.40, indicating a potential upside of 56.98%. Given Evotec's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Evotec is more favorable than Merus.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Merus
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
11 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.08
Evotec
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50

96.1% of Merus shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 5.8% of Evotec shares are held by institutional investors. 3.7% of Merus shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Evotec shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Evotec has higher revenue and earnings than Merus.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Merus$36.13M139.45-$215.33M-$5.50-12.11
Evotec$777.33M1.57-$212.18MN/AN/A

Merus has a beta of 1.19, suggesting that its stock price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Evotec has a beta of 1.72, suggesting that its stock price is 72% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Evotec beats Merus on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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EVO vs. The Competition

MetricEvotecMED IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$1.21B$2.51B$5.77B$9.76B
Dividend YieldN/A48.51%6.66%4.49%
P/E RatioN/A22.6482.3726.60
Price / Sales1.57709.32525.77170.66
Price / CashN/A26.3325.7028.92
Price / Book1.276.7910.646.56
Net Income-$212.18M$32.94M$3.28B$266.04M
7 Day Performance-1.99%0.80%0.09%-0.89%
1 Month Performance-11.34%6.13%8.90%4.34%
1 Year Performance4.24%-0.23%48.37%24.06%

Evotec Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
EVO
Evotec
2.0029 of 5 stars
$3.44
+1.2%
$5.40
+57.0%
-0.3%$1.21B$777.33M0.004,827Positive News
Analyst Forecast
MRUS
Merus
2.9802 of 5 stars
$65.74
-2.6%
$88.64
+34.8%
+32.0%$5.10B$36.13M-11.9537News Coverage
Positive News
CRSP
CRISPR Therapeutics
3.5926 of 5 stars
$54.13
-0.3%
$71.60
+32.3%
+16.4%$4.94B$37.31M-9.97460Analyst Revision
TGTX
TG Therapeutics
4.4119 of 5 stars
$28.53
-3.1%
$46.25
+62.1%
+40.2%$4.67B$329M77.11290News Coverage
Positive News
CYTK
Cytokinetics
4.1069 of 5 stars
$37.01
-3.5%
$71.58
+93.4%
-8.4%$4.59B$18.47M-7.26250Trending News
Analyst Forecast
Insider Trade
Options Volume
AAPG
Ascentage Pharma Group International
N/A$43.48
-9.2%
N/AN/A$4.45B$134.35M0.00600Positive News
High Trading Volume
KRYS
Krystal Biotech
4.8124 of 5 stars
$146.77
-2.5%
$210.38
+43.3%
-19.6%$4.36B$290.52M29.83210Positive News
ACAD
ACADIA Pharmaceuticals
4.0432 of 5 stars
$25.32
-1.6%
$28.88
+14.0%
+57.2%$4.34B$957.80M19.04510Analyst Revision
ADMA
ADMA Biologics
3.9279 of 5 stars
$17.01
-4.4%
$27.67
+62.6%
+2.0%$4.25B$426.45M19.78530Positive News
TLX
Telix Pharmaceuticals
N/A$12.20
-2.2%
$22.33
+83.1%
N/A$4.22B$516.72M0.00N/AAnalyst Revision
Gap Down
PCVX
Vaxcyte
2.7844 of 5 stars
$30.45
-5.7%
$136.50
+348.3%
-70.9%$4.19BN/A-7.41160News Coverage
Positive News

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