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FHTX vs. PRAX, AVDL, PAHC, PHVS, ARDX, GPCR, AMPH, VERV, SYRE, and AKBA

Should you be buying Foghorn Therapeutics stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Foghorn Therapeutics include Praxis Precision Medicines (PRAX), Avadel Pharmaceuticals (AVDL), Phibro Animal Health (PAHC), Pharvaris (PHVS), Ardelyx (ARDX), Structure Therapeutics (GPCR), Amphastar Pharmaceuticals (AMPH), Verve Therapeutics (VERV), Spyre Therapeutics (SYRE), and Akebia Therapeutics (AKBA). These companies are all part of the "pharmaceutical products" industry.

Foghorn Therapeutics vs. Its Competitors

Foghorn Therapeutics (NASDAQ:FHTX) and Praxis Precision Medicines (NASDAQ:PRAX) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, earnings, dividends and institutional ownership.

Foghorn Therapeutics has a net margin of -311.90% compared to Praxis Precision Medicines' net margin of -2,137.48%. Foghorn Therapeutics' return on equity of 0.00% beat Praxis Precision Medicines' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Foghorn Therapeutics-311.90% N/A -28.00%
Praxis Precision Medicines -2,137.48%-60.07%-54.84%

61.6% of Foghorn Therapeutics shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.8% of Praxis Precision Medicines shares are held by institutional investors. 7.6% of Foghorn Therapeutics shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.7% of Praxis Precision Medicines shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Foghorn Therapeutics has a beta of 3.05, suggesting that its share price is 205% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Praxis Precision Medicines has a beta of 2.62, suggesting that its share price is 162% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Foghorn Therapeutics has higher revenue and earnings than Praxis Precision Medicines. Foghorn Therapeutics is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Praxis Precision Medicines, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Foghorn Therapeutics$22.60M12.18-$86.62M-$1.19-4.09
Praxis Precision Medicines$8.55M119.31-$182.82M-$12.29-3.94

Foghorn Therapeutics presently has a consensus target price of $12.00, suggesting a potential upside of 146.41%. Praxis Precision Medicines has a consensus target price of $95.22, suggesting a potential upside of 96.50%. Given Foghorn Therapeutics' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Foghorn Therapeutics is more favorable than Praxis Precision Medicines.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Foghorn Therapeutics
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
2 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.14
Praxis Precision Medicines
1 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
8 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.78

In the previous week, Praxis Precision Medicines had 12 more articles in the media than Foghorn Therapeutics. MarketBeat recorded 29 mentions for Praxis Precision Medicines and 17 mentions for Foghorn Therapeutics. Foghorn Therapeutics' average media sentiment score of 0.90 beat Praxis Precision Medicines' score of 0.18 indicating that Foghorn Therapeutics is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Foghorn Therapeutics
3 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Praxis Precision Medicines
4 Very Positive mention(s)
5 Positive mention(s)
8 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Summary

Foghorn Therapeutics beats Praxis Precision Medicines on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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FHTX vs. The Competition

MetricFoghorn TherapeuticsMED IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$266.26M$2.99B$5.49B$9.68B
Dividend YieldN/A2.29%4.64%4.14%
P/E Ratio-4.0919.9630.3825.31
Price / Sales12.18353.94451.99102.74
Price / CashN/A40.7837.7258.50
Price / Book-3.587.658.306.01
Net Income-$86.62M-$54.75M$3.26B$265.10M
7 Day Performance-0.61%0.95%1.54%1.39%
1 Month Performance-9.81%8.12%3.74%2.43%
1 Year Performance-17.60%10.97%40.92%24.74%

Foghorn Therapeutics Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
FHTX
Foghorn Therapeutics
3.2592 of 5 stars
$4.87
+3.4%
$12.00
+146.4%
-12.6%$266.26M$22.60M-4.09120
PRAX
Praxis Precision Medicines
1.7678 of 5 stars
$51.09
-5.5%
$94.11
+84.2%
-6.5%$1.10B$8.55M-4.77110Analyst Revision
High Trading Volume
AVDL
Avadel Pharmaceuticals
2.5839 of 5 stars
$11.26
+1.6%
$18.33
+62.8%
-16.3%$1.07B$169.12M-41.7070Positive News
Earnings Report
Analyst Revision
PAHC
Phibro Animal Health
4.1862 of 5 stars
$27.14
+3.9%
$24.40
-10.1%
+71.7%$1.06B$1.02B34.801,940
PHVS
Pharvaris
1.8442 of 5 stars
$21.24
+6.2%
$36.20
+70.4%
+34.1%$1.05BN/A-7.0630News Coverage
ARDX
Ardelyx
4.2984 of 5 stars
$4.39
+1.4%
$10.88
+147.7%
-3.8%$1.04B$333.61M-19.9590Options Volume
GPCR
Structure Therapeutics
1.81 of 5 stars
$16.78
-4.6%
$76.17
+353.9%
-43.5%$1.01BN/A-19.29136Trending News
Earnings Report
Analyst Revision
AMPH
Amphastar Pharmaceuticals
3.3985 of 5 stars
$21.40
+0.9%
$32.33
+51.1%
-29.8%$999.82M$731.97M7.752,028Trending News
Analyst Upgrade
Gap Up
VERV
Verve Therapeutics
2.9013 of 5 stars
$11.13
flat
$14.57
+30.9%
N/A$992.13M$32.33M-5.27110Upcoming Earnings
SYRE
Spyre Therapeutics
2.3984 of 5 stars
$16.16
-0.6%
$53.40
+230.4%
-34.6%$980.08M$890K-4.2973Positive News
AKBA
Akebia Therapeutics
4.0126 of 5 stars
$3.76
+1.1%
$6.75
+79.5%
+169.9%$977.01M$160.18M-17.90430

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This page (NASDAQ:FHTX) was last updated on 8/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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