Free Trial

Foghorn Therapeutics (FHTX) Competitors

Foghorn Therapeutics logo
$5.28 +0.22 (+4.35%)
Closing price 04:00 PM Eastern
Extended Trading
$5.28 +0.00 (+0.09%)
As of 04:20 PM Eastern
Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more.

FHTX vs. XERS, PGEN, ELVN, COLL, CVAC, PHVS, CALT, LENZ, ZYME, and GPCR

Should you be buying Foghorn Therapeutics stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Foghorn Therapeutics include Xeris Biopharma (XERS), Precigen (PGEN), Enliven Therapeutics (ELVN), Collegium Pharmaceutical (COLL), CureVac (CVAC), Pharvaris (PHVS), Calliditas Therapeutics AB (publ) (CALT), LENZ Therapeutics (LENZ), Zymeworks (ZYME), and Structure Therapeutics (GPCR). These companies are all part of the "pharmaceutical products" industry.

Foghorn Therapeutics vs. Its Competitors

Foghorn Therapeutics (NASDAQ:FHTX) and Xeris Biopharma (NASDAQ:XERS) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, earnings, profitability, risk, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

Xeris Biopharma has a net margin of -13.01% compared to Foghorn Therapeutics' net margin of -311.90%.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Foghorn Therapeutics-311.90% N/A -28.00%
Xeris Biopharma -13.01%N/A -8.00%

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Foghorn Therapeutics$22.60M13.21-$86.62M-$1.19-4.44
Xeris Biopharma$203.07M6.30-$54.84M-$0.21-37.71

In the previous week, Xeris Biopharma had 9 more articles in the media than Foghorn Therapeutics. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Xeris Biopharma and 4 mentions for Foghorn Therapeutics. Xeris Biopharma's average media sentiment score of 1.27 beat Foghorn Therapeutics' score of 1.09 indicating that Xeris Biopharma is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Foghorn Therapeutics
2 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Xeris Biopharma
10 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Foghorn Therapeutics presently has a consensus target price of $10.67, suggesting a potential upside of 102.02%. Xeris Biopharma has a consensus target price of $7.08, suggesting a potential downside of 10.56%. Given Foghorn Therapeutics' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Foghorn Therapeutics is more favorable than Xeris Biopharma.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Foghorn Therapeutics
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
2 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.17
Xeris Biopharma
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.83

61.6% of Foghorn Therapeutics shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 42.8% of Xeris Biopharma shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.6% of Foghorn Therapeutics shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 4.6% of Xeris Biopharma shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Foghorn Therapeutics has a beta of 3.05, meaning that its stock price is 205% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Xeris Biopharma has a beta of 0.13, meaning that its stock price is 87% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Foghorn Therapeutics and Xeris Biopharma tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

Get Foghorn Therapeutics News Delivered to You Automatically

Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for FHTX and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter.

Subscribe Now
By entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. Messages will consist of stock alerts, news stories, and partner advertisements/offers. Consent is not a condition of the purchase of any goods or services. Text HELP for help/customer support. Unsubscribe at any time by replying "STOP" to any text message that you receive from MarketBeat or by visiting our mailing preferences page. Read our full terms of service and privacy policy.

New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding FHTX and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
Skip Chart

Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
Skip Chart

FHTX vs. The Competition

MetricFoghorn TherapeuticsMED IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$286.04M$3.12B$5.75B$9.77B
Dividend YieldN/A2.28%6.66%4.50%
P/E Ratio-4.447.4762.2622.40
Price / Sales13.21396.81537.34111.77
Price / CashN/A43.5325.7028.92
Price / Book-3.888.1011.196.58
Net Income-$86.62M-$53.35M$3.28B$265.84M
7 Day Performance-4.52%-0.14%0.15%-0.07%
1 Month Performance5.81%9.18%8.34%5.83%
1 Year Performance-36.23%7.53%54.21%17.88%

Foghorn Therapeutics Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
FHTX
Foghorn Therapeutics
2.7561 of 5 stars
$5.28
+4.3%
$10.67
+102.0%
-38.9%$286.04M$22.60M-4.44120News Coverage
Positive News
XERS
Xeris Biopharma
3.5507 of 5 stars
$7.77
+0.3%
$7.08
-8.8%
+178.6%$1.25B$203.07M-37.00290Positive News
Short Interest ↓
PGEN
Precigen
4.271 of 5 stars
$3.98
-4.8%
$8.25
+107.3%
+310.0%$1.25B$3.92M-9.48190
ELVN
Enliven Therapeutics
2.7799 of 5 stars
$19.94
-4.4%
$41.20
+106.6%
-7.4%$1.24BN/A-9.9750News Coverage
COLL
Collegium Pharmaceutical
2.8473 of 5 stars
$38.77
-0.9%
$42.33
+9.2%
+0.9%$1.23B$631.45M37.28210Positive News
CVAC
CureVac
4.4724 of 5 stars
$5.40
-0.7%
$6.83
+26.5%
+71.0%$1.21B$510.51M5.63880Positive News
PHVS
Pharvaris
2.8535 of 5 stars
$23.65
+2.3%
$35.60
+50.5%
+20.3%$1.21BN/A-7.0430
CALT
Calliditas Therapeutics AB (publ)
N/A$40.00
flat
N/AN/A$1.19B$1.60B-21.62180
LENZ
LENZ Therapeutics
1.6074 of 5 stars
$39.68
-0.8%
$49.60
+25.0%
+65.2%$1.14BN/A-20.88110
ZYME
Zymeworks
0.0439 of 5 stars
$14.57
-3.5%
N/AN/A$1.14B$76.30M-15.02460News Coverage
Gap Down
GPCR
Structure Therapeutics
2.3311 of 5 stars
$18.57
-5.3%
$75.71
+307.7%
-49.4%$1.13BN/A-17.69136News Coverage
Positive News

Related Companies and Tools


This page (NASDAQ:FHTX) was last updated on 9/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
From Our Partners