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HCWB vs. FBLG, LGVN, ASBP, LSTA, NAII, DARE, AYTU, RVPH, CVKD, and ELEV

Should you be buying HCW Biologics stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of HCW Biologics include FibroBiologics (FBLG), Longeveron (LGVN), Aspire Biopharma (ASBP), Lisata Therapeutics (LSTA), Natural Alternatives International (NAII), Dare Bioscience (DARE), Aytu BioPharma (AYTU), Reviva Pharmaceuticals (RVPH), Cadrenal Therapeutics (CVKD), and Elevation Oncology (ELEV). These companies are all part of the "pharmaceutical products" industry.

HCW Biologics vs. Its Competitors

HCW Biologics (NASDAQ:HCWB) and FibroBiologics (NASDAQ:FBLG) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, risk and profitability.

3.0% of HCW Biologics shares are owned by institutional investors. 42.7% of HCW Biologics shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 20.8% of FibroBiologics 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.

FibroBiologics has a net margin of 0.00% compared to HCW Biologics' net margin of -1,712.94%. HCW Biologics' return on equity of 0.00% beat FibroBiologics' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
HCW Biologics-1,712.94% N/A -90.09%
FibroBiologics N/A -710.25%-118.02%

HCW Biologics has a beta of 0.66, indicating that its stock price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, FibroBiologics has a beta of -0.74, indicating that its stock price is 174% less volatile than the S&P 500.

In the previous week, FibroBiologics had 5 more articles in the media than HCW Biologics. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for FibroBiologics and 0 mentions for HCW Biologics. HCW Biologics' average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat FibroBiologics' score of -0.60 indicating that HCW Biologics is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
HCW Biologics Neutral
FibroBiologics Negative

FibroBiologics has lower revenue, but higher earnings than HCW Biologics. FibroBiologics is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than HCW Biologics, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
HCW Biologics$2.57M2.31-$30.02M-$23.25-0.18
FibroBiologicsN/AN/A-$11.16M-$0.36-1.80

HCW Biologics currently has a consensus target price of $35.00, suggesting a potential upside of 747.46%. FibroBiologics has a consensus target price of $13.00, suggesting a potential upside of 1,904.32%. Given FibroBiologics' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe FibroBiologics is more favorable than HCW Biologics.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
HCW Biologics
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
FibroBiologics
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.20

Summary

HCW Biologics and FibroBiologics tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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HCWB vs. The Competition

MetricHCW BiologicsMED IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$5.95M$3.02B$5.52B$9.35B
Dividend YieldN/A2.45%4.74%4.14%
P/E Ratio-0.1817.8529.0523.78
Price / Sales2.31318.52444.6497.50
Price / CashN/A40.5624.4827.20
Price / Book-0.688.488.365.61
Net Income-$30.02M-$54.98M$3.25B$265.26M
7 Day Performance-0.48%-3.52%-3.57%-4.34%
1 Month Performance-1.20%15.65%5.10%4.11%
1 Year Performance-82.93%6.51%25.36%17.92%

HCW Biologics Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
HCWB
HCW Biologics
2.6836 of 5 stars
$4.13
-2.6%
$35.00
+747.5%
-82.9%$5.95M$2.57M-0.1840Gap Down
FBLG
FibroBiologics
3.1733 of 5 stars
$0.62
-6.3%
$13.00
+2,013.8%
-86.7%$24.40MN/A-2.9310Earnings Report
Upcoming Earnings
High Trading Volume
LGVN
Longeveron
2.2794 of 5 stars
$1.58
-3.9%
$8.67
+449.9%
-43.4%$23.59M$2.23M-0.2520Negative News
Short Interest ↑
Gap Down
ASBP
Aspire Biopharma
N/A$0.47
-2.1%
N/AN/A$23.33MN/A0.00N/A
LSTA
Lisata Therapeutics
2.2998 of 5 stars
$2.64
+0.5%
$23.50
+788.8%
-22.6%$22.71M$1M-1.1530Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
NAII
Natural Alternatives International
N/A$3.65
+1.4%
N/A-33.5%$22.56M$113.80M-2.63290Positive News
DARE
Dare Bioscience
1.7408 of 5 stars
$2.48
-2.9%
$12.00
+384.8%
-27.1%$22.35M$10K-14.5630Upcoming Earnings
Short Interest ↑
AYTU
Aytu BioPharma
3.1565 of 5 stars
$2.52
-4.4%
$10.00
+297.6%
-4.8%$22.32M$81M-3.45160
RVPH
Reviva Pharmaceuticals
2.8413 of 5 stars
$0.46
-5.9%
$9.00
+1,852.3%
-56.9%$22.13MN/A-0.585Short Interest ↑
High Trading Volume
CVKD
Cadrenal Therapeutics
2.133 of 5 stars
$11.00
-5.0%
$32.00
+190.9%
N/A$21.74MN/A-1.194Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
Gap Up
ELEV
Elevation Oncology
2.1198 of 5 stars
$0.37
flat
$3.39
+827.6%
N/A$21.62MN/A-0.4540Upcoming Earnings

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This page (NASDAQ:HCWB) was last updated on 8/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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