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Histogenics (HSGX) Competitors

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HSGX vs. APT, MLSS, LGMK, ETON, AQST, ITOS, KOD, VIGL, DCTH, and ATXS

Should you be buying Histogenics stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Histogenics include Alpha Pro Tech (APT), Milestone Scientific (MLSS), LogicMark (LGMK), Eton Pharmaceuticals (ETON), Aquestive Therapeutics (AQST), iTeos Therapeutics (ITOS), Kodiak Sciences (KOD), Vigil Neuroscience (VIGL), Delcath Systems (DCTH), and Astria Therapeutics (ATXS).

Histogenics vs. Its Competitors

Alpha Pro Tech (NYSE:APT) and Histogenics (NASDAQ:HSGX) are both small-cap surgical appliances & supplies industry companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, dividends, risk, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Alpha Pro Tech has higher revenue and earnings than Histogenics. Histogenics is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Alpha Pro Tech, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Alpha Pro Tech$58.18M0.88$4.19M$0.3712.73
HistogenicsN/AN/A-$8.64M-$0.79-1.26

22.7% of Alpha Pro Tech shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 40.4% of Histogenics shares are owned by institutional investors. 15.0% of Alpha Pro Tech shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 19.7% of Histogenics shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Alpha Pro Tech has a net margin of 6.99% compared to Histogenics' net margin of 0.00%. Alpha Pro Tech's return on equity of 6.70% beat Histogenics' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Alpha Pro Tech6.99% 6.70% 5.76%
Histogenics N/A -34.96%18.40%

In the previous week, Alpha Pro Tech had 4 more articles in the media than Histogenics. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Alpha Pro Tech and 0 mentions for Histogenics. Alpha Pro Tech's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Histogenics' score of 0.00 indicating that Alpha Pro Tech is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Alpha Pro Tech Positive
Histogenics Neutral

Alpha Pro Tech has a beta of 0.24, meaning that its stock price is 76% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Histogenics has a beta of 3.1, meaning that its stock price is 210% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Alpha Pro Tech beats Histogenics on 8 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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HSGX vs. The Competition

MetricHistogenicsSurgical Appliances & Supplies IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$94.45M$27.63M$5.44B$9.61B
Dividend YieldN/AN/A4.61%4.14%
P/E Ratio-1.2612.7329.7624.84
Price / SalesN/A2.31449.1298.65
Price / CashN/A12.8036.4258.36
Price / Book-99.842.238.185.64
Net Income-$8.64M-$5.31M$3.26B$265.68M

Histogenics Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
HSGX
Histogenics
N/A$1.00
-0.2%
N/A-21.9%$94.45MN/A-1.2649
APT
Alpha Pro Tech
2.2494 of 5 stars
$4.80
-0.6%
N/A-13.4%$52.15M$58.18M12.97120News Coverage
MLSS
Milestone Scientific
2.0044 of 5 stars
$0.49
-1.1%
$1.25
+152.9%
-30.8%$38.79M$8.61M-7.0630
LGMK
LogicMark
0.2206 of 5 stars
$0.00
+24.2%
N/A-99.9%$2.36M$9.88M0.0020Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
ETON
Eton Pharmaceuticals
1.9822 of 5 stars
$14.52
+0.6%
$29.67
+104.3%
+373.5%$389.43M$39.01M-80.6720News Coverage
Earnings Report
Analyst Downgrade
Gap Up
AQST
Aquestive Therapeutics
1.832 of 5 stars
$3.92
-0.3%
$10.14
+158.7%
+18.5%$389.37M$57.56M-6.64160News Coverage
Upcoming Earnings
ITOS
iTeos Therapeutics
2.9223 of 5 stars
$10.12
+0.1%
$15.64
+54.6%
-32.5%$387.29M$35M-3.3390News Coverage
Earnings Report
Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast
KOD
Kodiak Sciences
3.1665 of 5 stars
$7.30
-6.4%
$9.00
+23.3%
+222.4%$385.15MN/A-2.0190Upcoming Earnings
Gap Up
VIGL
Vigil Neuroscience
3.0946 of 5 stars
$8.05
-0.1%
$10.80
+34.2%
N/A$383.88MN/A-3.9340News Coverage
Upcoming Earnings
DCTH
Delcath Systems
3.0173 of 5 stars
$10.93
+0.2%
$24.00
+119.6%
+24.3%$380.69M$37.21M-21.8660News Coverage
Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
ATXS
Astria Therapeutics
2.154 of 5 stars
$6.73
+1.2%
$29.00
+330.9%
-36.9%$379.77MN/A-3.6030Upcoming Earnings

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This page (NASDAQ:HSGX) was last updated on 8/9/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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