IMV (NASDAQ:IMV) and Intercept Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ICPT) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, valuation and institutional ownership.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent recommendations for IMV and Intercept Pharmaceuticals, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score |
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IMV | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2.57 |
Intercept Pharmaceuticals | 1 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 2.29 |
IMV currently has a consensus price target of $8.5417, suggesting a potential upside of 218.72%. Intercept Pharmaceuticals has a consensus price target of $50.6957, suggesting a potential upside of 144.08%. Given IMV's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe IMV is more favorable than Intercept Pharmaceuticals.
Volatility & Risk
IMV has a beta of 1.69, suggesting that its stock price is 69% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Intercept Pharmaceuticals has a beta of 1.85, suggesting that its stock price is 85% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
20.7% of IMV shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.8% of Intercept Pharmaceuticals shares are owned by institutional investors. 23.7% of Intercept Pharmaceuticals shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Profitability
This table compares IMV and Intercept Pharmaceuticals' net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets |
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IMV | -9,661.54% | -180.04% | -91.98% |
Intercept Pharmaceuticals | -106.64% | -1,973.10% | -48.51% |
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares IMV and Intercept Pharmaceuticals' top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio |
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IMV | $430,000.00 | 421.50 | $-20,620,000.00 | ($0.41) | -6.54 |
Intercept Pharmaceuticals | $252 million | 2.74 | $-344,680,000.00 | ($10.89) | -1.91 |
IMV has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Intercept Pharmaceuticals. IMV is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Intercept Pharmaceuticals, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Intercept Pharmaceuticals beats IMV on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.