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IOBT vs. TERN, ARCT, CMPX, ATXS, SNDL, GOSS, MBX, AQST, CYRX, and IVA

Should you be buying IO Biotech stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of IO Biotech include Terns Pharmaceuticals (TERN), Arcturus Therapeutics (ARCT), Compass Therapeutics (CMPX), Astria Therapeutics (ATXS), SNDL (SNDL), Gossamer Bio (GOSS), MBX Biosciences (MBX), Aquestive Therapeutics (AQST), CryoPort (CYRX), and Inventiva (IVA). These companies are all part of the "pharmaceutical products" industry.

IO Biotech vs. Its Competitors

IO Biotech (NASDAQ:IOBT) and Terns Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:TERN) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and profitability.

54.8% of IO Biotech shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.3% of Terns Pharmaceuticals shares are held by institutional investors. 2.3% of IO Biotech shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of Terns Pharmaceuticals shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Terns Pharmaceuticals' return on equity of -28.81% beat IO Biotech's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
IO BiotechN/A -162.55% -125.08%
Terns Pharmaceuticals N/A -28.81%-27.55%

Terns Pharmaceuticals is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than IO Biotech, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
IO BiotechN/AN/A-$95.49M-$1.37-1.07
Terns PharmaceuticalsN/AN/A-$88.85M-$1.09-3.90

In the previous week, Terns Pharmaceuticals had 4 more articles in the media than IO Biotech. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Terns Pharmaceuticals and 2 mentions for IO Biotech. Terns Pharmaceuticals' average media sentiment score of 1.34 beat IO Biotech's score of 0.93 indicating that Terns Pharmaceuticals is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
IO Biotech
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Terns Pharmaceuticals
2 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

IO Biotech presently has a consensus price target of $9.33, suggesting a potential upside of 534.92%. Terns Pharmaceuticals has a consensus price target of $15.63, suggesting a potential upside of 267.30%. Given IO Biotech's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe IO Biotech is more favorable than Terns Pharmaceuticals.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
IO Biotech
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.33
Terns Pharmaceuticals
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.60

IO Biotech has a beta of 0.36, indicating that its stock price is 64% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Terns Pharmaceuticals has a beta of -0.11, indicating that its stock price is 111% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Terns Pharmaceuticals beats IO Biotech on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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IOBT vs. The Competition

MetricIO BiotechMED IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$96.84M$2.90B$5.51B$8.92B
Dividend YieldN/A2.69%5.38%4.12%
P/E Ratio-0.9921.4026.2119.84
Price / SalesN/A279.63415.30113.63
Price / CashN/A41.8936.4957.06
Price / Book2.077.358.005.32
Net Income-$95.49M-$55.05M$3.15B$248.42M
7 Day Performance-2.65%2.02%1.72%2.50%
1 Month Performance-9.26%6.76%4.63%5.53%
1 Year Performance24.58%4.83%35.87%19.65%

IO Biotech Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
IOBT
IO Biotech
3.234 of 5 stars
$1.47
+6.5%
$9.33
+534.9%
+23.2%$96.84MN/A-0.9930Gap Up
TERN
Terns Pharmaceuticals
4.1674 of 5 stars
$3.68
-5.6%
$15.63
+324.6%
-43.8%$340.61MN/A-3.3840Positive News
ARCT
Arcturus Therapeutics
3.764 of 5 stars
$12.51
+1.8%
$53.50
+327.7%
-45.1%$333.31M$152.31M-4.94180Positive News
CMPX
Compass Therapeutics
3.0295 of 5 stars
$2.54
+5.8%
$13.13
+416.7%
+172.9%$331.88M$850K-6.2020News Coverage
Analyst Upgrade
ATXS
Astria Therapeutics
1.8253 of 5 stars
$5.61
-4.3%
$30.00
+434.8%
-41.3%$330.70MN/A-3.0030
SNDL
SNDL
3.7985 of 5 stars
$1.24
-0.8%
$3.63
+192.3%
-36.5%$328.47M$671.81M-4.282,516Positive News
GOSS
Gossamer Bio
3.63 of 5 stars
$1.37
-4.9%
$7.75
+465.7%
+31.9%$327.32M$114.70M-5.96180
MBX
MBX Biosciences
2.7219 of 5 stars
$9.73
-0.1%
$37.50
+285.4%
N/A$325.22MN/A0.0036
AQST
Aquestive Therapeutics
1.4137 of 5 stars
$3.29
+1.2%
$10.14
+208.3%
+38.8%$322.82M$57.56M-5.58160News Coverage
CYRX
CryoPort
2.3197 of 5 stars
$6.56
+3.0%
$11.00
+67.7%
+14.4%$319.37M$228.38M-2.801,186News Coverage
Positive News
IVA
Inventiva
3.1379 of 5 stars
$3.34
+1.5%
$10.40
+211.5%
-2.0%$314.73M$9.95M0.00100

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This page (NASDAQ:IOBT) was last updated on 7/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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