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JANX vs. NUVL, LNTH, TLX, AXSM, CRSP, ADMA, PCVX, RYTM, CYTK, and KRYS

Should you be buying Janux Therapeutics stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Janux Therapeutics include Nuvalent (NUVL), Lantheus (LNTH), Telix Pharmaceuticals (TLX), Axsome Therapeutics (AXSM), CRISPR Therapeutics (CRSP), ADMA Biologics (ADMA), Vaxcyte (PCVX), Rhythm Pharmaceuticals (RYTM), Cytokinetics (CYTK), and Krystal Biotech (KRYS). These companies are all part of the "pharmaceutical products" industry.

Janux Therapeutics vs. Its Competitors

Nuvalent (NASDAQ:NUVL) and Janux Therapeutics (NASDAQ:JANX) are both medical companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, risk and media sentiment.

Janux Therapeutics' return on equity of -9.29% beat Nuvalent's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
NuvalentN/A -31.35% -29.27%
Janux Therapeutics N/A -9.29%-8.89%

97.3% of Nuvalent shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.4% of Janux Therapeutics shares are owned by institutional investors. 10.2% of Nuvalent shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 8.1% of Janux Therapeutics shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
NuvalentN/AN/A-$260.76M-$4.39-18.44
Janux Therapeutics$10.59M140.52-$68.99M-$1.36-18.49

Nuvalent has a beta of 1.31, suggesting that its share price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Janux Therapeutics has a beta of 2.86, suggesting that its share price is 186% more volatile than the S&P 500.

In the previous week, Nuvalent had 3 more articles in the media than Janux Therapeutics. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Nuvalent and 4 mentions for Janux Therapeutics. Janux Therapeutics' average media sentiment score of 0.72 beat Nuvalent's score of 0.58 indicating that Janux Therapeutics is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Nuvalent
3 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Janux Therapeutics
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Nuvalent currently has a consensus price target of $119.60, indicating a potential upside of 47.78%. Janux Therapeutics has a consensus price target of $91.89, indicating a potential upside of 265.36%. Given Janux Therapeutics' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Janux Therapeutics is more favorable than Nuvalent.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Nuvalent
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
10 Buy rating(s)
2 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.17
Janux Therapeutics
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
9 Buy rating(s)
2 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.08

Summary

Janux Therapeutics beats Nuvalent on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

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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.
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JANX vs. The Competition

MetricJanux TherapeuticsMED IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$1.49B$2.94B$5.56B$9.11B
Dividend YieldN/A2.42%5.06%4.01%
P/E Ratio-18.4920.8528.2620.26
Price / Sales140.52303.05437.10166.10
Price / CashN/A42.1137.1257.67
Price / Book1.297.638.045.49
Net Income-$68.99M-$55.05M$3.19B$250.45M
7 Day Performance2.49%8.43%3.62%4.79%
1 Month Performance1.00%8.14%5.98%9.59%
1 Year Performance-43.14%1.62%29.39%16.41%

Janux Therapeutics Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
JANX
Janux Therapeutics
1.9095 of 5 stars
$25.15
-1.8%
$91.89
+265.4%
-43.1%$1.49B$10.59M-18.4930News Coverage
Analyst Forecast
NUVL
Nuvalent
3.3693 of 5 stars
$77.93
-3.2%
$119.60
+53.5%
+2.9%$5.78BN/A-17.7540Insider Trade
LNTH
Lantheus
4.5833 of 5 stars
$79.19
-1.5%
$130.50
+64.8%
-34.1%$5.56B$1.53B22.50700News Coverage
TLX
Telix Pharmaceuticals
N/A$15.48
-3.7%
$22.33
+44.3%
N/A$5.44B$516.72M0.00N/ANews Coverage
Analyst Forecast
AXSM
Axsome Therapeutics
4.7691 of 5 stars
$107.50
+2.0%
$172.33
+60.3%
+31.6%$5.19B$385.69M-18.63380Analyst Revision
CRSP
CRISPR Therapeutics
3.2427 of 5 stars
$51.19
-1.9%
$71.75
+40.2%
-1.9%$4.51B$37.31M-11.33460News Coverage
Analyst Forecast
Options Volume
ADMA
ADMA Biologics
3.9517 of 5 stars
$17.88
-2.2%
$27.67
+54.7%
+44.8%$4.36B$426.45M21.04530Positive News
PCVX
Vaxcyte
1.8263 of 5 stars
$32.00
-3.8%
$136.50
+326.6%
-56.4%$4.29BN/A-8.02160News Coverage
Positive News
RYTM
Rhythm Pharmaceuticals
3.1879 of 5 stars
$66.39
+0.9%
$78.07
+17.6%
+73.3%$4.18B$130.13M-23.63140Trending News
Analyst Forecast
Insider Trade
Analyst Revision
CYTK
Cytokinetics
4.0737 of 5 stars
$33.36
-3.8%
$70.92
+112.6%
-33.9%$4.14B$18.47M-6.31250
KRYS
Krystal Biotech
4.6739 of 5 stars
$139.74
-2.3%
$211.13
+51.1%
-27.1%$4.13B$290.52M33.59210Trending News
Analyst Forecast
Insider Trade
Analyst Revision

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This page (NASDAQ:JANX) was last updated on 7/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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