Lipocine (LPCN) Competitors $3.15 -0.08 (-2.48%) Closing price 08/1/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$3.16 +0.00 (+0.16%) As of 08/1/2025 06:54 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFDA EventsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock LPCN vs. PMVP, QNTM, AVTX, BRNS, MNOV, CELU, ASRT, INCR, IRD, and GNTAShould you be buying Lipocine stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Lipocine include PMV Pharmaceuticals (PMVP), Quantum Biopharma (QNTM), Avalo Therapeutics (AVTX), Barinthus Biotherapeutics (BRNS), MediciNova (MNOV), Celularity (CELU), Assertio (ASRT), InterCure (INCR), Opus Genetics (IRD), and Genenta Science (GNTA). These companies are all part of the "pharmaceutical products" industry. Lipocine vs. Its Competitors PMV Pharmaceuticals Quantum Biopharma Avalo Therapeutics Barinthus Biotherapeutics MediciNova Celularity Assertio InterCure Opus Genetics Genenta Science PMV Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:PMVP) and Lipocine (NASDAQ:LPCN) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings and dividends. Does the media refer more to PMVP or LPCN? In the previous week, PMV Pharmaceuticals' average media sentiment score of 1.70 beat Lipocine's score of 0.00 indicating that PMV Pharmaceuticals is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment PMV Pharmaceuticals Very Positive Lipocine Neutral Which has more volatility & risk, PMVP or LPCN? PMV Pharmaceuticals has a beta of 1.51, suggesting that its share price is 51% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lipocine has a beta of 1.24, suggesting that its share price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has stronger earnings & valuation, PMVP or LPCN? Lipocine has higher revenue and earnings than PMV Pharmaceuticals. Lipocine is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than PMV Pharmaceuticals, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioPMV PharmaceuticalsN/AN/A-$58.71M-$1.18-1.19Lipocine$11.20M1.50$10K-$1.02-3.09 Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in PMVP or LPCN? 90.2% of PMV Pharmaceuticals shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 9.1% of Lipocine shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.6% of PMV Pharmaceuticals shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.4% of Lipocine shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts prefer PMVP or LPCN? PMV Pharmaceuticals presently has a consensus price target of $5.50, suggesting a potential upside of 292.86%. Lipocine has a consensus price target of $9.00, suggesting a potential upside of 185.71%. Given PMV Pharmaceuticals' higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe PMV Pharmaceuticals is more favorable than Lipocine.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score PMV Pharmaceuticals 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Lipocine 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Is PMVP or LPCN more profitable? Lipocine's return on equity of -26.68% beat PMV Pharmaceuticals' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets PMV PharmaceuticalsN/A -32.54% -29.59% Lipocine N/A -26.68%-24.77% SummaryPMV Pharmaceuticals beats Lipocine on 6 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Lipocine News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for LPCN and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding LPCN and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?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.Skip Chart LPCN vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricLipocineMED IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$17.28M$2.46B$5.48B$9.51BDividend YieldN/A1.81%4.73%4.08%P/E Ratio-3.098.9728.6723.80Price / Sales1.50437.63373.9066.65Price / CashN/A157.7635.4557.96Price / Book0.804.838.275.55Net Income$10K$31.62M$3.24B$259.03M7 Day Performance-8.43%-5.28%-3.69%-4.59%1 Month Performance1.29%4.38%4.33%4.46%1 Year Performance-36.49%-2.49%25.95%18.03% Lipocine Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)LPCNLipocine2.6175 of 5 stars$3.15-2.5%$9.00+185.7%-38.0%$17.28M$11.20M-3.0910Upcoming EarningsPMVPPMV Pharmaceuticals3.5341 of 5 stars$1.51+7.1%$5.50+264.2%-11.9%$73.25MN/A-1.2850Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsGap DownQNTMQuantum BiopharmaN/A$24.88-1.1%N/AN/A$73.12MN/A-1.56N/AGap DownAVTXAvalo Therapeutics3.058 of 5 stars$6.58-1.6%$30.00+355.9%-28.6%$72.44M$440K0.0040News CoverageGap DownBRNSBarinthus Biotherapeutics2.2707 of 5 stars$1.55-13.4%$6.25+303.2%-7.1%$72.21M$14.97M-0.95107Upcoming EarningsGap DownMNOVMediciNova2.678 of 5 stars$1.45-0.7%$7.00+382.8%+8.3%$71.61M$1M-6.3010News CoverageUpcoming EarningsGap UpHigh Trading VolumeCELUCelularity0.2428 of 5 stars$3.29+11.1%N/A-1.0%$70.89M$54.22M-1.24220News CoverageAnalyst UpgradeGap UpASRTAssertio1.7166 of 5 stars$0.73-2.0%$2.63+262.1%-48.4%$70.88M$124.96M-2.2720News CoverageUpcoming EarningsINCRInterCureN/A$1.51-2.6%N/A-32.1%$70.64M$66.28M0.00350Gap UpIRDOpus Genetics1.1812 of 5 stars$1.20+1.7%$7.33+511.1%N/A$70.40M$10.99M-0.5714GNTAGenenta Science1.6585 of 5 stars$3.75-0.8%$25.00+566.5%-13.5%$69.14MN/A0.007Positive NewsShort Interest ↑ Related Companies and Tools Related Companies PMVP Alternatives QNTM Alternatives AVTX Alternatives BRNS Alternatives MNOV Alternatives CELU Alternatives ASRT Alternatives INCR Alternatives IRD Alternatives GNTA Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:LPCN) was last updated on 8/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon’s Secret Social Security BombshellTo All Americans Born Before April 16th, 1963: Did Trump Just Give The Green Light To Radically RE-DO Social S...Banyan Hill Publishing | SponsoredElon’s BIGGEST warning yet?Tesla's About to Prove Everyone Wrong... 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