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MGNX vs. AQST, YMAB, HUMA, VIGL, EOLS, CYRX, MBX, CMPX, ESPR, and ATXS

Should you be buying MacroGenics stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of MacroGenics include Aquestive Therapeutics (AQST), Y-mAbs Therapeutics (YMAB), Humacyte (HUMA), Vigil Neuroscience (VIGL), Evolus (EOLS), CryoPort (CYRX), MBX Biosciences (MBX), Compass Therapeutics (CMPX), Esperion Therapeutics (ESPR), and Astria Therapeutics (ATXS). These companies are all part of the "pharmaceutical products" industry.

MacroGenics vs. Its Competitors

MacroGenics (NASDAQ:MGNX) and Aquestive Therapeutics (NASDAQ:AQST) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, media sentiment, risk, earnings and profitability.

In the previous week, MacroGenics had 3 more articles in the media than Aquestive Therapeutics. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for MacroGenics and 10 mentions for Aquestive Therapeutics. Aquestive Therapeutics' average media sentiment score of 1.07 beat MacroGenics' score of 0.32 indicating that Aquestive Therapeutics is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
MacroGenics
2 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
6 Neutral mention(s)
2 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Aquestive Therapeutics
3 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

MacroGenics has a beta of 1.65, indicating that its stock price is 65% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Aquestive Therapeutics has a beta of 1.99, indicating that its stock price is 99% more volatile than the S&P 500.

MacroGenics presently has a consensus price target of $3.60, indicating a potential upside of 113.02%. Aquestive Therapeutics has a consensus price target of $10.14, indicating a potential upside of 154.85%. Given Aquestive Therapeutics' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Aquestive Therapeutics is more favorable than MacroGenics.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
MacroGenics
0 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.57
Aquestive Therapeutics
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
7 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.88

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
MacroGenics$149.96M0.71-$66.97M-$0.57-2.96
Aquestive Therapeutics$44.13M8.99-$44.14M-$0.70-5.69

96.9% of MacroGenics shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 32.5% of Aquestive Therapeutics shares are held by institutional investors. 13.0% of MacroGenics shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.4% of Aquestive Therapeutics shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

MacroGenics has a net margin of -21.99% compared to Aquestive Therapeutics' net margin of -147.38%. Aquestive Therapeutics' return on equity of 0.00% beat MacroGenics' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
MacroGenics-21.99% -40.24% -14.62%
Aquestive Therapeutics -147.38%N/A -63.87%

Summary

MacroGenics beats Aquestive Therapeutics on 9 of the 17 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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MGNX vs. The Competition

MetricMacroGenicsMED PRODUCTS IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$106.83M$10.85B$5.82B$9.74B
Dividend YieldN/A1.88%3.84%4.09%
P/E Ratio-2.9620.9331.1525.97
Price / Sales0.7129.96475.57123.18
Price / CashN/A24.6537.1558.38
Price / Book2.283.509.116.39
Net Income-$66.97M$211.77M$3.26B$265.66M
7 Day Performance6.96%4.44%2.11%1.98%
1 Month Performance9.74%10.98%5.12%1.33%
1 Year Performance-49.25%-8.36%31.25%21.15%

MacroGenics Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
MGNX
MacroGenics
4.4344 of 5 stars
$1.69
+17.4%
$3.60
+113.0%
-60.0%$106.83M$149.96M-2.96430Gap Up
AQST
Aquestive Therapeutics
2.3394 of 5 stars
$3.86
-1.0%
$10.14
+162.8%
-15.9%$387.38M$57.56M-6.54160Analyst Revision
YMAB
Y-mAbs Therapeutics
2.1246 of 5 stars
$8.52
+0.1%
$11.16
+31.0%
-38.4%$385.36M$87.68M-17.04150
HUMA
Humacyte
2.402 of 5 stars
$1.75
-29.4%
$11.71
+569.4%
-76.2%$384.70M$1.57M-2.54150Insider Trade
High Trading Volume
VIGL
Vigil Neuroscience
1.9236 of 5 stars
$8.05
flat
$10.80
+34.2%
N/A$383.91MN/A-3.9340Positive News
EOLS
Evolus
4.1146 of 5 stars
$5.77
-2.2%
$21.25
+268.3%
-52.6%$381.64M$266.27M-5.89170
CYRX
CryoPort
3.7534 of 5 stars
$8.09
+7.0%
$12.00
+48.3%
-6.7%$379.04M$228.38M6.081,186
MBX
MBX Biosciences
2.6402 of 5 stars
$11.26
-7.4%
$37.63
+234.1%
N/A$376.35MN/A-2.4836
CMPX
Compass Therapeutics
2.7856 of 5 stars
$3.34
+23.7%
$12.67
+279.2%
+135.3%$373.36M$850K-8.1520High Trading Volume
ESPR
Esperion Therapeutics
3.6068 of 5 stars
$1.85
-1.3%
$7.00
+279.4%
+21.0%$370.63M$332.31M-3.77200
ATXS
Astria Therapeutics
2.9519 of 5 stars
$6.68
+6.4%
$29.00
+334.1%
-46.8%$354.41MN/A-3.5730

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This page (NASDAQ:MGNX) was last updated on 8/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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