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MGTX vs. TARS, IDYA, OCUL, MLYS, IBRX, DNLI, IRON, BEAM, CNTA, and BLTE

Should you be buying MeiraGTx stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of MeiraGTx include Tarsus Pharmaceuticals (TARS), IDEAYA Biosciences (IDYA), Ocular Therapeutix (OCUL), Mineralys Therapeutics (MLYS), ImmunityBio (IBRX), Denali Therapeutics (DNLI), Disc Medicine (IRON), Beam Therapeutics (BEAM), Centessa Pharmaceuticals (CNTA), and Belite Bio (BLTE). These companies are all part of the "pharmaceutical products" industry.

MeiraGTx vs. Its Competitors

MeiraGTx (NASDAQ:MGTX) and Tarsus Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:TARS) are both medical companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, risk, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership and earnings.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
MeiraGTx$37.92M15.53-$147.79M-$2.04-3.59
Tarsus Pharmaceuticals$295.52M7.23-$115.55M-$2.33-21.72

MeiraGTx currently has a consensus target price of $24.00, indicating a potential upside of 227.87%. Tarsus Pharmaceuticals has a consensus target price of $66.67, indicating a potential upside of 31.75%. Given MeiraGTx's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe MeiraGTx is more favorable than Tarsus Pharmaceuticals.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
MeiraGTx
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
Tarsus Pharmaceuticals
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.71

In the previous week, Tarsus Pharmaceuticals had 5 more articles in the media than MeiraGTx. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Tarsus Pharmaceuticals and 2 mentions for MeiraGTx. MeiraGTx's average media sentiment score of 1.18 beat Tarsus Pharmaceuticals' score of 0.57 indicating that MeiraGTx is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
MeiraGTx
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Tarsus Pharmaceuticals
2 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

MeiraGTx has a beta of 1.29, suggesting that its stock price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Tarsus Pharmaceuticals has a beta of 0.81, suggesting that its stock price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500.

67.5% of MeiraGTx shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.0% of Tarsus Pharmaceuticals shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.5% of MeiraGTx shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 9.0% of Tarsus Pharmaceuticals shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Tarsus Pharmaceuticals has a net margin of -31.13% compared to MeiraGTx's net margin of -415.39%. Tarsus Pharmaceuticals' return on equity of -32.36% beat MeiraGTx's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
MeiraGTx-415.39% -314.44% -63.28%
Tarsus Pharmaceuticals -31.13%-32.36%-21.04%

Summary

Tarsus Pharmaceuticals beats MeiraGTx on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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MGTX vs. The Competition

MetricMeiraGTxMED IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$588.87M$3.09B$5.70B$10.27B
Dividend YieldN/A2.32%5.72%4.60%
P/E Ratio-3.5921.3075.8626.51
Price / Sales15.53380.87491.12165.50
Price / CashN/A44.4425.8129.89
Price / Book8.419.6112.846.32
Net Income-$147.79M-$53.28M$3.28B$270.51M
7 Day Performance-4.31%0.32%0.22%2.15%
1 Month Performance-10.40%4.59%4.61%6.35%
1 Year Performance74.29%9.24%68.33%25.49%

MeiraGTx Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
MGTX
MeiraGTx
4.1417 of 5 stars
$7.32
-0.1%
$24.00
+227.9%
+72.5%$588.87M$37.92M-3.59300News Coverage
Positive News
TARS
Tarsus Pharmaceuticals
2.5028 of 5 stars
$56.89
-1.3%
$66.67
+17.2%
+49.1%$2.43B$182.95M-24.4250Positive News
IDYA
IDEAYA Biosciences
3.9601 of 5 stars
$23.39
-13.9%
$45.77
+95.7%
-34.5%$2.38B$7M-6.1780High Trading Volume
OCUL
Ocular Therapeutix
3.8887 of 5 stars
$12.71
-6.5%
$17.20
+35.3%
+39.3%$2.37B$63.72M-9.93230News Coverage
Positive News
Analyst Forecast
MLYS
Mineralys Therapeutics
2.8301 of 5 stars
$35.93
+3.2%
$36.60
+1.9%
+207.9%$2.31BN/A-10.0928Positive News
Gap Down
IBRX
ImmunityBio
2.5102 of 5 stars
$2.41
+0.4%
$10.75
+346.1%
-23.5%$2.27B$14.74M-5.02590
DNLI
Denali Therapeutics
4.2906 of 5 stars
$15.50
+0.5%
$33.62
+116.9%
-57.2%$2.26B$330.53M-5.54430Positive News
IRON
Disc Medicine
3.227 of 5 stars
$61.91
+1.9%
$98.30
+58.8%
+25.3%$2.11BN/A-13.8530Positive News
High Trading Volume
BEAM
Beam Therapeutics
3.0305 of 5 stars
$19.94
-4.5%
$48.45
+143.0%
-19.1%$2.11B$63.52M-4.43510Analyst Downgrade
CNTA
Centessa Pharmaceuticals
3.1276 of 5 stars
$18.03
+14.6%
$31.45
+74.5%
+29.6%$2.11B$6.85M-10.07200Insider Trade
High Trading Volume
BLTE
Belite Bio
2.5151 of 5 stars
$67.51
+2.7%
$96.67
+43.2%
+36.8%$2.09BN/A-43.5510News Coverage
Analyst Forecast

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This page (NASDAQ:MGTX) was last updated on 9/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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