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NCNA vs. EVFM, NMTR, TRVN, PTPI, SYRS, SRNE, BIOR, HEPA, BPTSY, and VRPX

Should you be buying NuCana stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of NuCana include Evofem Biosciences (EVFM), 9 Meters Biopharma (NMTR), Trevena (TRVN), Petros Pharmaceuticals (PTPI), Syros Pharmaceuticals (SYRS), Sorrento Therapeutics (SRNE), Biora Therapeutics (BIOR), Hepion Pharmaceuticals (HEPA), Biophytis (BPTSY), and Virpax Pharmaceuticals (VRPX). These companies are all part of the "pharmaceutical products" industry.

NuCana vs. Its Competitors

NuCana (NASDAQ:NCNA) and Evofem Biosciences (NASDAQ:EVFM) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, earnings and profitability.

In the previous week, NuCana and NuCana both had 1 articles in the media. NuCana's average media sentiment score of -0.21 beat Evofem Biosciences' score of -0.99 indicating that NuCana is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
NuCana
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Evofem Biosciences
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Negative

NuCana has a beta of 1.42, meaning that its stock price is 42% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Evofem Biosciences has a beta of -0.92, meaning that its stock price is 192% less volatile than the S&P 500.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
NuCanaN/AN/A-$24.28M-$7.02-0.01
Evofem Biosciences$11.39M0.09$52.98M-$0.05-0.18

NuCana has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Evofem Biosciences' net margin of -46.42%. Evofem Biosciences' return on equity of -91.97% beat NuCana's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
NuCanaN/A -319.85% -88.55%
Evofem Biosciences -46.42%-91.97%-61.93%

NuCana presently has a consensus price target of $25.00, suggesting a potential upside of 52,310.90%. Given NuCana's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe NuCana is more favorable than Evofem Biosciences.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
NuCana
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50
Evofem Biosciences
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

44.0% of NuCana shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.2% of Evofem Biosciences shares are owned by institutional investors. 31.2% of NuCana shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Evofem Biosciences shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

NuCana beats Evofem Biosciences on 9 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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NCNA vs. The Competition

MetricNuCanaMED IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$280K$2.93B$5.56B$9.40B
Dividend YieldN/A2.44%3.75%4.03%
P/E Ratio-0.0119.8828.2219.78
Price / SalesN/A305.42435.9298.62
Price / CashN/A42.5936.1658.27
Price / Book0.047.678.115.65
Net Income-$24.28M-$55.28M$3.25B$257.97M
7 Day PerformanceN/A4.87%1.61%3.73%
1 Month PerformanceN/A11.73%7.26%11.50%
1 Year PerformanceN/A3.72%33.13%19.19%

NuCana Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
NCNA
NuCana
3.0625 of 5 stars
$0.05
+1.9%
$25.00
+52,310.9%
-98.4%$280KN/A-0.0130Positive News
Stock Split
EVFM
Evofem Biosciences
1.1696 of 5 stars
$0.01
-1.1%
N/A-11.0%$1.09M$11.39M-0.01120Gap Up
NMTR
9 Meters Biopharma
N/AN/AN/AN/A$1.04MN/A-0.0220
TRVN
Trevena
1.2382 of 5 stars
$0.91
-2.4%
$5.00
+448.0%
-85.2%$875K$443K-0.0240Positive News
Gap Down
High Trading Volume
PTPI
Petros Pharmaceuticals
N/A$0.03
-3.5%
N/A-99.7%$857K$5.11M-0.0120Gap Down
SYRS
Syros Pharmaceuticals
4.1374 of 5 stars
$0.03
+197.0%
$3.33
+11,011.1%
-99.8%$805K$386K-0.01120
SRNE
Sorrento Therapeutics
0.583 of 5 stars
$0.00
-45.8%
N/A-84.4%$717K$60.32M0.00800High Trading Volume
BIOR
Biora Therapeutics
1.8478 of 5 stars
$0.15
+6.5%
$23.00
+15,664.2%
-97.9%$660K$892K-0.01120Gap Up
HEPA
Hepion Pharmaceuticals
0.168 of 5 stars
$0.06
-6.2%
N/A-99.9%$615KN/A-0.0120
BPTSY
Biophytis
N/A$1.33
-8.3%
N/A-71.3%$467KN/A0.0030Gap Down
VRPX
Virpax Pharmaceuticals
N/A$0.37
+4.7%
$75.00
+20,164.8%
-98.8%$460KN/A0.007

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This page (NASDAQ:NCNA) was last updated on 7/19/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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