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$2.46 +0.05 (+2.07%)
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NKTX vs. AVTE, NVCT, MPLT, ALT, and STTK

Should you buy Nkarta stock or one of its competitors? Nkarta's main competitors and comparable companies include Aerovate Therapeutics (AVTE), Nuvectis Pharma (NVCT), Maplight Therapeutics (MPLT), Altimmune (ALT), and Shattuck Labs (STTK). Companies are selected based on similarities in market, industry, and size. These companies are all part of the "biotechnology" industry.

How does Nkarta compare to Aerovate Therapeutics?

Nkarta (NASDAQ:NKTX) and Aerovate Therapeutics (NASDAQ:AVTE) are both small-cap healthcare companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, valuation and earnings.

Aerovate Therapeutics is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Nkarta, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
NkartaN/AN/A-$104.08M-$1.34N/A
Aerovate TherapeuticsN/AN/A-$75.52M-$1.70N/A

Nkarta currently has a consensus price target of $10.75, indicating a potential upside of 336.99%. Given Nkarta's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Nkarta is more favorable than Aerovate Therapeutics.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Nkarta
1 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.83
Aerovate Therapeutics
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

In the previous week, Nkarta had 9 more articles in the media than Aerovate Therapeutics. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Nkarta and 0 mentions for Aerovate Therapeutics. Nkarta's average media sentiment score of 0.27 beat Aerovate Therapeutics' score of 0.00 indicating that Nkarta is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Nkarta Neutral
Aerovate Therapeutics Neutral

Nkarta has a beta of 0.93, indicating that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Aerovate Therapeutics has a beta of 0.95, indicating that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the broader market.

Nkarta's return on equity of -30.90% beat Aerovate Therapeutics' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
NkartaN/A -30.90% -24.20%
Aerovate Therapeutics N/A -90.19%-77.47%

80.5% of Nkarta shares are held by institutional investors. 9.8% of Nkarta shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 24.9% of Aerovate Therapeutics shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Nkarta beats Aerovate Therapeutics on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Nkarta compare to Nuvectis Pharma?

Nuvectis Pharma (NASDAQ:NVCT) and Nkarta (NASDAQ:NKTX) are both small-cap healthcare companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, risk, valuation, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Nuvectis Pharma is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Nkarta, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Nuvectis PharmaN/AN/A-$26.44M-$1.31N/A
NkartaN/AN/A-$104.08M-$1.34N/A

In the previous week, Nuvectis Pharma had 9 more articles in the media than Nkarta. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Nuvectis Pharma and 9 mentions for Nkarta. Nuvectis Pharma's average media sentiment score of 0.30 beat Nkarta's score of 0.27 indicating that Nuvectis Pharma is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Nuvectis Pharma
3 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Nkarta
2 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
5 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

96.8% of Nuvectis Pharma shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.5% of Nkarta shares are owned by institutional investors. 28.6% of Nuvectis Pharma shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 9.8% of Nkarta shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Nuvectis Pharma has a beta of -0.26, indicating that its stock price is 126% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Nkarta has a beta of 0.93, indicating that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the broader market.

Nkarta's return on equity of -30.90% beat Nuvectis Pharma's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Nuvectis PharmaN/A -184.25% -105.24%
Nkarta N/A -30.90%-24.20%

Nuvectis Pharma currently has a consensus target price of $35.00, indicating a potential upside of 85.38%. Nkarta has a consensus target price of $10.75, indicating a potential upside of 336.99%. Given Nkarta's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Nkarta is more favorable than Nuvectis Pharma.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Nuvectis Pharma
1 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.33
Nkarta
1 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.83

Summary

Nkarta beats Nuvectis Pharma on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Nkarta compare to Maplight Therapeutics?

Maplight Therapeutics (NASDAQ:MPLT) and Nkarta (NASDAQ:NKTX) are both small-cap healthcare companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings and media sentiment.

Maplight Therapeutics presently has a consensus price target of $31.17, suggesting a potential upside of 155.88%. Nkarta has a consensus price target of $10.75, suggesting a potential upside of 336.99%. Given Nkarta's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Nkarta is more favorable than Maplight Therapeutics.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Maplight Therapeutics
1 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
9 Buy rating(s)
4 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.94
Nkarta
1 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.83

80.5% of Nkarta shares are held by institutional investors. 3.8% of Maplight Therapeutics shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 9.8% of Nkarta shares are held 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.

Maplight Therapeutics' return on equity of 0.00% beat Nkarta's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Maplight TherapeuticsN/A N/A N/A
Nkarta N/A -30.90%-24.20%

Nkarta is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Maplight Therapeutics, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Maplight TherapeuticsN/AN/A-$161.15M-$40.99N/A
NkartaN/AN/A-$104.08M-$1.34N/A

In the previous week, Nkarta had 4 more articles in the media than Maplight Therapeutics. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Nkarta and 5 mentions for Maplight Therapeutics. Maplight Therapeutics' average media sentiment score of 0.55 beat Nkarta's score of 0.27 indicating that Maplight Therapeutics is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Maplight Therapeutics
4 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Nkarta
2 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
5 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Summary

Maplight Therapeutics beats Nkarta on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Nkarta compare to Altimmune?

Nkarta (NASDAQ:NKTX) and Altimmune (NASDAQ:ALT) are both small-cap healthcare companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, earnings, profitability, risk, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

Nkarta has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Altimmune's net margin of -214,860.98%. Nkarta's return on equity of -30.90% beat Altimmune's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
NkartaN/A -30.90% -24.20%
Altimmune -214,860.98%-42.57%-35.57%

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
NkartaN/AN/A-$104.08M-$1.34N/A
Altimmune$40K14,828.34-$88.09M-$0.93N/A

In the previous week, Nkarta had 4 more articles in the media than Altimmune. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Nkarta and 5 mentions for Altimmune. Nkarta's average media sentiment score of 0.27 beat Altimmune's score of 0.15 indicating that Nkarta is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Nkarta
2 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
5 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Altimmune
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Nkarta has a beta of 0.93, meaning that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Altimmune has a beta of 0.27, meaning that its stock price is 73% less volatile than the broader market.

Nkarta presently has a consensus target price of $10.75, suggesting a potential upside of 336.99%. Altimmune has a consensus target price of $15.71, suggesting a potential upside of 415.22%. Given Altimmune's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Altimmune is more favorable than Nkarta.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Nkarta
1 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.83
Altimmune
1 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
8 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.70

80.5% of Nkarta shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.1% of Altimmune shares are owned by institutional investors. 9.8% of Nkarta shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of Altimmune shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Nkarta beats Altimmune on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Nkarta compare to Shattuck Labs?

Nkarta (NASDAQ:NKTX) and Shattuck Labs (NASDAQ:STTK) are both small-cap healthcare companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation and media sentiment.

80.5% of Nkarta shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 58.7% of Shattuck Labs shares are owned by institutional investors. 9.8% of Nkarta shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.8% of Shattuck Labs shares are owned by company 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.

Nkarta presently has a consensus target price of $10.75, indicating a potential upside of 336.99%. Shattuck Labs has a consensus target price of $12.63, indicating a potential upside of 76.82%. Given Nkarta's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Nkarta is more favorable than Shattuck Labs.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Nkarta
1 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.83
Shattuck Labs
1 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
10 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.82

In the previous week, Nkarta had 6 more articles in the media than Shattuck Labs. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Nkarta and 3 mentions for Shattuck Labs. Shattuck Labs' average media sentiment score of 0.90 beat Nkarta's score of 0.27 indicating that Shattuck Labs is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Nkarta
2 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
5 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Shattuck Labs
2 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Nkarta has a beta of 0.93, indicating that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Shattuck Labs has a beta of 1.08, indicating that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the broader market.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
NkartaN/AN/A-$104.08M-$1.34N/A
Shattuck Labs$1M547.50-$48.81M-$0.63N/A

Nkarta's return on equity of -30.90% beat Shattuck Labs' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
NkartaN/A -30.90% -24.20%
Shattuck Labs N/A -60.73%-55.75%

Summary

Nkarta beats Shattuck Labs on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

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NKTX vs. The Competition

MetricNkartaBiotechnology IndustryHealthcare SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$172.42M$3.70B$7.02B$12.98B
Dividend YieldN/A3.76%2.58%10.20%
P/E Ratio-1.845.30210.3420.96
Price / SalesN/A1,255.26588.7886.31
Price / CashN/A44.9528.8937.42
Price / Book0.5617.6611.276.42
Net Income-$104.08M-$13.25M$3.45B$347.03M
7 Day Performance14.42%5.36%3.56%2.48%
1 Month Performance-17.17%-1.74%-0.58%-1.04%
1 Year Performance24.24%61.36%77.52%23.22%

Nkarta Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
NKTX
Nkarta
4.344 of 5 stars
$2.46
+2.1%
$10.75
+337.0%
+21.7%$172.42MN/AN/A140
AVTE
Aerovate Therapeutics
N/A$19.75
-1.3%
N/A+193.2%$572.45MN/AN/A20
NVCT
Nuvectis Pharma
3.9242 of 5 stars
$21.60
+0.4%
$35.00
+62.0%
+215.8%$570.83MN/AN/A8
MPLT
Maplight Therapeutics
3.3979 of 5 stars
$12.55
-3.6%
$34.42
+174.2%
N/A$554.89MN/AN/A109
ALT
Altimmune
2.0975 of 5 stars
$3.00
+5.6%
$15.71
+423.8%
-10.7%$552.31M$40KN/A50

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