Onconetix (ONCO) Competitors

Talphera (NASDAQ:TLPH) and Onconetix (NASDAQ:ONCO) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, media sentiment, valuation and earnings.

Which has more volatility and risk, TLPH or ONCO?

Talphera has a beta of -0.11, meaning that its stock price is 111% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Onconetix has a beta of 3.38, meaning that its stock price is 238% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, TLPH or ONCO?

Talphera has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Onconetix.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Talphera	$650K	13.21	-$13M	-$0.45	-0.93
Onconetix	$2.52M	0.75	-$58.69M	N/A	N/A

Is TLPH or ONCO more profitable?

Talphera has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Onconetix's net margin of -2,913.71%. Talphera's return on equity of -130.28% beat Onconetix's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Talphera	N/A	-130.28%	-59.25%
Onconetix	-2,913.71%	-514.04%	-75.82%

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in TLPH or ONCO?

37.7% of Talphera shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 23.9% of Onconetix shares are held by institutional investors. 3.2% of Talphera shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.1% of Onconetix shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts rate TLPH or ONCO?

Talphera currently has a consensus price target of $5.00, suggesting a potential upside of 1,093.32%. Given Talphera's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Talphera is more favorable than Onconetix.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Talphera	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.50
Onconetix	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Does the media prefer TLPH or ONCO?

In the previous week, Onconetix had 6 more articles in the media than Talphera. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Onconetix and 1 mentions for Talphera. Talphera's average media sentiment score of 1.89 beat Onconetix's score of 0.32 indicating that Talphera is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Talphera	Very Positive
Onconetix	Neutral

Summary

Talphera beats Onconetix on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.