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$1.22 +0.05 (+4.27%)
Closing price 09/25/2025 04:00 PM Eastern
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PRLD vs. PBYI, PRQR, GNFT, AVTE, EPRX, TLSA, SGMT, ACRS, TRDA, and SCLX

Should you be buying Prelude Therapeutics stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Prelude Therapeutics include Puma Biotechnology (PBYI), ProQR Therapeutics (PRQR), GENFIT (GNFT), Aerovate Therapeutics (AVTE), Eupraxia Pharmaceuticals (EPRX), Tiziana Life Sciences (TLSA), Sagimet Biosciences (SGMT), Aclaris Therapeutics (ACRS), Entrada Therapeutics (TRDA), and Scilex (SCLX). These companies are all part of the "pharmaceutical products" industry.

Prelude Therapeutics vs. Its Competitors

Puma Biotechnology (NASDAQ:PBYI) and Prelude Therapeutics (NASDAQ:PRLD) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings and valuation.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Puma Biotechnology$230.50M1.03$30.28M$0.984.80
Prelude Therapeutics$7M9.86-$127.17M-$1.64-0.74

Puma Biotechnology has a net margin of 20.38% compared to Prelude Therapeutics' net margin of 0.00%. Puma Biotechnology's return on equity of 53.15% beat Prelude Therapeutics' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Puma Biotechnology20.38% 53.15% 23.51%
Prelude Therapeutics N/A -106.50%-79.07%

In the previous week, Prelude Therapeutics had 10 more articles in the media than Puma Biotechnology. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Prelude Therapeutics and 3 mentions for Puma Biotechnology. Puma Biotechnology's average media sentiment score of 1.75 beat Prelude Therapeutics' score of 1.01 indicating that Puma Biotechnology is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Puma Biotechnology
2 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Very Positive
Prelude Therapeutics
1 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

61.3% of Puma Biotechnology shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.7% of Prelude Therapeutics shares are owned by institutional investors. 23.3% of Puma Biotechnology shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 63.9% of Prelude Therapeutics shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Puma Biotechnology has a beta of 1.38, suggesting that its stock price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Prelude Therapeutics has a beta of 1.25, suggesting that its stock price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Puma Biotechnology currently has a consensus price target of $7.00, indicating a potential upside of 48.94%. Prelude Therapeutics has a consensus price target of $4.00, indicating a potential upside of 227.87%. Given Prelude Therapeutics' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Prelude Therapeutics is more favorable than Puma Biotechnology.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Puma Biotechnology
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
Prelude Therapeutics
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

Summary

Puma Biotechnology beats Prelude Therapeutics on 9 of the 15 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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PRLD vs. The Competition

MetricPrelude TherapeuticsMED IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$66.22M$2.55B$5.74B$10.39B
Dividend YieldN/A54.21%5.75%4.64%
P/E Ratio-0.7423.2675.7726.11
Price / Sales9.86716.05544.60124.93
Price / CashN/A176.2437.5461.24
Price / Book0.515.1412.876.30
Net Income-$127.17M$32.95M$3.29B$271.03M
7 Day Performance23.88%1.15%0.26%-0.14%
1 Month PerformanceN/A4.94%2.85%5.82%
1 Year Performance-44.80%0.55%65.65%27.63%

Prelude Therapeutics Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
PRLD
Prelude Therapeutics
3.4047 of 5 stars
$1.22
+4.3%
$4.00
+227.9%
-41.3%$66.22M$7M-0.74120Trending News
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
PBYI
Puma Biotechnology
4.0117 of 5 stars
$4.46
+0.9%
$7.00
+57.0%
+84.3%$222.64M$230.50M4.55200Positive News
PRQR
ProQR Therapeutics
2.4554 of 5 stars
$2.16
+2.9%
$8.00
+270.4%
+15.0%$220.95M$20.46M-4.70180Positive News
GNFT
GENFIT
1.6504 of 5 stars
$4.15
-4.2%
$9.00
+116.9%
-34.4%$216.51M$76.77M0.00120News Coverage
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
High Trading Volume
AVTE
Aerovate Therapeutics
N/A$7.42
-3.8%
N/A-88.2%$215.07MN/A-2.4820Positive News
High Trading Volume
EPRX
Eupraxia Pharmaceuticals
2.0685 of 5 stars
$6.65
+11.6%
$11.00
+65.4%
+125.0%$214.32MN/A-7.8229News Coverage
High Trading Volume
TLSA
Tiziana Life Sciences
0.5874 of 5 stars
$1.82
flat
N/A+120.2%$212.66MN/A0.008News Coverage
SGMT
Sagimet Biosciences
3.4278 of 5 stars
$6.81
+4.4%
$25.67
+276.9%
+163.5%$212.04M$2M-3.728
ACRS
Aclaris Therapeutics
2.6103 of 5 stars
$1.93
+1.0%
$8.71
+351.5%
+67.0%$206.91M$18.72M-1.41100Positive News
Gap Down
TRDA
Entrada Therapeutics
2.7536 of 5 stars
$5.28
-2.6%
$25.67
+386.1%
-62.9%$206.16M$210.78M-2.97110News Coverage
Positive News
SCLX
Scilex
2.0774 of 5 stars
$30.00
+3.2%
$455.00
+1,416.7%
+3.1%$202.27M$56.59M-1.0380News Coverage

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