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PRTA vs. STOK, GENB, PGEN, ZYME, and BHC

Should you buy Prothena stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Prothena with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Prothena include Stoke Therapeutics (STOK), Generate Biomedicines (GENB), Precigen (PGEN), Zymeworks (ZYME), and Bausch Health Cos (BHC). These companies are all part of the "pharmaceutical products" industry.

How does Prothena compare to Stoke Therapeutics?

Stoke Therapeutics (NASDAQ:STOK) and Prothena (NASDAQ:PRTA) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, media sentiment, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, risk and analyst recommendations.

Prothena has a net margin of -260.92% compared to Stoke Therapeutics' net margin of -529.20%. Prothena's return on equity of -43.44% beat Stoke Therapeutics' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Stoke Therapeutics-529.20% -48.84% -42.27%
Prothena -260.92%-43.44%-36.87%

Stoke Therapeutics has a beta of 1.17, indicating that its stock price is 17% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Prothena has a beta of -0.31, indicating that its stock price is 131% less volatile than the broader market.

97.1% of Prothena shares are owned by institutional investors. 9.6% of Stoke Therapeutics shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 10.4% of Prothena shares are owned 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.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Stoke Therapeutics$184.42M9.81-$6.89M-$2.81N/A
Prothena$9.68M46.83-$244.09M-$2.82N/A

In the previous week, Stoke Therapeutics had 2 more articles in the media than Prothena. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Stoke Therapeutics and 2 mentions for Prothena. Stoke Therapeutics' average media sentiment score of 0.74 beat Prothena's score of 0.22 indicating that Stoke Therapeutics is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Stoke Therapeutics
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Prothena
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Stoke Therapeutics presently has a consensus price target of $43.00, suggesting a potential upside of 48.02%. Prothena has a consensus price target of $23.75, suggesting a potential upside of 174.25%. Given Prothena's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Prothena is more favorable than Stoke Therapeutics.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Stoke Therapeutics
1 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
9 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.73
Prothena
1 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.71

Summary

Prothena beats Stoke Therapeutics on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Prothena compare to Generate Biomedicines?

Prothena (NASDAQ:PRTA) and Generate Biomedicines (NASDAQ:GENB) are both small-cap pharmaceutical products companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, risk and analyst recommendations.

Generate Biomedicines has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Prothena's net margin of -260.92%. Generate Biomedicines' return on equity of 0.00% beat Prothena's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Prothena-260.92% -43.44% -36.87%
Generate Biomedicines N/A N/A N/A

Prothena presently has a consensus target price of $23.75, suggesting a potential upside of 174.25%. Generate Biomedicines has a consensus target price of $25.40, suggesting a potential upside of 87.32%. Given Prothena's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Prothena is more favorable than Generate Biomedicines.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Prothena
1 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.71
Generate Biomedicines
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.86

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Prothena$9.68M46.83-$244.09M-$2.82N/A
Generate Biomedicines$30.30M57.37-$137.17M-$1.07N/A

In the previous week, Prothena had 2 more articles in the media than Generate Biomedicines. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Prothena and 0 mentions for Generate Biomedicines. Generate Biomedicines' average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat Prothena's score of 0.22 indicating that Generate Biomedicines is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Prothena Neutral
Generate Biomedicines Positive

97.1% of Prothena shares are held by institutional investors. 10.4% of Prothena shares are held by company 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.

Summary

Generate Biomedicines beats Prothena on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Prothena compare to Precigen?

Prothena (NASDAQ:PRTA) and Precigen (NASDAQ:PGEN) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, risk and valuation.

Prothena has a net margin of -260.92% compared to Precigen's net margin of -646.99%. Precigen's return on equity of 717.50% beat Prothena's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Prothena-260.92% -43.44% -36.87%
Precigen -646.99%717.50%58.48%

97.1% of Prothena shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 33.5% of Precigen shares are held by institutional investors. 10.4% of Prothena shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 41.4% of Precigen shares are held by 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.

In the previous week, Prothena had 1 more articles in the media than Precigen. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Prothena and 1 mentions for Precigen. Precigen's average media sentiment score of 1.01 beat Prothena's score of 0.22 indicating that Precigen is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Prothena
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Precigen
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Prothena has a beta of -0.31, meaning that its share price is 131% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Precigen has a beta of 1, meaning that its share price has a similar volatility profile to the broader market.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Prothena$9.68M46.83-$244.09M-$2.82N/A
Precigen$9.68M182.31-$250.64M-$1.18N/A

Prothena presently has a consensus price target of $23.75, indicating a potential upside of 174.25%. Precigen has a consensus price target of $12.50, indicating a potential upside of 152.53%. Given Prothena's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Prothena is more favorable than Precigen.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Prothena
1 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.71
Precigen
1 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.33

Summary

Prothena beats Precigen on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Prothena compare to Zymeworks?

Prothena (NASDAQ:PRTA) and Zymeworks (NASDAQ:ZYME) are both small-cap pharmaceutical products companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends and analyst recommendations.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Prothena$9.68M46.83-$244.09M-$2.82N/A
Zymeworks$105.96M16.67-$81.13M-$1.37N/A

Zymeworks has a net margin of -126.92% compared to Prothena's net margin of -260.92%. Zymeworks' return on equity of -37.97% beat Prothena's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Prothena-260.92% -43.44% -36.87%
Zymeworks -126.92%-37.97%-25.31%

97.1% of Prothena shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.9% of Zymeworks shares are held by institutional investors. 10.4% of Prothena shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 33.5% of Zymeworks shares are held 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.

Prothena has a beta of -0.31, indicating that its stock price is 131% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Zymeworks has a beta of 1.13, indicating that its stock price is 13% more volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Zymeworks had 5 more articles in the media than Prothena. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Zymeworks and 2 mentions for Prothena. Zymeworks' average media sentiment score of 0.90 beat Prothena's score of 0.22 indicating that Zymeworks is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Prothena
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Zymeworks
3 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Prothena presently has a consensus target price of $23.75, suggesting a potential upside of 174.25%. Zymeworks has a consensus target price of $37.33, suggesting a potential upside of 54.33%. Given Prothena's higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Prothena is more favorable than Zymeworks.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Prothena
1 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.71
Zymeworks
1 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
8 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.82

Summary

Zymeworks beats Prothena on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Prothena compare to Bausch Health Cos?

Prothena (NASDAQ:PRTA) and Bausch Health Cos (NYSE:BHC) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and profitability.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Prothena$9.68M46.83-$244.09M-$2.82N/A
Bausch Health Cos$10.27B0.18$157M-$3.24N/A

Bausch Health Cos has a net margin of -11.47% compared to Prothena's net margin of -260.92%. Prothena's return on equity of -43.44% beat Bausch Health Cos' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Prothena-260.92% -43.44% -36.87%
Bausch Health Cos -11.47%-2,922.77%5.63%

In the previous week, Prothena had 2 more articles in the media than Bausch Health Cos. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Prothena and 0 mentions for Bausch Health Cos. Prothena's average media sentiment score of 0.22 beat Bausch Health Cos' score of 0.00 indicating that Prothena is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Prothena Neutral
Bausch Health Cos Neutral

Prothena currently has a consensus price target of $23.75, suggesting a potential upside of 174.25%. Bausch Health Cos has a consensus price target of $8.00, suggesting a potential upside of 64.78%. Given Prothena's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Prothena is more favorable than Bausch Health Cos.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Prothena
1 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.71
Bausch Health Cos
1 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.80

Prothena has a beta of -0.31, indicating that its share price is 131% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Bausch Health Cos has a beta of 0.42, indicating that its share price is 58% less volatile than the broader market.

97.1% of Prothena shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.7% of Bausch Health Cos shares are held by institutional investors. 10.4% of Prothena shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 20.7% of Bausch Health Cos shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Prothena beats Bausch Health Cos on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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PRTA vs. The Competition

MetricProthenaMED IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$453.38M$3.69B$6.87B$12.28B
Dividend YieldN/A2.17%2.67%9.34%
P/E Ratio-3.0721.0327.2523.92
Price / Sales46.83167.28513.6689.44
Price / CashN/A154.0852.9960.41
Price / Book1.668.2610.696.18
Net Income-$244.09M$23.83M$3.59B$332.29M
7 Day Performance-6.28%-3.47%-2.20%-2.05%
1 Month Performance-3.02%2.69%1.63%-2.18%
1 Year Performance38.34%45.93%25.64%17.67%

Prothena Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
PRTA
Prothena
2.7442 of 5 stars
$8.66
+2.2%
$23.75
+174.2%
+38.3%$453.38M$9.68MN/A130
STOK
Stoke Therapeutics
2.3256 of 5 stars
$29.18
-1.0%
$42.00
+43.9%
+119.7%$1.82B$184.42MN/A100
GENB
Generate Biomedicines
2.962 of 5 stars
$14.15
-0.9%
$25.40
+79.6%
N/A$1.82B$30.30MN/A312
PGEN
Precigen
2.7569 of 5 stars
$5.09
-1.6%
$12.50
+145.8%
+181.3%$1.82B$9.68MN/A190
ZYME
Zymeworks
3.143 of 5 stars
$24.69
-1.0%
$37.33
+51.2%
N/A$1.80B$105.96MN/A460

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