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PTGX vs. BNTX, INSM, ROIV, MRNA, and VTRS

Should you buy Protagonist Therapeutics stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Protagonist Therapeutics 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 Protagonist Therapeutics include BioNTech (BNTX), Insmed (INSM), Roivant Sciences (ROIV), Moderna (MRNA), and Viatris (VTRS). These companies are all part of the "pharmaceutical products" industry.

How does Protagonist Therapeutics compare to BioNTech?

BioNTech (NASDAQ:BNTX) and Protagonist Therapeutics (NASDAQ:PTGX) are both medical companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, dividends, valuation, risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and earnings.

BioNTech has a net margin of -44.39% compared to Protagonist Therapeutics' net margin of -154.88%. BioNTech's return on equity of -5.30% beat Protagonist Therapeutics' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
BioNTech-44.39% -5.30% -4.62%
Protagonist Therapeutics -154.88%-17.76%-16.47%

BioNTech currently has a consensus target price of $129.56, suggesting a potential upside of 46.48%. Protagonist Therapeutics has a consensus target price of $115.21, suggesting a potential upside of 20.76%. Given BioNTech's higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe BioNTech is more favorable than Protagonist Therapeutics.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
BioNTech
1 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
13 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.74
Protagonist Therapeutics
1 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
13 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.88

15.5% of BioNTech shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.6% of Protagonist Therapeutics shares are held by institutional investors. 19.2% of BioNTech shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.2% of Protagonist Therapeutics shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
BioNTech$3.25B6.89-$1.29B-$5.88N/A
Protagonist Therapeutics$46.02M133.33-$130.15M-$1.81N/A

In the previous week, BioNTech had 2 more articles in the media than Protagonist Therapeutics. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for BioNTech and 8 mentions for Protagonist Therapeutics. Protagonist Therapeutics' average media sentiment score of 0.72 beat BioNTech's score of 0.59 indicating that Protagonist Therapeutics is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
BioNTech
3 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Protagonist Therapeutics
4 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

BioNTech has a beta of 1.32, meaning that its stock price is 32% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Protagonist Therapeutics has a beta of 1.85, meaning that its stock price is 85% more volatile than the broader market.

Summary

BioNTech beats Protagonist Therapeutics on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Protagonist Therapeutics compare to Insmed?

Insmed (NASDAQ:INSM) and Protagonist Therapeutics (NASDAQ:PTGX) are both medical companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, media sentiment, dividends, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation and institutional ownership.

In the previous week, Insmed had 8 more articles in the media than Protagonist Therapeutics. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Insmed and 8 mentions for Protagonist Therapeutics. Insmed's average media sentiment score of 1.52 beat Protagonist Therapeutics' score of 0.72 indicating that Insmed is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Insmed
14 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Very Positive
Protagonist Therapeutics
4 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

98.6% of Protagonist Therapeutics shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.1% of Insmed shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.2% of Protagonist Therapeutics shares are owned 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.

Insmed has a beta of 0.79, indicating that its share price is 21% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Protagonist Therapeutics has a beta of 1.85, indicating that its share price is 85% more volatile than the broader market.

Insmed has a net margin of -144.44% compared to Protagonist Therapeutics' net margin of -154.88%. Protagonist Therapeutics' return on equity of -17.76% beat Insmed's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Insmed-144.44% -130.11% -51.57%
Protagonist Therapeutics -154.88%-17.76%-16.47%

Insmed currently has a consensus target price of $210.95, indicating a potential upside of 103.11%. Protagonist Therapeutics has a consensus target price of $115.21, indicating a potential upside of 20.76%. Given Insmed's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Insmed is more favorable than Protagonist Therapeutics.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Insmed
1 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
23 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.96
Protagonist Therapeutics
1 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
13 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.88

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Insmed$819.56M27.47-$1.28B-$5.75N/A
Protagonist Therapeutics$46.02M133.33-$130.15M-$1.81N/A

Summary

Insmed and Protagonist Therapeutics tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Protagonist Therapeutics compare to Roivant Sciences?

Roivant Sciences (NASDAQ:ROIV) and Protagonist Therapeutics (NASDAQ:PTGX) are both medical companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, dividends, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and risk.

Protagonist Therapeutics has a net margin of -154.88% compared to Roivant Sciences' net margin of -3,629.19%. Protagonist Therapeutics' return on equity of -17.76% beat Roivant Sciences' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Roivant Sciences-3,629.19% -20.54% -19.43%
Protagonist Therapeutics -154.88%-17.76%-16.47%

64.8% of Roivant Sciences shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.6% of Protagonist Therapeutics shares are held by institutional investors. 10.8% of Roivant Sciences shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.2% of Protagonist Therapeutics shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Roivant Sciences$8.26M2,499.16-$299.77M-$0.60N/A
Protagonist Therapeutics$46.02M133.33-$130.15M-$1.81N/A

Roivant Sciences has a beta of 1.13, suggesting that its share price is 13% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Protagonist Therapeutics has a beta of 1.85, suggesting that its share price is 85% more volatile than the broader market.

Roivant Sciences currently has a consensus target price of $33.59, suggesting a potential upside of 17.04%. Protagonist Therapeutics has a consensus target price of $115.21, suggesting a potential upside of 20.76%. Given Protagonist Therapeutics' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Protagonist Therapeutics is more favorable than Roivant Sciences.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Roivant Sciences
1 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
10 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.75
Protagonist Therapeutics
1 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
13 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.88

In the previous week, Protagonist Therapeutics had 3 more articles in the media than Roivant Sciences. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Protagonist Therapeutics and 5 mentions for Roivant Sciences. Roivant Sciences' average media sentiment score of 1.42 beat Protagonist Therapeutics' score of 0.72 indicating that Roivant Sciences is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Roivant Sciences
3 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Protagonist Therapeutics
4 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Summary

Protagonist Therapeutics beats Roivant Sciences on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Protagonist Therapeutics compare to Moderna?

Protagonist Therapeutics (NASDAQ:PTGX) and Moderna (NASDAQ:MRNA) are both medical companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, profitability, valuation, dividends and risk.

Protagonist Therapeutics has a beta of 1.85, suggesting that its share price is 85% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Moderna has a beta of 1.05, suggesting that its share price is 5% more volatile than the broader market.

Protagonist Therapeutics presently has a consensus target price of $115.21, indicating a potential upside of 20.76%. Moderna has a consensus target price of $35.73, indicating a potential downside of 27.16%. Given Protagonist Therapeutics' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Protagonist Therapeutics is more favorable than Moderna.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Protagonist Therapeutics
1 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
13 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.88
Moderna
5 Sell rating(s)
11 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.83

In the previous week, Moderna had 19 more articles in the media than Protagonist Therapeutics. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for Moderna and 8 mentions for Protagonist Therapeutics. Protagonist Therapeutics' average media sentiment score of 0.72 beat Moderna's score of 0.46 indicating that Protagonist Therapeutics is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Protagonist Therapeutics
4 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Moderna
9 Very Positive mention(s)
4 Positive mention(s)
9 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
4 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Protagonist Therapeutics$46.02M133.33-$130.15M-$1.81N/A
Moderna$1.94B10.01-$2.82B-$8.15N/A

98.6% of Protagonist Therapeutics shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.3% of Moderna shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.2% of Protagonist Therapeutics shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 10.8% of Moderna shares are owned 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.

Moderna has a net margin of -143.55% compared to Protagonist Therapeutics' net margin of -154.88%. Protagonist Therapeutics' return on equity of -17.76% beat Moderna's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Protagonist Therapeutics-154.88% -17.76% -16.47%
Moderna -143.55%-26.64%-19.32%

Summary

Protagonist Therapeutics beats Moderna on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Protagonist Therapeutics compare to Viatris?

Protagonist Therapeutics (NASDAQ:PTGX) and Viatris (NASDAQ:VTRS) are both medical companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, profitability, media sentiment, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends and institutional ownership.

98.6% of Protagonist Therapeutics shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.9% of Viatris shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.2% of Protagonist Therapeutics shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Viatris shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Viatris has a net margin of -2.04% compared to Protagonist Therapeutics' net margin of -154.88%. Viatris' return on equity of 19.04% beat Protagonist Therapeutics' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Protagonist Therapeutics-154.88% -17.76% -16.47%
Viatris -2.04%19.04%7.62%

Protagonist Therapeutics presently has a consensus target price of $115.21, indicating a potential upside of 20.76%. Viatris has a consensus target price of $16.43, indicating a potential upside of 5.58%. Given Protagonist Therapeutics' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Protagonist Therapeutics is more favorable than Viatris.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Protagonist Therapeutics
1 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
13 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.88
Viatris
1 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.38

In the previous week, Protagonist Therapeutics had 7 more articles in the media than Viatris. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Protagonist Therapeutics and 1 mentions for Viatris. Viatris' average media sentiment score of 1.89 beat Protagonist Therapeutics' score of 0.72 indicating that Viatris is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Protagonist Therapeutics Positive
Viatris Very Positive

Protagonist Therapeutics has a beta of 1.85, meaning that its stock price is 85% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Viatris has a beta of 0.9, meaning that its stock price is 10% less volatile than the broader market.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Protagonist Therapeutics$46.02M133.33-$130.15M-$1.81N/A
Viatris$14.30B1.27-$3.51B-$0.26N/A

Summary

Protagonist Therapeutics beats Viatris on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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PTGX vs. The Competition

MetricProtagonist TherapeuticsMED IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$6.14B$3.28B$6.25B$12.42B
Dividend YieldN/A2.33%2.69%5.29%
P/E Ratio-52.7117.9122.2824.19
Price / Sales133.33324.60581.86138.32
Price / CashN/A116.2742.3157.88
Price / Book9.716.649.846.72
Net Income-$130.15M$24.20M$3.57B$337.19M
7 Day Performance-6.65%-3.17%-1.15%0.53%
1 Month Performance-3.01%0.57%3.85%5.10%
1 Year Performance86.86%47.29%27.43%34.36%

Protagonist Therapeutics Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
PTGX
Protagonist Therapeutics
2.486 of 5 stars
$95.41
+2.3%
$115.21
+20.8%
+85.8%$6.14B$46.02MN/A120
BNTX
BioNTech
3.6722 of 5 stars
$95.95
+2.7%
$129.56
+35.0%
-21.2%$23.63B$3.25BN/A7,807
INSM
Insmed
3.7565 of 5 stars
$106.91
-1.3%
$210.95
+97.3%
+44.7%$23.49B$606.42MN/A1,664
ROIV
Roivant Sciences
2.9204 of 5 stars
$29.99
+0.4%
$33.59
+12.0%
+152.9%$21.39B$8.26MN/A860
MRNA
Moderna
1.5032 of 5 stars
$47.19
-0.8%
$35.73
-24.3%
+68.7%$18.88B$1.94BN/A4,700

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