Protagonist Therapeutics (PTGX) Competitors

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PTGX vs. MRNA, BNTX, ROIV, INSM, 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 Moderna (MRNA), BioNTech (BNTX), Roivant Sciences (ROIV), Insmed (INSM), and Viatris (VTRS). These companies are all part of the "pharmaceutical products" industry.

How does Protagonist Therapeutics compare to Moderna?

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

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
Moderna-143.55% -26.64% -19.32%
Protagonist Therapeutics -154.88%-17.76%-16.47%

75.3% of Moderna shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.6% of Protagonist Therapeutics shares are owned by institutional investors. 10.8% of Moderna shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 5.2% of Protagonist Therapeutics shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Moderna currently has a consensus price target of $36.60, indicating a potential downside of 40.00%. Protagonist Therapeutics has a consensus price target of $115.21, indicating a potential downside of 3.15%. Given Protagonist Therapeutics' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Protagonist Therapeutics is more favorable than Moderna.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Moderna
5 Sell rating(s)
11 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.83
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 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
Moderna$2.20B10.98-$2.82B-$8.15N/A
Protagonist Therapeutics$74.06M103.30-$130.15M-$1.81N/A

In the previous week, Moderna had 36 more articles in the media than Protagonist Therapeutics. MarketBeat recorded 40 mentions for Moderna and 4 mentions for Protagonist Therapeutics. Protagonist Therapeutics' average media sentiment score of 1.09 beat Moderna's score of 0.40 indicating that Protagonist Therapeutics is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Moderna
17 Very Positive mention(s)
5 Positive mention(s)
6 Neutral mention(s)
10 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Protagonist Therapeutics
4 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Moderna has a beta of 1.05, meaning that its stock price is 5% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Protagonist Therapeutics has a beta of 1.86, meaning that its stock price is 86% more volatile than the broader market.

Summary

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

How does Protagonist Therapeutics compare to BioNTech?

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

Protagonist Therapeutics has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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
Protagonist Therapeutics$74.06M103.30-$130.15M-$1.81N/A
BioNTech$3.25B7.06-$1.29B-$5.88N/A

In the previous week, Protagonist Therapeutics had 1 more articles in the media than BioNTech. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Protagonist Therapeutics and 3 mentions for BioNTech. Protagonist Therapeutics' average media sentiment score of 1.09 beat BioNTech's score of 0.85 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)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
BioNTech
2 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Protagonist Therapeutics presently has a consensus price target of $115.21, suggesting a potential downside of 3.15%. BioNTech has a consensus price target of $129.56, suggesting a potential upside of 42.97%. Given BioNTech's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe BioNTech is more favorable than Protagonist Therapeutics.

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
BioNTech
1 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
13 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.74

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
Protagonist Therapeutics-154.88% -17.76% -16.47%
BioNTech -44.39%-5.30%-4.62%

Protagonist Therapeutics has a beta of 1.86, suggesting that its stock price is 86% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, BioNTech has a beta of 1.33, suggesting that its stock price is 33% more volatile than the broader market.

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

Summary

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

How does Protagonist Therapeutics compare to Roivant Sciences?

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

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
Protagonist Therapeutics-154.88% -17.76% -16.47%
Roivant Sciences -3,629.19%-20.54%-19.43%

98.6% of Protagonist Therapeutics shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 64.8% of Roivant Sciences shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.2% of Protagonist Therapeutics shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 10.8% of Roivant Sciences shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Protagonist Therapeutics presently has a consensus target price of $115.21, suggesting a potential downside of 3.15%. Roivant Sciences has a consensus target price of $33.59, suggesting a potential upside of 4.29%. Given Roivant Sciences' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Roivant Sciences is more favorable than Protagonist Therapeutics.

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
Roivant Sciences
1 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
10 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.75

Protagonist Therapeutics has a beta of 1.86, suggesting that its stock price is 86% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Roivant Sciences has a beta of 1.13, suggesting that its stock price is 13% more volatile than the broader market.

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
Protagonist Therapeutics$74.06M103.30-$130.15M-$1.81N/A
Roivant Sciences$8.26M2,804.80-$299.77M-$0.60N/A

In the previous week, Roivant Sciences had 5 more articles in the media than Protagonist Therapeutics. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Roivant Sciences and 4 mentions for Protagonist Therapeutics. Roivant Sciences' average media sentiment score of 1.49 beat Protagonist Therapeutics' score of 1.09 indicating that Roivant Sciences is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Protagonist Therapeutics
4 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Roivant Sciences
7 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 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Protagonist Therapeutics compare to Insmed?

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

Protagonist Therapeutics currently has a consensus price target of $115.21, suggesting a potential downside of 3.15%. Insmed has a consensus price target of $211.86, suggesting a potential upside of 107.40%. Given Insmed's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Insmed is more favorable than Protagonist Therapeutics.

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
Insmed
1 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
23 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.96

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
Protagonist Therapeutics-154.88% -17.76% -16.47%
Insmed -144.44%-130.11%-51.57%

Protagonist Therapeutics has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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
Protagonist Therapeutics$74.06M103.30-$130.15M-$1.81N/A
Insmed$606.42M36.51-$1.28B-$5.75N/A

Protagonist Therapeutics has a beta of 1.86, meaning that its share price is 86% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Insmed has a beta of 0.79, meaning that its share price is 21% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Insmed had 9 more articles in the media than Protagonist Therapeutics. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Insmed and 4 mentions for Protagonist Therapeutics. Insmed's average media sentiment score of 1.32 beat Protagonist Therapeutics' score of 1.09 indicating that Insmed is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

98.6% of Protagonist Therapeutics shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.2% of Protagonist Therapeutics shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.1% of Insmed shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

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

How does Protagonist Therapeutics compare to Viatris?

Viatris (NASDAQ:VTRS) 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, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, risk, dividends and institutional ownership.

Viatris presently has a consensus target price of $17.50, suggesting a potential upside of 11.11%. Protagonist Therapeutics has a consensus target price of $115.21, suggesting a potential downside of 3.15%. Given Viatris' higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Viatris is more favorable than Protagonist Therapeutics.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Viatris
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.57
Protagonist Therapeutics
1 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
13 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.88

Viatris has a beta of 0.9, suggesting that its share price is 10% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Protagonist Therapeutics has a beta of 1.86, suggesting that its share price is 86% more volatile than the broader market.

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
Viatris-2.04% 19.04% 7.62%
Protagonist Therapeutics -154.88%-17.76%-16.47%

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Viatris$14.30B1.28-$3.51B-$0.26N/A
Protagonist Therapeutics$74.06M103.30-$130.15M-$1.81N/A

79.9% of Viatris shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.6% of Protagonist Therapeutics shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Viatris 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 company is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Protagonist Therapeutics had 1 more articles in the media than Viatris. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Protagonist Therapeutics and 3 mentions for Viatris. Protagonist Therapeutics' average media sentiment score of 1.09 beat Viatris' score of 0.48 indicating that Protagonist Therapeutics is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Viatris
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Protagonist Therapeutics
4 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Summary

Protagonist Therapeutics beats Viatris on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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PTGX vs. The Competition

MetricProtagonist TherapeuticsMED IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$7.65B$3.45B$6.47B$12.11B
Dividend YieldN/A2.32%2.68%5.81%
P/E Ratio-65.7220.0924.7124.00
Price / Sales103.30298.47521.51102.74
Price / CashN/A56.5427.9237.84
Price / Book12.108.2810.826.53
Net Income-$130.15M$23.85M$3.56B$336.99M
7 Day Performance7.52%5.21%1.67%-0.22%
1 Month Performance19.93%2.19%0.43%0.77%
1 Year Performance122.94%60.99%32.84%31.57%

Protagonist Therapeutics Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
PTGX
Protagonist Therapeutics
1.2739 of 5 stars
$118.96
+3.4%
$115.21
-3.1%
+115.7%$7.65B$74.06MN/A120
MRNA
Moderna
1.2423 of 5 stars
$63.96
flat
$36.60
-42.8%
+129.2%$25.38B$1.94BN/A4,700
BNTX
BioNTech
4.5365 of 5 stars
$90.89
flat
$129.56
+42.5%
-15.3%$22.98B$3.25BN/A7,807
ROIV
Roivant Sciences
1.8735 of 5 stars
$31.43
flat
$33.59
+6.9%
+172.9%$22.61B$8.26MN/A860
INSM
Insmed
3.4857 of 5 stars
$95.70
-0.1%
$211.86
+121.4%
-4.0%$20.76B$606.42MN/A1,664

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