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RNAZ vs. MRSN, SCYX, RNXT, ALXO, OKUR, ESLA, CLSD, BTAI, AKTX, and SNYR

Should you be buying TransCode Therapeutics stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of TransCode Therapeutics include Mersana Therapeutics (MRSN), SCYNEXIS (SCYX), RenovoRx (RNXT), ALX Oncology (ALXO), OnKure Therapeutics (OKUR), Estrella Immunopharma (ESLA), Clearside Biomedical (CLSD), BioXcel Therapeutics (BTAI), Akari Therapeutics (AKTX), and Synergy CHC (SNYR). These companies are all part of the "pharmaceutical products" industry.

TransCode Therapeutics vs. Its Competitors

Mersana Therapeutics (NASDAQ:MRSN) and TransCode Therapeutics (NASDAQ:RNAZ) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, dividends, profitability and analyst recommendations.

In the previous week, Mersana Therapeutics had 1 more articles in the media than TransCode Therapeutics. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Mersana Therapeutics and 1 mentions for TransCode Therapeutics. TransCode Therapeutics' average media sentiment score of 1.87 beat Mersana Therapeutics' score of 0.96 indicating that TransCode Therapeutics is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Mersana Therapeutics Positive
TransCode Therapeutics Very Positive

Mersana Therapeutics presently has a consensus price target of $56.60, indicating a potential upside of 638.90%. TransCode Therapeutics has a consensus price target of $280.00, indicating a potential upside of 2,734.01%. Given TransCode Therapeutics' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe TransCode Therapeutics is more favorable than Mersana Therapeutics.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Mersana Therapeutics
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
TransCode Therapeutics
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

TransCode Therapeutics has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Mersana Therapeutics.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Mersana Therapeutics$40.50M0.94-$69.19M-$14.62-0.52
TransCode TherapeuticsN/AN/A-$16.75MN/AN/A

TransCode Therapeutics has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Mersana Therapeutics' net margin of -212.94%. TransCode Therapeutics' return on equity of -378.30% beat Mersana Therapeutics' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Mersana Therapeutics-212.94% -990.16% -54.85%
TransCode Therapeutics N/A -378.30%-186.01%

93.9% of Mersana Therapeutics shares are held by institutional investors. 13.0% of Mersana Therapeutics shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of TransCode Therapeutics shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Mersana Therapeutics has a beta of 0.83, meaning that its stock price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, TransCode Therapeutics has a beta of 1.46, meaning that its stock price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Mersana Therapeutics and TransCode Therapeutics tied by winning 6 of the 12 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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RNAZ vs. The Competition

MetricTransCode TherapeuticsMED IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$8.38M$2.51B$5.78B$9.79B
Dividend YieldN/A1.68%3.95%4.02%
P/E RatioN/A22.8231.2726.59
Price / SalesN/A547.03428.42155.72
Price / CashN/A177.0937.7359.36
Price / Book1.346.1810.046.68
Net Income-$16.75M$32.94M$3.27B$265.59M
7 Day Performance-3.70%-0.78%1.34%0.66%
1 Month Performance-15.99%2.77%6.13%2.64%
1 Year Performance-99.88%12.01%41.90%22.36%

TransCode Therapeutics Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
RNAZ
TransCode Therapeutics
1.9967 of 5 stars
$9.88
-1.7%
$280.00
+2,734.0%
-99.9%$8.38MN/A0.009Positive News
MRSN
Mersana Therapeutics
4.1564 of 5 stars
$7.38
+3.1%
$56.60
+666.9%
-79.4%$35.73M$34.77M-0.50150
SCYX
SCYNEXIS
1.1684 of 5 stars
$0.80
-4.5%
N/A-42.0%$35.21M$3.75M-2.0160
RNXT
RenovoRx
3.1175 of 5 stars
$0.94
-1.6%
$7.25
+671.3%
-5.2%$34.94M$40K-2.476Gap Up
ALXO
ALX Oncology
3.1996 of 5 stars
$0.97
+50.7%
$3.30
+239.9%
-51.3%$34.50MN/A-0.4440Gap Up
High Trading Volume
OKUR
OnKure Therapeutics
2.9099 of 5 stars
$2.80
+10.7%
$32.33
+1,054.8%
N/A$34.18MN/A-0.58N/ATrending News
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
ESLA
Estrella Immunopharma
3.1362 of 5 stars
$0.92
+1.0%
$16.00
+1,640.1%
-18.6%$33.73MN/A-3.54N/APositive News
CLSD
Clearside Biomedical
2.6799 of 5 stars
$0.43
+0.7%
$4.20
+886.1%
-61.3%$33.21M$1.66M-1.1530Positive News
BTAI
BioXcel Therapeutics
4.5148 of 5 stars
$5.67
+3.5%
$39.75
+601.1%
-57.6%$33.19M$2.27M-0.4590Trending News
Analyst Downgrade
AKTX
Akari Therapeutics
3.0617 of 5 stars
$1.00
-1.0%
$5.00
+400.0%
-78.8%$32.50MN/A0.009Positive News
SNYR
Synergy CHC
4.3726 of 5 stars
$3.48
+1.5%
$10.00
+187.4%
N/A$31.54M$33.70M9.1640

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