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SNDX vs. MRUS, CYTK, AKRO, PTCT, ADMA, TLX, ACAD, KRYS, PCVX, and ACLX

Should you be buying Syndax Pharmaceuticals stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Syndax Pharmaceuticals include Merus (MRUS), Cytokinetics (CYTK), Akero Therapeutics (AKRO), PTC Therapeutics (PTCT), ADMA Biologics (ADMA), Telix Pharmaceuticals (TLX), ACADIA Pharmaceuticals (ACAD), Krystal Biotech (KRYS), Vaxcyte (PCVX), and Arcellx (ACLX). These companies are all part of the "pharmaceutical products" industry.

Syndax Pharmaceuticals vs. Its Competitors

Syndax Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:SNDX) and Merus (NASDAQ:MRUS) are both medical companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Syndax Pharmaceuticals has a beta of 0.74, suggesting that its share price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Merus has a beta of 1.09, suggesting that its share price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500.

96.1% of Merus shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.1% of Syndax Pharmaceuticals shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.7% of Merus shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Syndax Pharmaceuticals$23.68M53.58-$318.76M-$3.89-3.79
Merus$36.13M140.12-$215.33M-$5.50-12.17

In the previous week, Merus had 2 more articles in the media than Syndax Pharmaceuticals. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for Merus and 17 mentions for Syndax Pharmaceuticals. Syndax Pharmaceuticals' average media sentiment score of 0.83 beat Merus' score of 0.34 indicating that Syndax Pharmaceuticals is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Syndax Pharmaceuticals
5 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
5 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Merus
4 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Syndax Pharmaceuticals has a net margin of -428.48% compared to Merus' net margin of -685.64%. Merus' return on equity of -50.28% beat Syndax Pharmaceuticals' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Syndax Pharmaceuticals-428.48% -130.47% -56.12%
Merus -685.64%-50.28%-42.00%

Syndax Pharmaceuticals currently has a consensus price target of $36.91, suggesting a potential upside of 150.57%. Merus has a consensus price target of $88.50, suggesting a potential upside of 32.21%. Given Syndax Pharmaceuticals' higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Syndax Pharmaceuticals is more favorable than Merus.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Syndax Pharmaceuticals
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
10 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
Merus
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
10 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.09

Summary

Merus beats Syndax Pharmaceuticals 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

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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SNDX vs. The Competition

MetricSyndax PharmaceuticalsMED IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$1.27B$3.08B$5.60B$9.82B
Dividend YieldN/A2.27%4.60%4.11%
P/E Ratio-3.7920.5630.2825.72
Price / Sales53.58191.64387.9280.32
Price / CashN/A42.0537.7558.93
Price / Book8.057.598.456.01
Net Income-$318.76M-$54.65M$3.25B$265.06M
7 Day Performance15.80%5.43%4.05%2.80%
1 Month Performance49.54%6.75%4.32%1.68%
1 Year Performance-24.77%31.59%36.25%29.59%

Syndax Pharmaceuticals Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
SNDX
Syndax Pharmaceuticals
4.0594 of 5 stars
$14.73
+9.5%
$36.91
+150.6%
-32.3%$1.27B$23.68M-3.79110News Coverage
Options Volume
MRUS
Merus
1.861 of 5 stars
$63.67
-2.9%
$88.50
+39.0%
+31.3%$4.40B$36.13M-11.5637Positive News
Analyst Revision
CYTK
Cytokinetics
3.6836 of 5 stars
$34.74
-1.1%
$70.92
+104.2%
-34.2%$4.15B$18.47M-6.58250Earnings Report
AKRO
Akero Therapeutics
3.9618 of 5 stars
$50.62
-4.1%
$81.57
+61.2%
+95.0%$4.03BN/A-25.9430News Coverage
Earnings Report
Insider Trade
Analyst Revision
PTCT
PTC Therapeutics
4.449 of 5 stars
$50.59
-1.5%
$69.38
+37.2%
+51.1%$4.03B$806.78M7.801,410Earnings Report
Analyst Revision
ADMA
ADMA Biologics
4.2874 of 5 stars
$16.52
-10.9%
$27.67
+67.5%
-0.4%$4.00B$426.45M19.49530
TLX
Telix Pharmaceuticals
N/A$11.76
-1.8%
$22.33
+90.0%
N/A$3.98B$516.72M0.00N/AUpcoming Earnings
ACAD
ACADIA Pharmaceuticals
3.7808 of 5 stars
$23.80
0.0%
$28.25
+18.7%
+59.9%$3.96B$957.80M17.40510Analyst Revision
KRYS
Krystal Biotech
4.5463 of 5 stars
$133.95
-1.5%
$210.22
+56.9%
-20.3%$3.86B$359.21M27.15210
PCVX
Vaxcyte
2.1176 of 5 stars
$29.74
-9.9%
$136.50
+358.9%
-59.1%$3.85BN/A-7.48160Analyst Revision
ACLX
Arcellx
1.8346 of 5 stars
$69.28
-2.0%
$114.31
+65.0%
+17.1%$3.82B$107.94M-23.1680Earnings Report
Analyst Revision

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This page (NASDAQ:SNDX) was last updated on 8/14/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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