Soligenix (SNGX) Competitors

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

Is CLNN or SNGX more profitable?

Soligenix has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Clene's net margin of -10,386.36%. Clene's return on equity of 0.00% beat Soligenix's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Clene	-10,386.36%	N/A	-125.49%
Soligenix	N/A	-274.76%	-129.20%

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in CLNN or SNGX?

23.3% of Clene shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 3.6% of Soligenix shares are owned by institutional investors. 35.3% of Clene shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.1% of Soligenix shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts rate CLNN or SNGX?

Clene presently has a consensus target price of $33.00, suggesting a potential upside of 519.14%. Soligenix has a consensus target price of $6.00, suggesting a potential upside of 75.70%. Given Clene's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Clene is more favorable than Soligenix.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Clene	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.17
Soligenix	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the media favor CLNN or SNGX?

In the previous week, Clene had 2 more articles in the media than Soligenix. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Clene and 10 mentions for Soligenix. Soligenix's average media sentiment score of 0.10 beat Clene's score of -0.35 indicating that Soligenix is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Clene	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Soligenix	1 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, CLNN or SNGX?

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

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Clene	$340K	156.61	-$39.40M	-$3.76	-1.42
Soligenix	$120K	122.09	-$8.27M	-$3.80	-0.90

Which has more volatility and risk, CLNN or SNGX?

Clene has a beta of 0.55, indicating that its share price is 45% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Soligenix has a beta of 1.95, indicating that its share price is 95% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Clene beats Soligenix on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.