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Spero Therapeutics (SPRO) Competitors

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$0.90 -0.08 (-7.71%)
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SPRO vs. MGNX, OGI, INBX, MDWD, ARTV, PRQR, NLTX, PROC, ZNTL, and HURA

Should you be buying Spero Therapeutics stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Spero Therapeutics include MacroGenics (MGNX), Organigram (OGI), Inhibrx (INBX), MediWound (MDWD), Artiva Biotherapeutics (ARTV), ProQR Therapeutics (PRQR), Neoleukin Therapeutics (NLTX), Procaps Group (PROC), Zentalis Pharmaceuticals (ZNTL), and TuHURA Biosciences (HURA). These companies are all part of the "pharmaceutical products" industry.

Spero Therapeutics vs.

MacroGenics (NASDAQ:MGNX) and Spero Therapeutics (NASDAQ:SPRO) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, valuation and dividends.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
MacroGenics$139.77M1.39-$9.06M-$1.58-1.96
Spero Therapeutics$89.87M0.55$22.81M$0.0712.86

In the previous week, Spero Therapeutics had 4 more articles in the media than MacroGenics. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Spero Therapeutics and 3 mentions for MacroGenics. MacroGenics' average media sentiment score of 1.32 beat Spero Therapeutics' score of 0.59 indicating that MacroGenics is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
MacroGenics
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Spero Therapeutics
0 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

MacroGenics has a beta of 2.04, meaning that its stock price is 104% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Spero Therapeutics has a beta of 0.63, meaning that its stock price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500.

MacroGenics received 218 more outperform votes than Spero Therapeutics when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 69.57% of users gave Spero Therapeutics an outperform vote while only 62.28% of users gave MacroGenics an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
MacroGenicsOutperform Votes
426
62.28%
Underperform Votes
258
37.72%
Spero TherapeuticsOutperform Votes
208
69.57%
Underperform Votes
91
30.43%

MacroGenics presently has a consensus target price of $7.63, indicating a potential upside of 146.76%. Spero Therapeutics has a consensus target price of $5.00, indicating a potential upside of 455.56%. Given Spero Therapeutics' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Spero Therapeutics is more favorable than MacroGenics.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
MacroGenics
0 Sell rating(s)
8 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.36
Spero Therapeutics
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50

96.9% of MacroGenics shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 25.6% of Spero Therapeutics shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.3% of MacroGenics shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 4.5% of Spero Therapeutics shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Spero Therapeutics has a net margin of 3.30% compared to MacroGenics' net margin of -69.07%. Spero Therapeutics' return on equity of 4.03% beat MacroGenics' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
MacroGenics-69.07% -89.42% -38.57%
Spero Therapeutics 3.30%4.03%2.21%

Summary

Spero Therapeutics beats MacroGenics on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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SPRO vs. The Competition

MetricSpero TherapeuticsPharmaceutical IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$53.11M$6.54B$5.25B$8.80B
Dividend YieldN/A2.91%5.07%4.00%
P/E Ratio13.9210.2187.9816.96
Price / Sales0.59176.181,088.81123.65
Price / Cash2.0757.6743.2137.77
Price / Book0.484.885.054.89
Net Income$22.81M$154.38M$122.32M$228.40M
7 Day Performance-2.58%-5.11%-2.85%-1.79%
1 Month Performance-8.95%-3.15%-1.04%0.03%
1 Year Performance-32.81%-4.63%22.94%13.56%

Spero Therapeutics Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
SPRO
Spero Therapeutics
4.687 of 5 stars
$0.90
-7.7%
$5.00
+456.1%
-32.8%$49.02M$89.87M12.85150Gap Down
High Trading Volume
MGNX
MacroGenics
3.8994 of 5 stars
$3.17
-0.3%
$7.63
+140.5%
-71.6%$198.96M$139.77M-2.01430Negative News
OGI
Organigram
0.7339 of 5 stars
$1.57
flat
N/A-9.5%$198.07M$159.84M-3.74860Positive News
INBX
Inhibrx
1.4541 of 5 stars
$13.64
-4.0%
N/A-63.5%$197.45M$1.57M0.00166
MDWD
MediWound
1.4627 of 5 stars
$18.29
+9.4%
$27.50
+50.4%
+50.4%$197.28M$19.72M-6.3180
ARTV
Artiva Biotherapeutics
N/A$7.66
-18.1%
$21.00
+174.2%
N/A$186.05M$2.60M0.0081Lockup Expiration
Gap Up
PRQR
ProQR Therapeutics
2.6788 of 5 stars
$2.27
-6.2%
$8.83
+289.1%
+1.3%$185.41M$17.88M-7.09180Short Interest ↑
News Coverage
NLTX
Neoleukin Therapeutics
N/A$19.58
-8.9%
N/A-37.5%$184.01MN/A-6.3090High Trading Volume
PROC
Procaps Group
2.2425 of 5 stars
$1.63
+1.9%
N/A-60.9%$183.90M$414.10M3.135,500Short Interest ↓
Positive News
ZNTL
Zentalis Pharmaceuticals
2.4402 of 5 stars
$2.56
-6.9%
$10.00
+290.6%
-81.5%$182.44M$40.56M-1.03160Short Interest ↓
HURA
TuHURA Biosciences
N/A$4.31
-11.1%
$13.00
+201.6%
N/A$182.25MN/A0.00N/APositive News

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This page (NASDAQ:SPRO) was last updated on 1/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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