This company has been marked as potentially delisted and may not be actively trading. Cogent Biosciences (UMRX) Competitors Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisCompetitorsHeadlinesTrendsBuy This Stock UMRX vs. PCRX, HROW, SYRE, WVE, AUPH, OPK, ELVN, RCUS, MLYS, and AKBAShould you be buying Cogent Biosciences stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Cogent Biosciences include Pacira BioSciences (PCRX), Harrow (HROW), Spyre Therapeutics (SYRE), Wave Life Sciences (WVE), Aurinia Pharmaceuticals (AUPH), OPKO Health (OPK), Enliven Therapeutics (ELVN), Arcus Biosciences (RCUS), Mineralys Therapeutics (MLYS), and Akebia Therapeutics (AKBA). These companies are all part of the "medical" sector. Cogent Biosciences vs. Its Competitors Pacira BioSciences Harrow Spyre Therapeutics Wave Life Sciences Aurinia Pharmaceuticals OPKO Health Enliven Therapeutics Arcus Biosciences Mineralys Therapeutics Akebia Therapeutics Cogent Biosciences (NASDAQ:UMRX) and Pacira BioSciences (NASDAQ:PCRX) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, dividends, media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership, community ranking, analyst recommendations and risk. Is UMRX or PCRX more profitable? Pacira BioSciences has a net margin of -13.07% compared to Cogent Biosciences' net margin of -96.84%. Pacira BioSciences' return on equity of 13.42% beat Cogent Biosciences' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Cogent Biosciences-96.84% -87.78% -52.14% Pacira BioSciences -13.07%13.42%7.19% Do insiders & institutionals believe in UMRX or PCRX? 26.4% of Cogent Biosciences shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.7% of Pacira BioSciences shares are owned by institutional investors. 31.5% of Cogent Biosciences shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.4% of Pacira BioSciences shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Does the media favor UMRX or PCRX? In the previous week, Pacira BioSciences had 8 more articles in the media than Cogent Biosciences. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Pacira BioSciences and 0 mentions for Cogent Biosciences. Pacira BioSciences' average media sentiment score of 1.36 beat Cogent Biosciences' score of 0.00 indicating that Pacira BioSciences is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Cogent Biosciences Neutral Pacira BioSciences Positive Does the MarketBeat Community favor UMRX or PCRX? Pacira BioSciences received 646 more outperform votes than Cogent Biosciences when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.60% of users gave Pacira BioSciences an outperform vote while only 68.38% of users gave Cogent Biosciences an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformCogent BiosciencesOutperform Votes18668.38% Underperform Votes8631.62% Pacira BioSciencesOutperform Votes83271.60% Underperform Votes33028.40% Do analysts rate UMRX or PCRX? Pacira BioSciences has a consensus target price of $26.44, suggesting a potential upside of 9.09%. Given Pacira BioSciences' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Pacira BioSciences is more favorable than Cogent Biosciences.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Cogent Biosciences 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00Pacira BioSciences 1 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33 Which has stronger earnings and valuation, UMRX or PCRX? Pacira BioSciences has higher revenue and earnings than Cogent Biosciences. Pacira BioSciences is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cogent Biosciences, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCogent Biosciences$22.50M13.36-$31.83M-$1.04-6.81Pacira BioSciences$702.77M1.60$41.96M-$2.28-10.63 Which has more volatility and risk, UMRX or PCRX? Cogent Biosciences has a beta of 3.93, meaning that its stock price is 293% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Pacira BioSciences has a beta of 0.52, meaning that its stock price is 48% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryPacira BioSciences beats Cogent Biosciences on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Cogent Biosciences News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for UMRX and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding UMRX and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?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.Skip Chart UMRX vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricCogent BiosciencesPharmaceutical Preparations IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$300.68M$6.87B$5.57B$8.50BDividend YieldN/A2.52%5.28%4.16%P/E Ratio-9.328.4326.6319.64Price / Sales13.36262.52407.99152.17Price / CashN/A65.8538.2534.64Price / Book6.816.536.964.60Net Income-$31.83M$143.25M$3.23B$248.06M Cogent Biosciences Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)UMRXCogent BiosciencesN/A$7.08-1.9%N/A-20.1%$300.68M$22.50M-9.3272Gap DownPCRXPacira BioSciences2.4611 of 5 stars$24.87-2.2%$26.44+6.3%-14.6%$1.15B$702.77M-12.25720Positive NewsHROWHarrow2.3619 of 5 stars$31.17+3.4%$61.25+96.5%+69.0%$1.14B$212.86M-33.16182News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionGap UpSYRESpyre Therapeutics2.4117 of 5 stars$18.56+8.2%$53.40+187.7%-46.6%$1.12B$890K-2.4873Positive NewsGap DownWVEWave Life Sciences4.2505 of 5 stars$7.23+2.6%$21.17+192.8%+7.3%$1.11B$104.94M-6.51240News CoverageAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeAnalyst RevisionGap DownAUPHAurinia Pharmaceuticals3.288 of 5 stars$8.15+0.1%$11.50+41.1%+52.9%$1.10B$247.30M-54.33300Positive NewsAnalyst RevisionOPKOPKO Health4.4718 of 5 stars$1.38flat$2.75+99.3%+3.9%$1.09B$689.41M-7.264,200ELVNEnliven Therapeutics2.5058 of 5 stars$21.70+6.7%$37.25+71.7%-0.5%$1.06BN/A-11.4250News CoverageInsider TradeGap DownHigh Trading VolumeRCUSArcus Biosciences2.3041 of 5 stars$10.04+1.9%$24.13+140.4%-45.6%$1.06B$141M-3.19500Options VolumeAnalyst RevisionGap UpMLYSMineralys Therapeutics2.7967 of 5 stars$16.03-1.0%$38.00+137.1%+12.8%$1.04BN/A-4.4028Analyst ForecastGap DownAKBAAkebia Therapeutics4.0121 of 5 stars$3.92+2.3%$6.75+72.2%+217.9%$1.03B$184.91M-17.04430High Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies PCRX Alternatives HROW Alternatives SYRE Alternatives WVE Alternatives AUPH Alternatives OPK Alternatives ELVN Alternatives RCUS Alternatives MLYS Alternatives AKBA Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:UMRX) was last updated on 6/14/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThe Trump Dump is starting; Get out of stocks now?The first 365 days of the Trump presidency… Will be the best time to get rich in American history.Paradigm Press | SponsoredAn AI run of epic proportions is only getting startedI just put together an urgent new presentation that you need to see right away. 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