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UPB vs. MLTX, PTGX, HCM, APLS, INDV, MOR, KYMR, IMVT, CRNX, and XENE

Should you be buying Upstream Bio stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Upstream Bio include MoonLake Immunotherapeutics (MLTX), Protagonist Therapeutics (PTGX), HUTCHMED (HCM), Apellis Pharmaceuticals (APLS), Indivior (INDV), MorphoSys (MOR), Kymera Therapeutics (KYMR), Immunovant (IMVT), Crinetics Pharmaceuticals (CRNX), and Xenon Pharmaceuticals (XENE). These companies are all part of the "pharmaceutical products" industry.

Upstream Bio vs. Its Competitors

Upstream Bio (NASDAQ:UPB) and MoonLake Immunotherapeutics (NASDAQ:MLTX) are both medical companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings, risk, institutional ownership, profitability and media sentiment.

MoonLake Immunotherapeutics has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Upstream Bio's net margin of -3,836.58%. Upstream Bio's return on equity of -35.90% beat MoonLake Immunotherapeutics' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Upstream Bio-3,836.58% -35.90% -26.26%
MoonLake Immunotherapeutics N/A -40.98%-35.81%

93.9% of MoonLake Immunotherapeutics shares are owned by institutional investors. 13.6% of Upstream Bio shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 12.1% of MoonLake Immunotherapeutics shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Upstream Bio presently has a consensus price target of $56.50, indicating a potential upside of 204.42%. MoonLake Immunotherapeutics has a consensus price target of $74.43, indicating a potential upside of 33.74%. Given Upstream Bio's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Upstream Bio is more favorable than MoonLake Immunotherapeutics.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Upstream Bio
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
MoonLake Immunotherapeutics
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
7 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.78

In the previous week, MoonLake Immunotherapeutics had 8 more articles in the media than Upstream Bio. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for MoonLake Immunotherapeutics and 9 mentions for Upstream Bio. MoonLake Immunotherapeutics' average media sentiment score of -0.06 beat Upstream Bio's score of -0.23 indicating that MoonLake Immunotherapeutics is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Upstream Bio
1 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
MoonLake Immunotherapeutics
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
4 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Upstream Bio has higher revenue and earnings than MoonLake Immunotherapeutics.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Upstream Bio$2.37M422.18-$62.81MN/AN/A
MoonLake ImmunotherapeuticsN/AN/A-$118.94M-$2.78-20.02

Summary

Upstream Bio beats MoonLake Immunotherapeutics on 7 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

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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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UPB vs. The Competition

MetricUpstream BioMED IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$1.00B$3.09B$5.64B$9.82B
Dividend YieldN/A2.29%4.64%4.14%
P/E RatioN/A20.6830.1125.77
Price / Sales422.18329.08452.54168.61
Price / CashN/A40.7837.7258.50
Price / Book2.457.718.476.07
Net Income-$62.81M-$54.65M$3.26B$265.11M
7 Day Performance11.00%3.95%3.56%2.90%
1 Month Performance61.67%11.46%5.97%4.00%
1 Year PerformanceN/A13.04%42.70%26.92%

Upstream Bio Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
UPB
Upstream Bio
1.7738 of 5 stars
$18.56
+6.1%
$56.50
+204.4%
N/A$1.00B$2.37M0.0038Earnings Report
MLTX
MoonLake Immunotherapeutics
2.2378 of 5 stars
$53.06
-0.5%
$73.14
+37.9%
+21.1%$3.39BN/A-23.052
PTGX
Protagonist Therapeutics
1.8977 of 5 stars
$53.97
+0.3%
$66.10
+22.5%
+34.3%$3.34B$434.43M71.84120Earnings Report
Analyst Revision
HCM
HUTCHMED
3.1809 of 5 stars
$18.02
+4.3%
$28.00
+55.4%
-24.4%$3.14B$630.20M0.001,811Positive News
APLS
Apellis Pharmaceuticals
4.6595 of 5 stars
$24.54
+1.2%
$36.83
+50.1%
-33.9%$3.10B$781.37M-13.51770
INDV
Indivior
1.5857 of 5 stars
$21.35
+0.6%
$17.75
-16.9%
+84.4%$2.95B$1.17B34.521,051
MOR
MorphoSys
N/A$18.96
flat
N/AN/A$2.86B$238.28M-5.45730
KYMR
Kymera Therapeutics
3.2697 of 5 stars
$43.44
-0.5%
$59.11
+36.1%
-6.2%$2.83B$47.07M-14.00170News Coverage
Positive News
Earnings Report
Analyst Revision
IMVT
Immunovant
2.2659 of 5 stars
$16.30
+1.3%
$36.40
+123.3%
-48.7%$2.79BN/A-5.95120Trending News
Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
CRNX
Crinetics Pharmaceuticals
3.4168 of 5 stars
$29.24
+3.6%
$69.50
+137.7%
-42.5%$2.74B$1.04M-7.65210News Coverage
Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
XENE
Xenon Pharmaceuticals
1.9797 of 5 stars
$35.75
+7.8%
$54.82
+53.3%
-7.4%$2.73B$9.43M-11.03210Trending News
Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision

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This page (NASDAQ:UPB) was last updated on 8/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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