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XCUR vs. KYNB, QNCX, ATNM, ESLA, and SGMO

Should you buy Exicure stock or one of its competitors? Exicure's main competitors and comparable companies include Kyntra Bio (KYNB), Quince Therapeutics (QNCX), Actinium Pharmaceuticals (ATNM), Estrella Immunopharma (ESLA), and Sangamo Therapeutics (SGMO). Companies are selected based on similarities in market, industry, and size. These companies are all part of the "biotechnology" industry.

How does Exicure compare to Kyntra Bio?

Exicure (NASDAQ:XCUR) and Kyntra Bio (NASDAQ:KYNB) are both small-cap healthcare companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, profitability, earnings, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk and analyst recommendations.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Exicure$500K17.16-$4.95M-$1.32N/A
Kyntra Bio$6.44M4.89$183.45M$45.300.17

Kyntra Bio has a net margin of 2,199.13% compared to Exicure's net margin of 0.00%. Kyntra Bio's return on equity of 0.00% beat Exicure's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
ExicureN/A -237.91% -61.98%
Kyntra Bio 2,199.13%N/A -47.27%

In the previous week, Kyntra Bio had 1 more articles in the media than Exicure. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Kyntra Bio and 2 mentions for Exicure. Exicure's average media sentiment score of 1.43 beat Kyntra Bio's score of 0.63 indicating that Exicure is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Exicure Positive
Kyntra Bio Positive

Kyntra Bio has a consensus price target of $32.50, suggesting a potential upside of 317.74%. Given Kyntra Bio's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Kyntra Bio is more favorable than Exicure.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Exicure
1 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.00
Kyntra Bio
1 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.60

42.8% of Exicure shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.7% of Kyntra Bio shares are held by institutional investors. 52.8% of Exicure shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.2% of Kyntra Bio shares are held 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.

Exicure has a beta of 3.65, meaning that its stock price is 265% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Kyntra Bio has a beta of 1.02, meaning that its stock price is 2% more volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Kyntra Bio beats Exicure on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Exicure compare to Quince Therapeutics?

Exicure (NASDAQ:XCUR) and Quince Therapeutics (NASDAQ:QNCX) are both small-cap healthcare companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, earnings, profitability and media sentiment.

Quince Therapeutics has a consensus target price of $260.00, indicating a potential upside of 698.28%. Given Quince Therapeutics' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Quince Therapeutics is more favorable than Exicure.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Exicure
1 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.00
Quince Therapeutics
2 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
2 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.42

Quince Therapeutics' return on equity of 0.00% beat Exicure's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
ExicureN/A -237.91% -61.98%
Quince Therapeutics N/A N/A -133.84%

In the previous week, Quince Therapeutics had 3 more articles in the media than Exicure. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Quince Therapeutics and 2 mentions for Exicure. Exicure's average media sentiment score of 1.43 beat Quince Therapeutics' score of 0.93 indicating that Exicure is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Exicure Positive
Quince Therapeutics Positive

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Exicure$500K17.16-$4.95M-$1.32N/A
Quince TherapeuticsN/AN/A-$83.98M-$156.71N/A

42.8% of Exicure shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 30.8% of Quince Therapeutics shares are held by institutional investors. 52.8% of Exicure shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 7.1% of Quince Therapeutics shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Exicure has a beta of 3.65, indicating that its share price is 265% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Quince Therapeutics has a beta of 1.36, indicating that its share price is 36% more volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Exicure beats Quince Therapeutics on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Exicure compare to Actinium Pharmaceuticals?

Exicure (NASDAQ:XCUR) and Actinium Pharmaceuticals (NYSE:ATNM) are both small-cap healthcare companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, dividends, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Actinium Pharmaceuticals has a consensus target price of $5.00, indicating a potential upside of 390.20%. Given Actinium Pharmaceuticals' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Actinium Pharmaceuticals is more favorable than Exicure.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Exicure
1 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.00
Actinium Pharmaceuticals
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

Exicure has a beta of 3.65, meaning that its stock price is 265% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Actinium Pharmaceuticals has a beta of 0.01, meaning that its stock price is 99% less volatile than the broader market.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Exicure$500K17.16-$4.95M-$1.32N/A
Actinium Pharmaceuticals$35.09M0.91-$48.82M$0.362.83

42.8% of Exicure shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 27.5% of Actinium Pharmaceuticals shares are owned by institutional investors. 52.8% of Exicure shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Actinium Pharmaceuticals shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Exicure had 2 more articles in the media than Actinium Pharmaceuticals. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Exicure and 0 mentions for Actinium Pharmaceuticals. Exicure's average media sentiment score of 1.43 beat Actinium Pharmaceuticals' score of 0.00 indicating that Exicure is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Exicure Positive
Actinium Pharmaceuticals Neutral

Actinium Pharmaceuticals' return on equity of -100.85% beat Exicure's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
ExicureN/A -237.91% -61.98%
Actinium Pharmaceuticals N/A -100.85%-47.89%

Summary

Actinium Pharmaceuticals beats Exicure on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Exicure compare to Estrella Immunopharma?

Estrella Immunopharma (NASDAQ:ESLA) and Exicure (NASDAQ:XCUR) are both small-cap healthcare companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation and earnings.

Estrella Immunopharma's return on equity of 0.00% beat Exicure's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Estrella ImmunopharmaN/A N/A -328.72%
Exicure N/A -237.91%-61.98%

Estrella Immunopharma currently has a consensus target price of $8.00, suggesting a potential upside of 1,003.45%. Given Estrella Immunopharma's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Estrella Immunopharma is more favorable than Exicure.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Estrella Immunopharma
1 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00
Exicure
1 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.00

0.4% of Estrella Immunopharma shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 42.8% of Exicure shares are held by institutional investors. 5.8% of Estrella Immunopharma shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 52.8% of Exicure shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Estrella ImmunopharmaN/AN/A-$13.06M-$0.24N/A
Exicure$500K17.16-$4.95M-$1.32N/A

Estrella Immunopharma has a beta of 0.88, suggesting that its stock price is 12% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Exicure has a beta of 3.65, suggesting that its stock price is 265% more volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Estrella Immunopharma had 1 more articles in the media than Exicure. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Estrella Immunopharma and 2 mentions for Exicure. Exicure's average media sentiment score of 1.43 beat Estrella Immunopharma's score of 0.63 indicating that Exicure is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Estrella Immunopharma Positive
Exicure Positive

Summary

Exicure beats Estrella Immunopharma on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Exicure compare to Sangamo Therapeutics?

Exicure (NASDAQ:XCUR) and Sangamo Therapeutics (NASDAQ:SGMO) are both small-cap healthcare companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, risk and media sentiment.

Exicure has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Sangamo Therapeutics' net margin of -310.81%. Exicure's return on equity of -237.91% beat Sangamo Therapeutics' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
ExicureN/A -237.91% -61.98%
Sangamo Therapeutics -310.81%-2,662.06%-132.12%

Exicure has a beta of 3.65, indicating that its share price is 265% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Sangamo Therapeutics has a beta of 1.3, indicating that its share price is 30% more volatile than the broader market.

Sangamo Therapeutics has a consensus price target of $5.50, suggesting a potential upside of 7,332.43%. Given Sangamo Therapeutics' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Sangamo Therapeutics is more favorable than Exicure.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Exicure
1 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.00
Sangamo Therapeutics
2 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.75

42.8% of Exicure shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 56.9% of Sangamo Therapeutics shares are held by institutional investors. 52.8% of Exicure shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 4.1% of Sangamo Therapeutics shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Exicure$500K17.16-$4.95M-$1.32N/A
Sangamo Therapeutics$39.55M0.78-$122.93M-$0.38N/A

In the previous week, Exicure had 2 more articles in the media than Sangamo Therapeutics. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Exicure and 0 mentions for Sangamo Therapeutics. Exicure's average media sentiment score of 1.43 beat Sangamo Therapeutics' score of 0.00 indicating that Exicure is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Exicure Positive
Sangamo Therapeutics Neutral

Summary

Exicure beats Sangamo Therapeutics on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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XCUR vs. The Competition

MetricExicureBiotechnology IndustryHealthcare SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$8.58M$3.92B$7.12B$12.85B
Dividend YieldN/A3.61%2.54%11.27%
P/E Ratio-0.9911.69272.8925.51
Price / Sales17.161,396.48686.41123.12
Price / CashN/A44.0628.7436.03
Price / Book2.1116.8111.066.34
Net Income-$4.95M-$22.71M$3.47B$349.45M
7 Day Performance13.91%2.89%1.28%-0.10%
1 Month Performance-18.13%13.06%8.29%4.36%
1 Year Performance-76.63%55.07%24.29%14.91%

Exicure Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
XCUR
Exicure
1.1884 of 5 stars
$1.31
+1.6%
N/A-77.0%$8.58M$500KN/A50
KYNB
Kyntra Bio
2.9582 of 5 stars
$8.10
flat
$32.50
+301.2%
N/A$32.81M$6.44M0.18570
QNCX
Quince Therapeutics
2.7681 of 5 stars
$31.31
+1.2%
$260.00
+730.4%
-89.5%$31.94MN/AN/A60
ATNM
Actinium Pharmaceuticals
1.8646 of 5 stars
$1.01
-6.5%
$5.00
+395.0%
-43.3%$31.76M$35.09MN/A30
ESLA
Estrella Immunopharma
1.7704 of 5 stars
$0.73
-0.3%
$8.00
+995.9%
-32.8%$31.76MN/AN/AN/A

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This page (NASDAQ:XCUR) was last updated on 8/31/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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