Xencor (XNCR) Competitors

Scholar Rock (NASDAQ:SRRK) and Xencor (NASDAQ:XNCR) are both medical companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, community ranking, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, risk, earnings and profitability.

Does the media favor SRRK or XNCR?

In the previous week, Scholar Rock had 14 more articles in the media than Xencor. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for Scholar Rock and 7 mentions for Xencor. Scholar Rock's average media sentiment score of 1.18 beat Xencor's score of 1.15 indicating that Scholar Rock is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Scholar Rock	15 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Xencor	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, SRRK or XNCR?

Xencor has higher revenue and earnings than Scholar Rock. Scholar Rock is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Xencor, 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
Scholar Rock	$33.19M	93.63	-$165.79M	-$2.45	-13.37
Xencor	$110.49M	6.99	-$126.09M	-$3.51	-3.09

Is SRRK or XNCR more profitable?

Scholar Rock has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Xencor's net margin of -232.77%. Xencor's return on equity of -30.92% beat Scholar Rock's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Scholar Rock	N/A	-145.60%	-91.83%
Xencor	-232.77%	-30.92%	-21.74%

Do analysts prefer SRRK or XNCR?

Scholar Rock presently has a consensus target price of $42.67, suggesting a potential upside of 30.24%. Xencor has a consensus target price of $32.86, suggesting a potential upside of 202.55%. Given Xencor's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Xencor is more favorable than Scholar Rock.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Scholar Rock	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Xencor	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.13

Which has more risk and volatility, SRRK or XNCR?

Scholar Rock has a beta of 0.56, indicating that its stock price is 44% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Xencor has a beta of 0.9, indicating that its stock price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer SRRK or XNCR?

Xencor received 340 more outperform votes than Scholar Rock when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 73.24% of users gave Xencor an outperform vote while only 66.27% of users gave Scholar Rock an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Scholar Rock	Outperform Votes 169 66.27%	Underperform Votes 86 33.73%
Xencor	Outperform Votes 509 73.24%	Underperform Votes 186 26.76%

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in SRRK or XNCR?

91.1% of Scholar Rock shares are held by institutional investors. 13.3% of Scholar Rock shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.2% of Xencor shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Xencor beats Scholar Rock on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.