XRTX vs. UPC, AVTX, KPRX, GHSI, VAXX, CMMB, LUMO, MNPR, IMNN, and ERNA
Should you be buying Xyratex stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Xyratex include Universe Pharmaceuticals (UPC), Avalo Therapeutics (AVTX), Kiora Pharmaceuticals (KPRX), Guardion Health Sciences (GHSI), Vaxxinity (VAXX), Chemomab Therapeutics (CMMB), Lumos Pharma (LUMO), Monopar Therapeutics (MNPR), Imunon (IMNN), and Eterna Therapeutics (ERNA). These companies are all part of the "pharmaceutical preparations" industry.
Xyratex (NASDAQ:XRTX) and Universe Pharmaceuticals (NYSE:UPC) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, earnings, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership and dividends.
Xyratex received 156 more outperform votes than Universe Pharmaceuticals when rated by MarketBeat users.
Xyratex currently has a consensus price target of $14.00, suggesting a potential upside of 700.00%. Given Xyratex's higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Xyratex is more favorable than Universe Pharmaceuticals.
Universe Pharmaceuticals' return on equity of 0.00% beat Xyratex's return on equity.
0.2% of Xyratex shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.2% of Universe Pharmaceuticals shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.9% of Xyratex shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 57.4% of Universe Pharmaceuticals shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Xyratex has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Universe Pharmaceuticals.
Xyratex has a beta of 0.68, suggesting that its share price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Universe Pharmaceuticals has a beta of 1.68, suggesting that its share price is 68% more volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, Xyratex had 2 more articles in the media than Universe Pharmaceuticals. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Xyratex and 0 mentions for Universe Pharmaceuticals. Universe Pharmaceuticals' average media sentiment score of 0.15 beat Xyratex's score of 0.00 indicating that Universe Pharmaceuticals is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Summary
Xyratex and Universe Pharmaceuticals tied by winning 6 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.
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