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NKGen Biotech (NKGN) Competitors

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$0.26 +0.00 (+0.85%)
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NKGN vs. RENB, VTVT, QNTM, APLT, ADVM, DTIL, ALGS, ANVS, GANX, and PRLD

Should you be buying NKGen Biotech stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of NKGen Biotech include Renovaro (RENB), vTv Therapeutics (VTVT), Quantum Biopharma (QNTM), Applied Therapeutics (APLT), Adverum Biotechnologies (ADVM), Precision BioSciences (DTIL), Aligos Therapeutics (ALGS), Annovis Bio (ANVS), Gain Therapeutics (GANX), and Prelude Therapeutics (PRLD). These companies are all part of the "pharmaceutical products" industry.

NKGen Biotech vs. Its Competitors

NKGen Biotech (NYSE:NKGN) and Renovaro (NASDAQ:RENB) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability and risk.

In the previous week, NKGen Biotech had 3 more articles in the media than Renovaro. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for NKGen Biotech and 3 mentions for Renovaro. Renovaro's average media sentiment score of 0.07 beat NKGen Biotech's score of 0.00 indicating that Renovaro is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
NKGen Biotech
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
6 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Renovaro
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Renovaro is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than NKGen Biotech, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
NKGen BiotechN/AN/A-$82.94M-$2.45-0.11
RenovaroN/AN/A-$88.43M-$0.77-0.43

76.2% of NKGen Biotech shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 71.4% of Renovaro shares are held by institutional investors. 10.4% of NKGen Biotech shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 21.7% of Renovaro shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

NKGen Biotech's return on equity of 0.00% beat Renovaro's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
NKGen BiotechN/A N/A -479.36%
Renovaro N/A -60.38%-47.04%

NKGen Biotech has a beta of 1.26, suggesting that its share price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Renovaro has a beta of 0.51, suggesting that its share price is 49% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

NKGen Biotech beats Renovaro on 6 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding NKGN and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE 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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NKGN vs. The Competition

MetricNKGen BiotechBiological Products IndustryMedical SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$11.79M$269.09M$5.51B$20.71B
Dividend YieldN/AN/A4.25%3.68%
P/E Ratio-0.05N/A28.2727.42
Price / SalesN/A429.39424.8970.78
Price / CashN/A22.4435.5321.88
Price / Book-0.109.668.214.64
Net Income-$82.94M-$110.10M$3.24B$994.58M
7 Day Performance-12.60%-4.79%0.43%-0.94%
1 Month Performance-8.80%10.81%7.84%5.16%
1 Year Performance-71.99%20.44%28.19%8.80%

NKGen Biotech Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
NKGN
NKGen Biotech
0.2657 of 5 stars
$0.26
+0.8%
N/A-71.0%$11.79MN/A-0.05N/ANews Coverage
Gap Up
RENB
Renovaro
2.1084 of 5 stars
$0.31
+3.3%
N/A-76.1%$52.72MN/A-0.4020Gap Up
VTVT
vTv Therapeutics
1.7655 of 5 stars
$16.25
+9.1%
$35.50
+118.5%
-30.3%$51.84M$1.02M-5.409News Coverage
Positive News
QNTM
Quantum Biopharma
N/A$17.47
+5.5%
N/AN/A$50.80MN/A-1.09N/A
APLT
Applied Therapeutics
4.5491 of 5 stars
$0.36
+6.8%
$6.10
+1,602.5%
-92.2%$50.73M$460K-0.8330Positive News
ADVM
Adverum Biotechnologies
4.4032 of 5 stars
$2.41
+8.1%
$23.80
+887.6%
-69.1%$50.35M$1M-0.38190
DTIL
Precision BioSciences
4.2971 of 5 stars
$4.52
+4.9%
$47.00
+939.8%
-56.5%$50.13M$68.70M-2.25200
ALGS
Aligos Therapeutics
4.1607 of 5 stars
$8.17
+8.9%
$70.00
+756.8%
-34.0%$49.92M$3.94M-0.4790
ANVS
Annovis Bio
1.5704 of 5 stars
$2.56
+8.5%
$18.00
+603.1%
-77.6%$49.89MN/A-1.193
GANX
Gain Therapeutics
2.3162 of 5 stars
$1.67
+4.1%
$8.20
+392.5%
+24.6%$49.87M$50K-1.9420News Coverage
PRLD
Prelude Therapeutics
3.7073 of 5 stars
$0.88
+9.1%
$4.50
+411.4%
-86.8%$49.69M$7M-0.52120Positive News

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