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NUVB vs. CRNX, PTGX, KYMR, MLTX, AKRO, ADMA, SRRK, MIRM, ACAD, and ZLAB

Should you be buying Nuvation Bio stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Nuvation Bio include Crinetics Pharmaceuticals (CRNX), Protagonist Therapeutics (PTGX), Kymera Therapeutics (KYMR), MoonLake Immunotherapeutics (MLTX), Akero Therapeutics (AKRO), ADMA Biologics (ADMA), Scholar Rock (SRRK), Mirum Pharmaceuticals (MIRM), ACADIA Pharmaceuticals (ACAD), and Zai Lab (ZLAB). These companies are all part of the "pharmaceutical products" industry.

Nuvation Bio vs. Its Competitors

Nuvation Bio (NYSE:NUVB) and Crinetics Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:CRNX) are both medical companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, risk and dividends.

In the previous week, Crinetics Pharmaceuticals had 5 more articles in the media than Nuvation Bio. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Crinetics Pharmaceuticals and 4 mentions for Nuvation Bio. Crinetics Pharmaceuticals' average media sentiment score of 0.59 beat Nuvation Bio's score of 0.48 indicating that Crinetics Pharmaceuticals is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Nuvation Bio
1 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Crinetics Pharmaceuticals
3 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Nuvation Bio has a beta of 1.48, meaning that its share price is 48% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Crinetics Pharmaceuticals has a beta of 0.33, meaning that its share price is 67% less volatile than the S&P 500.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Nuvation Bio$7.87M161.78-$567.94M-$0.63-5.90
Crinetics Pharmaceuticals$1.04M4,023.48-$298.41M-$4.11-10.81

Nuvation Bio currently has a consensus price target of $7.86, indicating a potential upside of 111.21%. Crinetics Pharmaceuticals has a consensus price target of $74.45, indicating a potential upside of 67.58%. Given Nuvation Bio's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Nuvation Bio is more favorable than Crinetics Pharmaceuticals.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Nuvation Bio
1 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.88
Crinetics Pharmaceuticals
1 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
11 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.71

Crinetics Pharmaceuticals has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Nuvation Bio's net margin of -1,413.43%. Crinetics Pharmaceuticals' return on equity of -32.28% beat Nuvation Bio's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Nuvation Bio-1,413.43% -46.14% -36.04%
Crinetics Pharmaceuticals N/A -32.28%-29.45%

61.7% of Nuvation Bio shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.5% of Crinetics Pharmaceuticals shares are held by institutional investors. 29.9% of Nuvation Bio shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.6% of Crinetics Pharmaceuticals shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Crinetics Pharmaceuticals beats Nuvation Bio on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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NUVB vs. The Competition

MetricNuvation BioMED IndustryMedical SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$1.25B$3.35B$6.11B$22.02B
Dividend YieldN/A2.29%5.69%3.60%
P/E Ratio-5.9021.5785.4829.86
Price / Sales161.78478.85616.9066.03
Price / CashN/A47.1237.9224.43
Price / Book2.7210.1413.134.64
Net Income-$567.94M-$52.31M$3.30B$1.01B
7 Day Performance0.40%5.14%4.29%0.44%
1 Month Performance11.04%14.68%9.45%3.13%
1 Year Performance68.33%30.98%86.64%15.30%

Nuvation Bio Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
NUVB
Nuvation Bio
2.9205 of 5 stars
$3.72
+1.6%
$7.86
+111.2%
+66.8%$1.25B$7.87M-5.9060Analyst Forecast
CRNX
Crinetics Pharmaceuticals
3.8853 of 5 stars
$43.51
-5.2%
$73.20
+68.2%
-14.1%$4.32B$1.04M-10.59210Analyst Forecast
PTGX
Protagonist Therapeutics
2.3506 of 5 stars
$65.14
-3.4%
$68.36
+4.9%
+48.5%$4.19B$434.43M93.06120Analyst Forecast
KYMR
Kymera Therapeutics
1.9574 of 5 stars
$58.50
+4.0%
$59.95
+2.5%
+30.8%$4.02B$47.07M0.00170Analyst Forecast
MLTX
MoonLake Immunotherapeutics
2.9357 of 5 stars
$6.24
-89.9%
$57.00
+813.5%
-81.7%$3.98BN/A0.002Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
Gap Down
High Trading Volume
AKRO
Akero Therapeutics
3.7026 of 5 stars
$47.62
-0.3%
$81.14
+70.4%
+65.2%$3.82BN/A-23.8130Positive News
Analyst Forecast
ADMA
ADMA Biologics
3.6893 of 5 stars
$14.70
-5.8%
$27.67
+88.2%
-29.4%$3.73B$426.45M17.09530Analyst Forecast
SRRK
Scholar Rock
4.648 of 5 stars
$38.36
-1.0%
$46.40
+21.0%
+31.2%$3.72B$33.19M-13.18140Analyst Forecast
Insider Trade
MIRM
Mirum Pharmaceuticals
3.3309 of 5 stars
$72.85
+0.1%
$76.50
+5.0%
+87.2%$3.66B$336.89M-60.21140Positive News
Analyst Forecast
ACAD
ACADIA Pharmaceuticals
4.464 of 5 stars
$21.32
+1.3%
$29.12
+36.6%
+47.4%$3.55B$957.80M16.03510Analyst Revision
ZLAB
Zai Lab
2.5827 of 5 stars
$32.93
+4.1%
$56.35
+71.1%
+35.6%$3.53B$398.99M-16.141,869Positive News
Analyst Forecast

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