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NUVB vs. CPRX, HCM, IMVT, OGN, MIRM, AMRX, IBRX, XENE, BHC, and GMTX

Should you be buying Nuvation Bio stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Nuvation Bio include Catalyst Pharmaceuticals (CPRX), HUTCHMED (HCM), Immunovant (IMVT), Organon & Co. (OGN), Mirum Pharmaceuticals (MIRM), Amneal Pharmaceuticals (AMRX), ImmunityBio (IBRX), Xenon Pharmaceuticals (XENE), Bausch Health Cos (BHC), and Gemini Therapeutics (GMTX). These companies are all part of the "pharmaceutical products" industry.

Nuvation Bio vs. Its Competitors

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

Catalyst Pharmaceuticals has a net margin of 36.91% compared to Nuvation Bio's net margin of -5,534.21%. Catalyst Pharmaceuticals' return on equity of 42.45% beat Nuvation Bio's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Nuvation Bio-5,534.21% -44.14% -32.97%
Catalyst Pharmaceuticals 36.91%42.45%36.59%

Nuvation Bio has a beta of 1.33, indicating that its share price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Catalyst Pharmaceuticals has a beta of 0.66, indicating that its share price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500.

In the previous week, Catalyst Pharmaceuticals had 2 more articles in the media than Nuvation Bio. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Catalyst Pharmaceuticals and 3 mentions for Nuvation Bio. Catalyst Pharmaceuticals' average media sentiment score of 0.80 beat Nuvation Bio's score of 0.65 indicating that Catalyst Pharmaceuticals is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

61.7% of Nuvation Bio shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.2% of Catalyst Pharmaceuticals shares are held by institutional investors. 29.9% of Nuvation Bio shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 10.4% of Catalyst Pharmaceuticals shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Nuvation Bio$7.87M89.71-$567.94M-$2.35-0.88
Catalyst Pharmaceuticals$491.73M5.34$163.89M$1.5713.72

Nuvation Bio presently has a consensus target price of $7.17, indicating a potential upside of 245.38%. Catalyst Pharmaceuticals has a consensus target price of $32.83, indicating a potential upside of 52.43%. Given Nuvation Bio's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Nuvation Bio is more favorable than Catalyst Pharmaceuticals.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Nuvation Bio
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.20
Catalyst Pharmaceuticals
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
2 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.25

Summary

Catalyst Pharmaceuticals beats Nuvation Bio on 13 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

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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NUVB vs. The Competition

MetricNuvation BioMED IndustryMedical SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$706.04M$2.90B$5.50B$20.64B
Dividend YieldN/A2.64%5.39%3.77%
P/E Ratio-0.8821.5027.4228.03
Price / Sales89.71282.64398.5038.91
Price / CashN/A41.4736.1321.91
Price / Book1.517.518.014.60
Net Income-$567.94M-$55.05M$3.16B$984.95M
7 Day Performance6.14%3.05%2.08%2.95%
1 Month Performance-15.48%5.80%4.38%5.53%
1 Year Performance-29.06%6.15%35.81%14.66%

Nuvation Bio Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
NUVB
Nuvation Bio
3.4997 of 5 stars
$2.08
+1.2%
$7.17
+245.4%
-31.0%$706.04M$7.87M-0.8860
CPRX
Catalyst Pharmaceuticals
4.9309 of 5 stars
$22.12
-1.6%
$32.83
+48.4%
+35.8%$2.70B$491.73M14.0980Positive News
HCM
HUTCHMED
1.6084 of 5 stars
$15.21
+2.5%
$19.00
+24.9%
-8.9%$2.65B$630.20M0.001,811Positive News
IMVT
Immunovant
2.2361 of 5 stars
$15.47
-2.1%
$38.33
+147.8%
-36.6%$2.64BN/A-5.65120
OGN
Organon & Co.
4.8276 of 5 stars
$9.82
+0.7%
$18.00
+83.3%
-49.5%$2.55B$6.40B3.414,000Trending News
MIRM
Mirum Pharmaceuticals
3.4791 of 5 stars
$50.28
-0.1%
$65.50
+30.3%
+45.8%$2.49B$336.89M-31.23140
AMRX
Amneal Pharmaceuticals
3.3517 of 5 stars
$7.91
+1.2%
$11.60
+46.6%
+28.0%$2.48B$2.79B-197.708,100
IBRX
ImmunityBio
2.074 of 5 stars
$2.76
-3.8%
$12.25
+343.8%
-57.3%$2.44B$14.74M-4.76590Gap Up
XENE
Xenon Pharmaceuticals
3.3237 of 5 stars
$31.49
-1.7%
$54.82
+74.1%
-8.7%$2.42B$9.43M-9.75210
BHC
Bausch Health Cos
3.2721 of 5 stars
$6.11
-1.1%
$7.42
+21.4%
+0.0%$2.26B$9.73B-55.5520,700
GMTX
Gemini Therapeutics
N/A$51.61
+3.0%
N/A+10.0%$2.24BN/A-51.6130High Trading Volume

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This page (NYSE:NUVB) was last updated on 7/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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