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PLX vs. SYRE, MLYS, NTLA, NRIX, GYRE, RCUS, COLL, AVDL, VIR, and AVXL

Should you be buying Protalix BioTherapeutics stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Protalix BioTherapeutics include Spyre Therapeutics (SYRE), Mineralys Therapeutics (MLYS), Intellia Therapeutics (NTLA), Nurix Therapeutics (NRIX), Gyre Therapeutics (GYRE), Arcus Biosciences (RCUS), Collegium Pharmaceutical (COLL), Avadel Pharmaceuticals (AVDL), Vir Biotechnology (VIR), and Anavex Life Sciences (AVXL). These companies are all part of the "pharmaceutical products" industry.

Protalix BioTherapeutics vs.

Protalix BioTherapeutics (NYSE:PLX) and Spyre Therapeutics (NASDAQ:SYRE) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, community ranking, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends and profitability.

Spyre Therapeutics has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Protalix BioTherapeutics' net margin of -21.03%. Protalix BioTherapeutics' return on equity of -30.89% beat Spyre Therapeutics' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Protalix BioTherapeutics-21.03% -30.89% -11.74%
Spyre Therapeutics N/A -210.01%-44.40%

Protalix BioTherapeutics has a beta of 0.46, suggesting that its share price is 54% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Spyre Therapeutics has a beta of 3.05, suggesting that its share price is 205% more volatile than the S&P 500.

In the previous week, Spyre Therapeutics had 2 more articles in the media than Protalix BioTherapeutics. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Spyre Therapeutics and 3 mentions for Protalix BioTherapeutics. Protalix BioTherapeutics' average media sentiment score of 1.43 beat Spyre Therapeutics' score of 1.16 indicating that Protalix BioTherapeutics is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Protalix BioTherapeutics
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Spyre Therapeutics
3 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Protalix BioTherapeutics has higher revenue and earnings than Spyre Therapeutics. Spyre Therapeutics is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Protalix BioTherapeutics, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Protalix BioTherapeutics$53.40M4.38$8.31M$0.03100.00
Spyre Therapeutics$890K992.86-$338.79M-$4.23-3.47

Spyre Therapeutics received 9 more outperform votes than Protalix BioTherapeutics when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 100.00% of users gave Spyre Therapeutics an outperform vote while only 80.00% of users gave Protalix BioTherapeutics an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Protalix BioTherapeuticsOutperform Votes
12
80.00%
Underperform Votes
3
20.00%
Spyre TherapeuticsOutperform Votes
21
100.00%
Underperform Votes
No Votes

Protalix BioTherapeutics presently has a consensus target price of $15.00, indicating a potential upside of 400.00%. Spyre Therapeutics has a consensus target price of $49.57, indicating a potential upside of 238.14%. Given Protalix BioTherapeutics' higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Protalix BioTherapeutics is more favorable than Spyre Therapeutics.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Protalix BioTherapeutics
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
Spyre Therapeutics
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
8 Buy rating(s)
2 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.20

16.5% of Protalix BioTherapeutics shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.4% of Spyre Therapeutics shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.3% of Protalix BioTherapeutics shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 6.2% of Spyre Therapeutics shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Spyre Therapeutics beats Protalix BioTherapeutics on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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PLX vs. The Competition

MetricProtalix BioTherapeuticsBiological Products IndustryMedical SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$234.10M$2.95B$5.53B$18.96B
Dividend YieldN/A1.89%5.11%4.01%
P/E Ratio-23.0830.0722.5132.87
Price / Sales4.38494.82397.6228.03
Price / Cash17.80168.6838.1817.52
Price / Book6.383.176.734.47
Net Income$8.31M-$72.35M$3.22B$1.02B
7 Day Performance5.26%2.14%1.38%0.59%
1 Month Performance15.83%5.67%2.79%-3.54%
1 Year Performance158.62%-23.57%15.41%3.80%

Protalix BioTherapeutics Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
PLX
Protalix BioTherapeutics
2.7898 of 5 stars
$3.00
-0.2%
$15.00
+400.8%
+147.9%$234.49M$53.40M-23.12200Analyst Revision
News Coverage
Positive News
SYRE
Spyre Therapeutics
1.9349 of 5 stars
$14.67
+3.8%
$49.57
+237.9%
-56.7%$884.25M$890,000.00-1.96100Upcoming Earnings
News Coverage
Positive News
MLYS
Mineralys Therapeutics
2.3839 of 5 stars
$13.56
+1.6%
$33.00
+143.4%
+16.9%$879.72MN/A-3.7328Upcoming Earnings
Short Interest ↑
News Coverage
NTLA
Intellia Therapeutics
4.6615 of 5 stars
$8.48
+2.0%
$36.68
+332.6%
-61.6%$877.82M$57.88M-1.56600Upcoming Earnings
Positive News
Gap Up
NRIX
Nurix Therapeutics
1.9601 of 5 stars
$11.47
-0.8%
$30.44
+165.4%
-14.7%$874.43M$56.42M-3.97300Analyst Forecast
News Coverage
GYRE
Gyre Therapeutics
0.0669 of 5 stars
$9.32
+2.8%
N/A-32.6%$873.69M$105.76M186.4040Upcoming Earnings
News Coverage
RCUS
Arcus Biosciences
2.3015 of 5 stars
$8.25
-0.6%
$28.38
+243.9%
-44.4%$867.39M$258M-2.62500Upcoming Earnings
News Coverage
Positive News
Gap Down
COLL
Collegium Pharmaceutical
4.0558 of 5 stars
$26.87
+0.3%
$43.60
+62.3%
-28.4%$863.39M$631.45M11.58210Upcoming Earnings
Positive News
AVDL
Avadel Pharmaceuticals
2.5551 of 5 stars
$8.75
-0.2%
$19.88
+127.1%
-53.0%$845.50M$169.12M-11.0870Upcoming Earnings
Positive News
VIR
Vir Biotechnology
2.4833 of 5 stars
$6.10
-0.3%
$33.57
+450.4%
-30.4%$842.19M$63.71M-1.56580
AVXL
Anavex Life Sciences
3.8237 of 5 stars
$9.58
+1.7%
$44.00
+359.3%
+152.3%$814.91MN/A-17.4240Upcoming Earnings
News Coverage

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