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PLX vs. ZVRA, PRME, BCYC, EOLS, REPL, CMPS, RGNX, ARCT, CMPX, and ETON

Should you be buying Protalix BioTherapeutics stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Protalix BioTherapeutics include Zevra Therapeutics (ZVRA), Prime Medicine (PRME), Bicycle Therapeutics (BCYC), Evolus (EOLS), Replimune Group (REPL), COMPASS Pathways (CMPS), REGENXBIO (RGNX), Arcturus Therapeutics (ARCT), Compass Therapeutics (CMPX), and Eton Pharmaceuticals (ETON). These companies are all part of the "pharmaceutical products" industry.

Protalix BioTherapeutics vs. Its Competitors

Zevra Therapeutics (NASDAQ:ZVRA) and Protalix BioTherapeutics (NYSE:PLX) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, dividends, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.

35.0% of Zevra Therapeutics shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 16.5% of Protalix BioTherapeutics shares are held by institutional investors. 2.4% of Zevra Therapeutics shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 6.5% of Protalix BioTherapeutics shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Zevra Therapeutics presently has a consensus price target of $23.71, suggesting a potential upside of 226.64%. Protalix BioTherapeutics has a consensus price target of $15.00, suggesting a potential upside of 669.23%. Given Protalix BioTherapeutics' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Protalix BioTherapeutics is more favorable than Zevra Therapeutics.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Zevra Therapeutics
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
8 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.89
Protalix BioTherapeutics
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

Protalix BioTherapeutics has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Zevra Therapeutics. Zevra 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
Zevra Therapeutics$62.02M6.57-$105.51M-$0.21-34.57
Protalix BioTherapeutics$61.95M2.51$8.31M$0.0727.86

Zevra Therapeutics has a net margin of 4.33% compared to Protalix BioTherapeutics' net margin of -21.03%. Protalix BioTherapeutics' return on equity of -30.89% beat Zevra Therapeutics' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Zevra Therapeutics4.33% -112.40% -37.67%
Protalix BioTherapeutics -21.03%-30.89%-11.74%

In the previous week, Zevra Therapeutics had 6 more articles in the media than Protalix BioTherapeutics. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Zevra Therapeutics and 1 mentions for Protalix BioTherapeutics. Zevra Therapeutics' average media sentiment score of 1.27 beat Protalix BioTherapeutics' score of 0.78 indicating that Zevra Therapeutics is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

Zevra Therapeutics has a beta of 1.56, suggesting that its stock price is 56% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Protalix BioTherapeutics has a beta of -0.23, suggesting that its stock price is 123% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Zevra Therapeutics and Protalix BioTherapeutics tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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PLX vs. The Competition

MetricProtalix BioTherapeuticsBiological Products IndustryMedical SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$155.48M$291.50M$5.69B$21.37B
Dividend YieldN/AN/A5.72%3.49%
P/E Ratio-15.00N/A75.8629.83
Price / Sales2.51431.33489.9288.70
Price / Cash17.8022.4425.8118.13
Price / Book4.1510.4412.844.58
Net Income$8.31M-$111.61M$3.28B$998.53M
7 Day Performance13.37%-2.02%0.20%1.07%
1 Month Performance31.76%3.60%4.59%4.41%
1 Year Performance78.90%-14.21%68.31%14.45%

Protalix BioTherapeutics Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
PLX
Protalix BioTherapeutics
2.3331 of 5 stars
$1.95
+2.1%
$15.00
+669.2%
+81.9%$155.48M$61.95M-15.00200
ZVRA
Zevra Therapeutics
2.9944 of 5 stars
$8.33
-6.9%
$23.71
+184.7%
-7.9%$502.41M$23.61M-39.6720Positive News
Analyst Downgrade
Gap Up
PRME
Prime Medicine
3.3167 of 5 stars
$3.89
+4.6%
$8.92
+129.2%
-2.0%$500.62M$4.96M-1.90234
BCYC
Bicycle Therapeutics
3.5071 of 5 stars
$7.00
-2.2%
$22.22
+217.5%
-74.6%$495.86M$35.28M-1.99240
EOLS
Evolus
4.0519 of 5 stars
$7.61
-0.7%
$21.25
+179.2%
-62.1%$495.49M$266.27M-7.77170
REPL
Replimune Group
3.8485 of 5 stars
$6.04
-4.6%
$6.50
+7.6%
-49.1%$494.09MN/A-1.86210Trending News
CMPS
COMPASS Pathways
3.0939 of 5 stars
$4.98
-3.1%
$16.29
+227.0%
-29.1%$493.14MN/A-2.71120Positive News
RGNX
REGENXBIO
4.5855 of 5 stars
$9.48
-2.4%
$28.38
+199.3%
-29.2%$490.49M$83.33M-2.76370
ARCT
Arcturus Therapeutics
2.8631 of 5 stars
$17.84
-0.1%
$50.57
+183.5%
-12.6%$484.72M$109.80M-8.00180News Coverage
Positive News
CMPX
Compass Therapeutics
2.2437 of 5 stars
$3.44
flat
$12.89
+274.7%
+123.6%$475.69M$850K-7.6420
ETON
Eton Pharmaceuticals
2.2952 of 5 stars
$17.78
+0.6%
$29.67
+66.9%
+245.2%$473.87M$39.01M-111.1320News Coverage
Positive News

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