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C$0.16 +0.01 (+3.33%)
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SVA vs. FRX, BCT, IPA, TH, SCYB, COM, NVH, IGX, ONC, and PDP

Should you be buying Sernova stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Sernova include Fennec Pharmaceuticals (FRX), BriaCell Therapeutics (BCT), ImmunoPrecise Antibodies (IPA), Theratechnologies (TH), Scythian Biosciences (SCYB), 138267 (COM.TO) (COM), Novoheart (NVH), IntelGenx Technologies (IGX), Oncolytics Biotech (ONC), and Pediapharm (PDP). These companies are all part of the "biotechnology" industry.

Sernova vs. Its Competitors

Sernova (TSE:SVA) and Fennec Pharmaceuticals (TSE:FRX) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk, profitability, dividends and earnings.

Sernova has a beta of 1.35, suggesting that its share price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Fennec Pharmaceuticals has a beta of 0.25, suggesting that its share price is 75% less volatile than the S&P 500.

0.1% of Sernova shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.8% of Fennec Pharmaceuticals shares are owned by institutional investors. 12.1% of Sernova shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 16.2% of Fennec Pharmaceuticals shares are owned 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.

Sernova presently has a consensus price target of C$2.00, indicating a potential upside of 1,190.32%. Given Sernova's higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Sernova is more favorable than Fennec Pharmaceuticals.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Sernova
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.33
Fennec Pharmaceuticals
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
4.00

In the previous week, Fennec Pharmaceuticals had 4 more articles in the media than Sernova. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Fennec Pharmaceuticals and 1 mentions for Sernova. Sernova's average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat Fennec Pharmaceuticals' score of 0.10 indicating that Sernova is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Sernova
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Fennec Pharmaceuticals
1 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
SernovaN/AN/A-C$35.70M-C$0.10-1.50
Fennec PharmaceuticalsC$34.86M6.73-C$800.44K-C$0.06-205.99

Sernova has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Fennec Pharmaceuticals' net margin of -2.30%. Sernova's return on equity of 473.85% beat Fennec Pharmaceuticals' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
SernovaN/A 473.85% -119.26%
Fennec Pharmaceuticals -2.30%29.94%8.88%

Summary

Fennec Pharmaceuticals beats Sernova on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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SVA vs. The Competition

MetricSernovaBiotechnology IndustryMedical SectorTSE Exchange
Market CapC$52.16MC$128.01MC$5.53BC$6.19B
Dividend Yield7.86%3.74%5.24%6.72%
P/E Ratio-1.503.4227.5050.85
Price / SalesN/A4,204.64421.021,194.53
Price / Cash6.1513.1936.8983.29
Price / Book-3.6343.018.044.70
Net Income-C$35.70M-C$92.79MC$3.18BC$301.20M
7 Day Performance-6.06%2.66%2.82%2.31%
1 Month Performance-8.82%2.53%3.70%4.86%
1 Year Performance-53.73%178.37%35.41%26.45%

Sernova Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
SVA
Sernova
2.7408 of 5 stars
C$0.16
+3.3%
C$2.00
+1,190.3%
-55.2%C$52.16MN/A-1.501,959Gap Down
FRX
Fennec Pharmaceuticals
N/AC$11.44
+6.2%
N/A+45.7%C$220.62MC$34.86M-193.7910News Coverage
Insider Trade
Gap Up
BCT
BriaCell Therapeutics
N/AC$10.60
-3.8%
C$15.00
+41.5%
+0.0%C$168.68MN/A-28.195
IPA
ImmunoPrecise Antibodies
N/AC$6.50
+0.8%
N/A+0.0%C$162.08MC$19.47M-7.3080Gap Down
TH
Theratechnologies
N/AC$3.37
-0.6%
N/A+127.4%C$107.52MC$52.22M-38.15103News Coverage
Analyst Downgrade
SCYB
Scythian Biosciences
N/AC$3.49
-5.9%
N/A+0.0%C$102.38MN/A0.00N/AHigh Trading Volume
COM
138267 (COM.TO)
N/AN/AN/AN/AC$102.19MN/A0.00N/A
NVH
Novoheart
N/AC$0.53
+1.9%
N/A+0.0%C$99.98MC$423.50K-13.95N/A
IGX
IntelGenx Technologies
N/AC$0.58
+1.8%
N/A+0.0%C$87.32MC$1.75M-7.442,050Gap Up
ONC
Oncolytics Biotech
1.1081 of 5 stars
C$0.88
+2.3%
C$3.50
+297.7%
-12.1%C$67.83MN/A-2.4529
PDP
Pediapharm
N/AC$0.30
+1.7%
N/A+0.0%C$66.36MC$11.16M-4.11N/A

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