Contrasting Immuneering (NASDAQ:IMRX) and GRI Bio (NASDAQ:GRI)

Immuneering (NASDAQ:IMRX) and GRI Bio (NASDAQ:GRI) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, risk and institutional ownership.

Volatility and Risk

Immuneering has a beta of 0.48, suggesting that its stock price is 52% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, GRI Bio has a beta of -1.39, suggesting that its stock price is 239% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Immuneering and GRI Bio’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Immuneering	N/A	-73.49%	-65.01%
GRI Bio	N/A	-426.23%	-222.24%

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Immuneering and GRI Bio”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Immuneering	N/A	N/A	-$61.04 million	($1.78)	-2.74
GRI Bio	N/A	N/A	-$8.21 million	($8.39)	-0.40

Immuneering is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than GRI Bio, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Immuneering and GRI Bio, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Immuneering	1	0	5	1	2.86
GRI Bio	1	0	2	0	2.33

Immuneering currently has a consensus price target of $16.50, indicating a potential upside of 238.81%. GRI Bio has a consensus price target of $644.00, indicating a potential upside of 19,297.59%. Given GRI Bio’s higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe GRI Bio is more favorable than Immuneering.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

67.7% of Immuneering shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 34.0% of GRI Bio shares are held by institutional investors. 22.9% of Immuneering shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 8.7% of GRI Bio shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Immuneering beats GRI Bio on 9 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Immuneering

Immuneering Corporation, a clinical-stage oncology company, engages in the development of medicines for broad populations of cancer patients. Its lead product candidates include IMM-1-104, a dual-MEK inhibitor currently under Phase 1/2a clinical trial to treat patients with cancer, including pancreatic, melanoma, colorectal, and non-small cell lung cancer caused by mutations of RAS and/or RAF; and IMM-6-415 is in Investigational New Drug application to treat solid tumors. Immuneering Corporation was incorporated in 2008 and is based in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

About GRI Bio

GRI Bio, Inc., a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, focuses on treating inflammatory, fibrotic, and autoimmune diseases in the United States. Its product pipeline comprises GRI-0621, which is in phase II clinical development for the treatment of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis; GRI-0803 which is in phase I trial for the treatment of systematic lupus erythematosus; GRI-0124, which is in pre-clinical development for the treatment of primary sclerosing cholangitis; and GRI-0729 in pre-clinical development. The company also develops ADAIR and ADMIR for treatment of attention -deficit/hyperactivity disorder. GRI Bio, Inc. was formerly known as Glycoregimmune, Inc. GRI Bio, Inc. was founded in 2009 and is based in LA Jolla, California.