CytomX Therapeutics (NASDAQ:CTMX – Get Free Report) and IDEAYA Biosciences (NASDAQ:IDYA – Get Free Report) are both healthcare companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, risk and profitability.
Profitability
This table compares CytomX Therapeutics and IDEAYA Biosciences’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| CytomX Therapeutics | -435.21% | -38.46% | -30.33% |
| IDEAYA Biosciences | -75.93% | -16.73% | -15.34% |
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares CytomX Therapeutics and IDEAYA Biosciences”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| CytomX Therapeutics | $18.30 million | 32.74 | -$17.37 million | ($0.50) | -5.50 |
| IDEAYA Biosciences | $234.13 million | 14.21 | -$113.70 million | ($1.94) | -19.52 |
CytomX Therapeutics has higher earnings, but lower revenue than IDEAYA Biosciences. IDEAYA Biosciences is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CytomX Therapeutics, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
67.8% of CytomX Therapeutics shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.3% of IDEAYA Biosciences shares are held by institutional investors. 3.8% of CytomX Therapeutics shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 4.7% of IDEAYA Biosciences shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for CytomX Therapeutics and IDEAYA Biosciences, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| CytomX Therapeutics | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 2.83 |
| IDEAYA Biosciences | 1 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 2.80 |
CytomX Therapeutics currently has a consensus price target of $11.90, indicating a potential upside of 332.73%. IDEAYA Biosciences has a consensus price target of $52.69, indicating a potential upside of 39.18%. Given CytomX Therapeutics’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe CytomX Therapeutics is more favorable than IDEAYA Biosciences.
Volatility and Risk
CytomX Therapeutics has a beta of 2.14, suggesting that its share price is 114% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, IDEAYA Biosciences has a beta of -0.07, suggesting that its share price is 107% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
CytomX Therapeutics beats IDEAYA Biosciences on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
About CytomX Therapeutics
CytomX Therapeutics, Inc., an oncology-focused biopharmaceutical company, focuses on developing novel conditionally activated biologics localized to the tumor microenvironment. The company utilizes conditional activation platform technology for oncology biologics research and development comprising the validation of targets for antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs), opening therapeutic window for novel T-cell engagers (TCEs) targeting solid tumors, and increasing the therapeutic index for immune modulators, such as cytokines; and PROBODY platform in preclinical research in areas outside of oncology. It also develops CX-904, a T-cell-engaging bispecific antibody targeting the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) on tumor cells and the CD3 receptor on T cells; CX-2051, a conditionally activated ADC for optimizing the therapeutic index for EpCAM-expressing epithelial cancers, including colorectal cancer; and CX-801, an interferon alpha-2b PROBODY cytokine. In addition, the company's development pipeline comprises CX-2029, a conditional activated ADC targeting CD71; and BMS-986288, a PROBODY version of non-fucosylated ipilimumab. It has strategic collaborations with Amgen, Astellas, Bristol Myers Squibb, Regeneron, and Moderna. CytomX Therapeutics, Inc. was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in South San Francisco, California.
About IDEAYA Biosciences
IDEAYA Biosciences, Inc., a synthetic lethality-focused precision medicine oncology company, discovers and develops targeted therapeutics for patient populations selected using molecular diagnostics in the United States. The company's products in development include IDE196, a protein kinase C inhibitor that is in Phase 2/3 clinical trials for genetically defined cancers having GNAQ or GNA11 gene mutations; IDE397, a methionine adenosyltransferase 2a inhibitor that is in Phase 1/2 clinical trials for patients with solid tumors having methylthioadenosine phosphorylase gene deletions, such as non-small cell lung, bladder, gastric, and esophageal cancers; IDE161, a poly ADP-ribose glycohydrolase inhibitor that is in Phase 1 clinical trial to treat tumors with homologous recombination deficiency (HRD), and other genetic or molecular signatures; GSK101, a Pol Theta Helicase inhibitor that is in Phase 1 clinical trial for the treatment of tumors with BRCA or other homologous recombination, and HRD mutations; and Werner Helicase inhibitors for tumors with high microsatellite instability. It offers preclinical research programs focused on pharmacological inhibition; DECIPHER dual CRISPR library for synthetic lethality target and biomarker discovery; and INQUIRE chemical library and HARMONY machine-learning engines to enhance its drug discovery platform. The company has strategic alliances with GlaxoSmithKline, Pfizer Inc., Novartis International Pharmaceuticals Ltd., Amgen Inc., Gilead Sciences, Inc., Cancer Research UK, and the University of Manchester. IDEAYA Biosciences, Inc. was incorporated in 2015 and is headquartered in South San Francisco, California.
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