Onconetix (NASDAQ:ONCO – Get Free Report) and Agios Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:AGIO – Get Free Report) are both medical companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, risk and earnings.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Onconetix and Agios Pharmaceuticals’ revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
Onconetix | $60,000.00 | 59.44 | -$37.41 million | N/A | N/A |
Agios Pharmaceuticals | $26.82 million | 88.94 | -$352.09 million | ($6.32) | -6.65 |
Onconetix has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Agios Pharmaceuticals.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for Onconetix and Agios Pharmaceuticals, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
Onconetix | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Agios Pharmaceuticals | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2.50 |
Agios Pharmaceuticals has a consensus target price of $50.67, indicating a potential upside of 20.58%. Given Agios Pharmaceuticals’ higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Agios Pharmaceuticals is more favorable than Onconetix.
Volatility & Risk
Onconetix has a beta of 3.67, meaning that its share price is 267% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Agios Pharmaceuticals has a beta of 0.78, meaning that its share price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares Onconetix and Agios Pharmaceuticals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
Onconetix | N/A | -1,472.15% | -68.32% |
Agios Pharmaceuticals | -1,199.26% | -41.41% | -36.36% |
Summary
Agios Pharmaceuticals beats Onconetix on 6 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Onconetix
Onconetix, Inc., a biotechnology company, focuses on the research, development, and commercialization of solutions for men's health and oncology. It offers Entadfi, an FDA-approved, once daily pill that combines finasteride and tadalafil for the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia; and Proclarix, an in vitro protein-based blood diagnostic test for prostate cancer. The company was formerly known as Blue Water Biotech, Inc. and changed its name to Onconetix, Inc. in December 2023. Onconetix, Inc. was incorporated in 2018 and is headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio.
About Agios Pharmaceuticals
Agios Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company, discovers and develops medicines in the field of cellular metabolism in the United States. Its lead product includes PYRUKYND (mitapivat), an activator of wild-type and mutant pyruvate kinase (PK), enzymes for the treatment of hemolytic anemias. The company develops AG-946, a PK activator for treating lower-risk myelodysplastic syndrome and hemolytic anemias; and AG-181, a phenylalanine hydroxylase stabilizer for the treatment of phenylketonuria. Its preclinical product is siRNA for the treatment of polycythemia vera, a rare blood disorder. Agios Pharmaceuticals, Inc. was incorporated in 2007 and is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
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