Sensei Biotherapeutics (NASDAQ:SNSE – Get Free Report) and CervoMed (NASDAQ:CRVO – Get Free Report) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings and risk.
Risk and Volatility
Sensei Biotherapeutics has a beta of 0.21, meaning that its share price is 79% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CervoMed has a beta of 0.21, meaning that its share price is 79% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current ratings for Sensei Biotherapeutics and CervoMed, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Sensei Biotherapeutics | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3.00 |
| CervoMed | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2.89 |
Profitability
This table compares Sensei Biotherapeutics and CervoMed’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Sensei Biotherapeutics | N/A | -53.86% | -46.91% |
| CervoMed | -118.68% | -44.11% | -39.81% |
Insider & Institutional Ownership
10.5% of Sensei Biotherapeutics shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 25.1% of CervoMed shares are held by institutional investors. 22.0% of Sensei Biotherapeutics shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 36.3% of CervoMed 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.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Sensei Biotherapeutics and CervoMed”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Sensei Biotherapeutics | N/A | N/A | -$34.10 million | ($1.20) | -0.34 |
| CervoMed | $7.14 million | 11.95 | -$2.17 million | ($2.03) | -4.83 |
CervoMed has higher revenue and earnings than Sensei Biotherapeutics. CervoMed is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Sensei Biotherapeutics, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
CervoMed beats Sensei Biotherapeutics on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Sensei Biotherapeutics
Sensei Biotherapeutics, Inc., an immuno-oncology company, engages in the discovery and development of therapeutics for cancer patients. The company's Tumor Microenvironment Activated Biologics platform is designed to generate highly selective therapeutics that disable immunosuppressive signals or activate immunostimulatory signals selectively in the tumor microenvironment. It also offers SNS-101, an active monoclonal antibody that is in clinical Phase 1/2 targeting the immune checkpoint VISTA for the treatment of solid tumors. The company's pipeline includes SNS-103 and SNS-102, an active monoclonal antibody, which are in early development stages for the treatment of solid tumors, as well as SNS-201 is a bispecific antibody targeting CD28. It has a collaboration with The University of Washington to conduct preclinical studies for its SNS-101 program. The company was formerly known as Panacea Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Sensei Biotherapeutics, Inc. was incorporated in 1999 and is headquartered in Rockville, Maryland.
About CervoMed
CervoMed Inc., a biotechnology company, engages in the development and commercialization of treatments for age-related neurologic disorders. Its lead drug candidate is neflamapimod, an orally administered small molecule brain penetrant for the treatment of dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB), Alzheimer's diseases, frontotemporal dementia, and ischemic stroke recovery. The company also develops EIP200 for central nervous system which is in preclinical trials. CervoMed Inc. was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.
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